Yaw Basoah: Dark Star
These are the words of Yaw Basoah, who holds that ever glamourous title; Movie Producer. In his own time, Yaw has managed a fair amount of dazzling, culminating in the launch of his own production company, Dark Pictures…
Scratch Nights & Showtime: Etch Theatre
I already knew I had to write this piece on grassroots theatre, when in a fortuitous set of circumstances, I found myself seated next to Vicky Featherstone at a breakfast for UN Women. Here at last was someone who could help me order my thoughts on theatre, entrepreneurship and art!
The Secret Life of Housewives & Heinz Tomato Soup
As innocent as the can of soup – that staple of your cupboard; holy grail of the lazy; ever-lurking shadow on the supermarket shelf – is the housewife.
Photographer in Residence: Anna Orhanen
When Anna Orhanen describes herself as an academic gone wild, she’s hit the nail on the head before I can. A woman who carries serious clout, replete as…
Opening Doors: Nigel Stowe of Hotel Café Royal
The language of the luxury hotel can feel imbued with a certain imperiousness. I imagine to counteract such feelings they hire men like Nigel Stowe…
Ben Ashton: The Enchanted Underwater
The paintings seem at once menacing and mesmerising. The figures, no longer Fiona and Ben Ashton, are not looking at the viewer; they are playing in…
Meet the Map-Maker
Fuller makes maps. Not, I warn you, the sort of map I need to save me as I stare hopelessly at street names. How can it be a map if it’s not made…
How to be a MEGA STAR!
Reach for the stars they say, land on a cloud. Clouds are still pretty high. So maybe you’re not Polo playing with Prince Harry, but maybe you are a very…
Per Wimmer: Astronaut & Adventurer
The idea of venturing beyond our planet still leaves one awestruck, spellbound and glassy-eyed. Much like life itself, space travel is a plunge into the…
Bored of Blockbusters? Become a Bright Young Thing
Bridget and Fatima started Bright Young Things in a bid to give brilliant but more modestly budgeted films a platform and allow indie film-makers to bask…