Andrew Keates: “I was just poisoning myself every weekend.”
The theatre director and producer sits down with Hadley Stewart to talk about his journey from alcohol and drug addiction, to sobriety and founding his LGBTQ-focused theatre company.
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Vada covers featured in Digital Alchemy exhibition
Community arts collective for young people in Bolton, Creatives Now, will be displaying our covers until mid-November.
Mickey Chong: “There’s something about that unfiltered, pure enjoyment of singing.”
The NHS doctor and House Gospel Choir singer talks to Hadley Stewart about pursuing a creative outlet alongside his career in medicine.
Sexual health service SH:24: “It’s time to end the silence of sexual health testing.”
The sexual health organisation speaks with Hadley Stewart about their new campaign that sees social media influencers ending the culture of silence that surrounds sexual health testing.
Milan Fashion Week: pizzas, piazzas and pussycats
Our features editor spends 24 hours in the Italian fashion capital for Milan Fashion Week.
London Fashion Week: From drones to singing models – an editor’s highlights from this season’s shows
As London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2025 comes to a close in the capital, our features editor takes us behind the scenes and shares his highlights from this season’s shows.
Harun Tulunay: “It’s time for us to see the bigger picture when it comes to Mpox.”
Having contracted Mpox in 2022, sexual health advocate Harun Tulunay says now is the time for collective action from governments across the world to stop the spread of the virus.
Phillipa Armstrong: “The engineering industry is working hard to change attitudes.”
The Train System Engineer and Chair of Alstom’s LGBTQ+ staff network transports Vada into the world of train manufacturing and explains how the industry is becoming more inclusive.
Daniel Harding: “Inclusive sex education should have come a lot earlier.”
The author and journalist tells Vada how he is using his own experiences of sex and relationships to support the student-led sex education charity Sexpression UK on its mission to empower young people.
Josh Smith: “I know what it’s like not to be able to use your voice.”
The journalist and podcast host sits down with Hadley Stewart ahead of the publication of his book Great Chat where he shares his journey of finding his voice and how he now wants to empower others to find theirs.