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Border Readers: Shore Lines at Wallington

The Border Readers make a welcome return to the great hall with Shore Lines: four contemporary short stories in different genres, united in their coastal settings.

  • Booking essential
  • Admission applies

The four stories include two (The Weather Gleam by Tony Glover and Touch and Go by Jo Scott) that have been specially commissioned and play out against the distinctive backdrops of Lindisfarne and Amble harbour respectively. The other two tales (Mud by Ann Cleeves and Crossing the Bar by Linda Cracknell) are set on the estuary of the Taw and Torridge rivers in north Devon.

The Border Readers is an association of regionally based professional actors who present live audio events in libraries, art centres, galleries, hostelries, village halls, theatres, pubs and historic houses across the English border counties and into Scotland. They have toured annually since 2018 (Covid excepted) with intimate readings of both classical and contemporary ghost and crime stories. In autumn 2024 the readers toured Land Lines, stories with a countryside setting by leading contemporary writers, which played its opening night at Wallington to great acclaim.

For more on readers, writers and stories visit: www.theborderreaders.co.uk

Times

Prices

Event ticket prices

Ticket typeTicket category
All per person£8.00
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The basics

Booking details

Call 0344 249 1895

Suitability

Suitable for over 11s

Meeting point

You will be met at Visitor Welcome and directed to the main entrance of the House.

What to bring and wear

Please bring your ticket with you to the event.

Accessibility

Step-free access is available to the House. There is an accessible toilet in the House. Visitors own mobility scooters are permitted in the House.

Other

The readings will last approximately 2 hours, with an interval. Please allow 15 minutes to walk from the car park to the House. Refreshments will be available during the interval.

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