Image Credit: Photo of Rosie Greatorex, Executive Director, Rio Cinema. For more than a century, the Rio Cinema has stood on Kingsland High Street, but its greatest achievement isn’t simply surviving – it’s remaining one of London’s most fiercely independent…
Image Credit: Taken by Tallulah and Mirabelle Haddon. If you’ve ever wondered what might happen if contemporary dance, live cinema, sculpture, queer performance, mythology and a bucket of melting ice collided in the basement of a Victorian town hall, Mirabelle…
Image Credit: Photo of Liz Bentley. Photo by In The Right Light. For some people, creativity is a career. For Liz Bentley, it’s been a lifeline. After seeking therapy in her early twenties, Liz spent years training as a psychotherapist,…
Image Credit: Gabriela Román González, Head of Exhibitions and Programmes at CASA, London. Photographed by James Baines. Working across contemporary art initiatives in Havana before helping shape some of London’s most thought-provoking cultural conversations, Gabriela Román González has built a…
Image Credit: Francesca Moody, founder of Francesca Moody Productions. Photographed by Rich Lakos. If you’ve spent any time around the UK’s Fringe scene over the past decade, chances are you’ve felt Francesca Moody‘s influence – even if you didn’t realise…
Image Credit: Photo of Gus Mitchell and Katurah Morrish, founders of the Forgery Collective. There comes a point when talking about the future is no longer enough – you have to build it. That’s exactly what writer and director Gus…
Image Credit: Photo of Matthew Barrington, Cinema Curator, Researcher & Writer. Matthew Barrington doesn’t simply programme films – he creates conversations. Long before becoming a Cinema Curator at the Barbican, completing a PhD on slow cinema or championing some of…
Image Credit: Installation View of Euphoria, 2026 at Bold Tendencies. Photographed by Damian Griffiths. For over two decades, Hannah Barry has been reshaping the cultural landscape of London. Growing up in Dartford, immersed in libraries, youth clubs, school orchestras and…
Image Credit: Production shot of ‘−320°F’. Photo by Takashi Okamoto @takashi_okamoto Some creative partnerships begin with a shared vision. Others begin with a shared curiosity about the mysteries of our biggest question, what is life? For internationally acclaimed playwright, director…
Image Credit: White Heat indie night at Madame Jojo’s. Photograph by Gregory Nolan, 2005. Long before she was curating exhibitions at the V&A, Harriet Reed was discovering the power of cultural spaces firsthand. Raised on a steady diet of museum…