NEW YORK — Clean Break believes theater has the power to change the lives of women who have experienced Britain’s criminal justice system. Through programs including two levels of drama and theater workshops, a writers circle, and a workshop for young women, Clean Break helps women build self-esteem and communication skills, offers support for their overall wellbeing, and gives them a creative outlet and voice in their community.
Now you can catch three of the organization’s Members acting professionally in a production currently onstage and streaming live this week.
Typical Girls, about a group of women in prison who form a punk group, is on now in Sheffield and will be streamed live on Wednesday, October 6. Read about the work’s origins from playwright in The Guardian.
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) provided a recent grant for Clean Break’s Members’ Programme, their suite of theater workshops and personal support. SNF has also supported other programs that use the arts to serve people affected by criminal justice systems, including Recess and Rehabilitation Through the Arts in New York.
Retailers are bracing for an unexpected surge in demand for some key fashion items in the run-up to Black Friday.
FALMOUTH, MA – The police in Falmouth have identified the victim in an accident involving a car plunging into the ocean on February 20, NBC10 Boston reported.
BCHARRE, Lebanon (AP) — Majestic cedar trees towered over dozens of Lebanese Christians gathered outside a small mid-19th century chapel hidden in a mountain forest to celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration, the miracle where Jesus Christ, on a mountaintop, shined with light before his disciples.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The world is in danger of hitting the point of no return for five of Earth's natural systems because of human-caused climate change, a team of 200 scientists said on Wednesday on the sidelines of the United Nations' climate summit.
ATHENS - A joint investigation by Greek and Spanish police, United States Homeland Security and Europol has led to busting open a ring of criminals trafficking women for sex although brothels are allowed but regulated with conditions.
NICOSIA — A group of experts from the United States is in Cyprus to assist law enforcement authorities with investigations into alleged sanctions evasion by Russian oligarchs, Cyprus' government said Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES — Norman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with such topical hits as "All in the Family" and "Maude" and propelled political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of sitcoms, has died.
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