An Evening with... Louis De Bernières
Part of the Bury St Edmunds Literature Festival 2025!
Location
Unitarian Meeting House, Churchgate Street, Bury St Edmunds IP33 1RH
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- 10th October 6:00pm
- Event Finishes
- 10th October 7:00pm
About this event
Join us for an evening of conversation with Louis de Bernières, author of one of the nation’s best loved novels, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin. Louis will discuss his life and work, giving readings as part of an evening that focus on his poetry and his latest novel, Light Over Liskeard, an entertaining and heart-warming narrative that focuses on central protagonist Q, a quantum cryptographer concerned about an imminent crisis for civilisation, who begins to build his own self-sufficient haven, and meets a colourful cast of eccentric characters in the process.
Kindly sponsored by SunEnviro
Books: Light Over Liskeard, The Autumn of the Ace, So Much Life Left Over, Blue Dog, The Dust That Falls from Dreams, A Partisan’s Daughter, Birds Without Wings, Red Dog, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman, Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord, The War of Don Emmanuel’s Nether Parts
Suitability: 12+ Timing: 50 minutes, followed by book signing
A special screening of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, which has been specially scheduled by Abbeygate Cinema to complement our event An Evening with Louis de Bernières.
This screening will be introduced by Louis de Bernières.
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About the Venue
Bury St Edmunds' finest building
The Meeting House was built in 1711 for its Presbyterian congregation, and is a fine example of the English Baroque style in its softer, more provincial manner. Fully restored between 1975 and 1991, the Grade 1 listed building is now one of Bury St Edmunds' most elegant venues.
The facade to Churchgate Street is one of the jewels of the town, with its gauged and rubbed brickwork in two tones of red, and excellent proportions.
Superb Acoustics
The warm wood floor, good height, and human scale combine to provide a clear and sympathetic sound for a variety of public uses. After all, it was built to ensure commanding solo performances!
A highly adaptable space
The interior is a classic example of a nonconformist meeting house of the period. The central open space is dominated by a fine two-tiered pulpit and surrounded on three sides by galleries containing the original box pews.
Serving Bury St Edmunds
The Meeting House is currently owned by Unitarian Trustees, and managed by the House Committee which includes representatives of the Community. The aim is to ensure wide and appropriate public use of the building for many years to come.
The House Committee is a committee of the Unitarian Trustees, an excepted charity
