Imagine working all your life making ground-breaking discoveries, or developing world-changing theories – but then vanishing from the record and leaving no lasting legacy. This has, historically, been the experience of many people in science. I’ve been writing text for a new exhibition at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Breaking Ground, exploring the archives…
Category: EXHIBITIONS
Text-writing for the Royal Shakespeare Company as they co-curate their latest displays with Warwickshire Pride; a local homelessness charity, and the ILEAP activity support group
The Royal Shakespeare Company have a wonderful exhibition at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, The Play’s The Thing, with a regularly-changing selection of costumes and props, plus stories from behind the scenes. I’ve written for this exhibition from the time it launched in 2018, weaving together details from the objects, the plays and the performances. …
The Wild Man of Belsay Hall: devising and scripting a trail for this beautiful English Heritage landscape and quarry garden in Northumberland
I always enjoy joining creative forces with Ruth Haycock, who until recently was interpretation manager in the North East for English Heritage. I previously worked with her on audio stories for Whitby Abbey, along with museum text and eventually the voiceover for the audioguide. So it was great to collaborate with her and the team…