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CONTENTS #27 NOV 21
FEATURES
MADE IN SHEFFIELD
WE MEET THE MODERN DAY STEEL CITY MAKERS
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For this month’s cover feature NorthBound meets the modern-day makers plying their trades in the Steel City. Spread across art, music, film, theatre, clothing, photography and more - we find out what makes these local creatives tick.
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One of our favourite Kelham Island venues The Bar at Yellow Arch Studios has undergone a few changes over the past year, so we popped round for a natter with new Ops Director Stephen Myerthall and Events Director Russell Frisby to find out what they’ve done with the old place.
Celebrating nine years since Sheffield’s iconic underground clubbing institution Hope Works first opened its doors we spoke to founder and co-curator Liam O’Shea about the memorable journey so far.
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JARV IN NUMBERS
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The bespectacled prodigal son returns. Jarvis Cocker is back in the Steel City this month for a sold-out show at The Foundry, bringing his solo project Jarv Is and last year’s critically acclaimed debut album Beyond the Pale to the stage, a record hailed by many as the musician’s best work since Pulp’s 1998 album This Is Hardcore. 6 | NORTHBOUND
WHEN PULP FIRST FORMED IN SHEFFIELD ORIGINALLY UNDER THE NAME ARABICUS, THEN ARABICUS PULP, THEN SHORTENED TO JUST PULP.
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THE BAND’S FIRST GIG, TAKING PLACE AT ROTHERHAM ARTS CENTRE AND PLAYING UNBILLED SUPPORT TO THE NAUGHTIEST GIRL WAS A MONITOR.
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WEEKS JARVIS SPENT IN THE HALLAMSHIRE AFTER CLIMBING OUT OF A DIVISION STREET FLAT WHILE DOING A SPIDERMAN IMPRESSION.
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HAIL TO THE ALE Our guide to Sheffield’s Beer and Spirits scene is in shops now!
Sheffield truly is one of the nation’s leading contenders in the world of beer and we had the privilege of speaking to just a fraction of those breweries and pubs to bring you The Sheffield Beer and Spirits Bible, published by our sister company Meze Publishing. This in-depth guide to Sheffield’s beer scene contains the accounts of honest, diligent businesses, including traditional pubs, breweries, tap houses, modern bars, public events, specialist beer shops and more. All of them have helped build this thriving community into the success it is today. Dive in, read their stories, and hear how each one has poured their hearts and souls into the creations of this noteworthy selection of businesses. “It’s been a pleasure speaking to a good chunk of the wonderful brewers, traders and creatives who combine to make the Steel City craft drinks scene so exciting.” Says Exposed Magazine editor Joseph Food, behind it.” The Sheffield Beer and Spirits Bible andis available to purchase now.
POWER OF MUSIC...
The Sarah Nulty: Power of Music Foundation held its official launch night at Church – Temple of Fun last month, in the process raising over £5,000 with their help of their auctioneer Big Shaun raffling off art works from some incredible Sheffield artists.
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RACE TO THE FINISH True North Brew co. put the finishing touches on Horse and Jockey
True North Brew Co. has announced the opening of its newest venue, The Horse & Jockey. Offering a cosy local at the heart of Wadsley, just up the road from Hillsborough, the friendly pub is set to open on Friday 5 November. The Horse and Jockey embodies True North’s reputation for renovating and reinvesting in historic buildings to create new jobs for the hospitality industry, with 15 jobs being generated for this grand reopening. Led by architect Tracy- Jane Neal, the design and interiors are inspired by 1930’s art deco to complement the original building. The first floor has been transformed into a 34-seater private function room and is the perfect area for private dining, baby showers, engagements, and birthday parties. Guests are invited to indulge in homemade food from Sunday roasts, sharing platters, pizzas, pies, and small plates. Alongside cocktails, gin, cask ales, lagers, ciders, and guest beers. Amplifying the S6 pub scene, the opening will also unveil the installation of an outdoor rum bar and two heated areas available to hire with a capacity of up to 90 people, aptly named the Paddock and Stable yard. The Horse & Jockey General Manager, 8 | NORTHBOUND
Hannah Beddow has worked in the industry for 16 years and when asked about the opening said: “Following six months of the Horse & Jockey being closed for renovation, we’re delighted to be welcoming guests back to the pub with such an exciting new opening, and especially in time for the festive season. “We aim to be a friendly, local pub with a safe, welcoming, and warm environment. “For those who are True North Rewards cardholders, we’re loading a voucher onto your account to give you 20% off food during our opening weekend, Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th November and we look forward to seeing some familiar faces.” The True North Rewards scheme gives cardholders access to special offers, 5% money back on everything you spend and exclusive promotions throughout the year in all True North venues. Sign up before 4th November to redeem the Horse & Jockey opening offer via truenorthbrewco.uk/rewards. The venue is taking food table and function room bookings from 15th November via their website www.thehorsejockey.co.uk and in the meantime will be open daily for walk-ins between 12pm 11pm. For all their latest news and updates, follow them on social media, or head to thehorsejockey.co.uk.
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RESIDENTS HAVE THEIR SAY Hundreds of people have taken up the opportunity to have their say and find out more about the Town Deal projects for Stocksbridge in a consultation roadshow which has taken place over the last few weeks. 350-400 residents turned out across four sessions which were held in October at venues across the town. The drop in consultation roadshow event visited Fox Valley, Stocksbridge Community Leisure Centre, Smithy Moor Community Centre, and Stocksbridge Library – sharing plans, visuals, and information about the fund. The Towns Fund team have attended venues across the area, as well as a range of local community group meetings and sessions in recent weeks updating
residents on the projects and the next steps in the £24.1 million investment for this part of North Sheffield. Co-chair of the Towns Fund Board Miriam Cates MP said: “It has been great for the board to have the opportunity to speak to people in Stocksbridge about the Towns Fund projects and what their priorities
and aspirations are for their community. I was really pleased to see the level of interest and enthusiasm in the town for this fantastic investment for Stocksbridge.” Deputy leader of Sheffield City Council and Towns Fund Board member Cllr Julie Grocutt said: “I’d like to thank everyone who came to our consultation sessions and gave their
A CHRISTMAS COCKER The home of Tramlines, Farmers Blonde and some of Yorkshire’s most beautiful scenery, there’s more to North Sheffield than meets the eye. Have you got an interesting historical fact that NorthBound readers need to know? Email paul@ northboundmagazine.co.uk
As most Sheffielders will be aware, Jarvis Cocker has been involved in a whole host of antics over the years (falling out of a Division Street window while doing a Spider-Man impression springs to mind) but seeing as it’s nearly Christmas (what do you mean it’s not?), here’s a Christmassy Cocker tale. When the Leadmill first started out in 1980 it would host a festive panto, and in 1982 a pre-fame Jarvis stepped forward to write and direct the show, casting over fifty local musicians from the local area with the self-confessed aim of ‘making a bunch of cool people from pop groups look
stupid.’ Typical Jarv. He returned in 1991, as Pulp were beginning to reap commercial success, this time transforming the venue into a space-age Santa’s Grotto, containing a present giving machine which bestowed array of unusual gifts upon the audience – with one gig-goer claiming to have received a tin of mock turtle soup as his Christmas treat. The band later took to the stage to play a memorable live gig covered head-totoe in in snowflakes and icicles (lots of tinfoil, basically). NORTHBOUND | 9
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A NEW ERA BEGINS The operators of one of Sheffield’s hottest new food and drink destinations have announced they are set to welcome two new bars and several new restaurants to the square in the coming months. Elegant Japanese restaurant Doki Kagoshima will open next month at the £70m New Era Square development at St Mary’s Gate and has strong ambitions to become the number one, flagship Japanese restaurant in Sheffield. As well as the Asian fine dining, visitors will also be treat to a modern sports bar, as well as an elegant and sophisticated wine and cocktail bar called La Belle Vie, set to open its doors in time for the festive period. Operators are remaining tightlipped about their plans for the bars, but New Era’s Managing Director, Jerry Cheung, revealed how the bars will form key
cornerstones of his visionary development. “In the months since covid restrictions began to be lifted, we’ve worked incredibly hard to finalise deals and bring some of the most exciting independent food and drink retailers in the UK to Sheffield. These two bars will act as important anchors to the whole development. They will significantly contribute to both the day and evening local economy – supporting several of the other businesses within the scheme. I’m sure the new sports bar will also prove popular with the city’s football fans on matchdays. It will be a modern, stylish sports venue with amazing food and drink.” New Era Square currently features restaurants, street food kiosks, the city’s largest oriental supermarket and shops newerasquare.co.uk
WAZ GOING ON Wazwān restaurant and its sister cocktail bar Hungāma opened in Leopold Square in October. The bar and restaurant has been created by Yorkshire brother and sister team Yousef and Hibah Mahmood, who hail from a long line of culinary experts. Their grandfather and grandmother, Mohammed Sabir MBE and Fazilat Sabir, founded the award-winning Aagrah restaurant group in 1977, and Fazilat still works with the Wazwān chefs on the creation of new food dishes, with her timehonoured recipes available on the menu. Wazwān and Hungāma will be housed in the former Aagrah restaurant in Leopold Square. 10 | NORTHBOUND
A spokesperson for the venues said they will seek to ‘take guests on a journey of discovery into rich Kashmiri culture and its tastes and customs, balancing time-honoured tradition with up-to-the-minute culinary and cocktail innovation’. They promise to combine authentic cuisine from the Indian subcontinent with the best Yorkshire produce and traditional Kashmiri hospitality. Signature cocktails include the Qahwa Martini, made with an aromatic Kahsmiri spice blend, and black & gold, a long tipple brimming with complex flavours and made with vodka, ginger, honey and Kashmiri tea leaves. wazwan-lsq.com
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SISTER ACT
A vintage clothing pop-up specialising in unique pieces, and off-runway rarities has opened in the Forum just in time to get your Christmas wardrobe on point. Savage Sister is set to wow Forum customers for the next three months (open until 26 December) with the very best of a truly exclusive collection of men’s and women’s high fashion pieces that owner Lucy has been cultivating for the past ten years. The rails and walls are full of pieces from brands like Moschino, Versace and Gucci, with prices that range from a very reasonable £20, right up to £500 a piece. “There isn’t anything like this in Sheffield,” says Lucy, “especially as some of the things that we sell are quite niche, so we’ve got Moschino,
Versace and Iceberg from the Garage era and we also sell pieces for people that might have different or unusual tastes. “Some of the stuff that we’ve got in here is runway, so it’s been on the catwalk, and some of it is really, really rare stuff that you won’t find online, but we’ve got it in store, and you can try it on.” As well as selling haute couture, she is also welcoming people down to sell their designer pieces in exchange for cash or store credit. She is also offering 10 per cent discount to students and in the short time she’s been open, she has already proved a big success. Yorkshire.” For more details, and to have a nosey, head over their socials. instagram.com/thesavagesister NORTHBOUND | 11
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PANGOLIN BEER COLUMN In this month’s column, Pangolin Craft Beer and Bottle Shop owner Nick Davy (bottom right) gives us a taster of the events they’ve hosted this month as well as cheeky a Christmas teaser The year is flying by, and November is here already. Here at the Pangolin we’ve had a fantastic October. We had an Irish Craft Beer Showcase as part of Sheffield Beer and Cider Festival, hosted our first Meet the Brewer event with Yonder Brewing as part of Abbeydale Brewery’s Funkfest, and still squeezed in an Art Exhibition from our good pal Luke Horton. We’ve been amazed at how great a reaction we’ve had to all of these events and have loved working with local and national businesses to put them on. We really feel part of the S6 and Sheffield community. This month’s picks feature beers from those events plus a classic Belgian that’ll have you hankering for Christmas in Brugge. Its like a chuffing fairy tale! WIPER & TRUE x PASTORE – Smoked Peach Sour (4.5%) We kick off this month’s picks with a very special collaboration between Wiper & True (Bristol) and Pastore (Cambridge). Over 300 kilos of hot and cold oak smoked Peaches went into this unique beer. It was then subsequently fermented with a combination of Wiper & True’s house yeast and Pastore’s lacto culture used for souring. The resulting beer is a lot lighter than you might expect when imagining smoked flavours. Complex smoked peach flavours are balanced with a wonderfully light mouth feel and slight tartness from the souring.
LA CHOUFFE – Blonde (8.0%) Careful how you pronounce this one when ordering in Yorkshire! Don’t want to offend the staff! La Chouffe are a classic Belgian brewery and still one of the best. Their Blonde carries beautifully balanced flavours of peach, apricot and a slight hint of coriander. It will have you booking that city break to Brugge before you know it! YONDER BREWING AND BLENDING – TRUNK OF FUNK 2019 (8.5%) Yonder are one of the best in the business when it comes to mixed fermentation and barrel aged beers. They use UK only ingredients and forage as much as possible from the Somerset countryside around them in order to keep their environmental impact as minimal as possible. As indicated in the name of the beer this was brewed in 2019 and has been aging since. Yonder start the process by brewing a strong dark ale usually in late Autumn. This is then blended with foraged fruits and placed in red wine barrels. Left to age and sour for 12 months the resulting beef is then blended on to the next years foraged fruits before bottling. The result is a Flanders Red style (think Rodenbach or Duchesse de Bourgogne) providing flavours of stone fruits with a sweet acidity and above all FUNK! If you’re looking for something special, then this is it.
WHIPLASH – Let It Bleed (5.1%) Based in Belfast, Whiplash is a fantastic modern craft brewery with a reliably high quality and exciting output. This particular beer was featured in our Irish Craft Beer Showcase. Let It Bleed is a Fruited Witbier brewed using authentic Belgian yeast to give it a classical light fruity body. Blood Orange and Blood Peach are added to bring a zingy sharpness along with Orange Zest for a fresh Citrus floral note. The result is a refreshing quaffable Witbier conjuring up memories of warm summer days. NORTHBOUND | 15
MADE IN SHEFFIELD Exposed meets the modern - day makers plying their trades in the Steel City. Spread across art, music, film, theatre, clothing, photography and more - we find out what makes these local creatives tick.
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JO PEEL Jo Peel is a Sheffieldbased artist who spends her time observing documenting moments of change in urban environments around the world.
Could you tell us a bit about your path to becoming an artist? I’ve been working as an artist for about 15 years now. Before that I was an interior designer down in Cornwall, where I went to university. I’ve always worked creatively and for myself really, so when I moved to London I was working on interior design projects but also drawing and painting in my spare time. People saw the work I was doing and encouraged me to put it in exhibitions, which I eventually did, and bits started selling. It was a bit weird because I’d had work in a lot of exhibitions in Cornwall, but nobody really engaged with it as much. Why do you think that was? I think it’s because a lot of my work has always been about regeneration, gentrification and urban environments. I suppose that’s always going to resonate a bit more in East London than in a more rural setting. Did you find that moving to an urban environment stoked the fire a bit creatively too? Yeah, at that time the inspiration was everywhere and the things happening just outside was very relevant to my work: the building you’re living in is getting gentrified, there are cranes and redevelopments everywhere - it just brought my work alive. It also gave me more opportunities to show it. How nailed down was your style in those early exhibitions? Has it morphed much as you’ve moved around the country? It’s not changed much style-wise. I spent a long time trying to find a unique style. I spent a lot of time not looking at other people’s work and tried to find my own voice in terms of the line and the style. My subject matter has always been the same. I didn’t go to Cornwall and suddenly start drawing the beaches.
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So, then it was moving back to Sheffield from London - another melting pot of gentrification, industrialisation and urban/rural settings. Yeah. It all makes sense where it comes from - Sheffield is my work. It was quite interesting coming back and seeing how similar bits of the city are to East London, with all the old factories and the changing look of certain areas. Why did you make the decision to come back to Sheffield? Everywhere I lived was being renovated and doubled in price, so it just became a choice of continuing to make the work I wanted to make or moving onto more commercial projects. It didn’t seem feasible to be an artist and not take on big advertising jobs in London, so I thought I’d give another place a go. Does inspiration come from literally walking around a certain area of the city? Or is it all bit more fragmented than that? Some days it’s more visceral than others; I’ll just be walking down the street and suddenly I’m obsessed with the details of some mesh wrapped around a building or some scaffolding. Have you always had this intrigue in urban settings and narratives - even when you were young? Yeah, I was always interested in the cracks in the pavement rather than finished things. I like the idiosyncrasies I guess. I’m always intrigued in how in a manmade world we’re constantly trying to make everything look perfect... but always failing.
You recently released ‘Gravity’, a short film combining live action and animation. Can you tell us a bit about the seeds of that project? It came from a classic lockdown story of rifling through old stuff. I found something I’d written as a teenager in an English lesson. I’d held onto it because I felt it had something to it. I rediscovered it in lockdown and it really struck a chord; it felt like an opening to the rest of my work. It’s about a girl who loses her house and about how personal identity is so tied into where you live. There’s a lot in there: gentrification and displacement, but also renewal and positive change. What else have you have you got coming up? I’ve got an art fair in London this month. It’s like a show within a show, a big immersive experience, so I’ve created a few new artworks for that. I’ll be at the upcoming Hedgerow Market in Sheffield, which I’m really looking forward to. I’m also writing a new film too… Oh, interesting. What can you tell us about that?
It’s still a bit under wraps at the moment, so I can’t say too much. It’ll be set in a café… We’ll keep an eye out for it. Final question: why do you think Sheffield is a good city for creatives? I think the space itself is great and the fact that it’s relatively cheap to live here. That massively helps. Because if your rent is low, you can afford to take risks. Making art is all about being able to take risks. Jo Peel’s short film ‘Gravity’ is available to view at jopeel.com
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MAKERS Lizzie Biscuits shot by Fake Trash. Hair Florenica’s Wigs Face Anna Phylactic
LIZZIE BIS CUITS “I get to make people feel beautiful and powerful… three or four months down the line when a photoshoot emerges, or when someone posts a video talking about how happy or how good they feel in it, that’s the most rewarding thing.” Lizzie Biscuits makes frocks and costumes for peacocks, turning imagination into reality in the process. Her opulent designs have been showcased by some of the best-known Drag Queens in the country and spotted in films, magazines and on TV.
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How did you first start making costumes? When I was a kid, I used to spend all day drawing frocks. I would say I was writing a comic book, but really, I was just inventing fifty different villains so I could put them all in outfits. I always made clothes for myself, I never wanted to look like everybody else - and making your own clothes is a good way to avoid that. I grew up with not a lot of money and when I was 18, there were no affordable places that did interesting or original stuff. So, it was a case of going to charity shops, buying some curtains and making myself a dress - that sort of thing. But it wasn’t something I thought I’d do as a job. When did that begin to change? I’ve been thinking about this a while... I suppose I internalised this idea that loving fashion/costumes/etc. is very shallow. If you want to be in a band, that’s “cool”. But if you want to make frocks, that’s very shallow. If you’re a woman, there’s an idea that being interested in appearance and glamour is somehow at odds with feminism. As I got older, I realised that’s all nonsense. There were a few points where connections were made that set me on the road to where I am now. My friend Audrey Hepkat launched Burly Q and in the beginning each show had a different theme, so I’d make a special outfit to DJ in. That kind of reawakened a certain part of my brain. It brought back that love of finding a theme and creating something from it. Then I got into cosplay in quite a big way. I’ve always been a bit of a nerd, but I started going to conventions and making costumes. And it’s more fun to be a Tudor Wonder Woman, for example, than just a regular ten-a-penny Wonder Woman right? While this was happening, I was simultaneously being introduced to Manchester and modern drag culture through friends. Going to Manchester and seeing places like Cha Cha Boudoir and witnessing this creative and artistic scene; it was about transformation, art and politics. I found it really interesting and stimulating.
So, when did you make the step to your own studio space and starting up as a business? My friend Sophie Cooke (Imogen’s Imagination) had a studio in Exchange Place and me and my husband decided to get a studio space there, initially was just as a workshop for our own costume making but it’s amazing how my work became elevated just by having that dedicated space. It focused my mind (and made tidying up easier). Ever since I was 15 and making 60s mini-dresses out of curtains people would tell me I should sell them, but I was under no illusions about the quality of my output. Having the studio, that dedicated space, and the time to do it, it just made me realise this is what I wanted to do: it was my thing. I was in my mid-30s and at a point where I didn’t care what people thought anymore. I enjoyed making frocks, so I just thought: why don’t I just make frocks?
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Who was your first client? I started by making stuff for a friend, Penny Slotz, basically for nothing, just to test the water really. Then at party in Manchester, I was talking to Anna Phylactic, and I told her I’d just started making frocks for other people and would love to make her something. So yeah, I went up to one of the most famous drag queens in Manchester and asked if I could make them a frock, which I did. That was about six years ago now, and that was the moment where my working relationship with Anna started. She’s my bestest, my muse. Anna Phylactic shot by Chris Saunders
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What advice would you give to other makers in your field of work? Everything I make, I’m pushing my practice and never stopping learning. I’m never satisfied with anything I take it very seriously. You’re never going to improve if your already think you’re perfect, right? And keep any drama off social media. It’s neither clever nor classy. How does the creative process work when a client comes to you? Occasionally somebody has a really specific idea of what they want and will ask me if I can make it. The other way, which is slightly more common, stems from how I have a reputation for certain style of work: historically themed, detail-oriented and opulent. So, folks who know they want something in that vein come to me with a concept and we take it from there. What are the most difficult aspects of what you do? Fitting. In a normal situation, I’d meet them, take their measurements, make up a toile, fit that. No two bodies are the same and no two Drag Queen/King bodies are precisely the same twice in a row. It’s hard enough getting it done properly in real life! I’ve come to the conclusion that doing a remote fitting is basically impossible. During the pandemic doing such things over Zoom or whatever was not the one. Seven toiles for one outfit and it still doesn’t fit. Nightmare. What is the most satisfying thing about what you do? I get to make people feel beautiful and powerful. I’m rarely satisfied with my work, but three or four months down the line when a photoshoot emerges, or when someone posts a video talking about how happy or how good they feel in it, that’s the most rewarding thing. I want to make people happy. NORTHBOUND | 21
With the rising popularity of drag culture in the modern day media via platforms like Ru Paul’s Drag Race and Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, have you noticed more of a younger audience getting involved? Some of my costumes were used to dress the set in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie! I would say a lot of my audience are young on social media, who I assume are drag fans rather than fans of a 41-yearold redhead with a Ferrero Rocher addiction, but they aren’t often my clients. The thing with being a Baby Queen is the money side of things. In the drag world, even during the pandemic, there is a constant need for new content. That’s expensive and time-consuming. It’s expensive having stuff made and not everybody can afford it. I do an annual competition where I make a costume for free, which is my way of giving back to the community I’m lucky enough to work in. I have started attracting some names - still yet to get anything on Drag Race itself though! Is that the next step? I don’t know but I think about this often. It is this kind of monolith of drag culture. It is a bit of a double-edge sword. Personally, I’m not someone who would ever be snippy about someone else’s work, as I just think you do what you do and if you’re having a good time that’s what matters but Drag Race is a competition, and part of that competition is the critique aspect, which sometimes is very harsh. Imagine there was a Queen wearing something I made, which we both liked and then it gets read for filth on national television… When that happens I immediately think about the talented person who made it. It’s got to be such a kick in the teeth, hasn’t it? But yeah, come through Season 4… *fingers crossed* lizziebiscuits.com / @lizziebiscuits
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JULIET FOR REST “I started off by having a bit of a play, then it just sort of took off from there. I got my own kiln so I could start doing the traditional painting techniques… and I eventually just fell in love with glass.” Juliet Forrest is a stained and fused glass artist specialising in detailed hand-painted, kiln-fired works made from her studio in Walkley. Earlier this year she was awarded first prize by the Glazier’s Company - one of the ancient Livery Companies of the City of London - in the coveted Stevens Competition, which saw upand-coming glass artists from across the country submit designs
for a commissioned architectural glass screen. It serves as a cherished landmark in what Juliet admits has been something of a random career path to becoming a glass artist. From studying zoology at university to starting up her own handmade greeting card company post-graduation, followed by a stint in occupational therapy and later delivering courses for mental health charity Sheffield Mind, it’s fair to say it’s not been the most linear path into the art business. “Around the time I was working with Sheffield Mind I started doing a lot of painting,” Juliet tells us. “I’ve always made bits and bobs throughout my life, so I eventually started putting things in exhibitions - and to my amazement people were starting to buy things. It was my friend’s mum who lent me a book on glass painting; I’ve always enjoyed playing about with materials and it sounded like it’d be a fun hobby.” However, after being enamoured by the versatility of the material and the working processes involved, it didn’t take long for Juliet to swap canvas for glass as her main artistic output. “I just completely fell in love with it,” she says. “I started off by having a bit of a play, then it just sort of took off from there. I got my own kiln so I could start doing the traditional painting techniques… and I eventually just fell in love with glass. All my painting after that was done on glass.” Head to Juliet’s Etsy page and you’ll find example of the versatile creations that sparked her passion - from sparkling 3D fused glass light catchers to exquisite stained glass panels made using techniques passed down through the centuries. Over on the website (which she explains is overdue an update) and social media pages you’ll see examples of more large-scale commission pieces from celestial door panels to display panels picturing teeming coral environments. “When I was painting on canvas, I’d always go through a stage where there was a huge amount of angst and I’d basically hate what I’d made so far. But with glass it’s different. You know what you need to do to get to the end point, so it’s kind of planned and you have the steps to work through: cutting, grinding, paint, putting it together. It’s therapeutic and I like how every day is different.” @juliet_forrest_glass / etsy.com/JulietForrestGlass
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DAN SCAPES Dan is an award-winning photographer based in Sheffield, capturing landscapes, journeys and details that bottle up the feeling of the outdoors both close to home and environments further afield. Tell us a bit about what you do… The majority of my work is landscape and nature photography. A lot of it’s been inspired by the Peak District being on the doorstep here. And that’s where I kind of started, you know, going out on hikes and walks there with a camera. When did you first start out taking pictures outdoors?
That was probably around about 10/11 years ago, as in when I really sort of started to get into photography quite seriously. Since then, it’s kind of taken me to lots of different places: Scotland, Italy, Iceland, Nepal, the Alps, Dolomites. I’ve been lucky enough to shoot in some great places.
How did this go from hobby to occupation in that respect? I guess it starts with the interest in being out outdoors. As a kid I went to the Lake District a lot, climbing mountains up there and those sorts of things. And then once I finished uni and had a bit more kind of time on my hands, when I was working and looking for something to do on weekends, I started going out to the Peak District more. It kind of came through that in terms of wanting to take better pictures of where I was, so I started reading about photography, and it was something that just seemed easy to stay interested in. Very much self-taught then? Yeah, you kind of get those things every now and again, where it doesn’t feel like you have to force yourself to learn about it and you just go out and do it more. I just kept on upgrading the camera, went out more and more, and I’d say it took three or four years to get to that stage of feeling like I knew what I was doing. In 2014, about four years after I started, I picked up an award in landscape photography for a picture of the Arts Tower in Sheffield, so that was kind of a motivation to start taking it a bit more seriously selling prints of my work. What would you say are the most challenging aspects of landscape photography? I think it’s tricky for me doing it alongside my day job. It’s tough because it involves travel, and it’s finding that time to get to new places and explore; it’s not as easy to just turn up somewhere for an hour as you’re very much working with the conditions, which means ideally you want to go somewhere for a week, or at least a few days, to be able to try and get some good weather. The other challenge is just often the best time of day is first thing in the morning and it can be difficult to get out of bed for those early bird shots. If I could switch that switch, then I’d probably be 10 times more productive. 26 | NORTHBOUND
What sort of things do you mostly aim to capture in your photography?
I think the main thing with landscape is light. You can be anywhere really and if you can get the right light and some dramatic conditions, it’s going to look good. Stormy days tend to be much better than nice, sunny days because you just get that changeability with the cloud and light, maybe a bit of rain, then maybe a rainbow appear, etc. I think that’s why sometimes it’s really rewarding to get photos in and around Sheffield and places locally: it’s easier to find the right conditions and the right light. Do you have a favourite place to shoot? Or maybe a series that you’ve worked on? It’s difficult as it does change from time to time. As far as like a collection of images, the ones from Nepal are probably a favourite, just because it’s somewhere that I’ve read about a lot, I’d read all the mountain stories and climbing stories, so to spend three weeks there and take pictures every day was really enjoyable. And in terms of kind of the more local side of it, I really enjoy Surprise View in the Peak District. Padley Gorge and Bole Hill Quarry are other local areas that I like to go to, especially now with the Autumn colours coming on. What really ignites the passion for what you do? For me, it’s mostly just being in and capturing the outdoors. I think that’s the thing with all photography: it’s interesting to learn, but you’ve got to apply it to something else that you’re passionate about and genuinely interested in. You need that initial passion and then the photography aspect allows you to explore it a bit deeper.
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KAYE STANTON Pippins Denim owner Kaye Stanton founded her Sheffield-based sustainable childrenswear brand back in 2018, originally making denim staples for kids from the offcuts of old jeans. These days, their denim is made in Italy by Candiani Denim, recognised as the most sustainable denim mill in the world and her range of jeans, coats and shorts have been stocked in both Selfridges’ London store and online. Sheffield is at the heart of Kaye’s operation and after the denim leaves Italy and arrives in the UK, everything is cut and sewn in small batches in Kaye’s studio, a former city-centre cutlery works. This allows them to have full control over waste, which they save to repurpose, making sure they’re never overproducing. Kaye, who comes from a long line of seamstresses, said: “I try to have a considered approach to design and make a conscious effort to have as minimal impact on people and the planet as possible. “If you asked me why I do what I do, I think the truth is I just can’t help it. I’m a self-confessed denim obsessive. It was actually after struggling to find any good quality and simple denim pieces for my own daughter that the idea for the brand started to come to life. “I was working in the vintage industry at the time and after seeing firsthand the amount of denim ending up as waste, I saw an opportunity to make something which could help solve that problem alongside my own frustrations. Few people can say their brand started from the legs of old jeans!” Kaye, who is originally from Telford, moved to Sheffield for university and almost immediately fell in love with the city’s architecture and manufacturing heritage. She now lives and works in Sheffield with her husband, two daughters and brand mascot,
Morris the dog, and is keen to emphasise the important role Sheffield has on her work. She said: “Sheffield has such a rich history rooted in making and manufacturing, so to keep that connection alive as part of a new wave of independents, artisans and makers that can be found throughout the city is really important to me. “The city also inspires me with its design and architecture. My heart belongs to concrete and old council estates. Park Hill, a Brutalist housing estate in Sheffield never fails to inspire me, I would love to see the lives and stories that went on behind the concrete. I think it echoes the reasons why I also love denim; the minimalist construction which allows the materials, the structure and the design to speak for itself. “The most rewarding thing about making my pieces is seeing them then being worn and loved by kids and their parents all over the world. I find designing a very personal thing - whether I like it or not - so it always feels like I’m putting a little bit of myself out there each time I make something. To know that a piece goes beyond fulfilling its functional purpose to actually adding joy and value to lives makes it all worthwhile.”
“Sheffield has such a rich history rooted in making and manufacturing, so to keep that connection alive as part of a new wave of independents, artisans and makers that can be found throughout the city is really important to me.” Pippins Denim / www.pippinsdenim.com / Instagram: @pippinsdenim NORTHBOUND | 29
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It’s been nine years since Sheffield’s iconic underground clubbing institution Hope Works first opened its doors. In that time they’ve seen some of the finest names in electronic music grace the decks, cultivated a vast array of upand-coming artistic talent, set up their own innovative, boundary-smashing festival, and not to mention weathered a global pandemic that threatened to bulldoze the city’s cultural landscape. Following the most successful No Bounds event to date and with a birthday celebration featuring Palms Trax and Bradley Zero just around the corner, we spoke to founder and co-curator Liam O’Shea about the memorable journey so far. Let’s start with the huge success of the returning No Bounds Festival – more rave reviews (if you forgive the pun) and an already high bar surpassed. First of all, how was your experience this year? It was such a big success this year. In the scale of festivals, it’s still relatively small, more of a boutique festival really. But the impact has been increasing year on year. We received the five star review in the Guardian this year, one star up from last year, and that was incredible to see. It spoke nicely about how No Bounds is mixing art with the diverse community that we have here. We’re joining the international conversation in terms of world class, multidisciplinary arts events, but doing it in an authentic Sheffield way, which is precisely what I set out to do. How important is that authentic Sheffield aspect to the event? It’s massive. I mean everyone’s just kind of sharing the world as they see it, aren’t they? The community that you’re part of and where you’re from informs the lens that you look at everything through. There was a line in the Guardian review, ‘Sheffield’s electro-industrial heart is still beating.’ That sums it up. It feels more significant with the unfortunate passing of Richard Kirk this year, a figure of huge importance to electronic music worldwide, and it does feel like we’re helping to carry on that tradition of underground culture and innovative music in warehouse spaces. As you were saying, Sheffield is joining that international conversation again, but it helped lay foundations in underground electronic music a long time ago. Yeah, Cabaret Voltaire were there right at the start of that form of music and that goes right on to spawning huge international bands like Human League and Heaven 17. This is all part of our heritage. We’re primarily concerned with that electronic underbelly and how that interfaces with other things – music, art and technology in particular.
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What about the germination process for No Bounds growing into what it is today? When were those initial seeds planted in your head? It feels like my life’s work to date, the culmination of a life in the music industry. I’ve been making music since the late-80s, initially as a guitarist. I came to Sheffield in ‘91 and it was always like I had one foot in the rave, one foot in bands. So I’m naturally interested in the whole hybrid nature of music and art, which eventually led to a project in 2009 called ‘Mixed in Sheffield’ – remixing a wide selection of Sheffield artists with a focus on electronic music. It was one way of connecting disparate crews that I’d met on my journeys through the Sheffield underground. I kind of wanted to build on that, so when I opened Hope Works in 2012 it was immediately covered in graph and art by Sheffield artists. I invited the community in from day one, and from there I was really able to find my voice as a promoter; it’s taken me years since to build up the confidence, connections and friendships to launch something genuinely collaborative like No Bounds. In light of its constant growth, just how big do you think the potential is for No Bounds Festival? It’s in the title: no bounds. Given the right circumstances, support, energy and bit of luck, there are no limits to where it can go. It’s something that could be built up to permeate all of city, showcasing so many art forms, bringing so many venues into the fold. It’s a recognised fixture on the calendar now and we’re looking to take it forward once again in 2022. Hope Works heads towards its 9th birthday following an incredibly uncertain period for nightlife and events venues in general. The last 18 months must have been a scary ride. How do you reflect on that period? First and foremost, we had our first child the week before lockdown, so it was a case of having some time with my family. Then of course there was a sense of genuine worry – really thinking, on a human level, that this could be it. Following the initial shock it was a case of trying to dig out of that hole, looking for alternative ways of making a living while also applying for funding grants. We then did the Crowdfunder, which was incredibly successful and so cathartic to receive the love and support we did from our audience and community. I needed that from a psychological perspective. As well as the Crowdfunder, we were also lucky enough to receive a CRF (Culture Recovery Fund) grant, which helped to stabilise things and enabled me to work through it, and also enabled the whole ecosystem of freelancers we work with to work through it. We kept the wheel turning and came out in good shape; it means we can carry on creating events like No Bounds and to keep on providing culture for people.
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Next year will mark 10 years of Hope Works in Sheffield. How do you feel it has grown since starting out? We started from an all-Sheffield line-up in 2012, a multi-genre ‘Mixed in Sheffield’ mashup, and then we did an end of the world party with DVS1 (if you remember that stuff with The Mayans). From that I just went straight into a load of shows like Blawan and Pangea, Theo Parrish and Maurice Fulton, Ben Klock, Motor City Drum Ensemble… we started with a run of shows like that, straight in with huge underground names. From then to now Hope Works has continued to host some of the biggest worldwide artists in electronic music: Jeff Mills, Robert Hood, Helena Hauff, Ben UFO, Honey Dijon, Nina Kravitz, The Blessed Madonna, Skream, Mall Grab. Not bad for a little warehouse in Darnall, is it? That’s not to mention the up-and-coming talent that’s been cultivated behind the decks… We’ve always prided ourselves in spotting talent. We want to help bring new artists through, and our residency programme helps us to do just that. We started that in 2019 and currently we’ve got Gracie T, 96 Back, Diessa, Nkisi, Porter Brook, Rumbi Tauro, Rian Treanor, Alex McLean (as well as myself Lo Shea and Chris Duckenfield) – all part of the Hope Works family residency. We want to support and help platform new artists, give them opportunities and invest time in them. We’ve made a name for ourselves as being a space where chances are taken, a place you can come and find artists you’ve never heard of before, but at the same time ones you’re quite likely to hear more of in the future. You’ve already alluded to plenty of memorable events, but what seminal moments stand out for you over the last 9 years? When I was stood there watching Jeff Mills play in 2014 – the master of techno playing Hope Works. That was monumental. Then this year’s No Bounds was incredibly special, and it felt like such an amazing way to come back after the pandemic. So many people said so many lovely things. It was definitely a lump in the throat time for us, to see such a diverse line-up and audience attend over the 32 | NORTHBOUND
weekend. What role would you like Hope Works to play moving forward as the city continues to dust itself down from the pandemic? A few things I suppose. We want to continue offering a progressive space where diversity and differences are celebrated and championed. We want people to feel free to be themselves. I still want it to be a steadfast bastion of quality too. I would love for people to be able to trust and rely on us to be there for them. We’ve been there through the pandemic, we’ve kept the business and the freelancers we work with getting paid. We’ve made things happen. Even No Bounds 2020, the hybrid virtual festival that took place in the middle of the pandemic, we still actually made that happen. I just hope that reaffirms to people of our hard-working and passionate approach to things. We always strive to be better but fundamentally we want to continue to be run a family-run, little independent with a team of music lovers who put the music and art first.
Hope Works 9th Birthday ft. Palms Trax, Bradley Zero + more takes place on Sat 27th November. Tickets are on sale now at Resident Advisor.
“I wanted to celebrate this year with a real feelgood party – just a fun, warm uplifting party. Palms Trax and Bradley Zero is a great combination to achieve just that. There have been plenty of dark times recently, so this night’s gonna be all about unashamedly enjoying some good times. That’s precisely what we want our 9th birthday on 27th November to be about.”
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Review: No Bounds 2021 Niall O’Donoghue reflects on a special weekend of music, art, technology and dancing at No Bounds Festival. Photography: Frankie Casillo During a year more difficult than any other for live acts and music festivals, No Bounds 2020 pressed on through pandemic depths to keep the community alive and humming with new forays into sonic VR livestreams and socially distanced event Now, in 2021, No Bounds has unleashed its full potential, stepping eagerly into new niches opening across the city of Sheffield and throwing down an incredible weekend of events as the days begin to shorten. The festival has always been a nightbird; it’s a signal fire for visual artists, live-coding aficionados and bassheads to gather and warm their hearts amongst the shadows of Sheffield’s industrial past. This year was no different, but an everincreasing diversity of daytime installations, seminars and live acts alongside pounding club nights offer something for every sleep pattern. No Bounds has cemented itself amongst European festivals, comfortably plotting an orbit at the outermost edge of summer and proving the boundless resilience of the electronic arts community. It was well into an evening of contemplative AV experiences at the festival’s opening concert when Lorenzo Senni bursts in to close off events in Kelham Island’s cavernous upper gallery – immediately ratcheting the crowd up a gear with a trademark riot of arpeggiated trance stabs, ornate strings and 8-bit synths. His infectious joy shone through as, with extreme hip action and flying jump kicks on every drop, he served up an utterly euphoric live set comprising of most of his 2020 album Scacco Matto plus a few choice favourites. A short way across the industrial landscape of northern Sheffield beckoned Hope Works, a spiritual home and birthplace of dance music mania for many in attendance. The site continues to flourish, with an expansion into the street to house the new Kuiper Belt Stage and outdoors bars really adding to that festival atmosphere.
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COVER Fresh off the back of her 2021 album release Reflection, Loraine James took to the star-studded Courtyard Anomaly stage to deliver a live set that casts an expert, glitchy net over the elusive ‘club’ genre. The warm, hypnotic drill of ‘Black Ting’ sets the crowd grooving to edgeless, compulsive 808 basslines and tight bars before soaring up for the punchy, ethereal pop of ‘Running Like That’. Salvos of scattered, thumping drums lay the perfect stage for Hyperdub colleagues Kode9 and RP Boo to accelerate into the night. With fertile ground laid by Joy Orbison, Ben UFO once again affirmed his place on the top shelf with a phenomenal 90-minute set to close off the Mothership Main Room. Launching in early floor-destroyers like Pearson Sounds’ ‘Alien Mode’, he goes harder delivers as much discombobulating bass and thunderous drums as the powerful main room soundsystem can take. The energy doesn’t drop for a single second, but instead carries our exhausted bodies right to the finish through a world of sounds ranging from the erratic madness of Borai & Denham Audio’s ‘Skrrrt’ to otherworldly dub and jungle tracks built on obliterating sub-frequencies. No Bounds offers a wealth of engaging daytime activities across Saturday and Sunday for the early bird or sleep deprived, ranging across audio-visual art installations at multiple sites, live coding classes, DJ workshops and immersive experiences. Festivalgoers could wander through the reconstructed alleyways of Sheffield’s old Mesters – craftspeople of previous generations – to see The Machinery, a strikingly juxtaposed AV exploration of the industrialist worker’s subsequent dehumanisation. Flanking the Kelham museum’s upper gallery were exhibition rooms offering the chance to journey into the geometric Light & Sound Bath or watch Practical Electronica, an engrossing documentary charting the life and works of DIY electronic music visionary Fred Judd. People stream in from across town for the evening’s events, whether from a Resident Advisor DJ workshop in Hope Works’ main room or the hauntingly beautiful Maltby Miners’ Welfare Band occupying Sheffield’s bus interchange. Later that evening came the duo Space Afrika, delivering gritty ambient tones interspersed with dirge-like drums to the visual backdrop of monochrome loops round Manchester streets. Sheffield originators 96 Back and The Black Dog followed, forming the perfect conclusion to the museum’s focus on ruminative, introspective techno and electronica acts. Aurora Halal and Batu dominate the Hope Works main room later that night, each delivering a pummelling in turn while Anz takes charge of the courtyard stage. The Manchester-based artist brings a sparkle to her set to match the glittering roof as she refreshes our ears with garage bangers, bouncing us on into the night and further destruction from techno legend Helena Hauff. No Bounds 2021 has proved beyond a doubt that Sheffield continues to be a source of incredible innovation, passion, and excitement for electronic music. It certainly feels that the challenges of 2020 provided some strict limitations which, far from dampening the spirit of the event and its community, has instead charged them with new creative flair – and a determination to send every audience member away reeling from their experience. It is a festival superbly attuned to its surroundings and primed for a bright future amongst these darker months.
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Little Man Tate @ O2 Academy Sheffield Words and photography: Scott Antcliffe After a 12-year hiatus, indie music icons, Little Man Tate performed two superb sell-out shows at Sheffield’s 02 Academy, to the delight of the 4,200 revellers who packed out the city-centre venue. The Sheffield four-piece had only intended to play just one gig (originally planned for Friday 18 September 2020), but such was the demand for tickets the venue asked them to play an extra night. There were four great support acts over the two nights, including Haig, a band from Blackburn, who performed a great set, with superb single ‘Never Enough’ attracting rave reviews, and three local bands: Risky Heroes, Harry Lyon (formerly of Red Faces) and Small Print, a brilliant Sheffield five piece, whose single ‘More Than Friends’ looks set to be a hit thanks to its catchy lyrics. Frontman Jon Windle led the lads out on stage to a rousing reception from joyous fans clamouring for a live music fix – the first in the last 19 months for many, myself included. On the Friday evening, the crowd must have needed to quench their thirst as the venue recorded their
fourth highest ever bar takings (behind Joe Carnall & friends and the Everly Pregnant Brothers – twice!) and demonstrating that Yorkshire folk truly like a party when cheering on their own. The band opened up with the classic ‘Man I Hate Your Band’, swiftly followed by ‘European Lover’, a sure-fire way to inject an instant nostalgic boost into the vociferous crowd. Other crowd pleasers included ‘This Must Be Love’, ‘The Agent’, ‘Sexy in Latin’ and a new song, ‘Cheap Stolen Kisses’, potentially signalling a sign of things to come with more singles on the way after the band had recently been back in the recording studios with Sheffield producer Alan Smyth, who previously produced their early demos as well as their second album, Nothing Worth Having Comes Easy. A four-song encore featured an intimate rendition of ‘You & Me’, with Windle climbing the photography pit to interact with the crowd. The lads well and truly finished on a high with classic anthem ‘House Party at Boothy’s’ lifting the roof off the O2, ensuring a memorable night for all crammed into the Steel City venue.
SHAME LEADMILL 17 NOV // £15 London post-punks Shame finally hit the road and visit The Leadmill in support of their latest incredible record Drunk Tank Pink. “When you’re exposed to all of that for the first time you think you’re fucking indestructible,” he notes. “After a few years you reach a point where you realise everyone needs a bath and a good night’s sleep sometimes.” An intense bout of waking fever-dreams convinced Steen that self medicating his demons wasn’t a very healthy plan of action and it was probably time to stop and take a look inward. leadmill.co.uk ED COSENS ABBEYDALE PICTURE HOUSE 9 NOV // £13.25 Reverend’s right-hand man and chief Maker, Ed Cosens, has announced his debut headline gig as a solo artist and plays Abbeydale Picture House in Sheffield on Friday 19th November. His debut album Fortunes Favour was released earlier in 2021 and lead single ‘If’ received huge critical acclaim. Ed describes the song, and wider album, as a reflection on the journey of growing up, one he hopes will be relatable to a lot of people. theabbeydalepicturehouse.com BILLY BRAGG SHEFFIELD CITY HALL 21 NOV // £35.70 Described by The Times as a ‘National Treasure’, Billy Bragg’s brand of socially and politically aware punk-folk has made a remarkable dent in the British conscience and made his name as one of Britain’s most popular and out-spoken singer/songwriters. Drawing on the folk tradition of protest song, and the punk sensibilities of direct action, Billy Bragg has made a name for himself as an accomplished and inspirational musician, and as a charged and pro-active activist. At their best, Billy’s songs present ‘the perfect Venn diagram between the political and the personal’ (the Guardian) sheffieldcityhall.co.uk
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NIGHTLIFE One of our favourite Kelham Island venues The Bar at Yellow Arch Studios has undergone a few changes over the past year, so we popped round for a natter with new Ops Director Stephen Myerthall and Events Diector Russell Frisby to find out what they’ve done with the old place… Words: Ashley Birch In the early noughties I happened to be one of a crowd of local musicians who spent an awful lot of time in what was at that time Sheffield’s red light district, and it was all thanks to one building. The lure of Kelham Island for upstart musicians back in those predevelopment days was mostly down to Yellow Arch Studios. Back then, for a few untroubled hours, you and your band could rehearse in suitably DIY conditions for the very reasonable price of a fiver(ish) each. In those heady days it wasn’t unheard of for you to find Arctic Monkeys in the big room, Milburn rehearsing down the corridor and Reverend and the Makers jamming downstairs. For me, it’s a place packed with memories so when they converted another part of the building into a live venue in 2015, and it competition happened to coincide with my wedding, there was no other venue for our reception. Since then, the space has been home to a ton of epic gigs and became a part of the city’s rave culture. However, during the first lockdown Yellow Arch’s long-time owners had a bit of soul search and decided to hand the bar’s reigns over to fresh operators. One half of the new team are Stephen Myerthall and Russell Frisby who together form Reyt Bluesy Ltd and have been steadily building the community vibe of the venue, while retaining its gig and rave credentials. Stephen said: “We just wanted to go back to the original ethos and tap back into that venue that it was six years ago. We wanted to make sure that it was still a real neighbourhood hangout for the community of Kelham Island and Sheffield, where you can visit even if you don’t have a ticket for a show and still enjoy the atmosphere and have a
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great time. Russell added: “We’re trying to model it on a Brudenell Social Club kinda vibe. You’ve got the venue room, but then you've got the bar, and then there’s the great space outside It’s a place where you can come down on a Friday night and, if it's not sold out, get a ticket on the door. If not, you can just sit and have a pint. “We're still doing a few rave nights and we’re still the home of Planet Zogg, and it’s important that we carry that on, but also that we have a real emphasis on live music, and our ethos is built around that. “I'm a musician, and I know Networks reopening and there’s Sidney and Matilda, but 12 months ago you could probably count on one hand how many venues there were in town, and there’s very few small independent venues” “We wanted to create somewhere that was a small venue that fill that gap in the market and makes space for up and coming acts. I’ve been coming here rehearsing and recording for the last fifteen years, so it's close to my heart as well.” Thanks to the restrictions, it’s taken slightly longer than they first anticipated and the grand re opening lasted just three days, before the country was plunged back into Tier 4 restrictions, forcing them to close once again. But the new team used the time wisely and now feel it’s made the venue even stronger. “It was a benefit really”, says Stephen,
“because it gave us six months to focus on the operations of the business, putting in the right products, finding the right style; we put a lot of focus on the outside courtyard improving the space with two brand new pergolas, brand new seating and making the vibe right in the courtyard. It’s a place where you can come anytime, enjoy the sunshine or stay until two o'clock, three o'clock in the morning. It’s a nice place to sit now. People love it. “We always had a plan in our heads of what we wanted to do and with the closure, it actually gave us time to develop and do what we needed to do. We've seen it go on in leaps and bounds. “There’s a lot of heritage here and we want to carry that heritage on. We fully appreciate what Andy and Colin and Yellow Arch Ltd have done for this business, and for Kelham Island, and we want to carry their dreams on. “It’s a place where grassroot music comes from, where you can put on an up-and-coming band from Sheffield. You remember 10 years ago there was bands everywhere.” Russell added: “The most important thing is that we’re not really changing anything. We’re continuing the vibe, but just trying to offer a broader spectrum of music and events. That's the main difference.” With that in mind, as well as a whole host of gigs coming up through November, they also have a bonfire night spectacular on Friday 5 November, featuring a bonfire in the courtyard, an epic fireworks display, food by Flavour and Flame, hot drinks and of course toffee apples. The evening will also feature live music from Handsome Dan & the Mavericks, Slim Wilson & the Swamp Brothers and DJ sets from Babs.
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ALL DUN
Much like the River Don, this piece of writing has travelled a meandering journey from its source. First intended as a podcast in February 2020, it ran dry when the pandemic hit, only to find a fresh flow when it somehow trickled its way into this article… Word: Loz Harvey Behold the story of Dun Works, now dun and dusted, 18 months on. It’s a story about a name and forging a new identity for a forgotten factory complex in the heart of Kelham. “I’ve always loved the name River Don,” says social media expert and innovator Justine Gaubert, drinking out of a mug inscribed with the words All Dun, Nearly Dun and Not Dun. The woman behind the Academy of Dangerous Dreamers, a Sheffield-based creative agency, is sitting in one of the new bedrooms at Dun Works, South Yorkshire Housing Association’s social housing development on the site of Williams Brothers, a factory that made rivets, sockets and screws in the 19th and 20th centuries. South Yorkshire Housing Association (SYHA) has always been looking for new areas to build beautiful and affordable homes. It struck up a partnership with Cheyne Capital Management’s Social Property Impact Fund to develop Dun Works in Kelham Island, the first deal of its kind for a housing association. Now it’s built more than 200 apartments, with a third of these available to rent at ‘sub-market’ level. The third and final phase of Dun Works completed earlier this year. To celebrate Kelham Island’s 42 | NORTHBOUND
renowned heritage, community and creativity, SYHA commissioned a piece of public art on the exterior of Dun Works. Owen Waterhouse, a local Sheffield artist, has used stainless steel spheres to illustrate the true path of the River Don. And Justine was brought in to shape the narrative and identity of the new homes — based on her love of language and the river itself, which courses nearby. “It always strikes me as something solid,” Justine says of the river, which gave the development its name. “Don. It’s like it’s your dad, or something,” she tells me over a brew in Dun Works in February 2020. Eighteen months later, with the final phase at Dun Works completed and part of a Kelham that continues to change and develop, Justine explains the way words, poetry and language, as well as the Don itself, have influenced a key city centre development. Justine takes up the story of how she became involved in Dun Works. “I’ve always been drawn to the area,” she says. “I was having a few beers with a neighbour, and on the back of a Richard Hawley album she’d brought along, we saw a mention of The Gardener’s Rest. “And we set off to find it. I sat in the beer garden all afternoon and fell in love with it. When I left the agency to set up my
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social enterprise, Silent Cities, I made an office on Burton Road, just down the road from The Gardeners, where Yellow Arch is now. “I used to come down to the Gardeners after workshops for a pint and to cadge a roll-up from someone, and lean out over the Don. “And the sense of peace it’s always given me, restores my balance. You can breathe out, you feel like you’ve come home. “And then from nowhere, there’s a flash of blue out of the corner of your eye and it’s a kingfisher! And it reveals itself to you as a gift. Something to soothe your eyes, you know?” Justine was approached by SYHA to create a visual identity for the new flats, complete with a public art installation that resembled the broad sweep of the river, visible from Green Lane. SYHA and its partner Cheyne are the driving force behind Dun Works — a different offer for people, an offer that’s affordable for people who risk being priced out of the market, the kind of people who made Kelham a great place to live. And that’s where Justine, fresh from a TED talk that talked about her experiences of autism and the creative sector, came in. “As I said, the name Don always made me smile,” she says. “Because it’s a real Sheffield dad’s name innit! Go and speak to Don — he’ll sort yer art!” “So to have a river called ‘DON’ has always just made me smile. AND it got me wondering about the origins of the name Don. “In my loo I’ve got a book called the History of Sheffield by David Hey and he says that the names of Britain’s major rivers are amongst the oldest words in our lexicon. “He reckoned that the Don was actually pronounced and spelt Dun. The name is pre-celtic in origin, and goes far back into the prehistoric period. “This led me to a guy called Albert Huw Smith and his book ‘The Place Names of the West Riding of Yorkshire’. He said the
origin of the name was Brittonic, the ancient celtic language that eventually broke off into Celtic languages like Welsh and Cornish. In Brittonic, Don probably comes from: Dānā from a root dān-, meaning “water” or “river”. “I guess from that it went from Dan, to Dun, to Don. But I’m sure there are other people out there with doctorates in etymology and local history who could tell us more about the evolution of the name. “So I was really excited when I was asked to come up with a brand for this new development that they were doing on a road in Kelham that was called Dun Fields Road.” And then things got metaphysical, as Justine recalls. “I started to think about John Donne and how ‘No man is an island’, she says. “It reminded me of a letter he’d written, that had ended with the phrase…John Donne. Anne Donne Undonne. “And that led me back to the Don and my love of Sheffield rivers. And my love of real ale, forged over many years in the Gardeners. “I thought about the floodlines that are painted on the side of the Fat Cat pub in Kelham Island, which show the water levels when the River Dun broke its banks in the Great Sheffield Flood. “And that was it. I’d got the whole campaign sorted in my mind before I got off the tram. “I knew we’d call it Dun Works and that on the hoardings around the building site, we’d have Not Dun, Nearly Dun and Almost Dun. And these mugs we’re drinking out of are of course a continuation of that theme too.” Circular and yet ever-changing. Drawing inspiration from the loo and metaphysical poetry in equal measure. That’s the Don. And that’s Dun Works too. To hear more about the quirkier side of Sheffield and stories of the cities hidden gems, download Looking Up Sheffield on your podcast app of choice. NORTHBOUND | 43
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THE BEGINNING
After the huge success of their first Christmas light show in 2019 (pictured), Sheffield Cathedral will be welcoming back projection art specialists Luxumuralis for festive spectacular ‘The Beginning’. Taking place 30 November – 5 December, visitors will be able to witness the historic building’s façade being transformed on the outside before heading inside to enjoy a stunning sensory experience of light and sound describing the story of the Nativity. Perfect for families, first entry slot is 5pm each day and the last at 8pm. Prices are £7.50 adults, £6 children aged 3-15 (under-3s free) and £3 carers (contact Sheffield Cathedral for purchase. Tickets can be purchased at sheffieldcathedral.org or in person from the Cathedral Gift Shop. Use the ‘Exposed’ promo code for a special 10% discount online. SHEFFIELD CATHEDRAL CHURCH STREET SHEFFIELD, S1 1HA 0114 275 3434 48 | NORTHBOUND
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RESPECT YOUR ALDERS A brand-new bar serving cask, keg and a selection of spirits has opened in Kelham Island’s Sheffield Brewery Co. Alder, which takes its name from the Alder tree, opened last month in the former Victorianera Polish Factory and is set up as a multi-functional space with the bar and brewery upstairs, function room next door and a cellar for live music as well as extra seating downstairs. The bar is being opened by Sheffield resident and student, Joe Spriggs, who has previously worked for the brewery. He said:
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“I had worked for the Sheffield Brewery for two years prior, and I loved running the bar. When the opportunity arose for me to take it on myself, it was a no brainer. “After school I did an engineering apprenticeship, some sales jobs, and then began volunteering at the Sheffield Brewery until being employed. I am now in my second year of a BSc in Economics and Accounting, and now own and run Alder. “We chose the name Alder out of our love for nature and what the alder tree represents. Follow our socials for more on Alder.” @alder_bar_sheff
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SAM PARSONAGE’S ‘SHEFFIELD ASH’ PREP TIME: 15 MINUTES COOK TIME: 2 HOURS SERVES: 6
Ingredients 1 Onion 2 sticks of celery 150g carrots 150g potatoes 150g swede 600ml beef stock 30ml Henderson’s Relish
“As a child, on Thursdays my mum would routinely make us ash for tea. I never questioned why, it’s just how it was. I’d go on to make it every Sunday for my son as a post-football treat. There are no airs and graces about it. I once went down to Castle Market to shop for a celebratory tea. The meat stall vendor asked, “what you making love?” “Beef bourguignon,” I replied. He reacted pricelessly: “what, fancy stew?” Even when I moved to California for a few years, I’d receive Hendo’s in the post wrapped in the Green ‘Un. Long may it reign!” Sam Parsonage, owner of Miss Samantha’s Vintage
1tbsp vegetable oil
Method
1tbsp butter
First, prepare the vegetables. Peel and chop the onion, dice the sticks of celery after giving them a good wash, then peel and dice the carrots, potato and swede into pieces of roughly the same size. You may also want to add or substitute turnips, parnsips and other root veg.
850g stewing steak
Put all of the vegetables into a large pan with the stock and relish. Cut the stewing beef into nice large chunks. You can use any cut that results in a lovely tender meat, including chuck, short rib with the bone in, oxtail or cross cut shanks, but brisket and feather blade both work very nicely here. Place a seperate pan on a medium heat and fry the beef in the oil and butter until it is nicely browned. Add this to the pan of vegetables and stock, give everything a good stir and bring it up to the boil. Turn the heat down and then simmer the ash for a round 2 hours or until the beef is tender. Serve with dumplings, Yorkshire pudings, mashed potato or simply enjoy a big bowl on its own.
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UP IN OUR GRILL
An all-new Turkish restaurant is styled for success in S6 and we waxed lyrical with Envers’ owners ahead of last month’s grand opening... Hillsborough residents will have no doubt already noticed that the odd, plastic-looking horses head belonging to a restaurant billed as Yankees, has now been replaced in the former home of Maplins by the moustachioed logo of Envers, a new authentic Turkish grill and restaurant looking to add to Hillsborough’s recent influx of top-notch bars and eateries.
Some of our more adventurous residents might even recognise the name, given that the family-run restaurant already boasts a cosy Handsworth Road venue, serving kebabs, meze’s and other traditional Turkish dishes that have proven incredibly popular with locals since opening in 2017. Husband and wife team, Enver and Kirstie Taskin are behind both ventures and put their success in Handsworth down to the authenticity of the food that head chef Enver is creating, as well as the quality ingredients that they source. Basically, this is not a 2am donner kebab from your local bab house, we’re talking authentic Turkish cuisine, made using traditional recipes by a chef with years of experience, both in his native Turkey, and since moving to Hillsborough with Kirstie to raise their young family, in 2017. “Envers restaurant is all about traditional Turkish food” Kirstie tells Northbound, “so kebabs and meze, but everything made using Enver’s recipes that he’s developed over the 17 years he’s been working in kitchens. He has a lot of experience. “We used to have a restaurant in Turkey, but when we had the kids we moved back to Hillsborough, which is where I’m from. “We opened our tiny, 20 people Handsworth restaurant in February 2019, and we wanted to show people that you can have kebabs that are great quality, and not just donner meat. Enver adds: “It’s the food that you would get if you went to any restaurant in Turkey that serves 54 | NORTHBOUND
traditional food. It’s properly authentic. “When we first opened in Handsworth, I think people were like, a Turkish restaurant, how is it going to be different? Or they thought it’s just going to be another kebab shop, so it was hard for me and my wife at first, because people already thought it was going to be rubbish. “We needed to explain, and show them the quality of the food, and that we were making something different, and once people started coming in, they really enjoyed it. Then they would tell their friends and it went from there. “Turkish people are very, very friendly, especially in restaurants and we wanted our restaurant to be a friendly environment, where we can chat with customers. That’s very important to us.” The couple are hoping to bring the same friendly vibe from their Handsworth site, as well as a similar menu, across to their new venue when they open towards the end of September, beginning of October. The bigger, 50 cover restaurant in Hillsborough will also give Enver, who is not shy in coming forwards, even more chance to show off his culinary skills, and offer even more of his cooking’s cultural heritage, including more veggie and vegan options. Enver said: “We’re going to try and keep the same menu but we’re going to add some surprises. Not every day, but we’ll make dry age steak, as well as home-made burgers and things like that. We get a lot of interest when I do it in Handsworth and everyone is still asking for it, but I haven’t got space as we’re so small.” Kirstie adds: “We’re hoping with this restaurant to do more of the same, so popular dishes like mixed grills and chicken shish, which sounds boring, but Enver just makes them so nice, and we’ll also be adding new things that we didn’t always have the space, or the staff to do before.
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“I’m not professionally trained”, pronounced Enver, “I learned on the job. In Turkey, it’s difficult to get things ready-made, you can’t get a tin and make gravy, you must make sauces yourself with ingredients and I think this is the best way to learn. By doing. No exams, just busy services.”
“It’s all about taste and quality, not trying loads of different, far out things, just simple things that we do really, really well, that everyone enjoys.” Some of you may recognise the couple, as they still live locally, just up the road in Stannington, and it’s fair to say that Enver cuts a striking, easilyrecognisable figure. Particularly in the early morning sunshine with his trademark twirly, waxed moustache, a calling card which is immortalised in the restaurant’s logo, looking resplendent as he explains that the reason his cooking is so unique is that he didn’t learn how to cook in college. Enver goes on to explain that he learned from ‘the best chef in Turkey’, and has worked in kitchens from the age of nine years-old, when he began washing pots in kitchens. “I’m not professionally trained”, pronounced Enver, “I learned on the job. In Turkey, it’s difficult to get things ready-made, you can’t get a tin and make gravy, you must make sauces yourself with ingredients and I think this is the best way to learn. By doing. No exams, just busy services.” Going by the reaction to their first foray into the restaurant business in this country, Enver has been proven right, and we can’t wait to see what they have in store when they open. The build is well underway, and the bar has now been fitted, so they remain hopeful of a September or October opening, but in the meantime there’s still work to be done and some finishing touches to be added before they can get the grills fired up. The Captain America cut-outs, left glued to the walls by previous tenants, are proving rather more stubborn to remove than they expected. We’re sure though, that given they have their own superhero, a fireman no less, spearheading the project in his spare time, when they do finally get the doors open, we’ll all be treated to a marvel-lous time.
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WHAT’S COOKING? Ever wondered where Sheffield’s top chefs go to get their snap? … No? Well, we’re gonna tell you anyway… For this month’s issue, Northbound caught up with True Loves owner Bally Johal to get his top tips for the Steel City food and drink scene. Cheeky Takeaway: Yoki @ Kommune It’s not just a takeaway, but whenever we are busy working and want something delivered nothing hits the spot quite like their boneless thigh pieces. They do amazing spicy wings as well and the fries are some of the best in town. There’s so much great stuff happening in the Castlegate area at the moment and Kommune is a big part of that. Date Night: Pina This is such a special venue that the people of Sheffield should be extremely grateful for. You can tell so much thought has gone into every detail of their offering and the quality really shines through. The menu is perfect for dates because you can get a bit of everything and share. The fact they make their own corn tacos in house is just crazy cool and all of the fillings are banging.
Top Value: Chakra Lounge Another brilliant spot in the Castlegate area. The transformation of Fitzalan square has been really encouraging to see and Chakra Lounge is the absolute jewel in its crown. There’s loads of amazing vegan and veggie options and you’re always satisfied without breaking the bank. The samosa chaat and channa chaat are my go-tos and that’s usually enough for two hungry chefs at lunch for an amazing price. Underrated Gem: Apna Style I was taken to this little spot just off Abbeydale road recently for a quick lunch. I ordered the Tawa sharing platter for two and was blown away by the quality and portion size. The meat was cooked perfectly and seasoned to perfection. There is a really lively community vibe to the place as well. More people really need
to check them out! Out for Lunch: Albie’s Another very cool little spot right on our doorstep. These guys’ passion for coffee and hospitality shines through everything they do. The venue itself is so beautifully finished and you can tell they have worked so hard getting every detail spot on. The bagels are cracking too! Bookings for True Loves’ lovely waterside restaurant/bar at Victoria Quays are available at true-loves. co.uk Arches 18 & 19 Victoria Quays, Sheffield S2 5SY @truelovesheffield
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ORCHARD SQUARE
HISTORY Orchard Square opened in 1987 on the former site of John Brown and Co. Steel Works. Since purchasing Orchard Square in 1999 LAP (London and Associated Properties) have redeveloped the site to now include retail, food and beverage and office space. Tenants include TK Maxx, Fat Face, The Body Shop, Waterstones, Costa, Subway, Blue Banana, Clarks, Scrivens, The Perfume Shop, Virgin Money, Metro Bank and Sheffield independents; La Coup Salon, Leo’s Barbers, Michael Spencer Jewellers, Beauty Jewels, War Games Emporium, Northern Menswear, Mirage, Q Tatoo, Mancave, Terrace Goods.
Orchard Square’s food offer is going from strength to strength and as the festive season approaches there’s lots going on in this little pocket of deliciousness in the heart of Sheffield city centre. Two food destinations that opened just before lockdown and are now in great demand are Terrace Goods and Macpot based on the Terrace in Orchard Square. They are set within the mural Workings of Sheffield, by Will Rea - a 50 foot largescale piece of public art for the external wall overlooking the courtyard that has just won the World Illustration Awards (WIA) 2021 beating 5,280 entries from 82 countries. These two independent food operators opened just before the first lockdown but after some stop start openings over the last 18 months are now experiencing some deserved success following the release of restrictions and visitors being attracted by the tasty menus on offer and being able to eat and drink on the terrace. Terrace Goods owner Richard Ledger says: “Our ethos is about positivity and creating good vibes. We are also proud to have one of the UK’s top 100 bar tenders on our team - Uken Ryan Taylor-Dixon on our team.” Food on offer at Terrace Goods includes Nashville Hot Chicken, Poutine (Canadian chips and gravy) a full deli sandwich counter and Pizza served by the slice. Served on responsibly sourced recyclable plates and trays. All day cocktail menu and beer wall. 58 | NORTHBOUND
Macpot is owned by sisters Hatty and Emily Webster: “It’s Mac & Cheese but not as you remember it!” Sheffield’s first Mac & Cheese joint; Macpot is a fast casual dining space where you can enjoy your nostalgic favourite food, brought bang up to date with different tasty toppings. The menu includes best sellers like the BBQ pulled pork loaded Macpot and new flavours such as Mac & Cheese with buffalo chicken wings. Vegans and GF dietary needs are all catered for too. Both Terrace Goods and Macpot can each accommodate 38 people in their outside eating areas with outdoor heaters. Their inside spaces are comfortable and easy locations to have lunch or dinner. Terrace Goods opening times are Wed/Thurs 4-10.30pm and Fri/Sat noon to 11pm Macpot opening times Tuesday 12:30-8pm, Friday-Saturday 12:30-10pm and Sunday 12:30-5pm www.terracegoods.co.uk www.macpot.co.uk www.orchardsquare.co.uk
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CINEMA OF NOSTALGIA | BOLLYWOOD 23 NOV Join Theatre Deli for the third of their themed film nights, this time featuring a Bollywood classic and live performance (TBC). Cinema of Nostalgia is a monthly film night reviving the late night movie tradition with a live twist from talks to perfomances. BOOKING AVAILABLE IN COMING WEEKS
LOOKING DELI-GHTFUL Sheffield’s favourite fringe venue Theatre Deli has another smorgasbord of cultural delights for you to sample over for the remainder of 2021
THERE IS NO PLANET B PRESENTED BY HASSUN EL-ZAFAR 1 DEC A father-daughter relationship in a postindustrial town facing evacuation due to climate catastrophe. Don’t miss the latest work by celebrated local writer, producer and director Hassun El-Zafar (‘My Name is Rachel Corrie’) 7.30PM // £15.43 (£13.31) // 12+
MIXED BILL 4 NOV Prepare to change your perception of what theatre can be, as five artists use physical theatre, dance and mime, to tell very different stories. From performances about veganism right through to issues that centre around homelessness, MIXED BILL will feature artists from a range of performance disciplines, telling emotive stories through dynamic movement forms.Don’t miss the first evening of performance in our Pop Up Programme, curated by Artistic Directors Nathan Geering and Ryan Harston, offering a flavour of whats to come in Theatre Deli’s future programming. 7.30PM // £10 (£8) // 14+ D GAME OVER (GUY VR) PRESENTED BY LEO&HYDE | LGBTQIA VIRTUAL REALITY 6 NOV Guy is gay. Guy is a gamer. And Guy is looking for love. In this VR companion piece to leo&hyde’s electronic musical GUY, you are invited to take part in a 40-minute VR theatre experience. One-moment heartwarming, the next heart-racing, Guy himself will introduce you to the world of VR, immersing you in his story, surrounding you in his designs, and teaching you his favourite new GUY-inspired VR game. 7.30PM // PAY WHAT YOU FEEL
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JOYGERNAUT PRESENTED BY ANDY CRAVEN-GRIFFITHS 26 NOV Joygernaut is the story of one man chasing success at increasing cost to his mental health, told through spoken word, comedy, physical theatre and bad dancing. It explores the complexities of kindness and self-interest: Can you be kind and still win? How long do kindness and cruelty echo? When does pretend become real? This show will make you laugh, break your heart, and leave you feeling hopeful. 7.30PM // £14 (£12) // 15+
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TOP PICKS THE ADDAMS FAMILY Tue 23 – Sat 27 Nov // LYCEUM // Fron £15 Everyone's favourite kooky family are coming back on stage in this spectacular musical comedy from the writers of multi awardwinning hit musical Jersey Boys, with music and lyrics by Tony Award nominated Andrew Lippa and starring Joanne Clifton (Strictly Come Dancing and The Rocky Horror Show) as Morticia. sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
TYPICAL GIRLS @ CRUCIBLE Billed as part-gig, part-play, going in I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect from the Crucible Theatre’s world premiere of Typical Girls. What I got was an absolute barn stormer of punk fuelled gig-theatre with bags and bags of heart. Written by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm (Emilia) and co-produced by the wonderful Clean Break in conjunction with Sheffield Theatres, the action is centred around a group of women in a female prison who embark on weekly music therapy sessions under the tutelage of Marie, a committed tutor who’s own ‘outside world’ complexities are hinted at in snippets, before coming to the fore in the epic closing scenes. This production has been in the works for over a year and the actors, some of whom are members* of Clean Break, look like they’ve been champing at the bit to
unleash it, judging by the high-octane performances on show, artfully complimented by the music of The Slits, which the cast expertly perform live. A particularly raw rendition of Typical Girls, which gives the musical its title, helps set the tone and gets the hairs on your arms standing to attention. This is followed by the interspersing of live performances, which help catalogue the women’s journey. They each take turns to be centre stage, without it ever feeling formulaic, each finding a means of expression via punk, inspired largely by The Slits songs and their characters newfound instruments. Alison Fitzjohn, as Mouth, steals the show with a fantastic performance in role that could quite easily have been a peripheral and merely played for laughs. She adds depth along with the humour, which is mirrored by the quirky Jane character, played by Helen Cripps, who beats the hell out of the drums in between her characters prim and proper outbursts. Whether it’s a play, a musical or even a gig, it’s far from typical and it left us brimming with defiant, angsty punk sentiment as we piled out of the auditorium into the Sheffield night.
*Clean Break’s Members programme is available to women aged 18+ and offers a foundation of learning and skills in theatre performance, creativity and well-being, and opportunities to engage in professional, public facing performance projects. All workshops are underpinned by their comprehensive, trauma-informed approach to support women to reach their full potential. For more info on Clean Break, head to cleanbreak.org.uk
THINKING BIGLY: HOW WE DIE (SCRATCH) Fri 26 November // THEATRE DELI // £5.98 What’s the best way for Ben to die? Help Ben figure out his death admin. Shape his story. Plan his funeral. Learn how we used to die and where best to die. An interactive performance show where you help Ben have his best death. Join Ben at Theatre Deli Studios, or tune in for the Pay What You Can livestream. The livestream will be available for 7 days after the show for all ticket holders, with subtitles available the day following the show onwards. theatredeli.co.uk/ FIRST TIME Fri 19 – Sat 20 Nov // STUDIO THEATRE // From £13 Can you remember your first time? Nathaniel can’t seem to forget his. To be fair, he has had it playing on repeat for the last 15 years. Now the party is over, the balloons have all burst and he’s left living his best queer life: brunching on pills and Googling kangaroo vaginas, ancient condoms and human cesspits on a weekday morning... or is he? sheffieldtheatres.co.uk NORTHBOUND | 61
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ED SYDER Exposed caught up with Sheffieldbased illustrator Ed Syder to talk musical inspiration, black lines and indie rock playing cards. Hi Ed, these days you’re an honorary Sheffielder, but where did you grow up and what brought you to the Steel City? I grew up in Cornwall and then went to University in Liverpool. After that I lived in Manchester for 10 years and then London for about five years. We wanted to ‘settle down’ and couldn’t afford to do that in London so took a punt on Sheffield as we had friends here or thereabouts. How did you get into illustration? I started doing posters for bands and club nights when I lived in Manchester, and that led to some paid work for skateboard companies, and some editorial commissions. I’ve always done it as a side-line until about five years ago when I sacked off being a primary school teacher and went freelance as an illustrator. How would you describe your style? Black lines! I started out drawing with just black pens and printer paper through necessity as that was all that I could afford after graduating from Liverpool. Not much has changed over the years except that my materials cost a little bit more now. I was influenced by the skateboard graphics and record covers that I obsessed over when I was younger but these days, I draw inspiration from work that really doesn’t look anything like my stuff.
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There’s a lot of music references in your work. Is music a big influence on you and your art? Absolutely. Music and records and pop videos and magazines and everything that along goes with it have always been a huge part of my life ever since I used to sit up late at night recording the John Peel show on blank cassettes. I’m more inspired by obscure music videos or record covers then anything that’s in an art gallery. What projects are you working on and what do you have lined up? I’m drawing portraits of bands for a second set of playing cards (I produced a pack of ‘Indie Rock Playing Cards’ earlier this year). These portraits are of the bands that I loved back when I was a teenager (Pixies, Nirvana, Blur etc). Other than that I have lots of stuff in the works for some skateboard companies over in the states. I’m also working on a couple of skate zines for release early next year. Check out more of Ed’s work in Insta @edsyder NORTHBOUND | 63
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