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Come and see me talking about Hamlet

I’m taking part in an evening of discussion about Hamlet at the State Library of NSW. The Bell Shakespeare Company has assembled a host of experts including Peter Evans, Lucy Bell, Toby Schmitz and amazingly, me – to discuss the influence and interpretations of Shakespeare’s HAMLET.

Bell Shakespeare Associate Director, James Evans will facilitate the discussion on Thursday 12 October from 6.30pm.

BOOK TICKETS

Community Event in Queenstown NZ

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‘Bedtime Stories with R.A. Spratt – LIVE IN AUCKLAND!’

I’m bringing my live podcast show to The PumpHouse Theatre in Auckland NZ at 6pm, 2 November.

Tickets are on sale now.

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Booksigning in Christchurch NZ

I’ve added an event to my New Zealand tour. I’m going to be doing a booksigning/storytelling session at the Tall Tales Bookshop in Christchurch on 1st November at 4pm. If you’re in Christchurch please do come along.

Bedtime Stories with R.A. Spratt – the book – is on sale now!

And the launch is this Sunday 3rd September 2023 at the Riverside Theatre (Parramatta). Contact the theatre box office for tickets. And there is another launch event in Canberra at the Belco Arts Centre on Saturday 9th September 2023.

I’m doing a book signing in Brisbane!

Come and say hello. I’m doing a book signing in Brisbane. Riverbend Books is a wonderful shop. They will have a variety of my books. Come and get one signed. I might even do a bit of a reading. Get a selfie with me if you’d like.

See ‘Bedtime Stories with R.A. Spratt’ live!

I’m doing a LIVE PODCAST SHOW! To celebrate the launch of my next book ‘Bedtime Stories with RA Spratt’ I’m going to record my podcast live Riverside Theatres (Sydney) on 3rd September and the Belconnen Arts Centre (Canberra) on 9th September.

To get tickets contact the theatre box office.

In the show, I’ll be telling stories about how I came to do the podcast in the first place, then reading a brand new story written specially for that performance. (So if you come to both shows, you’ll get two different stories).

Please do come along. If this works, I’ll be able to spread out and do more shows around the country.

And Brisbane and Melbourne rest assured, I’m in the process of locking in venues to perform my Christmas Show in your cities this December.

Come to my book launch!

Tickets are now on sale for the ‘Hamlet is Not OK’ book launch! Come along – it’s going to be super fun. I will be reading from the book, telling stories, talking Shakespeare, possibly singing songs, hopefully blasting confetti and definitely signing books after the show.

It’s at the Australian Theatre for Young People’s new venue The Rebel Theatre in Sydney by the harbour. I’m so excited that I get to perform on their stage.

Tickets are available at hamletisnotok.eventbrite.com

My recent events have all sold out quickly, so if you want to come – snap up your tickets!

Cover Reveal!

My next book ‘Hamlet is Not OK’ comes out in July. Thank you @jesscruicky for designing such a beautiful cover.

‘Hamlet is Not OK’ is the story of a 16-year-old girl who gets busted for not doing her homework (yes, this bit may be a little autobiographical). When her tutor makes her read Hamlet out loud – they are sucked into the play. She meets Hamlet, realises he is totally messed-up and tries to help him solve his problems. And she has some really strange solutions.

I’m super proud of this book. It was my covid project. During lockdown, I had so much fun immersing myself in Shakespeare’s world. I’ve tried to write a novel that makes all that beautiful language accessible to a younger audience while exploring the heavy duty issues in the play, that are still so relevant to teenagers today.

I’m going to do a launch show for ‘Hamlet is Not OK’ at the Rebel Theatre in Sydney. Tickets will go on next week. Please do come along if you can.

Come to the launch for Friday Barnes 11!

If you’re in Melbourne come along to my book launch for ‘FRIDAY BARNES 11, LAST CHANCE’. I will performing in the beautiful Theatrette at the State Library of Victoria, where I be reading a whole chapter from the book and telling stories about how I came up with the ideas. And you’ll be able to buy a book and get it signed after the show (five days before it goes on sale in regular bookshops). Tickets are available through https://fridaybarnes.eventbrite.com