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Meera Syal is a comedian and actress who rose to fame for her roles in Goodness Gracious Me and The Kumars at No. 42. She has regularly given wonderful performances at Letters Live since her first appearance at Freemasons’ Hall in 2016.
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Michael Palin is a comedy legend for his work with Monty Python, and as well as his other acting work, has gone on to become a beloved TV presenter and travel writer.
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Miriam Margolyes is a BAFTA-winning actress, who has been a fixture in film, television and theatre for fifty years (and became best known to a generation for playing Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter films).
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Montblanc, the luxury Maison with its origins in writing culture, and Letters Live, a live celebration of the enduring power of literary correspondence, have entered into a year-long global partnership that will see Montblanc supporting Letters Live initiatives across all platforms, including its live shows, YouTube channel and website. The partnership will launch publicly at the Letters Live show taking place at the Royal Albert in London on Thursday 16th November 2023.
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18-19 May 2018
Letters Live’s New York debut took place on 18th and 19th May 2018, at New York Town Hall in midtown Manhattan.
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Nick Moran is an actor particularly well known for his roles in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and in the Harry Potter films. At Letters Live he’s performed letters by Joe Strummer, Charles Bukowski and the FBI, among others.
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Nicola Sturgeon is First Minister of Scotland and leader of the SNP. She is also a prolific reader and passionate supporter of books. At Letters Live she read a letter from the author E.B. White on the uses and delights of libraries.
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Harry Potter and the Cursed ChildNoma Dumezweni is an actress who has won two Olivier Awards and been nominated for a Tony. She is perhaps best known for playing Hermione Grainger in the West End and Broadway productions of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
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Olivia Colman is an Oscar-Winning actor known for her roles in The Favourite and The Crown. She has performed at Letters Live more than ten times, reading letters by all sorts of writers, from Queen Victoria to Eric Idle.
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