Opening Gala: Repair
Rachel Kushner
August 2025
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Celebrate the opening of this year's Festival in this special Gala event. We'll bring you a kaleidoscope of perspectives and provocations from a diverse line-up of stellar writers, including Najwan Darwish, Jenni Fagan, Amitav Ghosh, Rachel Kushner, andRobert Macfarlane, as they each read a newly-commissioned piece of writing, responding to our 2025 theme of Repair. Hosted by Festival director Jenny Niven.