Cultural Exchanges festival 2012

Cultural Exchanges festival 2012

This prestigious festival held at DMU, Leicester, features guests and speakers from the arts, media, literature, politics and film.

This year’s festival highlights include:

• Dame Janet Suzman - known for her outstanding portrayals of most of Shakespeare’s illustrious heroines.
• Jamal Edwards - CEO of the online music channel SBTV.

• Heather Peace - best known for her roles in the TV dramas Lip Service and London’s Burning and will soon be on our screens in Waterloo Road.
• 'Of Mary' - Screening of a short film written and directed by Adrian Lester, followed by a Q&A session with the star of TV’s ‘Hustle’ himself.
• Murray Melvin – the acclaimed stage and film actor talks to DMU Vice Chancellor, Dominic Shellard.

We regret to announce that Matthew Bourne is no longer able to appear in this year’s festival. Apologies for any disappointment caused by the cancellation of his event.

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Guest: Josie Long

Comedian Josie Long talks about her time at the Cultural Exchanges festival in 2010

Josie participated in a conversation with Dr Tracy Cruickshank about her career in comedy as a stand-up performer and comedic writer.