Sabrina Fearon-Melville

London

Journalist at Freelance

Freelance Journalist | Photographer | Senior Arts Editor @thefloormag | Social Coord @bbcthree

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Articles

Celebrating eleven years of BAFTA Breakthrough talent

Nov 12, 2024 | thefloormag.com | Sabrina Fearon-Melville

For over 10 years BAFTA has played an impeccable role in the entertainment industry. It’s championed creatives from all over the world and focused on those in the Global South but outside of awards presentations and screenings the charity has shone a light on creators who have been doing amazing things through its BAFTA Breakthrough initiative. Dankwa was a Stage Manager for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, which propelled her career.
Celebrating ten years of BAFTA Breakthrough talent

Nov 12, 2024 | thefloormag.com | Sabrina Fearon-Melville

For over 10 years BAFTA has played an impeccable role in the entertainment industry. It’s championed creatives from all over the world and focused on those in the Global South but outside of awards presentations and screenings the charity has shone a light on creators who have been doing amazing things through its BAFTA Breakthrough initiative. Dankwa was a Stage Manager for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, which propelled her career.
Meet the Youngers: A Raisin in The Sun

Oct 23, 2024 | thefloormag.com | Sabrina Fearon-Melville

Joséphine-Fransilija: In recent years, both the UK and the US have become more attuned to the parallels between our histories and shared struggles. The themes explored in the play have been brought to the forefront of public consciousness, particularly in light of the cost of living crisis and race riots.
25 years: Behind the Curtain of The Lion King

Oct 13, 2024 | thefloormag.com | Sabrina Fearon-Melville

Getting to open the show every night never gets old for Thenjiwe, who previously was part of The Lion King’s Germany cast for 11 years, where she played Shenzi and Rafiki. Thenjiwe’s journey with The Lion King began almost 17 years ago back in South Africa, where she performed with a fully South African cast. She then travelled with the show to Asia before coming ‘home’ to Germany and then London. “Representing my family, representing my ancestors..
Director Monique Touko believes working with Black Creatives is "essential".

Sep 18, 2024 | thefloormag.com | Sabrina Fearon-Melville

The play follows 3 school friends on the cusp of adulthood embroiled in the legend of Baitface, a tall tale who steals Black boys' faces. Narratively, we’re thrown back and forth throughout time, nothing quite makes sense at the start, but as the actors take their final bows, we’re given a “glimmer of hope at the end”.
Unpacking the Squealization of Hollywood

Sep 4, 2024 | thefloormag.com | Sabrina Fearon-Melville

Recently, a sequel to the 2006 smash hit; Devil Wears Prada was announced. Before this, there were other sequel announcements including Legally Blonde, Shrek 5 and Pixar’s overall pivot to sequels. Sequels are not foreign to Hollywood. Its first experiment was with the Thomas Dixon Jr film; The Fall of a Nation. The industry has always applied this technique to appease the hunger of dedicated fans or for making money.
"It's a dream come true to work with your family" — Saleka Shyamalan Talks Trap - Filmhounds Magazine

Aug 8, 2024 | filmhounds.co.uk | Sabrina Fearon-Melville

What was it like working with your father? It was so much fun. I mean, it’s like a dream come true, to work with your family and be able to create something together with the people you love and care about. And I think my dad loves it. He loves, you know, working with his kids. And I think in some ways, it’s like this perfect collaboration, because he’s raised us, and so it’s like, imagine if you could build your perfect collaborator.
One Hundred Years of Solitude Trailer Released

Apr 19, 2024 | filmhounds.co.uk | Sabrina Fearon-Melville

Netflix has released a trailer for an adaptation of the award-winning novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, written by Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez. The teaser, which was released by the streaming service on Wednesday, shows several generations of the Buendía family who live in the fictional town of Macondo. The series will closely follow García Márquez's original text, which follows several generations of the same family.
In Concert: Rachel Chinouriri

Mar 9, 2024 | thefloormag.com | Sabrina Fearon-Melville

Mid-way through her one-night-only London show at Camden’s KOKO her fans start holding up landscape sheets of A4 paper. They read, “Remember I’ll always love you”, a line from her single 'So My Darling' off the project of the same name released in 2018. The pages of affirmation have even ended up in the hands of her parents, who she earlier informed her social media community had flown over from Zimbabwe to see their daughter perform.
This Week In Theatre: Shifters and The Big Life

Mar 2, 2024 | thefloormag.com | Sabrina Fearon-Melville

Between Windrush dreamers and two ill-timed lovers, this week's theatre trips were touching, funny and romantic. Shifters - Bush Theatre ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Big Life - Stratford East ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Starring Nathanael Campbell, Khalid Daley, Karl Queensborough and Ashley Samuels as Bennie, Dennis, Lennie and Ferdy these men are taking London in their stride. Between Windrush dreamers and two ill-timed lovers, this week's theatre trips were touching, funny and romantic.