The Hay Festival has announced its 2022 spring line-up with more than 500 in-person events for the first time since 2019. The 35th spring edition of the festival in Hay-on-Wye will see talks, music and comedy performances, lectures and more, over 11 days from Thursday, May 26 to Sunday, June 5.
Visitors will be able to watch the likes of Hollywood stars Damian Lewis and Benedict Cumberbatch as Lewis takes part in an afternoon of poetry alongside Stephen Fry, David Harewood and Lemn Sissay, while Doctor Strange star Cumberbatch will lead an all-star cast (yet to be announced) at a Letters Live event.
Musicians Jimmy Page, from Led Zeppelin and Jarvis Cocker are among the stars offering up their life stories on stage, as will actress Minnie Driver. This year’s programme launches the best new fiction and non-fiction, while offering insights and debate around some of the biggest issues of our times. Award-winning writers, policy makers, pioneers and innovators take part from around the world, seeking solutions to the biggest issues of our time, from the climate crisis to global conflicts.
