Celebrated Welsh poet and writer Dylan Thomas was a famous resident of Fitzrovia. Widely popular during his lifetime, he remained so after his untimely death in New York at the age of 39. His time in the States cemented his legend and it was where he recorded his much-loved A Child’s Christmas in Wales. Chapel...
Category: Performance
Contemplating Community with Fitzfest 2017
Now that the curtains have been lowered on Fitzfest 2017, as director, trustee of the Fitzrovia Chapel (and long-time resident of Fitzrovia), it’s really time to take that perfect pause and reflect. What are the ties that bind this growing festival, now in its second year, to the local community? What does it add to...
Fitzfest at the chapel
FitzFest (June 7 to 11) celebrates London’s Fitzrovia with all its musical heritage from past generations together with the contemporary diversity that thrives today. With a programme of music made entirely by musicians who have lived or worked in Fitzrovia over the centuries – and often played on historical instruments made in Fitzrovia – the...
Nathan Ball – promo video for Right Place
In December 2016, singer Nathan Ball shot a promo video for this latest track, Right Place, in the spectacular surroundings of the chapel.
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