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An Evening with Armistead Maupin Tour

Much-loved author and LGBT activist Armistead Maupin can be seen around the UK in the An Evening With Armistead Maupin tour from September 2019.

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Much-loved author and LGBT activist Armistead Maupin can be seen around the UK in the An Evening With Armistead Maupin tour from September 2019.

In his first ever UK tour, Fane and Kilimanjaro present an evening with the bestselling, much-loved author and LGBT activist, Armistead Maupin. Maupin has been blazing a trail through US popular culture since the 1970s, when his iconic and ground-breaking series Tales of the City was first published as a column in the San Francisco Chronicle. The novel series has been taking the literary world by storm ever since and was recently adapted by Netflix into a critically acclaimed new series, starring Laura Linney, Olympia Dukakis and Ellen Page.

Don’t miss the chance to join America’s ultimate storyteller, as he recounts his favourite tales from the past 4 decades, offering his own engaging observations on society and the world we inhabit.

The event will be followed by a book signing.

Armistead will be joined by the following interviewers at each date:

23 Sept: Grand Opera House, York - Claire Armitstead 30 Sept: Norwich Theatre Royal - Hannah Beckerman 02 Oct: Town Hall, Birmingham - Sian Cain 07 Oct: Sage Gateshead - Viv Groskop 08 Oct: The Lowry, Salford - Hannah Beckerman 10 Oct: The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh - Lee Randall 12 Oct: Cambridge Corn Exchange - Patrick Strudwick 14 Oct: Brighton Dome - Peter Tatchell 17 Oct: Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre - Neil Gaiman 18 Oct: The Waterside, Aylesbury - Jane Garvey 11 Nov: Storyhouse, Chester - Bernardine Evaristo Visit our Touring Page

Douglas Mayo
Douglas Mayo

Douglas Mayo has had a life long love affair with musical theatre. He has authored several books on publicity and marketing for amateur theatre groups. He is in the process of developing a musical based on his original story concept.

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