EVENT CANCELLED
Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond our control we have had to cancel this event. We are very disappointed, as is Samantha, but we hope to be able to offer an alternative date in the summer, so please keep checking the website. For information about refunds call 01535 640192.
Anne Brontë is the forgotten Brontë sister, overshadowed by her older siblings - virtuous, successful Charlotte, free-spirited Emily and dissolute Branwell. Tragic, virginal, sweet, stoic, selfless Anne. The less talented Brontë, the
other Brontë. Or that's what Samantha Ellis had always thought. Until, that is, she looked more closely at Emily and Charlotte and found herself confronted by Anne instead.
Take Courage is Samantha's personal and surprising journey into the life and work of a woman sidelined by history. A brave, strongly feminist writer well ahead of her time - and her more celebrated siblings - and who has much to teach us today. Samantha will discuss her fascination with Anne with Ann Dinsdale, Principal Curator at the Brontë Parsonage Museum.
Samantha Ellis is a playwright and journalist. Her first book,
How to Be a Heroine, was published in 2014. Her plays include
Cling to me Like Ivy and
How to Date a Feminist. She has written for the
Guardian, TLS, Spectator, The Pool and more. She lives in London.
Tickets £6 (£2 for 16-25 year-olds)