Michael Sheen: Margins to Mainstream

Margins to Mainstream with Michael Sheen spotlights eleven new writers from under-represented backgrounds on a journey to reveal truths from the margins of society. In this bonus episode, Michael performs Square Peg, a dramatic monologue by Anna Maxwell. Lancastrian Anna has written since her school days but joining a creative writing group in her local library kickstarted her jour

Margins to Mainstream with Michael Sheen spotlights eleven new writers from under-represented backgrounds on a journey to reveal truths from the margins of society. In this bonus episode, Kofi De-Graft-Jordan performs We Must Slay Giants, a fierce and fun fantastical allegory by the writer Mayo Agard-Olubo. Mayo is a writer and poet from London hooked on the rhythms of language and

Margins to Mainstream with Michael Sheen spotlights 11 new writers from under-represented backgrounds on a journey to reveal truths from the margins of society. In this bonus episode, Michael performs Call Mum Home, a story by the writer Stephen Tuffin about the last days of his mother's life. Over his rich and raw life, Stephen's scratched a living as everything from a butcher's b

Margins to Mainstream with Michael Sheen spotlights 11 new writers from under-represented backgrounds on a journey to reveal truths from the margins of society. In episode ten, Michael introduces Anna Maxwell, a new writer based in Lancaster, and her mentor, the playwright Siân Owen. Host Sheen explores British theatre's relationship with working class writers, before performing a

Margins to Mainstream with Michael Sheen spotlights 11 new writers from under-represented backgrounds on a journey to reveal truths from the margins of society. In episode nine, Michael introduces Elias Suhail, a new writer based in Folkestone, and his mentor, Ros Wynne-Jones of the Daily Mirror. British-Moroccan, Elias hopes to use his experiences to tell stories that offer a deep

Margins to Mainstream with Michael Sheen spotlights 11 new writers from under-represented backgrounds on a journey to reveal truths from the margins of society. In episode eight, Michael introduces Tammie Ash, a new writer from Bradford and her mentor Anoosh Chakelian, Britain editor at the New Statesman. Host Michael delves into how our family history foreshadows our future. Tammi

Margins to Mainstream with Michael Sheen spotlights 11 new writers from under-represented backgrounds on a journey to reveal truths from the margins of society. In episode seven, Michael introduces Becka White, a writer from south-east London and her mentor Ellen Peirson-Hagger of the New Statesman. The episode deals with imposter syndrome, something up to 90% of us feel. It doesn'

Margins to Mainstream with Michael Sheen spotlights 11 new writers from under-represented backgrounds on a journey to reveal truths from the margins of society. In episode six, Michael introduces David Clancy, a hairdressing writer from the Cumbrian festival town of Ulverston whose non-fiction prose on LGBTQ+ issues is sharper than his scissors. You’ll hear Stoned at the Hairdres

Margins to Mainstream with Michael Sheen spotlights 11 new writers from under-represented backgrounds on a journey to reveal truths from the margins of society. In episode five, Michael introduces Jacqueline Houston, a new working class writer from Glasgow who starting writing as her 50th birthday loomed. Her Facebook posts, off-kilter updates on growing older with all guns blazing

Margins to Mainstream with Michael Sheen spotlights 11 new writers from under-represented backgrounds on a journey to reveal truths from the margins of society. In episode four, Michael introduces Mayo Agard-Olubo, a writer and poet from London and his mentor Sharna Jackson, the author of a mystery series for children in which a pair of black sisters solve crimes on an estate. Mayo