Arts & heritage journalist
Writing
Visual art
Interviews
Arts Professional: What does it take to make art about suicide?
Chila Kumari Singh Burman: Chila Welcomes You at IWM North
Graham Crowley: I Paint Shadows at the Walker Art Gallery
Bobby Baker: Art that's good enough to eat
Peter Blake: Portrait of the artist as a much younger man
Fiona Banner: How words can be a thousand pictures
Marianne Faithfull: These are the pictures that are part of me
Michael Craig Martin: A feast that challenges the senses
Reviews
Theatre and performing arts
Reviews
The Nerve: Miss Saigon, UK tour
The Nerve: The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher, Liverpool Everyman Theatre
Books
Interviews
‘A poetic approach to the sediment of memory’: Author Jeff Young talks to Northern Soul
Melvyn Bragg: I would rather have euthanasia than dementia
Louis de Bernieres: Tales from the charming troubadour
Philip Pullman: Writing for children gives me freedom
Joanne Harris: There's a lot of meanness, stupidity and mischief
Digital storytelling
Land of the Giants
When French street theatre company Royale de Luxe brought their family of giants to Liverpool for the final time, I worked with a designer to create this special report on their three visits to Liverpool. Created using Shorthand.
Liverpool Echo
Coastline
The Merseyside coastline is one of the most interesting and diverse in the country, with a history that is known all around the world. This is a celebration of what makes it special today. The stories of the people who live and work on the banks of the River Mersey and the beaches of the Irish Sea. Their passions, experiences and love for this beautiful stretch of windswept land.
I worked with a designer to create this microsite with an interactive map to accompany my podcast Liminal.
24 hours of food in Liverpool
Longform article exploring Liverpool’s relationship with food and drink by capturing an entire night and day in real time.
As well as going out myself, I managed a team of writers who covered the city over 24 hours - from a breastfeeding group to a Chinese restaurant in the early hours of the morning,