An amateur production of Arthur Ransome’s “Swallows and Amazons” comes to the stage in the French Riviera for one night only on March 26th. The Helen Edmundson adaptation, with songs by Neil Hannon and by arrangement with Nick Hern Books, is presented by the EBICA International School and produced by the EBICA Theatre Club, and…
Arthur Ransome’s “Swallows and Amazons” will be on stage in York this summer. The Helen Edmundson adapation, with music by Neil Hannon, will be at the York Theatre Royal…
Sophie Neville reflects on celebrating the 80th anniversary of Arthur Ransome’s “Secret Water” at the 20th Essex Book Festival in Harwich.
Nancy Blackett is back outside at Robertson’s in Woodbridge, as seen in these sunny photos taken earlier this week. Although her mast has now mostly been revarnished, there are still…
People shared stories about their connections to Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons books across social media yesterday as part of World Book Day 2019.
Artist, curator and writer Karen Babayan will be exploring the Arthur Ransome Archive in a lunchtime talk at Leeds University on 21st March.
Sophie Neville writes about appearing in the documentary “Walton’s Secret Water”, representing the Arthur Ransome Society and celebrating Arthur Ransome’s legacy at next month’s Essex Book Festival. In my role as President of The Arthur Ransome Society, I was interviewed by Chris Opperman for a new documentary produced by David Webb on the Walton Backwaters,…
Arthur Ransome’s eighth novel “Secret Water” turns 80 this year. It’s his only Essex novel and this anniversary has prompted a ‘hub’ weekend of events in Harwich during that county’s book festival in March. It also prompts the question – what does it mean for a book to be eighty? Julia Jones investigates…
Winter work on Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett has made a further step forward with the completion of the first new coat of anti-fouling.