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Sadia Habib

Culture Editor

Sadia Habib profile pic sep 2020

Sadia Habib is an educator interested in researching and writing about identity, belonging. She previously taught English Literature and Language in school and sixth form, and now works as a museum educator exploring heritage and culture with young people. She co-founded The Riz Test to measure the representation of Muslims in Film and on Television.

Naomi Sumner Chan Adopted Voices

Naomi answered our questions on the writing and research process for her latest production Same Same Different and the complex themes that emerge from adoption.

Strife in a Northern Town

With a cast whose credits include Coronation Street (writer and co-producer, Jennifer Banks) and Victoria Wood’s That Day We Sang (co-star,…

Rachael Young on NIGHTCLUBBING

Rachael Young is a creator whose theatre, live art and interactive installations often involve the theme of social engagement. A lecturer…

Stage Preview: Hedda Gabler

Just married, and yet Hedda longs for freedom already. Hedda and Tesman have just returned from their honeymoon and their troubles…

Hafsah Aneela Bashir The Welcoming Party

Having been awarded the prestigious Jerwood Creative Fellowship with Manchester International Festival, Hafsah Aneela Bashir has been busy…