Andy Riley is an Emmy and Bafta-winning screenwriter whose credits include Down Cemetery Road, Veep, Black Books, Year of the Rabbit, Smack the Pony, Austin, Armstrong and Miller, Seize Them!, Gnomeo & Juliet and The Armando Iannucci Shows. He’s a regular cartoonist for Private Eye, and his nineteen books include the’ Bunny Suicides’ books for grown-ups, and the ‘Action Dude’ and ‘King Flashypants’ series for children.
James Domestic has been entertaining crowds across the country over the past few years with his quirky, funny, and often poignant observations on the minutiae of everyday life. He’s performed on BBC Radio and BBC Breakfast TV.
He has several books to his name, most published by Earth Island Books, and has supported Luke Wright, Mark Grist, and Attila the Stockbroker, amongst others. He’s received praise from highly regarded poets and musicians alike. He returns to Colchester Fringe Festival in 2026 with a new show, Poetry for People Who Think They Don’t Like Poetry!
Grace Pilkington is a poet who writes about mental illness, womanhood and motherhood. She has performed on the BBC World Service and Times Radio and at festivals including Hay, Port Eliot, Curious Arts Festival and literary nights across the UK. She was long-listed for the Notting Hill Editions essay prize and the 2017 National Poetry Prize. Her first solo collection ‘I Have No Idea What I’m Doing: Poems on Pregnancy and Motherhood’ is published by Quadrant. She lives in Hastings and posts poems regularly on her instagram @notatraceofgrace
Della Reynolds, a.k.a the Poet in Pyjamas, is a local St Leonards writer and spoken word poet. She is the founding member of Poetry for the People, who have been meeting monthly to talk all things poetry for the last three years. She will be performing some amusing yet poignant poems from her ‘Welcome to the Menopause’ collection.
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An all-afternoon ticket is available for £35 enabling you to see Parts 1, 2 and 3, or come and go as you please!
