Simon Pegg & Derren Brown coming to the 2010 Cheltenham Literature Festival

Hollywood actor Simon Pegg!

• Event 331: Simon Pegg / Town Hall, Main Hall / 17 October  / £17 / 7.45- 8.45pm

Having blasted onto the small screen with his now legendary sitcom Spaced, Simon Pegg's rise to nation's favourite son status has been mercurial, meteoric, megatronnic even! He joins us in a rare Festival appearance to discuss his brand-new autobiography, Nerd Do Well, a joyous tale of a home-grown superstar (from Gloucestershire!) and a local boy made good.

The Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and Star Trek star joins the Festival line-up for an appearance at Cheltenham Town Hall on 17th October at 7.45pm.

Tickets for this sure-to-sell-out event will go on sale on Monday 6 September.

Illusionist Extraordinaire Derren Brown! 

• Event C8: Derren Brown / Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse / Saturday 9 October / 8.30- 9.30pm / Price £13

Come with us on a magical mystery tour with conjuror and illusionist extraordinaire Derren Brown, as he presents his brilliant and hilarious Confessions of a Conjuror.

Find out how his weird and wonderful mind works as he discusses his obsession with magic and the amazing journey that is his life so far.

Tickets for this fantastic addition to the programme go on sale Today (Wednesday 8th September) at 10am.

Explore Gloucestershire
8 September 2010

• Contact phone : Town Hall Box Office: 0844 576 7979
• Also see : 2010 Times Cheltenham Literature Festival

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