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MAF Book Club: Beryl with Joanna Quinn plus signing

MAF Book Club: Beryl with Joanna Quinn plus signing

Join Academy Award-nominated and multi BAFTA-winning animator Joanna Quinn for a lively celebration of her new book, Beryl. Watch a true master at work in an exhilarating live drawing session and hear the stories behind her acclaimed films. Beryl offers a fascinating look into the creative process of Joanna and writer Les Mills, packed with sketches, storyboards, artwork and riotous humour from the duo behind Affairs of the Art and Body Beautiful. This inspiring event will be followed by a signing so you can take Beryl home with you!

Tue 11 Nov 2025 - 15:45

The Scarecrows’ Wedding: From Book to Screen

The Scarecrows’ Wedding: From Book to Screen

Everybody loves the Christmas cheer of a Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler BBC One special — but who's behind the joy? Join Jeroen Jaspaert, the award-winning director and showrunner behind beloved animated specials Stick Man and The Highway Rat, and animated pre-school series Pip and Posy, for an animation masterclass. Discover the creation of The Scarecrows’ Wedding — Magic Light Pictures’ latest Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler collaboration — due to screen on BBC One this Christmas.

Tue 11 Nov 2025 - 16:00

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