Five Dials in the Limelight
On Saturday night Five Dials took to the stage at the Edinburgh Book Festival for an evening full of literary delights and unexpected treats. There were readings from Elif Shafak (all the way from Istanbul) and Richard Milward (all the way from Middlesbrough) and also – in a special sneak preview – from new Hamish Hamilton author Luke Williams, who gave a taste of what’s to come in his fantastic literary debut novel The Echo Chamber, out next May.
Some more highlights included famous pieces of dialogue from books and films being performed on stage for the audience to identify (this was harder than it sounds because one half of the dialogue was performed on a trombone), Richard Milward’s hat (see picture above) and last but by no means least, the ‘Five Dials theme song’, sung by Five Dials editor, Craig, and accompanied on trombone and keyboard. Look out for it on i-tunes, Spotify, the top 40, etc.
We hope everyone had fun!