Above and Beyond : 30 Years of Greenwich + Docklands International Festival

Author: Fiona Hughes

Format: Hardback 160 pages, 205 Illustrations, colour

Publisher: Unicorn Publishing Group

Published: 22 August 2025

From radical roots in the Sixties, outdoor arts have grown to become an essential part of nation-defining celebrations. At the forefront of the sector is Greenwich+Docklands International Festival, which has been lighting up lives and filling historic squares, town centres and unused spaces with spectacular large and small scale productions for 30 years. Founder Bradley Hemmings has followed his vision to raise the ambition, quality and diversity of work produced in the UK while also welcoming the best international companies.

Above and Beyond tells the story in words and pictures of why GDIF is London’s leading outdoor free arts festival.