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Am I Normal? by Sarah Chaney – Review
By Clare Jenkins Qatar’s World Cup ambassador recently caused a media storm by describing homosexuality as “damage in the mind”. ... -
Standing at the Sky’s Edge – Review – Sheffield Crucible
By Clare Jenkins, December 2022 You can’t miss Sheffield’s Park Hill flats. They snake across the hill behind the railway ... -
Karma Salford Hall Hotel, Abbots Salford, Warwickshire – Review
By Clare Jenkins The week we stayed at the Karma Salford Hall Hotel, their Tempest Restaurant was crowned Midlands Hotel ... -
Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me by Kate Clanchy – Review
By Clare Jenkins When poet Kate Clanchy first published this warm, engaging and highly instructive memoir in 2019, she couldn’t ... -
Leicester and the Novotel Hotel – Review
By Clare Jenkins, October 2022 It’s ten years since Richard III’s body was discovered under a Leicester car park. Ten ... -
Leicester and the Hotel Brooklyn – Review
By Clare Jenkins I like Leicester. It may not be the prettiest of Midlands cities – successive town planners have ... -
Accidental Death of an Anarchist – Review – Sheffield Crucible
By Clare Jenkins, September 2022 Half a century after it was written, Dario Fo and Franca Rame’s satirical farce remains ... -
A History of Women in 100 Objects – Review
By Clare Jenkins So here’s a tricky question: if you were asked to choose one object to express a significant ... -
The Little Mermaid [Northern Ballet] – Review – Sheffield Lyceum Theatre
By Clare Jenkins, September 2022 Last time Northern Ballet were in Sheffield, it was with their production of Casanova. Six ... -
Much Ado About Nothing – Review – Sheffield Crucible
By Clare Jenkins, September 2022 Over the last few months, Sheffield theatres have staged a number of productions highlighting the ... -
Rutland – Travel Review
By Clare Jenkins A few years ago, my husband and I were visiting the Rutland village of Braunston, when the ... -
Singin’ in the Rain – Review – Sheffield Lyceum Theatre
By Clare Jenkins, July 2022 In a week that started with Britain sweltering in temperatures that reached into record-breaking low ...