Jane Eyre

Don’t be fooled, this isn’t a BBC interpretation of this much loved classic. Teales version stips away the crinolines and corsets exposing the inner psychological workings of each character.   …

The Deep Blue Sea

“When you’re between any kind of devil and the deep blue sea, the deep blue sea sometimes looks very inviting.”   1952. The lives of the residents of a small …

Twelfth Night

‘If music be the food of love …’ – ‘All you need is Love … ‘ In the dream world of Illyria Shakespeare plays with the rapidly shifting sands of …

Read Poets Society – Looking To The Future

Looking to the Future; the platinum weekend over, we consider life 2022-2092 and also what writers have expected of their own future, from Thomas More through both Shelleys to Orwell …

Read Poets Society – Games People Play

PLEASE NOTE: Read Poets Society occurs at the Eagle Bookshop, on St. Peter's Street. From the nursery to the grave, in school, at work, in life, in death – we …

A Day In The Death of Joe Egg

Peter Nichols’ funny and moving masterpiece, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, is the extraordinary play inspired by the author’s own experience of raising his daughter. A story …

Read Poets Society

PLEASE NOTE: Read Poets Society takes place at The Eagle Bookshop, 16 – 20 St Peters Street, Bedford, MK40 2NN 6th February – Reasons to be Cheerful   An evening …

Read Poets Society

Read Poets Society returns to The Eagle Bookshop for the Autumn Season! Join us once a month for some seasonal readings. October 3 – Bibles and Other Banned Books – …

Read Poets Society

We are delighted that Read Poets Society returns on Sunday 5th September to its live venue: The Eagle Bookshop! The theme will be ‘A Celebration of Thirty Years of The …