Launch night 31 October 2008

Our celebration of all things literary kicks off with a choice of two spookily well timed events that celebrate the genre of ghost stories...

Halloween horrors

The Westgate Museum
October 31 2008, 4.30pm and 5.30pm
Two sittings of a Halloween ghost story telling for all the family in the spooky surroundings of the old Westgate, with popular storyteller Michael O’Leary.
Free
Family friendly
Bookings on 01962 869 864

Fright night walk and reading

Winchester Discovery Centre and Theatre Royal Winchester
October 31 2008, 7pm
Starting at the Winchester Discovery Centre (with a chance to view David Hockney’s exhibition Grimms’ Fairy Tales, numbers permitting), we set off on a guided walk around haunted Winchester. Our party arrives back at the Theatre Royal in time for the very first public reading of a brand new Ghost Story for Winchester, commissioned jointly by Theatre Royal Winchester and Winchester City Council from author Alison McLeod. Who knows what else could happen on this special night?
£5 For adults and young people aged 14+
Bookings on 01962 840 440

‘Bring Your Own’ Halloween Readings:

The Hyde Tavern, Hyde Street 7.30pm :
Ghosts, ghouls and tales of the supernatural in a haunted pub!
Free Information 01962 849 684 and www.hyde900.co.uk
57 Hyde Street, Winchester SO23 7DY