Davies takes centre stage at festival
Andrew Davies, the master of literary adaptations such as Pride & Prejudice, House of Cards, and Bridget Jones, is turning the spotlight onto himself at the Ilkley Literature Festival.
He’s soon to release his memoir An Unsuitable Boy: A Life in Scripts recounting his life and times, with scenes that stretch from post-war Cardiff to the BBC boardroom, from Broadway flops to French farmhouses with Robert Altman. And in this stage appearance he’ll be speaking candidly about marriage and mischief, writer’s block and Broadway, literary obsession and love.
The event, Andrew Davies: Life in Scripts, at Ilkley’s King’s Hall on October 2 is part of the opening night of Ilkley Literature Festival, which will feature politicians, journalists, novelists, poets, historians, comedians and academics.
Davies’ talk forms part of the stage and screen strand of the festival, which also features Rachael Stirling sharing memories of her indomitable mother – the actor of stage and screen Diana Rigg; broadcaster and journalist Samira Ahmed celebrating a classic of British cinema; and historian Alexander Ballinger’s tribute to Oscar-winning costume designer Phyllis Dalton.