Tamara Micner premiered her first solo piece that brings to life the true stories of two Holocaust survivors and one of their descendants Tamara (Modern Languages, 2011) saw her first solo piece Holocaust Brunch premiered at the arts depot in North Finchley in Autumn 2019. After the premier in London, Tamara took the play to Vancouver, where the characters in the play lived and where Tamara herself was born and raised. English audiences had the opportunity to see the play in January at The Place Theatre in Bedford. An original aspect of the show is that bagels were served during the performance – hence the ‘brunch’ of the title. Her story, which Tamara calls ‘a dark comedy’, concerns Isaac and Bluma Tischler, the Jewish grandparents of a close friend, who left a memoir and oral history detailing their lives in pre-war Poland and their subsequent journey through post-war Germany to Canada.
Marga Jann published the first story in her spy thriller trilogy Marga (Visiting Scholar at Lucy in 2013-14) has written a spy story The Architect: Four Countries Four Faces, released in September by Arrow Gate Publishing. Against a backdrop of international intrigue and intense spiritual warfare, architect Marga Jann takes us on a gripping journey through a quartet of academic assignments - with much more at stake than her professorial mission. Based at Cambridge, she unwittingly finds herself embroiled in a dangerous and diplomatically-sensitive battle between MI6/CIA operatives and Saudi Intelligence. The narrative takes place, in part, at Wolfson and Lucy Cavendish (and starts at the Porters’ Lodge). There will be two more books to follow.
Elizabeth Lowe launched her ‘no nasties’ e-commerce store College alumna, Elizabeth Lowe (Pharmacology, 2010) founded Naked Company, an e-commerce store that specialises in everyday cosmetics without nasty ingredients. After her studies, Elizabeth worked for several years in the pharmaceutical R&D sector. She became interested in the composition of everyday cosmetics and became particularly concerned about the ingredients and excessive packaging of toothpaste. The heart of our ethos is to “Take the Nasties Out” and to reduce packaging waste. So far, her company has launched a healthier, ecofriendly alternative to toothpaste, Dental Crush toothpaste tablets. The response to the launch has been exceptionally positive. The website launched in September 2019 and her ‘Naked Company’ is now stocking their products in stores in Ireland. ANNUAL REVIEW 2019/2020
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