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Afridiziak Theatre News • 12th November 2023

Review: Flip at Soho Theatre •

Where does cancel culture, the lust for social media and an AI takeover of your digital presence take you? To platform FLIP! That’s the message writer Racheal Ofori (Black Ops) and director Emily Aboud (Pink Lemonade) make clear in this hilarious satire.

Set on a scarce stage in an intimate room at Soho Theatre, it’s the perfect setting for us to meet best friends Carleen and Crystal — played by Leah St Luce (Mamma Mia) and Jadesola Odunjo (YOU), respectively. As the fluorescent lights beam dow

REVAMP MAGAZINE • 16th October 2023

Morgan Munroe

A singer who has already collaborated with artists such as Joss Stone and OMAR, along with an award-winning album under her belt, Leicester’s own Morgan Munroe’s career is on the up and there’s a lot more this singer has to offer. When speaking with Morgan, it’s clear that everyone around her, including her hometown, has helped shaped the artist into being as she describes a ‘blunt lyricist’. Her personality however, is anything but that. It’s warm, welcoming and open to honesty. Take a read of

Afridiziak Theatre News • 15th September 2023

Brassic FM - review •

Set on a stage that feels like it’s from a multitude of cultures, writer Zia Ahmed (I Wanna Be Yours) and theatre director Stef O’Driscoll’s (With a Little Bit of Luck) Brassic FM tells the story of immigrants and the working class who have had to (at times) fight to be respected through the lens of ‘gig-theatre’. In short, it gives a middle finger to privilege.

We first learn this through a number of scenes such as our introduction to actor Jonny Britcher (Revenge is Sweet) who plays the gift-

REVAMP MAGAZINE • 13th October 2022

Tahj Mowry

For our latest interview, we had the pleasure to speak to a childhood favourite, Tahj Mowry. Coming from a family that can only be described as 90s royalty (Sister, Sister anyone), Tahj spoke to us about his latest Netflix blockbuster, Me Time and how at age 9 he was already out in the world pitching TV shows that ultimately led to his big break in the entertainment industry.

You’re in a new Netflix movie with Kevin Hart, Mark Wahlberg and Regina Hall. Is there anyone you’ve acted alongside whe

REVAMP MAGAZINE • 4th July 2022

Emily Miller

For our July cover story, we got to chat with the beauty that is Emily Miller. Known as one of the rule breakers on Netflix’s hit dating show Too Hot to Handle, for many Emily’s life on social media might not seem relatable but her personality couldn’t be more different. We had the pleasure of talking to her about her reality TV experience, navigating real-life romance off screen and why having such a big platform has allowed her to help some of her 2.1 million followers during some of her darke

REVAMP MAGAZINE • 28th February 2022

Layton Williams

First of all tell us about your journey. I know a lot of it has been around the confidence you've had being out and proud. Tell us a little bit more about that. I guess it all just comes from life, time and experience. Most kids, especially when I was growing up had to figure themselves out and hide themselves a little bit if they were like me. Now that I get the chance to be an adult, I'm fully comfortable in my own skin and I'm living my truth. It’s what I want to do every day. If I want to pu

REVAMP MAGAZINE • 22nd May 2021

Keisha Buchanan

You’ve had such an iconic career, what’s been one of your favourite moments?

Yes it’s been an amazing ride! I have so many cool memories but a highlight for me will always be touring. I loved every tour but Angels with Dirty Faces was my favourite as it was our first major tour. We had the best time.

When did you know you’d ‘made it’ as a pop star?

During the height of our success I could recognise that people knew who we were and how exciting it was to be greeted at TV stations by fans and p

gal-dem • 12th May 2017

Meet Asha Harper: the designer whose love of footwear took her to PUMA

As soon as you see Asha Harper’s work, you can tell that you’re getting something different. Her style is one that you’d happily struggle to put a label on, but the nod to individuality is one that stems from Asha’s personality resonating well with the German brand she now represents: PUMA.

Born in East London and quickly relocating to Leicester with her family, Asha’s journey which has led her to become one of PUMA’s footwear designers, started with her love of art and design. She tells us, “m

gal-dem • 11th January 2016

Yemzi: The East London brand that says goodbye to Fast Fashion

We live in an age where we are constantly wanting more out of fashion and more from our designers. We have an incessant need to be shocked and surprised – given something so groundbreaking that our minds are turned inside out. There’s no doubt that this isn’t easy, as many of the fashion trends that we’ve most recently become accustomed to are recycled gems from decades before us; washed up and churned out to fill the fast-paced lifestyles of the modern-day consumer. Unsurprisingly, this type of

gal-dem • 8th December 2016

Edward Eninnful's career and why his OBE matters

When it comes to fair recognition within the world of fashion, the industry can often play dirty. However, this wasn’t the case when W Magazine’s Creative Director Edward Enninful received an OBE this year, giving hope to black men and women who dream of being successful in the fashion industry.

Growing up in West London’s Ladbroke Grove, Enninful had an expectation for his career from his Ghanaian family that many people with academically focused parents can relate to. Yet, the spontaneous fas