Performers 2011

Creators of Channel 4’s BAFTA-winning hit comedy Peep Show, Sam and Jesse's impressive string of comedy writing credits also includes Four Lions (with Chris Morris, winning them the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Award Read more ...

Edmund de Waal's The Hare with Amber Eyes was perhaps the most praised British book of last year, a prize-winning sensation and a bestseller, telling the story of 264 Japanese carvings of domestic scenes and animals, called netsuke, whose journey embodies that of the author's own family. Read more ...

The British Press Association’s Columnist of the Year 2010, Caitlin’s comedic and satirical articles in The Times are enjoyed by some of Britain’s comedy heavyweights including Armando Iannucci and Robert Webb. Read more ...

Hanif Kureishi CBE is a novelist, playwright, screenwriter and filmmaker. His screenplay My Beautiful Laundrette was nominated for an Academy Award and his book The Buddha of Suburbia won the 1990 Whitbread Award for best novel. Read more ...

Joe returns to Port Eliot riding high on the critical acclaim of Submarine, the Richard Ayoade film adaptation of his award-winning novel. Joe is also a successful poet with his work published in Poetry Review, Magma, New Welsh Review and The Manhattan Review. Read more ...

Fortified by an airtight familial camaraderie and emboldened with a zeal for country music, Laura and Lydia Rogers formed The Secret Sisters to capture their raw talent in its purest form. Read more ...

British Sea Power – the UK’s premier rock’n’roll outdoorsmen – triumphantly return to Cornwall to play the Caught By The River tent at Port Eliot for the second time. Read more ...

There are the California girls that you know, sun-kissed and white-toothed, easy on the grey cells, easy to tire of. Then there are the other California girls, the ones you can't shake. Read more ...

It may be steeped in the country tradition, but Caitlin Rose’s music is not constrained by that heritage. Her confessional style and wry observations place her very much in the 21st century Read more ...

The highly acclaimed author of Kill Your Friends, The Amateurs and The Second Coming, John was previously in one of the first bands ever signed to the nascent Heavenly Recordings Read more ...

Fashion insurrectionists Meadham Kirchoff’s unpredictable visions of beauty jolt fashion audiences to the edge of their seats. Who else could combine a love of Chanel and the Riot Girls, British handcraft and witchery in one show? Read more ...

The term 'millinery' is hardly broad enough to contain the scope of Nasir Mazhar's headgear – it can veer from leather American football helmets to nun's wimples. Read more ...

The mind-blowing vistas suggested by Mary Katrantzou's shows transpose interior design – her digital manipulations of images of opulent rooms, furniture and objects d'art – onto the female form, to startlingly elegant effect. Read more ...

A cult originator of with own spontaneous way with splashy, graffiti-like pop colour and nutty accessories made out of re-directed stationery supplies, popcorn, bells, whistles and balloons, Louise Gray is the Pied Piper of fun in London fashion Read more ...

Erickson Beamon’s roll-call of fashion collaborations runs from the likes of Givenchy, Donna Karan and Ungaro to Richard Nicoll and the late Alexander McQueen Read more ...

Justine Picardie returns to this year’s festival with her bestselling biography Coco Chanel: the Life and Legend released in paperback, which has sold over 50,000 copies and been translated into 15 languages. Read more ...

The nation’s favourite panto dame and I’m A Celebrity… winner 2007, Christopher’s glittering career has spanned stage (from the Old Vic to the Royal Shakespeare Company) Read more ...

Feature writer for the Guardian – where he has reported on everything from the Iraq War to spa holidays for men – Patrick Barkham also has a keen interest in nature. Read more ...

Best known for his literary parodies Kafka's Soup and Sartre's Sink – in which he presents recipes and DIY tips in the style of famous literary writers – Mark Crick is a British photographer and author. Read more ...

Best known in the UK for his green-fingered Guardian column, Dan Pearson is universally recognised as one of the world’s best garden and landscape designers. The creator of five award-winning gardens at the Chelsea Flower show Read more ...

The "godfather of fusion cuisine", when New Zealand chef and author Peter Gordon isn’t dashing back and forth between the north and south hemispheres, chasing perfection in his Auckland and London restaurants, he writes for Condé Nast and the Financial Times, develops new cookbooks, teaches his own twist on fusion cuisine, cooks on TV Read more ...

MBE and Michelin star winning chef Angela Hartnett returns to Port Eliot for the second time this year. A protégé of Gordon Ramsay, Angela is currently the Chef-Patron at the prestigious Murano restaurant Read more ...

Award-winning chef, writer and television presenter Tommi Miers will be bringing some Latin flair to this year’s festival. Since winning the BBC’s Masterchef competition in 2005, Tommi has written a number of cookbooks and starred in the Channel 4 shows The Wild Gourmets and A Cook’s Tour of Spain Read more ...

“Culinary marriage broker” (Wall Street Journal) Niki Segnit is author of The Flavour Thesaurus, the first book to examine what ingredients go with what, pair by pair. The book follows the form of Roget’s Thesaurus and has many fans including Kate Winslet and Nigel Slater. Read more ...

Rose Prince is a food columnist on the Daily Telegraph, writes regularly for the Saturday Telegraph Magazine, and contributes to The Independent on Sunday, the Daily Mail and the Tablet. Read more ...

Lauren's Charlie and Lola stories have sold in their millions and have been adapted into an animated series for the BBC, which has won four BAFTAS and aired in more than 34 countries. Read more ...

The Hullabaloo is a place where this world meets the other world. A fantastical international bazaar where you can trade dreams for stories and beans for magic wings… It is a vibrant emporium; a glorious symposium of fairies and pirates and giants and elves. Read more ...

Join us to hunt down pirate gold! Charlotte Hobson leads a family treasure hunt that draws on swashbuckling tales for a fun and fascinating adventure around Port Eliot. Read more ...

Children’s author and creator of the Molly Moon series, Georgia Byng will be talking about hypnotism, time stopping and time travelling, mind reading, morphing and monster-making, and about why you are probably a writer too. Read more ...

Port Eliot is the ultimate family-friendly festival, with a huge range of special entertainments laid on specifically for our younger visitors and acres of beautiful outdoor spaces in which to safely roam, play and explore. What's more, tickets for children under 7 are free Read more ...

Award winning playwright and director Jez Butterworth has seen his work showered with accolades and praise on both sides of the Atlantic. Also a film director, Jez is well-known for his debut film Mojo Read more ...

The wait is over. After much anticipation and speculation, we’re pleased to announce the line-up for this year’s Idler Academy – now with an even more eclectic return to the old school for you to revel in. Woe betide any latecomers... Read more ...

Heavy metal singer Zodiac Mindwarp in the band Love Reaction, Mr. Manning will be giving a talk on a life in the music business Read more ...

In her forties, Wilma Johnson found the sudden desire to become a surfer. Her new book, Surf Mama, which is also illustrated with her art, tells the story of how she discovered life on a board. Read more ...

Lucy studied zoology under Richard Dawkins before moving into TV to work on cult comedy shows then documentaries, producing and directing critically acclaimed series about everything from architecture to sex for the BBC and Channel 4. Read more ...

Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese truly is a man who needs no introduction, so we’re exceptionally proud to announce that he’ll be lending his vision for a unique collaboration in the form of our new Paradiso Outdoor Cinema. Read more ...

Self-proclaimed ‘populist’ photographer Martin Parr is an author of almost 50 books, and has been featured in more than 80 exhibitions worldwide. His iconic photographs provide a thought-provoking, satirical commentary Read more ...

The world's first purpose-built mobile poetry emporium comes to Port Eliot. Staffed by some of the UK's finest performance poetry chefs – including Tim Clare and Luke Wright – The Poetry Takeaway serves up free, made-to-order poems to YOU Read more ...

In his book Paddle; A long way around Ireland, Jasper Winn tells the story of his thousand mile sea-kayak trip around the coast of the world's twentieth largest island. Take to the water with him at Port Eliot for his 'slow-adventure' Paddle-Talk event. Read more ...

For this year’s festival, Port Eliot’s Big Dining Room has been transformed into the Paradiso Piccolo. Curated by writer and filmmaker Naomi Gryn, screenings will be introduced by some of cinema’s backstage heroes – including special previews of three outstanding feature-length docs. Read more ...

Legendary punk poet and performer John Cooper Clarke’s brand of social commentary is still as sharp and witty as ever, and is sure to tear up the stage this year. Read more ...

After sell-out gigs around the world, Frank returns to the UK this summer with an eagerly anticipated appearance at Port Eliot, where he’ll be showcasing tracks from his new album, England Keep My Bones. Read more ...

A secret late-night venue with DJs Jon Kennedy, Skitz and Richie Phoe and more, playing their personal 7-inch collections into the wee small hours Read more ...

Comedy writer and experimental stand-up Simon Munnery – aka Alan Parker: Urban Warrior and The League Against Tedium – pauses in his Self Employed national tour to bring his own brand of political satire to Port Eliot. Read more ...

Mercury nominated Ed Harcourt is one of Britain’s most celebrated singer-songwriters. His critically acclaimed fifth and latest album, Lustre (2010) reflects his multi-instrumental and eclectic indie sound Read more ...