Friends of the Bodleian Annual Lecture 2020

Friends of the Bodleian Annual Lecture 2020: Laura Wade and Samuel West

The 2020 Friends of the Bodleian Annual Lecture will be delivered as a conversation between Laura Wade, Olivier Award winning playwright, and Samuel West, actor and director.

The pair will discuss their collaboration on Wade’s critically-acclaimed adaptation of Jane Austen’s unfinished novel, The Watsons, the manuscript of which was acquired by the Bodleian with the generous support of the Friends in 2011.

Richard Ovenden OBE, Bodley’s Librarian, will chair proceedings, including questions from the audience.

Speakers

Laura Wade, Olivier Award winning playwright, and Samuel West, actor and director

Location

Online lecture

Admission

To attend the lecture, please e-mail fob@bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Information on how to join will be sent to those who register ahead of the talk.

Please note that this event, including your own participation via your profile image/name, video and/or audio, will be recorded.

Friends of the Bodleian members only.

Visit the Friends of the Bodleian page for more information on becoming a member.

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