Due to huge demand, David Walliams’ appearance as part of
WORD Christchurch’s Autumn Season on 14 May has sold out within 24 hours of
going on sale. The popular children’s writer, comedian, actor and TV celebrity
will appear live on stage at the Charles Luney Auditorium at St Margaret’s
College, in a show especially for children and families, where he will chat
about his books and read from his work, including his latest novels Awful
Auntie and Demon Dentist.
“We knew David Walliams would be popular,” said WORD
Christchurch Literary Director, “and once word got out it just snowballed. A
lot of people have missed out, but the unfortunate reality of post-quake
Christchurch is a lack of venues of a certain size. For those who have tickets,
it will be an intimate and memorable show indeed. Children will remember it for
the rest of their lives.”
Walliams will join esteemed British novelist David
Mitchell, Guardian journalist Nick Davies, acclaimed Chinese author Xinran,
award-winning H is for Hawk Helen Macdonald, and New Zealand
journalist Steve Braunias, for a series of WORD Christchurch evening
events from 12—17 May, presented in association with the Auckland Writers
Festival. There are still plenty of tickets for other sessions.
The full WORD Christchurch Autumn Season programme will be
available at libraries, bookstores and cafes, or online at wordchristchurch.co.nz.
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