Lauren Child
Festival of Ideas
Saturday 15 September 2018 11.30am - 12.30pm
The Benjamin West Lecture Theatre, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
£10, £5 concessions
Join us for a rare treat as author, illustrator and Waterstones Children’s Laureate, Lauren Child discusses the art and joy in creating children’s books with writer, journalist and author Nicolette Jones.
As one of the most influential and innovative writers of her generation, Child has a unique ability to see the world through children’s eyes. Best known as the creator of the successful book series Clarice Bean, Ruby Redfort and Charlie and Lola, in 2017 Child was appointed Waterstones Children’s Laureate. She believes passionately in the importance of creativity and strives to forge stronger links between the world of children’s literature and other art forms such as fine art, film, music, television and design.
In this family event, Child will look at the inspirations behind her work, the magic of reading and writing for children and how ideas can come from anywhere. This talk will be followed by a Q&A.
This talk will be accompanied with speech-to-text transcription by STAGETEXT and BSL (British Sign Language) interpretation.
This event is open to all ages but recommended for ages 7+.
Book signing following the event
Lauren Child will be signing books in the Burlington Gardens Wohl Entrance Hall, outside Pace Gallery, from 12.30–1.15pm on the day of the event, Saturday 15 September. Free, no need to book.
DJ performance: Hannah Faith
Free
Every Friday and Saturday evening throughout our Festival of Ideas we’ve invited some of our favourite DJs to takeover the Royal Academy, performing eclectic sets of dance, house, disco and electronica in Burlington Gardens' Wohl Entrance Hall.
South London based DJ and sound curator Hannah Faith is deeply influenced by her travels throughout the globe, reflected in her electric soul, jazz-funk and afro-house infused sets. She’s performed numerous Boiler Room sets, featured on Gilles Peterson’s radio station Worldwide FM, and now regularly hosts shows on Rinse FM and NTS.