27th January 2025 | |
7.30pm | |
The Royal Lyceum Edinburgh Royal Lyceum Theatre Grindlay Street, Edinburgh Old Town EH3 9AX |
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£25 standard, £40 VIP | |
Visit the event website here | |
Bring your questions for the interactive Q&A session that will follow.
With a career spanning poetry, plays, children’s writing, short stories, prose and the novel, Kay is a star of Scottish literature – a true national treasure.
Jackie Kay was born and brought up in Scotland. She is the author of—among other books—The Adoption Papers, which won the Forward Prize, Red Dust Road, winner of the Scottish Book of the Year Award, Trumpet, and the Costa-shortlisted Fiere. She was the third Makar, or National Poet for Scotland (2016-2021). She is a Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Salford. Her new collection MAY DAY was published in 2024 to great acclaim.
VIP tickets are not only the best seats in the house, but include a meet and greet in the Henry Irving Room from 6pm for a chance to chat with Jackie. Included in this ticket is also a glass of prosecco or orange juice.
All profits go to The Royal Lyceum Theatre Company Ltd, a charity registered in Scotland number SC010509.
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