Exclusive Preview of C&TH’s September/October Issue
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A first look at the latest issue
Now that the summer holidays are (sniff) behind us, do not fall into a pit of despair – we have the perfect antidote: Chelsea Arts Festival. Chelsea has always been home to creatives, and this new festival – brought to the streets of SW3 from 18-21 September, in partnership with Cadogan – will bring that creativity to life in a fresh and exciting way.
Our team has been working its socks off to curate a stonkingly good line-up of talent. There’s nothing for it but to namedrop here: our programme includes Sir Stephen Fry, Ambika Mod, Ekow Eshun, Daniel Lismore, Marian Keyes, Ian McEwan CBE, Dame Zandra Rhodes, Rupert Everett, David Shrigley OBE and Elizabeth Day – alongside William Boyd CBE, David Morrissey, Lesley Sharp, Annie Macmanus, Sheila Atim MBE (who graces our cover in red hot glory), Sir Lenny Henry and June Sarpong OBE. Phew. Impressed?
The culture pages of the new issue deliver insight of what’s in store, from comedy and film nights to a celebration of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, a head to head with Matt Haig and Jordan Stephens by Katie Glass and Lucinda Baring’s interview with the Royal Court’s creative director David Byrne, who’s bringing the theatre’s rebellious nature back with extra vim. For tickets, visit chelseaartsfestival.com. We look forward to seeing you there!
What’s Else Is Inside The Issue?
- C&TH editorial director Lucy Cleland prepares for a milestone birthday with a three-month strength training programme that sees her morph into Lara Croft
- Annabel Heseltine heads to WildLand in Scotland to get beneath the skin of this compelling meld of stewardship, restoration and considered hospitality, while Eleanor Doughty discovers the country estates where shooting and conservation are working hand and hand
- Our first skincare special, edited by Olivia de Courcy, spotlights the new trend for longevity (with the future-facing products to match) while Lucy Cleland and head nutritionist at Zoe Dr Fede Amati have the skinny on how best to look after our brains
- Tessa Dunthorne pinpoints where partygoers are heading to hit the dancefloor (anyone for an Enchanted Shrooms cocktail?) and investigative journalist Cathy Newman shares how a love of music informs her live broadcasting and political interviewing
- Shane C. Kurup spotlights the country threads finding their place in town and C&TH fashion director Nicole Smallwood delivers a country-style themed shoot with the bucolic backdrop of Borde Hill
PLUS our biannual interiors special; tantalising travel inspiration, from the highest train journey in the Alps and the best Autumn weekends in Italy to diving for newbies in Oman, new space balloons for a slower exploration of life beyond our atmosphere and Fee Drummond’s new Formentera retreat; and foodie delights, as Thomasina Miers shares a recipe from her new book alongside insights from her six-month family stint in Mexico
Lastly, where would C&TH‘s Lucy Cleland head in an apocalypse? Grab a copy of the new issue to find out…. We hope you enjoy!
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