LICHFIELD FESTIVAL STRIKES ‘GOLD’ AS TONY HADLEY IS ANNOUNCED AS NEW PATRON
Singing legend and TV personality Tony Hadley is to become a Patron of Lichfield Festival. The Spandau Ballet singer and I’m A Celebrity star has agreed to lend his weight to the Midlands’ premier multi-arts festival which brings world-class music,…
Free Tickets for Under 25s
Lichfield Festival – Under 25s Ticket Scheme Thanks to support from Arts Council England, we are able to offer a limited number of seats for Lichfield Festival events FREE of CHARGE to Under 25s. These tickets are highly limited and…
Feminist Literature
One word: Feminism. What does Feminism mean to you? How does Feminism impact you? Are you a Feminist? Living in 2019, in a world so different to the Suffragettes of the 19th/20thcenturies, it can be easy to forget how important…
War and Victory
The 6thJune 2019 marks the 75thanniversary of the D-Day Landings- one of the most remarkable Allied wartime operations. The Allied forces launched one of the biggest military operations in history attacking Nazi occupied France with a combination of naval, air…
Lynne Murphy – The Prodigal Tongue
Blue, white and red are all colours of the British Flag. Blue, white and red are all colors of the American Flag. From flags to language Britain and America may seem similar but their differences abound. Lynne Murphy in The Prodigal…
Brexit: An Era of Uncertainty
As Theresa May now faces a vote of no confidence from Tory MPs, the chaos of Brexit seems set to worsen. If May is voted out as leader of the Conservative party, a new Prime Minister may be faced…
How ‘The Hippie Trail’ was a new, revolutionary way of travelling
‘I’m taking a gap year’ is a common phrase you hear from a wide range of young people in the UK. Often, young people save up to go travelling in between studies, to countries like Thailand, Nepal, Vietnam, India…
Settling into Lichfield Festival
After a fun, exciting and very busy day volunteering at Lichfield Festival this past summer I am now settling into my new role as intern (on placement from Birmingham University). Whilst volunteering at the festival this July I spent the…
City Festivals Call for Singers
City Festivals call for singers. The organisers of two of the largest summer Festivals in Lichfield are calling for singers of all ages and abilities to come together for a large outdoor project taking place in Beacon Park in July…
Guest Artistic Director for 2018 announced
Lichfield Festival has named Damian Thantrey as Guest Artistic Director for the 2018 Festival. The Midlands’ premier multi-arts festival announced that he will take over the reins from Sonia Stevenson, currently in her third year as Artistic Director, as she…
Plans for 2018 are picking up!
Plans are progressing well at Festival HQ for both of our 2018 Festivals. We will launch our full Lichfield Literature programme next week in a special event for our Lichfield Festival Association members at The George Hotel. All of the…