IN THE PRESS
“Not everyone speaks English as a first language…the beauty of gardening is that we can connect by doing”
All Nature: Carbon Copy Podcast / 18th October 2024
“It’s a beautiful thing, to grow with such love”
Chapel FM / 10th June 2024
“Art is a magic wand”
The New York Times / 3rd June 2024
“Noticing the little beautiful things”
University of Leeds / 20th September 2023
“Hospitality, not hostility”
BBC News / June 25th 2023
“Setting up a blueprint for the city”
BBC 5 Live / March 3rd 2023
“Joy is something that we should all be able to have access to”
In Practice podcast / September 30th 2022
‘It takes a bit of grit, a bit of persistence. It’s about finding allies’
BBC 5 Live Breakfast / April 22nd 2022
‘A lot of conversation, improvisation, humour, atmosphere and trust”
Dedicated to All the Others / April 2nd 2022
“Bringing people out of the city centre to explore new neighbourhoods”
Yorkshire Evening Post / February 27th 2022
“We create work that celebrates our similarities and differences to speak truth to power in a meaningful and creative way”
The PATHcast / December 9th 2021
'‘The place where strangers become family to refugees”
Yorkshire Evening Post / October 24th 2021
“Powerful exhibitions to celebrate Refugee Week”
Creative Lockdown / June 11th, 2021
“It's a safe space to experiment and to fail.”
Yorkshire Evening Post / June 11th, 2021
“Making sure that we can all have a cup of tea at the beginning. Does that sound good to you?”
Reflecting Value podcast / March 25th, 2021
“We refuse to make art with people who are hungry.”
Refugee Week Slow Conference / February 12th, 2021
“A vibrant series of pictures which bears witness to the amazing women of Leeds at this uncertain time.”
Yorkshire Evening Post / January 9th, 2021
“Some beautiful singing by Cecilia who is the theatre group's longest standing member”
Light on Leeds Podcast / September 15th, 2020
“Mafwa Theatre’s brilliant resource packs to go to people who are particularly isolated and in need at this time.”
Arts Together Leeds / April 29th, 2020
“The theatre that brings people together.”
Arts Council England / October 21st, 2019
“Enable women to tell their own stories on their own terms.”
The Conversation / June 18, 2018
