David Sedaris
27 July 2022
When we last saw the American humourist David Sedaris at the Derngate in Northampton (reviewed here in June 2015) he was careful to avoid using any material that had previously been used on his BBC Radio 4 show, treating us to new writing and work in progress. Last Sunday we were at the Corn Exchange in Cambridge for another evening of David Sedaris reading his essays, and almost all the pieces he read were written since he finished his latest book in February this year. It still seems odd sitting in a theatre watching a writer simply reading aloud - but he does it so well! I was struck by how many of his anecdotes seem to come from things people say to him at his book signings. So it was fascinating to see the enormous queue in the foyer at the end of the evening as everyone waited for their moment with David Sedaris, and their opportunity to be featured in his next collection.
posted by Robin Simpson @ 4:25 pm
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