Paperback Festival in St Maur

Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 22 June 2022 > What's On

Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (94) is delighted to once again welcome dozens of authors from around the world to its festival St Maur en Poche from 24 to 26 June.  There will be lots of Anglophone authors present, including the inimitable Maggie O’Farrell, winner of the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction for Hamnet, her imagining of the life … Continue reading “Paperback Festival in St Maur”

The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll

Posted by Speakeasy News > Tuesday 21 June 2022 > What's On

Baz Luhrmann’s new film is a biopic of Elvis Presley, the founding father of rock ‘n’ roll. Australian writer-director Baz Luhrmann (Romeo + Juliet, The Great Gatsby, Moulin Rouge) has long been fascinated by Elvis Presley. But to tell his story on film, he decided to focus on the relationship between Elvis and his manager, … Continue reading “The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll”

Women’s Prize for Fiction Winner 2022

Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 17 June 2022 > What's On

Britain’s Women’s Prize for Fiction has been awarded to a book narrated by a book. American-Canadian author Ruth Ozeki’s fourth novel has the philosophical title The Book of Form and Emptiness, perhaps no surprise from an author who combines writing, teaching and being a Zen Buddhist priest. The teenage protagonist Benny finds the Book when … Continue reading “Women’s Prize for Fiction Winner 2022”

Everything You Wanted to Know about Northern Ireland

Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 26 May 2022 > What's On

An evening at the Irish Cultural Centre in Paris will provide lots of insights on Northern Ireland, a nation with a still fluctuating identity and status 101 years after its creation. Activist art, thought and song will all combine on 8 June. The Government of Ireland Act that came into force on 3 May 1921, … Continue reading “Everything You Wanted to Know about Northern Ireland”

Shakespeare’s Women at the Entente Cordiale Cultural Centre

Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 11 May 2022 > Shine Bright Lycée What's On

The Entente Cordiale Cultural Centre at the Château d’Hardelot, Condette (62) is hosting a season from 12 to 28 May exploring women and gender in Shakespeare’s works. Shakespeare Nights will be filled with characters such as Ophelia, Lady Macbeth, Beatrice and Juliet through nine theatre pieces and a live film projection of A Midsummer’s Night … Continue reading “Shakespeare’s Women at the Entente Cordiale Cultural Centre”

What’s Up Doc?: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Posted by Speakeasy News > Tuesday 10 May 2022 > Shine Bright Collège What's On

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is based on the Marvel Comics superhero of the same name. The film is a sequel to Doctor Strange and tells us the further adventures of Dr. Stephen Strange, the Master of the Mystic Arts. It is the twenty-eighth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)  and the fifth film of Phase Four. With this film, the MCU … Continue reading “What’s Up Doc?: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”