The heart of this project is a focus on the importance of fairy tales as a creative force both in literature and culture. Literary fairy tales can be seen, in terms of genre, to mediate between, on the one hand, folktales, from which they often derive both form and content; and on the other, the more elaborate narratives of full-blown fantasy novels. The Centre will provide a forum where writers and scholars from various disciplines can discuss folk narratives, fairy tales and fantasy works, bot …

Fact or fiction, fantasy or reality, join The Ladies' Book Group over Proscecco, tea, cakes and other nibbles to discuss the latest book, whether it be a saucy seaside read, feminist political theory, or the 1970s Vogue Beauty Book. While we usually meet in Hove, we are open to ladies from all over the area - ladies who lunch, ladies who like ladies, stay at home ladies, career ladies, ladies who work for pin money, real Lady(s) and ladies who defy stereotyping are all welcome.  We are trying to …

THE MUSICIANS BODY 5-27 MAY www.themusiciansbody.co.uk   21 events comprising 9 concerts, 5 bodywork sessions, 3 educational events, 2 instrumental masterclasses, 2 literary events. Dame Emma Kirkby soprano, Frederic Rzewski  featured composer Rohan de Saram cello, Paul Silverthorne viola, Jon Rattenbury electric guitar Alexander Waugh, Gabriel Josipovici authors Dr Paul Whittaker Music & the Deaf GeNIA, Peter Feuchtwanger piano masterclasses Hullabaloo Community Quire, The Tacet ensemble, New …