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The Dorothy L Sayers 2007 Wheaton Convention

Wednesday 13 June
pmArrival and Registration
4.00pmOpening
DLS: Remembrances 50 Years On [To be confirmed]Helen Durham
7.00pmDinner to celebrate DLS’ and Barbara Reynolds’ birthday
Thursday 14 June
7.15-8.15amBreakfast
9.00amDorothy L. Sayers: “Mere Christian”Chris Mitchell
10.00amCoffee
10.30amOn Dorothy L. Sayers as a War PoetJoe Christopher
11.45-1.00pmLunch
2.00pmSayers the Management GuruChris Fletcher
3.00pmTea
3.30pmProthalamion from Busman’s HoneymoonMaggie Goodman
5.00-6.00pmDinner
7.00pmWhere do we go from here?Play reading
Friday 15 June
7.15-8.15amBreakfast
9.00amMargery Allingham’s WarSusan Peters
10.00amCoffee
10.30amA Landscape for MurderSeona Ford
11.45-1.00pmLunch
2.00pmAn update on the Lord Peter Companion with special emphasis on the Virtual Fenchurch St PaulSteve Clarke/David Collins
3.00pmTea
3.30pmDLS and Margery Allingham [To be confirmed]Jasmine Simeone
5.00-6.00pmDinner
7.00pmConcert [To be confirmed]Bill Phemister
Saturday 16 June
7.30-8.30amBreakfast
9.00am“A very personal debt of gratitude”: DLS and G K ChestertonMarj Mead
10.00amCoffee
10.30am“I’ve gone into management in a small way!”: DLS and the TheatreChristopher Dean
12.00-1.00pmLunch
2.00pmThe Novels of Dorothy L. Sayers [To be confirmed]Crystal Downing
3.00pmTea
3.30pmAdapting DLS for the stage [To be confirmed]Frances Limoncelli
5.00-6.00pmDinner
7.00pmGaudy NightLifeline Theatre
Sunday 17 June
7.30-8.30amBreakfast
9.00amChurch Service
9.45amA Musicologist Manquée: Dorothy L. Sayers, Hugh P Allen and Bach in England from World War I to World War IITeri Noel Towe
11.00amEnd of Convention panel
12.00pmLunch and Depart