Announcing: Christmas at Castle Howard 2025
26th August 2025
After announcing that Light Up Lancaster will be returning on 6-8 November 2025, with its theme being ‘In the Blink of an Eye’, we’re excited to now reveal more about our brand new video-mapping installation for the festival, Dear Joan…
As nighttime falls, an old man is penning a letter when he gets an unexpected visitor – one that he can’t ignore. Author CS Lewis wrote over 10,000 letters in his lifetime, many of them to children. One of them was Joan. Surely, there’s always time for one more word of advice…
Viewers can expect a fantastical adventure inspired by reality and imagination, with our trademark video design, magical projections, original soundscapes by James Hamilton and performance combining to tell a charming story full of advice of writing, and advice for life.
Dear Joan… will be located in the historic Dalton Square, Lancaster. Keep up to date with the festival at Light Up Lancaster’s website or social media.
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