On a successful trip to Italy off the back of her novel No Boys Play Here being well received (and recently listed in the top ten books recommended by La Repubblica) she performed readings at Festival Letteratura in Mantua (selling out a 500 ticket event at Piazza Castello on Sept 8th 2022, interviewed by Beatrice Masini), and at Libreria Arcadia in Rovereto, Italy.
In October 2022, she did a performed reading / interactive talk at Lancing College to the sixth form and their teachers on the animating / visceral force of literary language. The talk was for readers and writers looking for sources of inspiration, particularly those involved in cross media collaborations (theatre, dance, the visual arts, poetry, the ballad form).
That same October (in 2022), she performed at Shoreham Wordfest, at Ropetackle Arts Centre, exploring her book The Private Life of A Diary. Read more about her appearance here.
In 2019 she devised a workshop for the Oxford Literary Festival which explored the poetic language and music of poet Emily Dickinson. The session was part of a wider collaboration with pianist Nicole Panizza, folk musician, Hannah Sanders and film maker Suzie Hanna. The workshop culminated in a live performance involving classical piano, folk music and choreographed imagery created and curated by Suzie Hanna. To see the performance and workshop outline click here.
