field of vision

In the Garden, 31 May 2026

Lords and Ladies directed by Anssi Määttä

“Our warring world is crying out for peace…Peace cannot wait – our work starts now…..” António Guterres, 2025 I was privileged to give the Readings from inspiring speeches of three key figures in the United Nations, urging all of us to give voice to the call for peace, at a Choral Concert given by UNA Tunbridge Wells and Wealden. “Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small…

“There never was a good war, or a bad peace.” Benjamin Franklin, 1783 I am honoured to be a reader at a Choral Concert celebrating the 80th anniversary of the United Nations at the beautiful baroque church of King Charles The Martyr in Tunbridge Wells, an event which will unite historic achievements with the urgency of promoting peace, human rights and social progress, including access to…

Pippa Rathborne in Appointment With A Predator, a one-act adaptation of an unpublished play by Susannah Corwin, performed at Food For Thought, Tunbridge Wells on 4 June, 2025

The Youngest Sea

Portrait of Marquise de Pompadour by Boucher, 1759. Oil on canvas © The Wallace Collection, London So here, at last, it couldn’t be resisted, the most familiar and most delectable of all the images of Madame de Pompadour that enchanted my childhood is posted here for DvP, like everything else that matters in life. It is not just the story of a dress, though what a dress, which can transform a…

The Youngest Sea

Look at her! Red-carpet ready. And she doesn’t care if the carpet isn’t ready for her. She’s an actor and a protester, always ready to go on. She’s camp but she’s sincere. Don’t bother trolling her: she’s made of stone. Giacomo Serpotta, “Fortitude” 1710 – 17 White stucco and gilding, height 200 cm Oratorio del Rosario di San Domenico, Palermo Elegantly dressed for the life she wants, in her…

Fortitude in high heels

This was an attempt to capture a sublime moment overlooking the calm Baltic sea during a break from filming in Helsinki on an exciting project with an outstanding Finnish director, producer and crew and a talented young British cast. A very happy job!

I am honoured to have narrated three Christmas-themed books written by the late Barbara Metzger, much-loved writer of Regency Romance. She had a unique gift for balancing romance between iconic characters – usually accompanied by irresistible dogs or cats – with mischievous wit, slapstick comedy and the redemptive power of fantasy. Celebrate the magic of Christmas and welcome the new year by…

Photograph by MARTIN HÜBSCHER © October 2023