Bloomsbury Radio chat to Margaret Cheng about 26 Plants. 26’s partners at Wildlife Trusts drew up a list of plants: a mix of rare and important, common and undervalued, endangered/rare and ‘interesting’ plants. From dandelions to devil’s bit scabious and beyond. 26 writers, including many well-known poets, then responded with their own words to highlight the issues around each plant. How will they survive climate change? What can we each do to help? Writing 100-word poems and short essays, the writers bring out the beauty as well as the vulnerability of these plants, and visual work accompanies each written piece. 26 Plants is now live here: https://bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/26-plants/

Abul Kashim speaks to Bloomsbury Radio about Camden Libraries' involvement with Bloomsbury Festival.

Bloomsbury Radio chat to Rosie Carlisle and Fiona Rule about Bloomsbury's fascinating history through the story of one house - 49 Great Ormond Street – and the people who lived there.

Bloomsbury Radio chat to Zhanna Macmillen of Camden Tour Guides Association on The Legendary Women of Bloomsbury.

Bloomsbury Radio chat to Victor Braojos (Pianist). Victor is to present a solo piano recital journey through the senses, presenting a journey through three contrastingly different major works, all written at the culmination of a lifetime.

Bloomsbury Radio chat to Emily Momoh on Camden Black British History.

Bloomsbury Radio chat to Faheem Hussain about the power of storytelling as it transcends cultures and time.

Bloomsbury Radio chat to Vyte Garriga about the following two plays she is representing at this year’s festival. 

Language Is A Skin

This one-woman show explores language from the point of view of a Lithuanian woman who wants to communicate, fit in and survive. It is set in at what looks like an abandoned photo development room where the protagonist is developing books instead. She goes through the books and dives into the stories in search of the meaning (or lack of meaning). The piece combines visual theatre, performance art, digital technology and BSL to tell the story. The core theme of the piece is learning a new language, changing skin (physically and metaphorically) and growing into oneself forced but not defined by the circumstances.

2nd Picture of Dorian Gray

Nine teenagers and one baritone saxophone invite you to a surreal cabaret of a play. Struggling to make sense of their lives and their place in an unfathomable universe, they find themselves in an hilariously pointless search for a theme for their own creative expression – only to discover that one of them may in fact be the actual great-grandchild of eponymous narcissist Dorian Gray. This life-imitating-art play about growing up asks lots of important questions about what it means to be human and, in fine absurdist fashion, offers absolutely no answers whatsoever. Writer – Vyte Garriga.

Bloomsbury Radio chat to Jessica Richard about Oils - a gripping show about survival, trauma, and the unyielding strength of a woman.

Bloomsbury Radio chat to Associate Architect Robin Spencer who is presenting five contemporary, built (or under construction) architectural projects, situated in dense urban environments.