Pleasing Terrors: The M R James Festival

Location: Drayton Arms Theatre, 153 Old Brompton Road, London, SW5 0LJ

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A Festival celebrating the life and work of Montague Rhodes James, the classic British ghost story writer and scholar. Regular elements include scholarly and literary symposia, and creative and performance events on Jamesian themes.

The Symposium will consist of two panels, as follows:

Panel 1: M R James - the writer, his life and times
1:30 - 3:00 PM
Panelists: Paula Dempsey, Tracy Hayes, Darryl Jones, Marisa Linton
Moderator: Elena Tchougounova-Paulson


Panel 2: M R James' writing and Jamesian fiction - the classic ghost story tradition
3.30 - 5:00 PM
Panelists: Helen Grant, Tim Jarvis, Reggie Oliver
Moderator: Dan Coxon

Pleasing Terrors: the MR James Festival - Drayton Arms Theatre