# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Author event: August Wilson - 'theatre's poet of Black America'
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Join to celebrate the launch of 'August Wilson in Context' in paperback with authors Khalid Y. Long and Isaiah Matthew Wooden.About this EventAugust Wilson is one of the twentieth century's most important and acclaimed playwrights. In their book, 'August Wilson in Context', Khalid Y. Long and Isaiah Matthew Wooden demonstrate Wilson's significance to contemporary theatre, culture, and politics by providing fresh and compelling insights into his life, practices, and contributions as an artist and public intellectual.Event Timings6.00pm - doors open6.15pm - talk begins6.45pm - Q&A7.00pm - drinks and chatAccessibility InformationSeating is available for 40 attendees (maximum) plus standing space. Some views may be partially obstructed by architectural columns, bookshelves, etc. but we aim to minimise this where possible. Space will be made available for wheelchair users. Access is via main entrance from street level and there are not steps or ledges.There are 2 single-person bathrooms, including one large enough to fit a wheelchair with the door closed.Please get in touch to reserve a seat, or if you have particular needs that you would like us to consider in advance.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cambridge/author-event-august-wilson-theatres-poet-of-black-america/100001980389215454
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, theatre
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Cambridge
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Cambridge University Press Bookshop
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- **full address**: Cambridge University Press Bookshop, 1-2 Trinity Street, Cambridge, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Author event: August Wilson - 'theatre's poet of Black America' being held?
  - **A:** Author event: August Wilson - 'theatre's poet of Black America' takes place on Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm at Cambridge University Press Bookshop, 1-2 Trinity Street, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Author event: August Wilson - 'theatre's poet of Black America'?
  - **A:** Author event: August Wilson - 'theatre's poet of Black America' is organized by CUP Bookshop.

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