For a short time only, the Hay Festival is making available an interview with our late Patron, PD James, that was recorded in 1998. It’s only available for a few days. You can view it here
COVID-19 Update
Due to ongoing restrictions for both members and venues, the following events have been postponed or cancelled:
Visit to Petersfield 11 July
Annual Convention 14th -17th August, Somerville, Oxford
Information regarding other events will be posted as decisions are taken.
In the meantime, keep enjoying the works of Dorothy L Sayers. If you are not a member and are interested in joining see here.
If you would like a copy of the latest Members’ Bulletin, see here.
'Eric the Skull': a play by Simon Brett about The Detection Club
This Friday (22 May) a play by Simon Brett, ‘Eric the Skull’ will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 2.15. The play centres on the creation of The Detection Club, an organisation that continues today. It was started by writers Dorothy L Sayers, Agatha Christie, E C Bentley and G K Chesterton.
COVID-19: UPDATE
As you will be aware, due to Government restrictions, our March events were cancelled. We will continue to update on future events when any changes are made to those restrictions.
Meantime, we are continuing to produce the Members’ Bulletin. If you would like to know more about the Society or to join, please look through the website and contact us.
Please keep reading Dorothy L Sayers and enjoying her work.
Francesca Wade and Mo Moulton at the Charleston Festival
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED
Francesca Wade and Mo Moulton who have both written books about DLS and her life (see below) are appearing together at the Charleston Festival on 20 May, 2020. See here for further details.
Charleston Festival
You can find the Charleston Festival programme here
Actor Award
At our Winter Lunch we were delighted to present our Actor Award to Lucie Capel. Lucie read from the works of Sayers with excerpts centred on Bloomsbury and Mecklenburgh Square. We were also fortunate in having Francesca Wade with us to talk about her new book Square Haunting.
The Mutual Admiration Society by Mo Moulton
DLS and some of her contemporaries formed the ‘Mutual Admiration Society’ when they were up at Somerville College, Oxford. Mo Moulton’s book details the lives and careers of these interesting women, who remained friends of DLS throughout her life.
The Mutual Admiration Society by Mo Moulton
Winter Lunch, our special guest, Francesca Wade and our Actor Award
On 1 February, some of us will be gathering in The Lady Ottoline Hotel, Bloomsbury, the first of our 2020 events. We are fortunate to have as our guest speaker, Francesca Wade, author of Square Haunting, detailing the lives and adventures of women writers who lived in Mecklenburgh Square during the early 20th Century. One of the famous residents of the Square was Dorothy L Sayers, another, Virginia Woolf. we are delighted that Francesca can be with us.
We will also be presenting our Actor Award to Lucie Capel. Further information on our Actor Award and the work of the Theatre Centre can be found here
Square Haunting by Francesca Wade