Journalism and other writing

I specialise in arts, books, theatre, photography, classical music, travel and cultural policy, but in a decade as a writer I've tackled topics as diverse as the cultural history of gender, the films of Nanni Moretti and the Nazis’ curious penchant for jazz. I've also interviewed people including Tom Stoppard, Svetlana Alexievich, Ian McEwan and Martin Parr, and reported from China, Russia, Germany, India, France, the US and Taiwan. And I'm an experienced editor, both in print and online.

If you’d like to discuss a piece I could write – or commission me! – do get in touch.

Reporting, features, long reads

I love long-format storytelling, and have contributed long reads to The New Yorker online, The Guardian, The New Statesman and Prospect magazine. Some recent highlights:

• On British TV and film’s diversity crisis [New Statesman]

• (Fe)male: why gender fluidity is part of our cultural history [Prospect]

• Profile: Caryl Churchill’s prophetic drama [NewYorker.com]

Profiles and interviews

People I've interviewed over the years include John Malkovich, Tom Stoppard, Svetlana Alexievich, Peter Brook, Rachel Weisz, Martin Parr, Abi Morgan, Ivo van Hove, Grayson Perry, Alistair Campbell and Sienna Miller. Some recent pieces:

• Poll position: Cornelia Parker hits the campaign trail [New Yorker.com]
• 'I may as well embrace intimidation': playwright Jack Thorne opens up [New Statesman]
• A secret history: Peter Ackroyd on 2,000 years of gay London [Guardian] 
• Hearing voices: a rare interview with Nobel winner Svetlana Alexievich [Prospect]

Reviews, criticism, op-ed

I've reviewed photography for the New Yorker website, theatre for the Guardian, and books for outlets including the Times Literary Supplement and the Evening Standard. Recent articles include:

• Nicholas Hytner's Balancing Acts [book review, Guardian]
• Paul Strand’s sense of things [photography review, NewYorker.com]

• Szekspir by any other name: can Shakespeare be translated? [op-ed, Wall Street Journal]