Liz Lochhead

In 2008 Liz Lochhead will be working on new theatre & media projects. She has recently been appointed as the Laureate of Glasgow. She will also be taking on selected dates in the UK & abroad

Liz's most recent play 'Good Things' - for The Borderline Theatre Co. - opened in Perth in late 2004. She made selected appearances in the UK & internationally during 2007-2006, including a special programme for the British Council in Brazil

In Summer 2004 Liz Lochhead toured Scotland with the singer-songwriter Michael Marra - with special events in the UK & abroad to promote the new collection - The Colour of Black & White - & the reissue of Dreaming Frankenstein (both Polygon). Liz's dates in Autumn included:

Oct. 13th: Staffordshire Teachers Conference

Oct. 17th: Bristol Poetry Festival - with Matthew Sweeney

Oct. 18th - 23rd: Canada

Nov. 3rd: Glasgow


In early 2004 Liz toured the UK, including dates in:

Feb. 7th: Poole Arts Centre

Feb. 11th: Redcar & Cleveland

Mar. 26th: St. Donats Arts Centre, South Wales

Mar. 17th - 18th: University of Durham & Stockton

April 20th - 25th: Liz tours with the 'Great Women Poets' programme
taking in Bristol, London, Oxford & Manchester


Highlights of Liz's programme for Autumn 2003 included:

Aug. 22nd: Edinburgh International Book Festival

Sept. 23rd: Folkestone Literature Festival

Oct. 9th: British Council, London – special performance for National Poetry Day

Oct. 9th - 10th: Ilkley Literature Festival, with Grace Nichols & Moniza Alvi - as part of the launch programme for the ‘poetry jukebox’

Oct. 18th: Cheltenham Festival of Literature – with Fred D’Aguiar & Adrian Mitchell as part of the ‘poetry jukebox’ launch

Oct. 24th: Birmingham Book Festival

Nov. 1st – 2nd: Lewes Literature Festival

Nov. 3rd: Prague, Czech Republic

Dec. 3rd: University of Dundee

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