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Writing Hawa

Thu. 19 June 2025 — Fri. 20 June 2025

Mon. 23 June 2025

Afghan journalist and filmmaker Najiba Noori documents her mother Hawa’s dedication to girls’ education. Hawa, a survivor of child marriage, reclaimed her narrative and helped others reclaim theirs by teaching literacy classes and traditional embroidery. Her story is intertwined with Zahra’s, the filmmaker’s young niece facing the Taliban’s return to power. This is a story of Afghan girls and women freeing each other.

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Move Ya Body: The Birth of House

Thu. 19 June 2025 — Sat. 21 June 2025

Emerging from the underground clubs of Chicago’s South Side, house music sparked a movement of joy, freedom & radical togetherness. Director Elegance Bratton pays tribute to Vince Lawrence & visionary friends who pioneered the worldwide phenomenon.

NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire

Thu. 5 June 2025 — Mon. 16 June 2025

Showroom

Gillian Anderson (Sex Education), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown) and Ben Foster (Lone Survivor) lead the cast in Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece, returning to cinemas.

Women of Colour in the Archives

Thu. 26 June 2025

Soft Ground

Hear about the incredible Dig Where You Stand project, exploring overlooked stories of marginalised people in local archives. Women of colour will share their experience of exploring the archives and their creative responses to stories they found.

Sheffield General Cemetery

A hillside spot for both the living and the dead, containing stories of wars, epidemics, floods and more between 1836 and 1978. Today it's rich in history, wildlife and architecture. Look out for upcoming gigs, film screenings and exhibitions.