We are now approaching the final weekend of the 2020 Festival. What a week! Full of events, talks and exhibitions but in such different circumstances to usual. Keeping your distance and not being in the same space does not feel
Our festival partners King’s Cross Brunswick Neighbourhood Association (KCBNA) celebrate their 40th anniversary this year. We have produced a celebratory programme and podcast for Bloomsbury Radio, to mark the anniversary. It features Nasim Ali OBE, Chief Executive of KCBNA; Sofina Razzaque who
As the 2020 Bloomsbury Festival launches the production team is a hive of activity. There is a real sense of community among the small team of professionals, the large team of partner organisations, our interns and around 50 volunteers who
What does it mean to us to renew? How can we help each other to renew in mind, body and spirit, especially now when facing social and personal restrictions required by the government in an effort to slow down the
What writer doesn’t secretly harbour the desire to be a flâneur/euse? To stroll the streets at leisure, soaking up the random encounter, the snatch of conversation, the hidden message? Twenty six writers from award-winning writers group, 26, were given licence
We found out a little more about Helix Productions ahead of their appearance at the 2020 Bloomsbury Festival with In The Secret Garden of Frances Hodges Burnett Can you tell us a bit about Helix Productions and yourselves? We met
Bloomsbury Festival 2020 was programmed with public health in mind, in the knowledge that guidance may change. In line with current government guidance we have had to make a few changes to the announced programme. The vast majority of events
We talked to Bren Gosling to find out a bit more about him and his new play, Invisible Me, which is premiered at Conway Hall on Tuesday 20 October as part of this year’s Bloomsbury Festival. Can you tell us
We spoke to Jeremy Goldstein about his internationally acclaimed Truth to Power Cafe which is live in London as part of our opening weekend on 16th October at Conway Hall. Tell us a bit about what Truth to Power Café is,
The winner of this year’s children’s art competition is Lewis, aged 10 from Gospel Oak Primary School, Camden. Lewis will receive £75 of vouchers from Cass Art and an art scholarship place at the Sir Hubert von Herkomer Art Foundation.