Sheen Bookshop, 375 Upper Richmond Road West, London SW14 7NX

First view of an exciting collaboration with the internationally-known potter, Steve Harrison, designer Susannah Rees (thatsusannahrees@gmail.com) and photographer, Richard Cannon.   Entering into the artist’s experience and sub-titled ‘A Quartet for Voices’ , Memento breaks new ground in art books.  In addition to the signed, hand-bound limited edition, a second edition is planned for wider circulation.  Watch this space!

Performance at The Royal Academy of Music, of piece for voice and oboe.  Christie’s dramatic poem, White Fox Woman, set to music by composer Cecilia McDowall, explores the legend of Japanese fox spirits, and gives one of these spiritual vampires a theatrical and modern edge.  (See ‘Other Work’) 
Friday, 25 November, 2011.

Christie leads workshop for anyone interested in writing historical fiction.  As well as Q&A, there will be active participation - bring paper and pen.

10:00am – 1:30pm
Saturday, 12 November, 2011

The Electric Theatre, Guildford. Coffee with the Writer’.  Christie talks to readers, reads from her new novel, THE NOBLE ASASSIN, and answers reader questions. 
11 am, Tuesday, 18 October, 2011.

Christie writes and presents an episode of ‘Something Understood’, titled Side Effects, about the sometimes- surprising aftermath of traumatic events in everyday life.  Broadcast at 6:30 am and 11:30 pm, Sunday, 24 July, 2011. The programme can also be heard at any time during the following week by going to the 'Listen Again' facility on the BBC website.

Another performance of this comic, undersea opera with cast of singing fish.  Inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest, and tackling the issue of over-fishing, it was written with composer Cecilia McDowall for W11 Opera’s Millennium production.  Produced in two different venues by ‘Music on the Shannon’ and directed by singer/director Airlie Scott.

Bridges - Both Real and Metaphorical

Christie has written and will present another episode of Something Understood, titled Bridges to be broadcast at 6:05 am and 11:30 pm this Sunday.

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The programme can also be heard at any time during the following week by going to the 'Listen Again' facility on the BBC website.

24th September 7:30pm
At the East Sheen Library
Sheen Lane Centre
East Sheen

Christie will talk about her writing and give helpful hints on how to approach the special challenges of writing about real historical characters. A highlight will be dramatised readings by actors Emma Davies and Louise Calf as Anne of Denmark and the princess, Elizabeth Stuart.

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Sunday 27th September - 12 Noon
At St Michael and All Angels, Chiswick

Christie will share the stage with historical writer, Tracy Borman, to discuss the 'glittering courts of the Elizabethans and the Stuarts'.

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15:30 on Thursday 23 October at the Electric Theatre in Guildford.
£6, £5 for friends of the GBF

Christie will be at the Guildford Book Festival talking about 'How to Get into Character' and how her 14 years as a theatre director now help her in writing vivid characters.
She will be sharing the stage with a Viking in full gear (aka fellow writer Robert Low) and may spring a few costume surprises herself.

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On Sunday, 18th May, 2008, Christie will present an episode of Something Understood in which she talks about The Animal Inside - the role of animals in our minds and imaginations. Broadcast will be on Radio 4 at 6:05 am or 11:30 pm. The programme can also be heard at any time during the following week by going to the 'Listen Again' facility on the BBC website.