Julie Hesmondhalgh is in conversation at Bradford Literature Festival, talking about her life in acting.

In her candid and empowering book, An Actor's Alphabet, she draws on her decades of experience on stage and screen – including playing the first transgender character in a British soap – offering a glimpse of the realities of life in today's industry, and how to navigate it.

A passionate advocate of the arts, she makes a powerful case for their importance to society, but also calls out the industry on what it needs to change to make it more accessible and inclusive. Join Julie for a refreshingly honest and humorous insight into what being an actor is really like, whether you dream of a life treading the boards, or are simply curious to know what actually goes on in this wondrous, madcap industry.

Bradford Literature Festival
Sunday, 2 July 2023, 4:15pm – 5:15pm
The Dye House Gallery, Bradford College, BD7 1AY
Tickets: £7 (concessions available) from the Festival website