Acclaimed actress to come to Dorchester

  • 2026-09-21
One of the country’s most acclaimed actresses will be coming to Dorchester next month to talk about her new memoir.

Alison Steadman is a recipient of multiple acting honours, including a Laurence Olivier Award, a National Society of Film Critics Award and an Evening Standard Theatre Award. During her long career, she has starred in beloved stage and screen favourites such as Abigail’s Party and Pride and Prejudice. Now, she has written a book looking back at all of this, and will be visiting Dorchester to share some of her tales.

This book is entitled Out of Character: A Memoir, and it is full of fascinating reminiscences. She will be appearing in the town as a guest at the annual Dorchester Literary Festival. The venue for her conversation is set to be the Dorford Centre on Bridport Road.

The organisers of local festivals often like to have promotional Pens available for people. These can be produced by Dorchester Print shops and feature the name of the event on them.

Mark Chutter will be the host for the conversation with Steadman. Together, they will explore her childhood in Liverpool as well as her star-studded acting career. There will be time to talk about her life away from the acting world too, including her partner and children.

Alison Steadman will be appearing in Dorchester on Friday, 30 October, and the show will start at 2.30 pm.
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