International Anthony Burgess Foundation

21/08/2026

This week, to celebrate the bicentennial of Carl Maria von Weber’s opera, Oberon, we’re looking at Anthony Burgess’s libretto for a production in 1985.

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Anthony Burgess updates an operatic classic

09/08/2026

Congratulations to Wilder! for winning Best Play at the 2026 Greater Manchester Fringe Awards. 🏆 A comedic farce with impressive choreography, and an absolute pleasure to host at the Burgess Foundation.

07/08/2026

This week, why quoting Anthony Burgess’s work may be more difficult than it seems, and why even the dictionaries of quotation often get it wrong. Also, find out the most misattributed Burgess quote!

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The aphorisms and epigrams of Anthony Burgess

05/08/2026

Listen... 👂 Choose Anthony Burgess for your next audio book. Find A Clockwork Orange, Earthly Powers, the Enderby series and more Burgess classics on Audible, with narrators including John Sessions and Tom Hollander. Search ANTHONY BURGESS on your Audible app now.

31/07/2026

Anthony Burgess hated Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of A Clockwork Orange, right? This week’s newsletter attempts to set the record straight…

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Did Anthony Burgess hate Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of A Clockwork Orange?

29/07/2026

Our Greater Manchester Fringe season concludes tonight with WILDER!, a drama about domineering housewives, marital chaos and a deadly secret. 🎫 Tickets still available – see our website for information on this and all upcoming events at the Burgess Foundation in Manchester.

24/07/2026

Over the past year, we have been working to restore, digitise and catalogue the massive archive of cassette tapes in the Burgess Foundation’s collections. Find out what they tell us about Anthony Burgess, his life and work, and the cultural history of the twentieth century.

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On the Burgess Foundation's audio cassette collection

17/07/2026

It’s Odyssey Day! To celebrate the release of Christopher Nolan’s epic adaptation, we’re looking at Anthony Burgess’s use of Greek and Roman mythology in his own novels. Oedipus set in the Caribbean! The Aeneid taking place during the Second World War! It’s all in here…

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Anthony Burgess revisits Greek and Roman myths

16/07/2026

This weekend, the Burgess Foundation will host Elvis Presley, or rather the Radio 4 comedic songwriter Mitch Benn as Elvis. His show ASKING ELVIS comes to the Burgess for the Greater Manchester Fringe this Friday evening. Mitch will follow this up with a second show on Saturday night, his tribute to the American comic songwriter Tom Lehrer, THE LEHRER EFFECT. Pick your show, or come to both!

Tickets here
Asking Elvis https://www.anthonyburgess.org/event/gm-fringe-mitch-benn-asking-elvis/
The Lehrer Effect https://www.anthonyburgess.org/event/gm-fringe-mitch-benn-the-lehrer-effect/

15/07/2026

Rattles at the ready: it's almost time for England's semi-final performance in the FIFA World Cup. Anthony Burgess would like to remind you that the whole thing is a welcome distraction from economic troubles and political turmoil. [spins rattle, slowly]

"Football is a temporary way out of news that is always bad. The World Cup this summer has made it easier to stomach inflation and the defections of the politicians." — Anthony Burgess