Tag Archives: Lancaster

Recreating the world of Mitchell and Kenyon

Posted on April 20, 2014 by writewyattuk

With a new play being staged highlighting the world of visionary film-makers Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon, writewyattuk talked to Northern Irish playwright Daragh Carville about the lasting legacy of these celebrated Lancastrians. Two decades ago, a cache of historic films … Continue reading →

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Not just any old Witch Way

Posted on November 30, 2012 by writewyattuk

NO offence intended to East Lancastrians reading this, but it feels like you’re reaching the end of the world when the M65 becomes the A6068 at Colne, and on a miserable late November morning amid a national epidemic of rain, … Continue reading →

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From horror and history to witches and YA fiction – the James Dawson interview

Posted on November 25, 2012 by writewyattuk

When London-based teen/YA author James Dawson hit Lancashire for a whistle-stop tour of three South Ribble teaching establishments to mark the 400th anniversary of the Pendle Witch Trials, writewyattuk was there to meet him. The Yorkshire-born and bred writer was … Continue reading →

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Tales of witchcraft – from 1612 to 2012

Posted on November 1, 2012 by writewyattuk

To mark the 400th anniversary of the Pendle witch trials – and in the week of All Hallows, ghouls, ghosts, witches, wizards and those things that go bump in the night – writewyattuk looks at two new children’s/young adult publications … Continue reading →

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