Back to Ours

Michael Pedersen’s Big Friendship Fandango brings the poet and raconteur together with BAFTA Best Comedy Writer awardee Jack Rooke (of Channel 4’s uproarious series Big Boys), smash-hit podcaster Blindboy Boatclub, and Greg McHugh (creator of the inimitable Gary: Tank Commander); beloved podcasts Weirdos Bookclub with comedians Sara Pascoe and Cariad Lloyd, and Caroline O’Donoghue’s Sentimental Garbage will both record live episodes on-site; we’ll explore the worlds of AfroFuturism; the fabulous Fern Brady graces our Spiegeltent stage; you can titillate your senses with steamy and erotic literature with Lucy Debussy, Sareeta Domingo, So Mayer and Hollie McNish; and we’ll stage a vibrant celebration of Queer Lit.

Festival favourites, the Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers band, will bring their unique groove, celebrity Fringe and Book Festival teams will go head-to-head in the Artists vs Clowns pub quiz, and a rollicking ceilidh will round off the whole Festival shebang.

So gather your pals, grab a glass of something cold, and head Back to Ours for late night Spiegeltent fun.