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This is the best thing to ever happen at the University of Gloucestershire or anywhere in the South West or maybe even ever in the world

It’s just five weeks until the start of the UoG Fringe Festival, which is going to be rib-ticklingly, jaw-droppingly, biscuit-crunchingly brilliant. From the 5th-7th of June, Cheltenham will host a weekend of events organised by second-year Creative Writing…

Open Mic: World Book Day Special

Thursday March 5th is World Book Day, and thanks to Kayleigh Moore we’re marking the day with a special event for everyone involved in Creative Writing at the University of Gloucestershire. Come and celebrate the written word with…

Launch party for issue 4 of Show, Don’t Tell

Tomorrow night (Tuesday 24th February) we’ll be celebrating the launch of the new issue of the brilliant Creative Writing student magazine Show, Don’t Tell. Everyone is welcome to join us raising a glass to the new issue. You…

Creative Writing open mic – tonight!

We’re looking forward to the first open mic of 2015 tonight (Tuesday 27th January). Your host for the evening will be the very talented and funny Davey Evans.  There’s a birthday theme, so feel free to wear a party hat,…

Places I Remember – Theatre Performance This Friday

This Friday (17th October), for one night only, there’s an opportunity to see ‘Places I Remember’ – hard-hitting drama that was originally staged at The Everyman Theatre in the summer. The performance is brought to you by Eleven Places Theatre Company, which…

The 2014 Cheltenham Literature Festival

It’s only days until the world’s oldest literature festival rolls into town. Marquees are being erected, copies of The Times are being readied, tweed suits are set to spring from hangers. Whether you want to see the famous in the…

Places I remember – Theatre in Cheltenham this week

Need a break from football? You’re in luck: from Thursday to Saturday this week, Eleven Places Theatre Company, in association with Dreamshed Theatre, are presenting a series of short plays about the importance of place. Eleven Places is…

The Talented Dr Randall

We’ve got Randall – full Randall. A hat trick of Randall. All the Randall you need. First up, join us this Wednesday, 21st May, for Martin Randall’s Gloucestershire Philosophical Society lecture. Randall will be delivering a talk on The…

Celebrating poetry at the University of Gloucestershire

As part of the Cheltenham Poetry Festival, there’s a chance to see some of the University’s rising stars at The Muffin Man tonight. The University of Gloucestershire Creative Writing Showcase will be hosted by Adam Magee and headlined…

Author and comedian Rob Newman at the University of Gloucestershire, Wednesday 26th March

Robert Newman: Fiction, Politics & the Past 19:30, FCH TC001, March 26 2014 Free to students and staff at the university Bookings via this link   Rob Newman is the author of four acclaimed novels and the star of…