Biographer and historian Professor Angela V John joins Dr Peter Wakelin for a special Conversations at The Chapel event in Abergavenny.
Angela has made lifelong contributions to women’s history, labour history and biography. Her books include By the Sweat of Their Brow, studies of Lady Rhondda, Evelyn Sharp and Lady Charlotte Guest, and The Actor’s Crucible, which explored Port Talbot’s remarkable concentration of celebrated actors. Her most recent biography focuses on Richard Burton’s mentor Philip Burton.
Peter Wakelin chairs the Board of Cadw and is President of the Contemporary Art Society for Wales.
Thursday 29 October 2026. Doors 7.30pm; conversation starts 8pm. Tickets £15.
