Diaries of Note, hosted by Shaun Usher – featuring Celia Imrie, Lucas Jones and Denise Gough

Actress and author Celia Imrie CBE, widely celebrated as a beloved national treasure, joins the cast alongside acclaimed actress Denise Gough, and actor and poet Lucas Jones, alongside actors Ryan Duval and Nigel Sudarkasa

In this special event, Shaun Usher – bestselling author of Letters of Note and founder of the live series, and cultural phenomenon, Letters Live – brings Diaries of Note to the stage.  A cast of acclaimed performers will read from a remarkable collection of diary entries, spanning centuries and offering windows into lives both extraordinary and everyday. Olivier award-winning Actors Celia Imrie CBE, Denise Gough, and Actor and Poet Lucas Jones join the line up, alongside actors Ryan Duval and Nigel Sudarkasa

Few things offer a more intimate glimpse into a life than a diary. Across time and place, people have turned to the page to record fleeting moments, and to capture personal thoughts, feelings and comments from their inner world, not intended for public consumption.

From the private reflections of figures such as Nelson Mandela and Frida Kahlo, to lesser-known voices whose words are no less affecting, these fragments of lived experience reveal moments of vulnerability, humour and quiet revelation.

Thoughtful, moving and often unexpectedly funny, the evening offers a rare opportunity to encounter the written self – and to reflect on the value of recording our own lives.

Both Shaun Usher, and Lucas Jones, will be signing books after the event in the foyer.

Recommended age: 16+

*Please note, all artists will appear subject to availability. Artists listed are correct at time of going to publication, in the unlikely event that an artist needs to cancel we reserve the right to amend the line up without notice and no refunds will be due.

Denise Gough photograph credit: Sam Irons