Ballad of a Small Player…panel, screening and Q&A in Macao – 7/3/26

Posted: March 7th, 2026 | No Comments »

Heads up for March 7^th 3.15pm at this year’s Macao International Literary Festival. I’ll be talking to the prolific novelist Lawrence Osborne about his novel Ballad of A Small Player. Set in Macao it’s about trying to escape yourself, running away and, perhaps, seeking redemption for your sins through winning, or losing, at the tables.

As Netflix just made a film version with Colin Farrell, Fala Chen, Alex Jennings and Tilda Swinton we’ll also be joined by the producer Mike Goodridge of GoodChaos (Santosh, The Left Handed Girl, Sisu) to discuss the problems and fun of adapting Ballad for the movies. And they’ll also be a cinema screening of the movie at the beautiful Art Deco Cinema Alegria (Estrada do Repouso) the same evening followed by a Q&A.

So, you’ve got time to read the book and then come join us on March 7^th for what I’m sure will be a great conversation.

Tickets – https://macauliteraryfestival.org/

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