Mantel to reflect on trilogy finale at Royal Festival Hall

Hilary Mantel is appearing at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall on 6th March to promote her third novel in the Thomas Cromwell trilogy, The Mirror & the Light (4th Estate).

Fans attending the ticketed event, scheduled to kick off at 19.30, will be "the first to hear from Mantel as she emerges from this epic feat of historical fiction and reflects back, with her inimical wit and insight, on what she has uncovered".

Tickets go on sale for Southbank Centre Members on 26th November and on general sale 27th November. They are available to buy at £28, £36, £46 and £56, and each ticket includes a discounted copy of Hilary Mantel’s The Mirror and the Light for £18 (RRP £25) to be collected at the event. It is recommended for those aged 16 and over.

Ted Hodgkinson, head of Literature and Spoken Word at Southbank Centre, said: “We couldn’t be more thrilled that Hilary Mantel will reveal one of the most anticipated novels of recent times – the finale of her double Booker winning trilogy – at Southbank Centre. Since the stark opening scene of Wolf Hall a decade ago, Mantel’s artful portrait of Thomas Cromwell has become a cultural phenomenon, compelling us to see a history we thought we knew with fresh eyes.

“Now as the shadows draw in around Cromwell, the audience at Southbank Centre will be the first to hear from Mantel as she emerges from this epic feat of historical fiction and reflects back, with her inimical wit and insight, on what she has uncovered.”

Those interested can go to the Southbank Centre's listing of the event on its website for further information.