Shaparak Khorsandi
Shaparak established herself as one of the country's finest comedians in 2006 with her sell out Edinburgh show, Asylum Speaker. This show lead to the publication of her childhood memoirs, “A...
Sophie Howe
Described as ‘the World's First Minister for the Unborn' Sophie Howe was the the first Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, the only role of its kind in the world. She held Government to...
666 COMMENTS presented by Aliki Chapple in association with LittleMighty
Aliki Chapple in association with LittleMighty presents 666 COMMENTS One internet thread. Two actors. 666 Comments In October 2010 cartoonist Gabby Schulz posted a comic strip on his website. It...
Simon Armitage
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage was born and grew up in West Yorkshire. He is the recipient of numerous prizes and awards, including the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry and the PEN Prize for Translation....
Stephen Lewis & The Big Band of Fun
Stephen Lewis & The Big Band of Fun is a high energy, funk/dance band from New Brunswick, Canada. They are well known for captivating audiences and exploding dance floors on the world's music...
Azariah France-Williams
Revd Azariah France-Williams is an Anglican priest based at Ascension Church Hulme in Manchester. He is the author of Ghost Ship: Institutional Racism and the Church of England (SCM Press). You may...
What’s new for 2020?
In a couple of weeks' time we'll be making our first lineup announcements. We can hardly wait. In the meantime, we thought we'd let you in on some of the feverish tinkering we've been doing to...
Greenbelt Trustee Heading for Theology Slam Final
Young Greenbelt trustee, Molly Boot, has been shortlisted as one of three speakers at the Theology Slam Live Final, taking place on 26th March at St John's Hoxton. Speaking on the theme of...
Roger Robinson
Roger Robinson is a writer who has performed worldwide. He is the winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize 2019, RSL Ondaatje Prize 2020 and RSL Fellow. He was chosen by Decibel as one of 50 writers who have...
Where The Wild Things Are
Each year we conjure a theme here at Greenbelt to inspire and guide us in our creative decision-making. And in the hope that all of us, festival-goers and artists alike, will feel energised to have...
The Magic Numbers
The Magic Numbers are a UK-based four-piece formed in late 2002 in Hanwell, west London. Comprising two pairs of brothers and sisters (Romeo and Michele Stodart and Angela and Sean Gannon) they are...
Frances Crook
Appointed Chief Executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform in 1986, Frances Crook was responsible for research programmes and campaigns to raise public concern about the penal system, until her...
Jake Isaac
Born and raised in South London, UK, Jake Isaac began playing drums age 3 and by 19 had begun to make a living as a part-time session musician playing drums and bass on various jazz and rock records...
Kae Tempest
Kae Tempest is an award-wining, Sunday Times bestselling author, poet and recording artist. Tempest won the 2013 Ted Hughes Award, was nominated for a Costa Book Award and a BRIT Award, has been...
Pascale Petit
Poet Pascale Petit was born in Paris and lives in Cornwall. She is of French, Welsh, and Indian heritage. Her eighth collection, 'Tiger Girl' (Bloodaxe Books, 2020), was shortlisted for the Forward...