In 2011, the Merlin Theatre in Nether Edge sadly closed because of extensive flood damage. Four years and one successful fundraising campaign later, the Merlin, which works extensively with students […]
Juxtavoices: The Antichoir
You have probably heard many choirs in your time – maybe you’ve even sung in a few – but I’m certain that very few people have ever sung in an […]
Postcapitalism by Paul Mason
On finishing Paul Mason’s Postcapitalism: A Guide To Our Future, I feel elated. But why? The majority of this book is a history of left and right-leaning economic theory, accompanied […]
Edinburgh Fringe: This Year’s Genre Busters
You could easily go to the Edinburgh fringe and see straightforward, one-man stand up shows five times a day, every day for the whole run. If the kind of comedy […]
Record and Play
Record and Play By Damon Fairclough As anyone who’s read Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity will tell you, there are a lot of rules to making a good mixtape, not least […]
Sound and Visual Artist Wanted for Poetry Light Night
Word Life has an exciting commission opportunity for a sound and visual artist. We are looking for two artists to create a short film each based on one of two […]
Sheffield Style Show
With the 2nd Sheffield style show approaching this autumn we thought we’d have a chat with organiser and founder Charlotte Calvert to find out more. How did the Sheffield Style […]
COW Sheffield Re-Launch
There have been some big changes at COW Sheffield recently. You might have noticed their once acid-yellow façade has been freshly painted (black, of course – the most fashionable colour […]
Steve Faulkner’s Magic Night
17 July Greystones It has been over two years since Sheffield-based magician Steve Faulkner started hosting his much-lauded magic nights. For the 125 or so lucky individuals crammed into the […]
Billigoat Designs
Kate Billington was brought up in Ilkley, Limerick and The Netherlands, lived on the South Coast for a while, but has resided in Sheffield since 1994. As the artist behind […]