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EDGE ESCAPES PRESENTS · SPRINGTIME IN LONDON

A Thrilling London Escape

with Catherine Steadman

actress, screenwriter and author of Something in the Water, Mr. Nobody, The Family Game and Nine Lives

MAY 13–14, 2027 · LONDON IN BLOOM

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Springtime in London, two unforgettable days and one of the most wickedly clever thriller writers working today. Wisteria on the garden squares, a private screening and conversation with Catherine, an unforgettable dinner in her honor, a walk through the London of Nine Lives, and a proper London afternoon tea. Accommodations are booked separately.

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OUR GUEST OF HONOR

 

Catherine Steadman

 

Catherine Steadman is the New York Times bestselling author of Something in the Water, a Reese’s Book Club pick and the debut that sold in more than thirty territories — followed by Mr. Nobody, The Disappearing Act, The Family Game and Look in the Mirror. Her newest is Nine Lives.

An actress, novelist and screenwriter, Catherine was on screen and stage long before she was keeping readers up past midnight: Mabel Lane Fox in Downton Abbey, and an Olivier Award nomination for the Royal Shakespeare Company's Oppenheimer. She writes suspense the way an actress reads a room — every glance, every silence, every door left slightly open.

 

Author, actress and screenwriter Catherine Steadman
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AUTHOR, ACTRESS & SCREENWRITER

Catherine Steadman

HER NEWEST NOVEL

Nine Lives

ONE AUTHOR, ONE CITY, ONE TABLE

 

No signing line. Just secrets over dinner.

 

Catherine has spent her career making audiences hold their breath — first from the stage and screen, now from the page. What readers rarely get is an evening across the table from her, in the city that hides inside every one of her books.

This is that evening. Rather than a talk and a queue, these two days are devoted entirely to Catherine and to her London: a private screening and conversation, an intimate dinner with Catherine as our guest of honor, a walk through the streets of Nine Lives, and a proper London afternoon tea.

It is a rare chance to hear, firsthand, how one of today's most addictive thriller writers builds a twist, hides a clue in plain sight, and decides who gets to walk away at the end — and to ask her everything you have wondered since the last page.

EDGE ESCAPES PRESENTS

 

Two Days of London Intrigue
with Catherine Steadman

 

A private London escape devoted to secrets, suspense and the art of the twist, with dinner with Catherine and a proper London afternoon tea.

 

LONDON — MAY 13–14, 2027

Venues are revealed privately to registered guests
 
Thoughtfully curated and designed to feel personal, glamorous and entirely unlike a traditional book tour event.
 

Two days. One extraordinary author. A few very good secrets.

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EDGE Escapes members at dinner in Paris

Your Two Days in London

 

What Awaits You

 

A Private Screening with Catherine

The doors close on an intimate private screening room in the heart of London, reserved just for us. Champagne is poured, the plush seats await, and the lights go down on a private screening from Catherine’s work for the screen, such as The Ex-Wife, the Paramount+ thriller series she wrote, or Our Fault: London, the Prime Video film she co-wrote. Afterwards, Catherine joins us for an unhurried conversation and Q&A: how she went from the set of Downton Abbey to the bestseller list, how a novel becomes a series, and the stories she rarely tells an audience. Bring your questions, and your copy of Nine Lives to be signed.

 

Dinner with Catherine Steadman

One long, candlelit table, one seating, and Catherine as our guest of honor. Over a beautifully served dinner and a few very good bottles of wine, the conversation turns to Nine Lives, life on stage and screen, and exactly how she plots a twist you never see coming. This is the evening our guests talk about long after they fly home.

 

The London of Nine Lives

Step inside the pages of Nine Lives with the woman who wrote it. Catherine leads us through the quietly glamorous North London enclave where the novel unfolds: leafy garden squares, grand old townhouses behind immaculate front doors, chic delis and coffee shops, and the very streets where a single cat comes home with a secret. Expect the behind-the-scenes stories you will never find in a guidebook.

 

 

A Proper London Afternoon Tea

Tiered stands of finger sandwiches, warm scones with clotted cream and jam, delicate pastries and pots of fine tea, served in one of London’s most beautiful rooms. The most elegant way to say goodbye, and one last chance to talk about the ending.

 

Every Moment, Beautifully Captured

A professional photographer and videographer document the entire escape, so you can be fully present while every glass raised, every signed page and every London street is captured for you to keep.

 

 

A pink magnolia in bloom outside London townhouses in springtime
A private London screening room with red leather seats
An intimate candlelit EDGE Escapes author dinner
A proper London afternoon tea with champagne, scones and striped china

LONDON x CATHERINE STEADMAN

Fog, gaslight and a few very good secrets

No city has kept more secrets than London. Behind its elegant front doors and garden squares lie two thousand years of scandal, disappearance and intrigue — the same city that gave the world Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie and the modern psychological thriller.

It is also Catherine's home, and the setting of Nine Lives, where a single cat, a scratched collar and a street full of beautiful houses unravel into something far darker. For two days, we see her London through her eyes: glamorous by day, a little dangerous after dark, and always ready for tea.

London, England
Venues revealed privately to registered guests

Guest of honor: Catherine Steadman
Author of Nine Lives

THE EXPERIENCE

 

EVERY TWIST, planned for you

 


Two private days in London with Catherine Steadman, Thursday & Friday, May 13–14


  

A private screening and conversation with Catherine, with champagne and bites


  

An intimate dinner with Catherine Steadman as our guest of honor


  

An evening in conversation with Catherine on Nine Lives, Something in the Water and the art of the twist


  

Behind-the-scenes stories from Downton Abbey, the London stage and life as an actress, screenwriter and bestselling novelist


  

A walk through the streets of Nine Lives and a proper London afternoon tea


  

Professional photography and video documenting every moment of the escape


  

An exclusive, privately hosted EDGE Escapes experience



AND MORE, RESERVED FOR OUR GUESTS

Special guest authors and a few surprises may join us. Additional details are shared privately with registered guests as May approaches.

WHAT TO WEAR

 

London Noir, Dressed for Dinner

Think a sharp trench, a little black dress or deep jewel tones, polished boots or heels you can actually walk in, and one piece of statement jewelry worthy of a plot twist. Bring a chic umbrella — it is London in May. Polished enough for a candlelit dinner, easy enough for an afternoon on cobblestones.

 

An elegant pink-panelled London dining room set for dinner
Doormen in top hats at the art deco entrance of Claridge's in Mayfair
Cherry blossoms in front of white stucco London townhouses in spring

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PRESALE PRICE

$2,950

 

Per guest · presale pricing for a limited time

Two days in London, Thursday & Friday, May 13–14, 2027.

Reserved exclusively for EDGE Escapes members.

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All listed experiences are included: the private screening and conversation, the walk through the London of Nine Lives, dinner with Catherine Steadman, a proper London afternoon tea, and champagne and bites at the screening.
Travel and accommodations are not included; hotel recommendations are shared with registered guests.
Availability is limited to preserve the intimate nature of the experience.

All sales are final. As this is a highly curated, intimate experience with limited seating, we are unable to offer refunds or transfers. We encourage you to confirm your availability before reserving your seat.

 

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