Always a pleasure to chat with Sijie Chen, Founder, Artistic Director, and Violinist of Vermeer Chamber Concerts. A concert series dedicated to bringing beautiful music to beautiful spaces. The 14th of 15th of May will be the series finale featuring a Horn Trios programme with Ben Goldscheider, Huw Watkins and Sijie Chen. The 14th of May will be at Stone House in Lewisham, and the 15th of May, the performance will be at Leighton House. Tune in to learn more about Vermeer Chamber Concerts - how it began, what inspired the creation, and an insight from the musicians' perspective. 

https://vermeerchamberconcerts.org/concerts/horn-trios

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What a joy to chat with Daniel Brine, the Norfolk and Norwich Festival Director, to discuss one of the oldest arts festivals in England, presenting world-class international performances alongside local artists and emerging new talent running from the 9th to the 25th of May. 

https://nnfestival.org.uk/

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In a galaxy far far away, I had a chat with Bec Morris, LA-based choreographer and dancer who is the director and choreographer for the internationally acclaimed show, The Empire Strips Back, a Burlesque Parody blasting us into space for its London Premiere at the Riverside Studios running from the 2nd of May through till the 17th of August. 

https://theempirestripsback.com/

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What a joy to chat with Jessica Draper, Head of Creative Engagement at Soho Theatre about the opening of Soho Theatre Walthamstow on the 2nd of May. This newly refurbished London Theatre is restored from the 1930s Granada featuring a Grade ll listed 960-seat auditorium, new studio spaces, backstage facilities, four bars, a restaurant - and of course, the heart of Soho Theatre. 

Opening Night Performance is the award-winning WEER by Natalie Palamides playing from the 2nd - 10th of May. 

WEER TICKETS 

Soho Theatre Walthamstow 

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In conversation with Olivia Lindsay, actor and artistic director of Ye You Productions, who is starring in and producing Conversations After Sex, running at the Park Theatre from the 30th of April – to the 17th of May! Tune in to learn more about the production and why Olivia chose Conversations After Sex as Ye You Productions' debut show. 

parktheatre.co.uk

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Chatting with Sahar Hamidollah, a part of the Barbican's Young Film Programmer's Scheme, and Blair Davis, Barbican Young Creatives Producer, about the Chronic Youth Film Festival running on the 26th and 27th of April at the Barbican Cinemas was a joy. The program centers around the theme Against All Odds, including one UK premiere, two previews, an archive feature, documentaries, and a short film program showcasing films beyond mainstream cinema's confines. Alongside the program, there will be correlating events, including workshops, post-film discussions, a scavenger hunt, and a DJ dance party. 

https://www.barbican.org.uk/our-story/press-room/chronic-youth-film-festival-2025-against-all-odds-sat-26-sun-27-april

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In conversation with the one and only Jay Miller, Artistic Director of The Yard Theatre - the infamous East London amphitheater. We are celebrating the life of The Yard Theatre before the building will make way for the construction of a New Yard Theatre designed by award-winning Takero Shimazaki expected to open in 2026. Listeners out there … you must see The Glass Menagerie running at The Yard Theatre till the 10th of May before the Yard's brief departure. 

https://www.theyardtheatre.co.uk/

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I am overjoyed to bring you insight into the previously sold-out run of The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady that transforms the Barbican Theatre once again from the 16th – 19th of April, featuring the collaboration of the Clod Ensemble and Nu Civilization Orchestra to bring Charles Mingus’ infamous recording to life. I am joined by tenor saxophonist, David Kayode and Chloe Carterr, a spoken word artist hosting this immersive theatrical concert. 

https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2025/event/the-black-saint-and-the-sinner-lady

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What a joy to interview Naomi Westerman, playwright, screenwriter, author, and former anthropologist who chats about her upcoming play, Puppy running at the Kings Head Theatre from the 1st-27th of April. Puppy is a female-centric romantic comedy about dogging, critiquing the late-stage capitalism porn industry, and the exploitation of female sexuality and sexual liberation. As an award-winning playwright, her work has been staged at numerous theatres across London and the UK, as well as in the USA, Canada, Chile, and Germany.

https://kingsheadtheatre.com/

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SIDE NOTE: the recommended book is Bitch by Lucy Cooke 

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INSIGHT EPISODE - recorded January 2025

What a whirlwind to interview Sara Farrington, NYC & NJ-based playwright & co-founder of the theater company Foxy Films. I previously had the joy of interviewing Sara in December 2024 for her play, A Trojan Woman, which had its London debut at the King's Head Theatre. I was immediately intrigued by her experience in writing traditional and non-traditional pieces of theatre, and as a native New Yorker based in London, I was curious to learn more about her experience working in the theatre scene in NYC. Tune into the interview to receive insight regarding the life of a playwright in NYC - Sara's previous works and what she is currently working on...

https://www.ladyfarrington.com/

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