Gavin and Stacey Symposium

“What’s occurrin’?”

Gavin and Stacey & the Contemporary Sitcom

Date: Friday 18th September

Venue: ATRiuM, Adam Street, Cardiff, CF24 2FN

From Coal House to Dr Who, South Wales has played host to a range of quality television recently, and this one-day Symposium to be held at ATRiuM examines the BBC’s BAFTA Award winning sitcom Gavin and Stacey.

Highlights of this unique one day event will include a keynote speech by Andy Medhurst, author of A National Joke: Popular Comedy and English Cultural Identities, as well as a live comedy performance by Simon Howells. There will also be a reception co-sponsored by the Welsh media journal Cyfrwng.

A draft schedule of the day is now available, but please check the website periodically for the latest updates.

For additional information you can also contact the symposium organisers Dr Lesley Harbidge or Daryl Perrins.

Registration for the symposium is now open, and in order to guarantee a place, forms should be completed and returned to Amanda Turner at aturner@glam.ac.uk by no later than Friday 21st August.

For details of how to find us, please see the Symposium travel and accommodation information.