English news
Leicester lecturer turns spotlight on British country houses’ Caribbean and East Indian connections
Public lecture on 22 October focuses on 'Colonial Countryside' initiative led by the Centre for New Writing
University of Leicester academic to examine the subtext of local playwright Joe Orton’s library book vandalism
Dr Emma Parker will deliver a one hour lecture “Joe Orton and Shakespeare: Library books, Class and Queerness” at the Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society on 16 October
The Weakest Link’s Anne Robinson to speak at Literary Leicester event honouring the life of revered editor Alexander Chancellor
Distinguished writers and journalists will celebrate Alexander Chancellor’s life and work on 15 November
University of Leicester academic involved with new Bible Museum from inception
Panel of Independent Scholars, including University of Leicester Professor Gordon Campbell, and Museum Leaders to Discuss Evolutionary Process for Developing Content, Address Questions About Artefacts on Display in 430,000-Square-Foot Museum
Literary Leicester festival celebrates tenth year with diverse new programme of events throughout the city
Our University's annual homage to poetry and prose takes place between 15 – 18 November
Leicester passes 4 million readers milestone on The Conversation
With topics ranging from North Korea to Brexit, to flying warehouses and Jupiter's Great Red Spot, Leicester experts have contributed a wide variety of opinion articles to the platform
Alec Baldwin 'learned from' Joe Orton for award-winning performance
The Hollywood actor won an Emmy for his impersonation of Donald Trump on SNL- a performance he recently claimed was influenced by Leicester playwright Joe Orton
Epic effort to publish complete works of Brideshead Revisited author launching soon
Oxford University Press (OUP), in association with our University, is publishing a full critical scholarly edition of The Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh
University of Leicester remembers playwright Joe Orton
Anniversary of the death of the Leicester-born literary figure is marked on 9 August
'Hello Leicester!' Hollywood star Alec Baldwin pays tribute to Joe Orton for University event
Dr Emma Parker from the School of Arts collaborates with the movie star on August 9 event at The Little Theatre
