Hay Festival After Hours
Experience Hay Festival live in a city near you. Hay Festival After Hours events will tour the UK, widening access to the important conversations and performances that take place on our stages. This is a chance to experience the excitement of the Festival in one magical evening, a space where art forms collide and great minds meet.
Hay Festival After Hours: Birmingham
– The Old Rep Theatre, Station Street, Birmingham. B5 4DY
Experience "the Woodstock of the mind" live in Birmingham as Hay Festival presents a one-off night of readings, performances and provocations to celebrate a world of different.
A surprise line-up of emerging and established artists offers snapshots of new work and bold perspectives as art forms collide and great minds meet during this intimate evening. You'll leave inspired and entertained.
Join us for a night to remember.
Only Members of Hay Festival may buy tickets prior to public launch. If you are already a Member please log in. If you would like to become a Member, sign up here.
Booking for non-members opens at 12pm on Friday 14 March.
This event is supported by The Unwin Charitable Trust
Hay Festival After Hours: Bristol
– Bristol Beacon
Experience Hay Festival live at Bristol Beacon in a one-off night of readings, performances and provocations to celebrate a world of different.
Hosted by Bristol based historian David Olusoga, the evening will see Princeton historian Fara Dabhoiwala share insights from his new book What is Free Speech? The History of a Dangerous Idea; poet and writer Vanessa Kisuule preview her study on musicians and the cost of fame, Neverland; and Will Storr offers his new study into the power of storytelling, A Story is a Deal.
This is a chance to experience all the highs of the world-famous event in one magical evening. You'll leave inspired and entertained.
Join us for a night to remember!