Join the Sexuality Summer School for a performance lecture in which mandla rae tells the story of the experience of being a ‘category mistake’ – an identity that society does not want to admit exists. This event is presented in partnership with SICK! Festival There will be BSL interpretation for this event. About mandla rae: […]
Part of a broader project on Trans Healthcare and Creativity, this event will explore the past, present and ‘what might have been’ of trans healthcare provision in the UK. What is trans healthcare now, what has it been, and what could it be? Join us for a roundtable discussion with contributions from speakers from a […]
As International Women’s Day approaches, join us to ‘Break the Bias’ at the Anthony Burgess Foundation on March 7th from 6-10pm. This free, informal, drop-in event features a series of short musical performances, from string quartet to saxophone and harp duo, showcasing of some the finest music written by female composers, alongside premieres of new […]
Saturn Returns, which launched in May 2020, is a spirituality and wellbeing podcast hosted by Caggie Dunlop that explores the astrological transit you experience from 27-30 (and again at 57-60). Caggie now announces a first ever regional tour. Capturing the attention of millennials who have an appetite for the esoteric, this show deep dives into […]
In this Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society event, join Wyn Davies and Barry Purves for a lively, informal evening of anecdotes, insight and informed trivia, about that beloved musical device, the quartet, with particular reference to Verdi’s magnificent final act quartet in Rigoletto. Wyn and Barry were involved with the WNO/S4C/BBC series Operavox, in the […]
We invite you to the Burgess Foundation for a peek into our extensive author archive. We will tell the story of Anthony Burgess’s life and work through a series of especially selected objects from the Burgess archive. Anthony Burgess was born in Manchester and became an internationally renowned author, best known for his 1962 novel […]
We invite you to the Burgess Foundation for a peek into our extensive author archive. We will tell the story of Anthony Burgess’s life and work through a series of especially selected objects from the Burgess archive. Anthony Burgess was born in Manchester and became an internationally renowned author, best known for his 1962 novel […]
To launch a new series of events themed around utopia and dystopia, we are pleased to announce the first of our ‘Dystopian Dialogues’. The award-winning writer Adam Roberts will join Andrew Biswell for a conversation about Anthony Burgess and Dystopia. Burgess writes in The Novel Now that many of the famous twentieth-century literary dystopias were […]
The Burgess Foundation has a rolling programme of public exhibitions highlighting the life and work of Anthony Burgess. Because visiting exhibitions has been a little difficult of late, we have expanded our exhibition programme to become fully browsable online. Delve into a world of Anthony Burgess below. Please note: this event page has a date […]
Join Blackwell’s bookshop at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation on Thursday 5th March for an evening with legendary rock photographer Kevin Cummins. He’ll be talking to award winning journalist John Robb about his new book Sex Pistols: The End is Near 25.12.77. About the book: Christmas Day 1977, a day to be spent with family […]