Comments on: Live-Show http://www.peirenepress.com/blog/2009/09/live-show/ The pain and passion of a small publisher Thu, 17 May 2012 14:04:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: meike http://www.peirenepress.com/blog/2009/09/live-show/comment-page-1/#comment-34 meike Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:55:54 +0000 http://www.peirenepress.com/blog/?p=249#comment-34 Sigi, what a lovely note! Sigi, what a lovely note!

]]> By: Sigi Dlabal http://www.peirenepress.com/blog/2009/09/live-show/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Sigi Dlabal Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:32:57 +0000 http://www.peirenepress.com/blog/?p=249#comment-32 Live Show - (literary event with Sohpie Hannah) A guest’s perspective I was so excited when I got an invite to the event! I hadn’t read Sophie Hannah’s work before so I ordered some of her books and read them thoroughly. I loved her thrillers, but wasn’t sure about the poems because I don’t like things that rhyme. A reading in a private house? What to wear? I could bring along a guest, which was brilliant. So my beloved was dragged along. I was so nervous we were in Archway at 6 (the reading started at 7.30). My beloved was very pleased about that because we had ample time to go a pub. We know the ‘Whittington and Cat’ from more sinful youthful days, and at least the pub hadn’t changed - it was like being in a time warp from the 1990s. It’s a old-fashioned traditional Irish pub with many Irish country accents. There is a brown crinkly mummy of a cat in a glass box close to the ladies loo. And the publican who hadn’t changed at all addressed my beloved as ‘young man’. That was a great start to the evening. We were at Peirene Press front door at 7.10 but my beloved said that it was much too early. ‘Meike will be busy preparing things.’ ‘Rubbish, I said. ‘She is well organised.’ But then we spotted someone in a car who was reading a book. My beloved said that this was probably another guest. That’s why we walked up the road and down the other road and there was a breathtaking view of London at our feet (of course I had forgotten to bring my camera). Then we walked up and down some other roads. We rang the doorbell at 7.25 just when two other guests walked up the garden path behind us. Good timing! Meike opened the door herself and welcomed us. She looked stunning and made us feel at ease at once. What a lovely personal welcome. I wasn’t nervous any more and felt at home at once. There was lovely wine, and more lovely wine and really friendly and interesting guests. It was quite an international crowd. The reading was upstairs. Sophie Hannah was excellent. And I suddenly enjoyed poems that rhyme! Sophie Hannah is a relaxed professional performer. There was so much laughter. There was room for questions, and the author answered them thoroughly and with patience. I LOVED the evening. It was very special. I have been to many events and readings but this was literature added with a good sprinkling of warmth and personal welcome. A perfect event. Thank you so much. Live Show - (literary event with Sohpie Hannah)

A guest’s perspective

I was so excited when I got an invite to the event!
I hadn’t read Sophie Hannah’s work before so I ordered some of her books and read them thoroughly.

I loved her thrillers, but wasn’t sure about the poems because I don’t like things that rhyme.

A reading in a private house?
What to wear?

I could bring along a guest, which was brilliant. So my beloved was dragged along.

I was so nervous we were in Archway at 6 (the reading started at 7.30).
My beloved was very pleased about that because we had ample time to go a pub.
We know the ‘Whittington and Cat’ from more sinful youthful days, and at least the pub hadn’t changed - it was like being in a time warp from the 1990s.

It’s a old-fashioned traditional Irish pub with many Irish country accents.

There is a brown crinkly mummy of a cat in a glass box close to the ladies loo.

And the publican who hadn’t changed at all addressed my beloved as ‘young man’. That was a great start to the evening.

We were at Peirene Press front door at 7.10 but my beloved said that it was much too early. ‘Meike will be busy preparing things.’

‘Rubbish, I said. ‘She is well organised.’
But then we spotted someone in a car who was reading a book.

My beloved said that this was probably another guest.
That’s why we walked up the road and down the other road and there was a breathtaking view of London at our feet (of course I had forgotten to bring my camera). Then we walked up and down some other roads.

We rang the doorbell at 7.25 just when two other guests walked up the garden path behind us.
Good timing!
Meike opened the door herself and welcomed us. She looked stunning and made us feel at ease at once. What a lovely personal welcome. I wasn’t nervous any more and felt at home at once.
There was lovely wine, and more lovely wine and really friendly and interesting guests. It was quite an international crowd.

The reading was upstairs. Sophie Hannah was excellent. And I suddenly enjoyed poems that rhyme!
Sophie Hannah is a relaxed professional performer. There was so much laughter.
There was room for questions, and the author answered them thoroughly and with patience.

I LOVED the evening. It was very special. I have been to many events and readings but this was literature added with a good sprinkling of warmth and personal welcome.
A perfect event.
Thank you so much.

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