A Northerner in denial, Rachel perpetually places herself anywhere but native Manchester, now leaving her down and out in London (not Paris). She likes words, taking photographs, subtitles, travelling the world whenever her overdraft allows, vintage book shops and solo gallery visits. She’s often found in dark rooms with strangers…cinemas, honest. She’s also Arts & Culture Editor of TLW.
4
Mar
2015
Femme Fierce: Reloaded
Celebrating International Women’s Day with a weekend of female powered creativity, the world’s largest all female street art and graffiti festival returns to Waterloo’s Leake Street Tunnel.
1
Mar
2015
Women of the World Festival
Celebrate the power and creativity of women with a thrilling programme of talks, debates, comedy, literature, music and art featuring over 300 speakers and performers as WOW returns for its fifth year.
31
Jan
2015
VAULT Festival 2015
Time to get ourselves willingly lost in the labyrinthine Waterloo tunnels for another year of the bizarre, the innovative and the provocative in a six-week festival of theatre, art, music and performance.
17
Jan
2015
Fred Wiseman’s ‘National Gallery’
A rare and illuminating tour of one of London's finest institutions, elevating the ’making-of’ documentary to new heights in revealing the craftsmanship, expertise and pride that propels the making of a gallery.
14
Jan
2015
Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination
Dim lighting, billowing chiffon drapes, haunting screams – the British Library is dressed to kill in this fascinating venture into the mysterious histories and futures of the Gothic imagination.
6
Jan
2015
Grimm Tales, Bargehouse
Taking you by the hand, Grimm Tales leads you deep into the woods for an evening of lean-in storytelling of fairy favourites and little known tales in this magical venue.
3
Dec
2014
Welcome to Winterville
It’s a Christmas miracle – there’s a new festive joy bringer in town. Crafty, kitsch leaning just on the right side of garish, east London finally gets its own winter festival at the heart of Victoria Park.
13
Nov
2014
New Movement Collective: ‘Please Be Seated’
A clever and inventive work from an invigorating company, defying both our perception of dance theatre and perceived uses for furniture.
28
Oct
2014
Halloween Highlights
From pop-up films and club nights to immersive art and walking tours, we resurrect some Halloween favourites and dig up some more alternative options for All Hallow’s Eve.
21
Oct
2014
ScreenShots from LFF II
From elemental concerts to Ethiopian sci-fi, we reel out our final bitesized batch of reviews of the lesser known from this year’s BFI London Film Festival.
