Is it possible to hear art; to look at a painting and hear the textures and tones? Not just technical sounds but emotive qualities; can a painting evoke music from our curious gaze? The National Gallery in a newly commissioned exhibition, Soundscapes, … Continued
I can’t stop thinking about Battersea Arts Centre and the recent fire. Watching those images unfold across social media and news sites on Friday is fixed in my mind and they won’t shift no matter how much I try to … Continued
The following keynote speech was delivered at the Royal Opera House Bridge’s conference You Ask, We Listen at the Royal Opera House on 20 February 2015. The conference was based on the BrigeFest report which asks why young people do not … Continued
Attending Secret Theatre’s Show 5, A Series of Increasingly Impossible Acts, at the Tricycle Theatre with my boyfriend Jack I got more than I bargained for than an entertaining night. I’ve seen all of Secret Theatre‘s shows to date, and … Continued
It’s that time of year where everyone starts to publish their Top 10 lists, and let’s face it, no one needs another ‘these were my top 10 shows of 2014’ list. Keen to add my voice to the hum of … Continued
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about crowd funding recently. This thinking is partly fuelled by the sheer volume of crowd funding notifications that appear across my networks in a given a month, but also because I have for … Continued
“Would you like to dance?”, her voice calm and inviting. An extended hand towards me, I stumble nervously to put my bottle of beer to one side. Reaching the dance floor, the mirror ball spins fleeting lights across the walls and … Continued
Whilst doing some research for a project I’m working on at the moment I struggled to find a comprehensive list of theatre festivals in the UK. There’s this half attempted list on Wikipedia which proved to be useless and another … Continued
In February 2009 the Arts Council England launched A Night Less Ordinary, a scheme designed to get young people engaged with theatre through the allocation of 618,000 free tickets. The scheme ran until 2011 before being curtailed due to Governmental cuts. … Continued
The following speech was delivered at No Boundaries, the State of the Arts Conference by Arts Council England on Tuesday 25 February 2014. In October last year I wrote a blog piece entitled ‘What is the Future of Theatre Criticism?’ … Continued