Trust & Festival News

Thursday 28 September Afternoon Session (£6) Court House beside St Peter’s Church 2.15 ‘Graham Greene’s Common: A Battlefield Guide’. A two-mile woodland walk which includes uphill and uneven stretches and […]

Although the 24th Graham Greene International Festival, scheduled for 28 September to 1 October, is still several months away, preparations are proceeding apace. Some of the social events will be […]

Thanks to Paul Chambers, the Birthplace Trust’s faithful technician, audio recordings of all the festival talks and interviews over the last several years have been made for the benefit of […]

Mike Hill, the editor of the Graham Greene Birthplace Trust’s A Sort of Newsletter put out an appeal in the February edition for subscribers to write something about their personal […]

It is sad to record the death of Emeritus Professor Cedric Watts, University of Sussex (above), aged 85, after a long illness. Cedric Watts was a regular speaker at Berkhamsted […]

In 1980 Graham Greene received a letter from a teacher at Cwmtawe Comprehensive School, Swansea named H. Hallesy, asking him to recommend some books for his class of 17-18 year […]

The TV thriller series A Spy Among Friends, based on the book of the same name by Ben Macintyre, has been much publicised lately. This is due at least in […]

The 24th Graham Greene International Festival will take place from Thursday 28 September to 1 October 2023 at its usual venues in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. The Festival Director will be Professor […]

It is very encouraging to know that Greene is still not only read by enthusiasts and newcomers alike, but also that there is enough new material in his writing to […]

The dates for the 2023 Graham Greene International Festival are being finalised and will be announced on this website as soon as they are confirmed. In the meantime, we are […]