Interviews
Robin Ince: ‘If I see something that's interesting, I just want to go and do it’
Ahead of two performances in Margate, comedian Robin Ince discusses his love of books, mental health, poetry, and Judy Dench’s “rude handkerchief sewing”
Interviews
Strange Tourist gets the inside track on the best and most interesting creative people and culture in Thanet and East Kent.
Interviews
The Body As Data: ‘We are all human, we all have a right to connection, expression, and safety’
Strange Tourist speaks to Sidonie Carey-Green about The Body As Data, a new film documenting real life stories of forced migration through dance and spoken word
Interviews
Doorstep Duets: ‘Community and connection and joy and wonder’
Strange Tourist speaks to choreographer Anjali Mehra the annual Doorstep Duets project from Matthew Bourne's New Adventures
Interviews
On stage at Margate Pride: ‘It was a moment of queer mayhem and magic’
Local drag acts Pretzel Cage and Janet District Council on performing with Peaches, roller skates, and their time on the stage at Margate Pride
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Margate Pride nine years on: 'You are loved, you are welcome here'
Margate Pride co-founder Amy Zing on growing the grassroots festival from a three-minute walk into a whole town takeover
Kids & Family
This Museum Is (Not) Obsolete: ‘I can’t stand touchscreens. I think the old stuff's more exciting’
Ever had the urge to push a mystery button? Strange Tourist visits This Museum Is (Not) Obsolete, where visitors are invited to do just that. Visitors are encouraged to make music and sound with old tech (whether it was designed to or not) and in the process learn about how it works
Interviews
Rachel Proctor, from Offvine: 'A great vineyard should have a strong identity'
Rachel Proctor, founder of Offvine wine tours on why you don't want to drive to a Kentish vineyard
Things to do in London
Queer Cuntry: 'Our dream is that Chaka will sing live for us dressed as a giant husk of corn'
Lennie and Ray from Margate band pink suits chat Queer Cuntry before they take the explosion of camp, queer country and Americana to London's Southbank for Chaka Khan's Meltdown
Things to do in Margate
Mike Lindsay: 'I want to explore with no real rules'
Tunng’s Mike Lindsay will release his new solo album Supershapes Volume 1 later this month. Strange Tourist speaks to him about the album’s celebration of “the majestic in the domestic,” the influence of the sea on his work, and making cucumber salad live on stage
Things to do in Ramsgate
Pride in Ramsgate: 'There are so many wonderfully unique, creative people'
Hedi Moran, a founder of Ramsgate’s inclusive community arts space Sugar Rush and Salon Du Miel, on building Pride from the community up
Things to do in Margate
Dana Gavanski: ‘I wanted to make a more performative album’
Singer-songwriter Dana Gavanski speaks to Strange Tourist about celebrating strangeness, recording in Margate and her ‘Duds’, ahead of her Ramsgate Music Hall gig
Things to do in Margate
Chump’s Comedy: How did Margate get so funny so fast?
From an idea shared on a train home to sell-out shows featuring the likes of Ed Gamble and Phil Wang, Andy Malt speaks to Margate’s Chump’s Comedy about how it all came together so successfully, so quickly