Trust & Festival News

The Budapest Times reports that the famous Third Man Museum in Vienna is to re-open on 13 June, contrary to reports that it had shut its doors for good as a consequence of the Coronavirus pandemic. The museum proudly claims that it runs without subsidies or sponsorship. Its co-founder and owner Gerhard Strassgschwandtner (left) commented, […]

It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of Julia Clark, wife of the Trust’s Chairman Giles. Julia died peacefully at home on Sunday 19 April after a comparatively short illness. Those who knew Julia would describe her as a ‘character’: funny, often outspoken, even audacious – but great company. She was a […]

If you turn to the Festival 2020 page of our website you will find a copy of the 2020 Festival Programme. This is always an exciting moment for regular festival-goers as the full details of the four day event are revealed for the first time. However, this year is overshadowed by the impact of the […]

The Birthplace Trust is keeping the question of whether or not we can go ahead with the 2020 Graham Greene International Festival, 1-4 October under continuous review. At present, we feel it is still too early to take any decision. When we do so we will inform you through this website. In the meantime, please […]

Graham Greene seems to encourage a steady but unceasing stream of researchers and writers who find unexplored avenues and inspiration in his work. This might be because what he wrote touched so many aspects of the human psyche. It might be because the fact that by gaining fame in his own lifetime, he benefited from […]

It is a well known fact that Graham Greene refused to appear on television. Intriguingly, therefore, in recent days some footage has emerged of him being interviewed  aboard the transatlantic liner RMS Queen Elizabeth in February 1950. The clue as to why it is now available is the ‘Not for Broadcast’ warning it carries because […]

More news about the exciting line-up for Festival 2020 has now been released. It seems that ‘theatre’, the environment in which Greene felt he could relax and enjoy himself, is to the fore in several of the themes our contributors have chosen. Ben Frost and Richard Hough will be interviewed by Mike Hill on the […]

What do the organisers of the 2020 Graham Greene International Festival have in store? Here are a few headlines to tempt you to come to Berkhamsted between 1st – 4th October. Remember 2nd October is Greene’s birth date so there will be a special birthday toast. Professor Richard Greene will be launching his long-awaited biography […]

If you would like to listen again to some or all of the talks which featured at the 2019 Graham Greene International Festival, or listen in for the first time, you can do so by turning to the Resources and Archive page. We are delighted to add this resource to our website and are very […]

We are saddened to report the passing of Bernard Diederich aged 93. The journalist was a close friend of Graham Greene during the last decades of his life. Notably, he was instrumental in alerting to Greene to the atrocities of the Duvalier regime in Haiti. Greene had visited Haiti briefly in 1963, and had experienced […]