‘AFTER PRACTISING BALLET AS
A CHILD, I SWITCHED TO BOLLYWOOD
AND CLASSICAL INDIAN
DANCE TO CELEBRATE MY CULTURE.
I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE CHOREOGRAPHER
AKRAM KHAN’S FUSION OF
BALLET WITH KATHAK (A TRADITIONAL
INDIAN DANCE).’
Creature by Akram Khan
is at Sadler’s Wells, London, from
1 -8 April‘I STUDIED VIRGINIA WOOLF AT
UNIVERSITY – HER WRITING
TAKES ME BACK TO COMPETITIVE
ESSAY STATUS UPDATES
ON FACEBOOK CIRCA 2OO7,
SO I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO
THE BARBICAN’S LATEST
PRODUCTION OF Orlando.’
Orlando is at the Barbican,
London, from 2-5 April‘THE NEW ADAPTATION OF
The Secret Garden.
MY SISTER AND I WATCHED
THE ORIGINAL FILM ON
REPEAT AS KIDS, FANTASISING
THAT THE PUBLIC PARK
NEAR OUR HOUSE WAS OUR
VERY OWN SECRET GARDEN. ’
The Secret Garden
is out 17 April‘THE STORY MUSEUM IN
OXFORD, WHICH IS REOPENING
AFTER A MULTIMILLION POUND
REFURBISHMENT – I’LL BE FIRST
IN THE QUEUE. THIS QUIRKY,
UNDER-THE-RADAR SPOT ALWAYS
COOKS UP CREATIVE
WAYS TO TELL STORIES – AS
A JOURNALIST, I’M TOTALLY ON
BOARD WITH THAT.’
The Story Museum, Oxford,
reopens on 4 AprilEditor-in-Chief, ELLE and ELLE.com/uk
FARR AH STORR
Creative Director TOM MEREDITH
Executive Editor (Digital) NATASHA BIRD
With special thanks to KERRY POTTER
FASHION
Group Luxury Fashion Director AVRIL MAIR
Fashion Bookings Director CHLOE RIDLEY
Fashion Features Editor SARA McALPINE
Fashion Editor FELICITY KAY
Accessories Editor MOLLY HAYLOR
Fashion Assistants CLEMMIE BROWN,
JULIA HARVEY, LOIS ADEOSHUN
Fashion Interns CHARLOT TE HARNEY, JACK O’NEILL
With special thanks to WHITNEY HARRISON
FEATURES
Associate Editor/Culture Director LENA DE CASPARIS
Features Director HANNAH NATHANSON
Acting Deputy Digital Director KATIE O’MALLEY
News Editor (Digital) OLIVIA BLAIR
Writer (Digital) DAISY MURRAY
Features Assistant BECKY BURGUM
Social Media Manager AMY BREWSTER
TR AVEL & LIFEST YLE
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Art Editor ZOYA K A L EE V A
Designer SONIA RUPRAH
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Beauty Editor JENNIFER GEORGE
Beauty Editor (Digital) GEORGE DRIVER
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PRODUCTION
Chief Sub-Editor CLAIRE SIBBICK
Deputy Chief Sub-Editor OLIVIA McCREA-HEDLEY
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Finance Business Partner, ELLE STACEY TOMLIN
Contributing Fashion Editors
SOLANGE FRANKLIN, JOANNA SCHLENZKA,
SASA THOMANN, JENNY KENNEDY, PAUL CAVACO
Contributing Editors
SUSIE BOY T, LIV LIT TLE, L AUR A CR AIK,
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