ARTS & CULTURE
CAMBRIDGE LITERARY FESTIVAL
Another fantastic selection of big-name authors comes to the city with the winter edition of Cambridge Literary Festival just around the corner. Booking is now open to see experts in politics, history, science and nature, as well as new children’s laureate Cressida Cowell. Ian McEwan makes his debut solo appearance at the festival – which runs from 29 November to 1 December – to talk about new book Machines Like Us . Elif Shafak introduces her powerful, gripping novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World , and Will Eaves discusses his Wellcome Book Prize winner Murmur . Newsreaders George Alagiah and Tom Bradby share their talent for fiction, while Dame Darcey Bussell discusses her life in dancing. There’s a chance to see the New Statesman politics podcast, with Stephen Bush, recorded live, and political journalist Steve Richards has a timely discussion on prime ministers fromHarold Wilson to Boris Johnson. Festival director Cathy Moore says: “The collective joy to be found in gathering to hear from these eclectic, inspiring and uplifting writers and performers is what I am looking forward to most.” cambridgeliterary festival.com
It’s 150 years since women were first allowed to study at Cambridge University, and the University Library is sharing the stories of some of those who have studied, taught, worked and lived there in a new exhibition, The Rising Tide: Women at Cambridge . Though Girton College was the first residential university establishment for women in the country, opening in 1869, it was not until 1948 that Cambridge offered degrees to women. Those first students in the 19th century had to ask permission to attend lectures and take exams, and usually had to be accompanied by chaperones in public until after the first world war. Dr Lucy Delap, co-curator and Fellow of Murray Edwards College, says: “We hope to illustrate the incredible fight for gender equality in the university, while portraying the fascinating journeys of some of the militant, cussed and determined women.” The exhibition starts on 14 October. cam.ac.uk THE RISING TIDE: WOMEN AT CAMBRIDGE
Five humans take you on a whirlwind tour of their bizarre little planet, seen from the outside, in Cambridge Footlights latest show, Look Alive ! Learn everything from scratch in a fun-packed trip through the kinks and quirks of life, in Footlights’ annual international tour show, which has played to more than 20,000 people across two continents, now back for a final run. Performances are at 11pm from 8 to 12 October at the ADC Theatre. The theatre regularly has shows at this time – known as ‘smokers’ – often featuring edgy comedy, so this is a great way to not only catch the latest from this award-winning long-running sketch troupe, but also catch two shows in one night. Tickets from £7. adctheatre.com CAMBRIDGE FOOTLIGHTS
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