We are pleased to announce that actress and poet Diana Bishop will be joining us as the Keats House Reader In Residence. She will be leading poetry reading workshops at the house on the dates below. All workshops are open to the public and are FREE of charge.
Saturday 24th April, 11am - 12 noon
Saturday 1st May, 11am - 12 noon
We are delighted that she will be lending her expertise to visitors in the coming months.
About Diana:
Trained at RADA, her early years included repertory theatre, two seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company, tours with the British Council and the Arts Council. She also worked with Charles Marowitz's In-Stage company and for the Wakefield Tricycle. Diana's many television appearances include, in her earlier years, leads in many of the famous Plays for Today and The Wednesday Plays, and playing Mrs Anderton in Coronation Street. Most recently, she featured in Hetty Wainthrop Investigates. She was twice a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company, is a frequent freelance radio broadcaster and a regular reader on Poetry Please, and has read many audio books. Diana has published short stories and poetry, writes plays, short stories and poetry for Radio 3 and Radio 4 and has written a one-man play for her husband, which has recently been seen at festivals and in London.
