Rachel’s Creative Work
Rachel loves local history and living in the North of England and this is reflected in her writing and creative projects. She is particularly inspired by old photos and artefacts – the imprint of a person long gone. What is their story?
Ideas are triggered by seemingly ordinary occurrences in Rachel’s life that suggest possibilities. Her own writing is mostly drama in the form of online radio plays, films & stage plays; usually with a strong central character taking her and her audience on their journey. In 2016, she took her one woman monologue Celia to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Creativity has not just been confined to writing. Working with words, audio, video and visually, Rachel has produced solo exhibitions and also worked collaboratively at both grass roots level and with high profile partners and funders.
But at the end of the day, she feels, being creative is about being true to yourself.
Browse Rachel’s creative work:

Amid the Hills of Redesdale

Women a Cartography: a multimedia exhibition

Going To: a short film by Rachel and Rosie Cochrane

Ever Rolling Stream: a WW1 stage play by Rachel Cochrane

For One Night Only: an evening of three plays

Village Notes: a radio play by Rachel Cochrane

Oranges and Lemons: a radio play by Rachel Cochrane

From English Idyll to Living Hell: a WW1 poem by Rachel Cochrane set to music by Rachel Cochrane

The Somme: Remembrance and Expression: a collaborative exhibition

Shades of Seville: a solo exhibition

Journey: a podcast by Rachel Cochrane

Baby Boomers Behaving Badly; an evening of three stage plays

Limbo - a collaborative exhibition

Tilting at Windmills: a radio play by Rachel Cochrane

'Nissan: 30 Years on' The Influence of Japan on life in the North East
