Archive event
Freemasons’ Hall, October 2016
4-8 October 2016
Letters Live returned to the Freemasons’ Hall in Covent Garden following its acclaimed, sold-out run in March.
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Archive event
4-8 October 2016
Letters Live returned to the Freemasons’ Hall in Covent Garden following its acclaimed, sold-out run in March.
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Archive event
31 March - 4 April 2015
Letters Live presented its first season of shows in 2015 at the iconic Freemasons’ Hall, one of the finest Art Deco buildings in Britain, with Benedict Cumberbatch and Louise Brealey in starring roles.
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Archive event
10-15 March 2016
Letters Live returned to the iconic Freemasons’ Hall in London’s Covent Garden for a seven-show run.
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During Covid, with live performances impossible, we released three full-length Letters Live films: Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel, Freemasons’ Hall and International Women’s Day. Watch them here.
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Gillian Anderson is an actress known for The X-Files, The Fall, Sex Education and The Crown. At Letters Live, she has performed letters by, among others, Jackie Kennedy and Dorothy Parker.
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Archive event
30-31 May 2014
The first two Letters Live events to be held at the Hay Festival were a triumph and featured a fantastic array of talent.
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Archive event
28-29 May 2016
Letters Live returned to Hay for a third year after very popular shows in 2014 and 2015.
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Archive event
27-28 May 2017
Letters Live returned to the gorgeous Hay Festival in Hay-on-Wye, Wales for the fourth time in 2017 following sold out events in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
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Archive event
2-3 June 2018
The fifth appearance of Letters Live at the wonderful Hay Festival in Hay-on-Wye, Wales
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Helen McCrory was an actress in film, television and on stage. During her extraordinary career she played Lady Macbeth at the Globe, appeared in Harry Potter and James Bond films, and won countless awards, including an OBE. She died in 2021.
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