CREATIVE

“I am now expanding into fresh creative areas - using words, music and movement to reach new audiences, and express ideas that matter in new and powerful ways. This builds on my journalism career to date. I know the power of words, but they can be given added lift-off and magic through the incorporation of humour, music and the power of the imagination.”
— Rachel Pugh

Follow Rachel into these new fields:

  • Professional storytelling - videos and recordings coming soon

  • Radio plays - currently at work on second play

  • Poetry

  • Physical theatre/movement work

“Areas in which I can make a special difference because of the combination of my skills and experience include nature and the environment, mental health, health inequality, and how music and the arts can boost health. I am also proud of my Anglo-Swiss heritage and am keen to use my fluent French and conversational German for creative purposes.”
— Rachel Pugh

Current creative projects

  • Preparation for touring Bog Standard February 2026 (North West UK),

    Switzerland (Summer 2026) tbc, and North East England (autumn 2026 tbc with Lucy Nolan (harp)

  • Development of new storytelling/music show underway about mountains, with Lucy Nolan

  • Working on the second of two radio plays for the BBC

  • Cellist with Bolton Symphony Orchestra, and chamber musician

  • Regular contemporary dancer with KNT Danceworks

What others say

  • “If you are looking for commitment and engagement and creative thinking, I can definitely recommend Rachel Pugh.

    Rachel deeply impressed and excited me with her intelligent, astute and darkly hilarious responses to the work I do under the heading of Dark Clown. She brought depth of authenticity and she really connected the possibilities of the creative work out into the socio-political landscape - and not just in terms of ideas, but in a fully realised, embodied way.

    Rachel and I share a background in Mime - a humbling and challenging discipline which, for it to work well, requires a breadth of view, a devotion to specificity and an ability (for those ready to bring it) to infuse a performance with vitality and inspiration.

    I’ve heard Rachel talk of fearlessly engaging with her personal material in her writing too. And just to add - her facility for dramatic flavour and dark humour is grounded in a deep sense of humanity.”

    Peta Lily, performer, director, theatre maker, teacher.

  • “Rachel took part in Heard Storytelling's flagship Heard Live event for International Women’s Day. She is undoubtedly a natural spoken storyteller! Her story was not just brilliantly shaped, but also had the audience on an emotional rollercoaster, seamlessly transitioning between moments of laughter and tears. She has a unique gift for captivating her audience, leaving them deeply moved and equally entertained.”

    Colette Burroughs-Rose, Director, Heard Storytelling