Deborah Levy, Nick Davies, Michael Frayn and Charles Spencer, 5x15 stories, The Tabernacle

Continuing their brilliant concept of short, discursive talks from the leading creative voices of our time in one setting, 5 x 15 stories brings five acclaimed figures from the fields of journalism, theatre and literature together for another culturally inspiring evening at The Tabernacle.
Deborah Levy will read her new poem An Amorous Discourse in the Suburbs of Hell, a modern day take on the classic film It’s a Wonderful Life. Booker Prize nominated Levy is a renowned voice across different art forms, including fiction, poetry and drama, and her latest poetic offering is guaranteed to be a fantastic addition to the evening’s dialogue. 
Michael Frayn started his career as a journalist and, since 1965, has gone on to have prolific success in the fields of both fiction and drama, as everything he writes seemingly turns to gold. His psychological novel, Spies (2002), achieved much commercial and critical acclaim and has since become a set text for A Level and GCSE English courses. Frayn has written seventeen plays since 1970, including numerous translations of the works of Chekov. His own script, Noises Off (1982), has recently been voted the nation’s second favourite play in a poll conducted by The English Touring Theatre. Many of Frayn’s articles from The Guardian and The Observer have been reprinted as essay collections and, in 2010, he published a childhood memoir. 
Nick Davies is an investigative journalist and documentary maker who, most notably, held a central role in publishing Wikileaks information for The Guardian and exposing the News of the World phone-hacking scandal. His new book, Hack Attack, expands on insider details of Rupert Murdoch’s newsrooms which Davies spent years collating. Davies has been named Reporter of the Year, Journalist of the Year and Feature Writer of the Year at the British Press Awards.
Charles Spencer, brother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, is a historian and author of several bestselling books, including The Spencers: a Personal History of an English Family, and Blenheim, Battle for Europe. In 2003, Spencer founded the Althorp Literary Festival. This evening, he will be talking about his latest foray into the history of the monarchy, The Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I.
The fifth speaker for this event is yet to be announced, but make sure to book early as this series of 5 x 15 stories comes highly recommended by us and is sure to sell out.