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Jess Robinson

Barrel of Laughs: Life is Rosi – Grandma, Me and our Diaries at 23

Hay Festival 2026, 

An interactive evening of storytelling, song and performance from Dead Ringers actor Jess Robinson, as she brings to life the wartime diaries of her grandmother, Rosi, and her own early journals. She reads extracts from both diaries, interwoven with short live performance moments, to illustrate how stories of survival and identity create bonds across the generations. The event ends with a rendition of ‘The Impossible Dream’, a song that deeply connects her to her grandmother.