An Evening with Stuart Maconie

‘There are fashions in books just as in trousers, tattoos and tv shows.’

Before George Orwell, there came J.B. Priestley, now largely unread except for his play An Inspector Calls, which remains on the GCSE syllabus. In 1933, J.B. Priestley swapped Bradford for a journey around Britain, travelling in part in a chauffeured Daimler, to write about England and its people.

Stuart Maconie follows the same route, with less glamorous transport (he begins on a Megabus) to discover what has changed, and what the future might hold for England.

Funny, insightful and timely, Stuart Maconie shares stories of the people and places to build a picture of the true state of our nation in 2023.

Buy Stuart’s latest book, The Full English, when you book your tickets and collect it at the show!

Information about your visit

Our 2023 live events have gone on sale at full capacity with no social distancing. Should government or industry guidelines change, we will update visitor information and will contact all those who have booked tickets. As a publicly funded organisation, we need to ensure everyone, including those who are disabled or clinically extremely vulnerable, can attend if they wish. If you would like to come to one of our performances but would not be able to attend unless a space was left either side, please contact our Box Office team to discuss your booking. Find out more about your visit.