Shows
HatchHolly Bourne, AuthorHolly Bourne is a bestselling and critically acclaimed author of adult and teen fiction as well as a mental health campaigner. Holly is very well known for her two novels for adults, How Do You Like Me Now, and Pretending, which are both funny, thoughtful and brutally honest, while also examining difficult subjects like abuse and trauma with sensitivity.After spending a number of years as an award winning journalist, Holly worked for a youth charity as an editor on the front line. Holly was impacted by the real life stories of the young people that...
2020-10-1336 minHatchNick Stevens, ArchitectNick Stevens is a multi award winning New Zealand based architect. Alongside Gary Lawson, he is the founder of Stevens Lawson Architects.Their practice is celebrated for its innovative and cutting-edge designs across a spectrum of different architecture including residential, public, educational, cultural and landscape architecture.Nick and the firm have won numerous awards, including the 2015 New Zealand Architecture Medal (New Zealand’s highest honour) as well as 21 NZIA National Awards and the Home of the Year a record four times. We chat about how he first discovered architecture and knew...
2020-09-1334 minHatchJames Bulmer, Restauranteur & Entrepreneur Episode 6 is with the gregarious visionary, James Bulmer, an entrepreneur and restauranteur. James is also the founder and Chief Creative Officer of Wonderland Restaurants, a portfolio of restaurants that offer immersive and multi sensory dining experiences. Earlier in 2020, James and his team partnered with Warner Brothers to create the first of Wonderland’s Restaurants, Park Row, which opens in London 2021. James has formed a team who are top in the world at their craft - from leading chemical engineers, to Michelin Starred chefs and even Britain’s most famous illusionist, in order to bring...
2020-09-0335 minHatchDes Hamilton, BAFTA Winning Casting DirectorDes Hamilton is a Glasgow born, London based, BAFTA winning Casting Director. Des has worked in film and television for over 15 years.Some of his work includes casting Jojo Rabbit, The King starring Timothee Chamalet, Ordinary Love with Liam Neesson, High Life with Robert Pattinson, the House that Jack Built with Matt Dillon and Uma Thurman, as well as casting Top Boy for Netflix, for which he won the 2020 BAFTA for Best Scripted Casting.Des is well known for his street-casting methods, where he finds raw, undiscovered talent, who have often never acted...
2020-08-2155 minHatchEmma Chrispin, West End Performer & ChoreographerEmma Chrispin is a West End performer and choreographer. She landed her first show on the West End at the age of 18, and since then, has performed in a variety of musicals including Cats, Chicago, Fosse, and The Producers as well as having roles in film and TV. Emma’s latest venture is founding her own production company, Favour Street Productions. Emma shares what it was like growing up dyslexia and then finding her gift for performing, how she landed her first West End gig, working with some of best theatre performers in the world during “Fosse”...
2020-08-1632 minHatchRich Stevens, Creative Director & DesignerRich Stevens is a London born and bred Creative Director and Designer, who has worked in the industry for over 15 years. He’s worked alongside some of the biggest names and brands out there including Arsenal and Chelsea football clubs, Wimbledon and Paramount Pictures.We chat about what phenomenal design really means (it ain’t just about the aesthetics), brand empathy during COVID, how he approaches and overcomes creative blocks, creative chemistry (it’s a thing), his sandwich obsession (it’s impressive), and the many lessons he’s learnt in his design career along the way. Essentiall...
2020-08-0631 minHatchCami Vidal, Drink Expert & Founder of La Maison WellnessCami Vidal is a drink expert, cocktail connoisseur, and the founder of the mindful drinking brand and creative cocktail consultancy, La Maison Wellness. Cami is internationally recognised as a leading voice in the drinks industry and now combines her expertise in drink with her passion for health and wellness. Cami is expanding what it means to “drink and live well” through creating cocktails of the low to no alcoholic variety - with uncompromisable flavour.She’s the author of two books, was named as one of Bar World 100 most Influential Figures and named by Forb...
2020-07-2940 min
HatchJamie McDell, MusicianHatch, with Hannah Wrathall, is a new podcast series where we have conversations with creatives about starting something new.The very first guest is Jamie McDell, a singer and songwriter. Her records have achieved Gold album sales, they have featured on American TV series including Pretty Little Liars. She’s been nominated for and has won a range of New Zealand Music Awards. Her music is truly elegant and honest, (can confirm that her acapella at the end of the episode will most definitely give you goosebumps!) Jamie has been in the industry for...
2020-07-2146 min
HatchHatch TrailerThere are 171,000 words in the English language. How do you decide which one comes first on the blank page?Hatch, with Hannah Wrathall is a new podcast series where society’s creative and artistic souls share their stories about starting something new. From actors, to artists, to dancers, to founders, to designers, to writers, to musicians, we explore what triggers their compulsion to create, how they develop & share their art, and, in a world that tells us everyone’s too busy to listen, why they bother at all. Hatch on Instag...
2020-07-1300 min