events

Performance of a radio script version of  this Christmas classic by Charles Dickens with live electronic score and starring storyteller Laura Sampson . The perfect way to get in the Christmas mood.

This event is suitable for older children.
Bar available. All children to be accompanied by adults. 

Come join us for a children's storytime with Sarah who will be sharing her story favourites as well as having a sing-a-long.

December's session will feature the Grinch and other festive tales.

About the book:

This moving and unforgettable novel, ‘Journey to Jaffna’, is a powerful exploration of the conflicting ties of family and of the heart. Set in London, Russia and Sri Lanka, this book will find its way into your own heart.

Param grew up in a strict Tamil family in Sri Lanka, but broke away from them to study in London. Even the violence facing Tamils back home could not affect the new life he built for himself with his English wife, Mary and their daughter. Now though, it is 1979, his father is dying and it is Param’s duty to make the journey back to Jaffna.

As Param learns of the horrors his family and his ex-girlfriend Karthiga have endured, he faces his own struggle. Does he owe it to them to come back to Sri Lanka, or should his loyalties now lie with his English family? Or does Liz, the English/American woman he met on his long, disrupted journey, offer a way out?

About the author:

Rajes Bala (Rajeswary Balasubramaniam) has published eighteen books in Tamil. She has won many awards in India and Sri Lanka, and her novels have been used for research and PhD studies in India. She has presented essays on women’s rights, Tamil language and literature, worship and `beliefs, and environmental issues. Rajes lives in London, England.