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What an overwhelming day. I have never felt so much love, community and respect from complete strangers.  I’m in awe at the utter power ‘Little Amal’ had as she joined hands and connected hearts to stand united. A symbol of hope and a catalyst for re

On Friday the 29th of October, Sheffield had a very special guest in the city. Amal, a 3.5-metre tall puppet of a young refugee, came to Sheffield as part of her ‘walk’ from Turkey to the UK. The Walk, the international festival, was created by ‘Good

Working with DINA Venue on the Little Amal project is something I will always be proud to say I was a part of. It was eye-opening to say the least. My involvement began on October 28th by helping DINA Venue put up the flags that young people had desi

Friday 29^th October Little Amal arrived in Sheffield to a warm, friendly and moving welcoming party from the City of Sanctuary.

The entire process of being apart of ‘The Walk’ has been interesting and eye-opening. I was surprised at how much the day m

The day that Amal started her walk around the world was an incredibly special moment for many people, so meeting and seeing her in person was an honour. 

The turnout was incredible, tears were brought to my eyes when I saw children and adults, bondin

The studio was prepared, the Actors were prepared, and the technical operators gave the thumbs up… “James Christian… take one”. It was time to make use of the last week of training and deliver my monologue.

The overall process of recording my first pr

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Typical Girls, A must-see performance showing at the crucible theatre located in the heart of Sheffield. The performance follows the story of five loveable characters who are all facing time for crimes they commited. The five prisoners take part in w

Typical Girls was written by Morgan Llyod Malcom and directed by Roisin McBrinn with the music by The Slits. The performance created a thrilling, energetic and fierce atmosphere in the theatre. The methods use was unique physical style which combines

'Live the life you have imagined'

Have you ever been lost? Because I have, never truly knowing who you are but also terrified to find out and truly dig deep into your soul to find the 'real' you.

Well, I have finally found my passion therefore, the mor

After what seemed like an eternety in lockdown, I welcomed a new chapter in my life....Sheffield Hallam University! A journey which I started at Endcliffe Park, the vibrant green trees, and pollen-scented hayfever hell, a perfect site for my first se

Typical Girls. A self-aware, experimental piece of theatre with a punk rock finesse. This play touches on numerous important topics but still has moments of comedic genius. The director , Róisín McBrinn , did a good job humanising all five of the in

What a wonderful way to start off university with the privilege of being able to witness an amazing performance live and in the flesh, which we have been deprived of for so long due to the unfortunate and drastic effects that COVID-19 had on the arts

Typical girls is a very eye-opening and moving show which brings a big look at the problems withins the prison system towards women. 

The story is about five women who were violent offenders as a result of their different mental health problems, these

In the Netherlands, a lot of nature looks the same. Flat forests, trees neatly lined up, maybe a few hills and fields of flowers. But to see a lot of difference you often have to travel for a while. When I heard about going to Endcliffe I expected to

For the first trip of the course we went to go and see typical girls which is a production about women in prison learning how to play music 

when I first heard about going to see the play i thought it was going to be very contempory style of play but

Typical Girls is a thrilling play about five women in a specialised prison unit who come together along with their music teacher Marie played by Lucy Ellinson to learn songs of the all-female punk band The Slits, to later perform at a concert. 

After

Born in West London, then moving to Kent, Leicester and now Sheffield, I have been blessed to have been exposed to a wide variety/forms of art and been lucky enough to have indulged in several parts of unique and rich culture within each city. I beli