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The Sheffield culture guide written by in-the-know locals

Changemaker – Jess Thom

Writer, artist and part time superhero, Jess Thom co-founded Touretteshero in 2010 as a creative response to her experience of living with Tourettes Syndrome. Touretteshero is about reclaiming the most frequently misunderstood condition on the planet, challenging people to think differently, and building a more inclusive society.

Jess is a visual, performing, and participatory artist based in London. She graduated from The Royal College of Art in 2005. She is committed to increasing opportunities that allow the experiences of people living with Tourettes Syndrome to be heard, and to ‘changing the world one tic at a time.’

This talk is from the 2016 Children's Media Conference held in Sheffield.

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Headed by creative director Dawn Walton, Eclipse is a company dedicated to bringing a more diverse audience into theatres and adding stories to the British canon.

Chris Bush

The playwright behind the Park Hill-set musical Standing at the Sky’s Edge talks about tackling big ideas through theatre, and finding honest human stories that an audience can connect with.

Developing Style Series: Sentences

Sat. 20 April 2024

The Writers Workshop, 14 Craft Workshops, Orchard Square, S1 2FB

Join The Writers Workshop for the first of five workshops designed to improve your language craft and understanding of key grammar principles. Suitable for creative writers (fiction and non-fic), this session will focus on sentences.

Third Angel

Creators of forward-thinking, affecting and unforgettable theatre, 1995–2023.