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Lessons from The Mousetrap: Reflections from a former Mrs Boyle

21 Apr 2026

Last year, I was in “The Mousetrap”.

I had the best time on that show, working with a lovely cast and crew and playing to a full house of audiences from around the world who all left understanding why this is the longest running stage production in the world - now in it’s 74th year.

Lessons from Kinky Boots: ‘Not the image he dreamed of’; expectations of ourselves.

14 Apr 2026

The musical adaptation of the 2005 movie ‘Kinky Boots’ premiered in 2012 in Chicago, and follows the same story; Charlie Price inherits his father’s shoe factory in Northampton after he passes away, but business is beginning to struggle. Charlie has a chance meeting with Lola, the headline drag ...

Exploring the Image of God

19 Mar 2026

Recently I sat down with Rev. Jane Day to explore the image of God as we reflected on the question, "who is God for us today?". Jane is a Baptist Minister who works for Regents College in Oxford, and part of her work involves overseeing the teaching of ministerial students and future church...

Stumps of Promise

12 Mar 2026

I love trees and, OK, I admit to hugging them when I think no one is looking. To put my arms around something that has stood for decades, even centuries, creates for me a profound connection to nature and therefore to God. Trees are living symbols of growth, survival, and a promise for...

Lessons from Operation Mincemeat: "What matters is that we do something useful"

6 Feb 2026

What began in April 2018 as a concept on YouTube by four friends (known professionally as SpitLip) has become a worldwide phenomenon enjoying award-winning runs on the West End and Broadway, and a UK tour due to start in February 2026. Operation Mincemeat tells of the unlikely, but highly...

Lessons from 'Mamma Mia!' : foregrounding female narratives

29 Jan 2026

The first Mamma Mia! film may seem an unlikely source of Christian morality. A story about a woman...

Lessons from Wicked: How standing up 'For Good' can be costly

20 Nov 2025

As someone who can belt every word of Defying Gravity (though my vocals do not compare to that of queer icon and total powerhouse Cynthia Erivo), I have been counting down the days till the release of Wicked: For Good since Wicked: Part One hit cinemas last November. The film...

A via media Pacifism?

10 Nov 2025

From as long as I have been a serious Christian, I have felt that the case for a faithful refusal to use lethal force has all the hallmarks of being “catholic, primitive, and apostolic”[1], and thus grounded in the best traditions of the Universal Church.

Training for Free Church ministry...

Trauma Theology and Pastoral Care

16 Jun 2025

Trauma theology is a lens through which we can understand theology in light of traumatic experiences. It understands the differences between suffering and trauma, and how one can impact the embodied experience of the other. Trauma theology seeks to construct and reimagine theology in the wake of...

Liberative Discipleship is Intergenerational

10 Apr 2025

This blog has been adapted from a talk that Niamh gave at Greenbelt in 2024 as part of SCM Young Voices. You can purchase this collection of talks on the Greenbelt website.

To be a disciple of someone is to...

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