Are You She? Review

Are You She? is a collection of short stories edited by Lesley Glaister and published by Tindal Street Press. The slim volume contains two stories from each of four women.
The opening story, Lasiren by Mandy Sutter introduces us to a small child who needs the help of a mermaid to conquer her fear of water. [...]



A taster:
I remember Sylvie walking through the house with a scarf tied around her hair, carrying a broom. Yet this was the time that leaves began to gather in the corners. They were leaves that had been through the winter, some of them worn to a net of veins . . .
She had to have [...]



Family Voices

We were in Sheffield last evening to see a reading of Harold Pinter’s Family Voices. The Sheffield Crucible Theatre are celebrating Pinter’s work, and this was just one of several productions around the same theme.
The play was directed by Polly Thomas and Justine Potter and recorded for the BBC. The voices were read by Samuel [...]



Shadowmouth

We saw the Sheffield Theatres production of Shadowmouth by Meredith Oakes.
It’s a lyrical play which combines drama, dance, music and video and is directed with flair by Dominic Leclerc.
The company of five handle their parts with sensitivity and passion and the subject matter is always stimulating.
We are shown the process by which individuals afflicted by [...]






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