I’m posting this for anybody who listens to this week’s episode (Wed 9th 2024) of BEDTIME STORIES WITH R.A. SPRATT. It’s a picture of an urn from Ancient Greece, that depicts Hermes playing his home-made lyre. Because there was a skin stretched across the tortoise shell (as described by Homer, and that’s the Ancient Greek poet, not the character from the Simpsons) I maintain that this “lyre” is the world’s first banjo.
To celebrate the 4th anniversary of the ‘Bedtime Stories with R.A. Spratt’ podcast and the 10th anniversary of the ‘Friday Barnes’ series, I asked listeners to send me their questions. Here’s the video of me answering them all. It is a long video. There were a lot of questions. I’m sorry if I missed yours. It got a bit hectic.
I just had the best time chatting with Kathryn Ryan at Radio New Zealand. I thought we were going to talk about Hamlet and we did but we talked about so much else as well. If you want to hear it there’s a link https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018924137/children-s-author-r-a-spratt-on-writing-comedy-for-a-young-audience.
https://www.booklistonline.com/Hamlet-Is-Not-OK/pid=9786994
HAMLET IS NOT OK got this fantastic review from Booklist (The American Library Association’s periodical). It goes on sale in the USA in March. It will be distributed by IPG.
Here are the cities I’ll be visiting and the dates when I’ll be there. Contact the speakers agency listed for your area. (NB. Booked Out is the name of a speakers’ agency. It doesn’t mean I’m “booked out”… although hopefully, eventually I will be.)
On sale March 2024
Tickets are on sale now!
BRISBANE – Powerhouse Theatre – 9th Dec 2.30pm
MELBOURNE – Clocktower Theatre – 17th Dec 2pm
SYDNEY – Glen St Theatre – 21st Dec 2pm
I’ll be performing my favourite Christmas tales. It’ll be action-packed, side-splittingly hilarious storytelling at its festive best, featuring Christmas carols written by Nanny Piggins herself!
It’s the perfect family show for anyone who enjoys a good giggle.
I’m taking part in an evening of discussion about Hamlet at the State Library of NSW. The Bell Shakespeare Company has assembled a host of experts including Peter Evans, Lucy Bell, Toby Schmitz and amazingly, me – to discuss the influence and interpretations of Shakespeare’s HAMLET.
Bell Shakespeare Associate Director, James Evans will facilitate the discussion on Thursday 12 October from 6.30pm.
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