Under the Covers: Mel Giedroyc & David Nicholls (In person)
Not one, but two, national treasures join bibliotherapist Ella Berthoud on the biblio-couch for the latest instalment of her illuminating Under the Covers series of talks.
Writer, actor, comedian and television presenter Mel Giedroyc and the bestselling novelist and screenwriter David Nicholls, fresh from working together on the stage musical adaptation of Nicholls’ Starter for Ten, discuss the books that have shaped and inspired them throughout their lives, as well as the books they have written themselves. And after they've bared their literary souls, they will receive their bibliotherapeutic analysis and prescription.
Mel Giedroyc is a comedian, writer, actor and presenter. She is known for her work alongside Sue Perkins in shows such as the Great British Bake Off (BBC) and Light Lunch (Channel 4). She hosts the comedy panel show Unforgivable (BBC2) and has appeared in sitcoms, panel shows and on stage, most recently in Stephen Sondheim’s Olivier Award winning Company in the West End and currently in Starter for Ten at Bristol Old Vic. She has published two memoirs, From Here to Maternity and Going Ga Ga and a novel, The Best Things.
David Nicholls is the bestselling author of Starter for Ten, The Understudy, One Day, Us, Sweet Sorrow and You Are Here. As a screenwriter, he has adapted Far from the Madding Crowd, When Did You Last See Your Father? and Great Expectations, as well as of his own novels, Starter for Ten, One Day and Us. His adaptation of Edward St Aubyn’s Patrick Melrose, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, was nominated for an Emmy and won him a BAFTA for best writer.
Ella Berthoud is a bibliotherapist, artist and co-author of The Novel Cure: An A-Z of Literary Remedies. She has been prescribing literary cures to readers everywhere for many years.
Books by all the speakers will be available to buy at the event and online from our partner bookshop Hatchards.
NB This event will take place in person at The London Library. Please see our Event Access Guidelines before you arrive. Doors (and the bar) will open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start.
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