▁volunte ers ▁from ▁local ▁char ity ▁and ▁community ▁groups ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁prepar ations ▁in ▁the ▁months ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁play . ▁The ▁event ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁both ▁a ▁BBC ▁document ary ▁and ▁The ▁G ospel ▁of ▁Us , ▁a ▁film ▁by ▁director ▁Dave ▁Mc Ke an . ▁She en ▁has ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁" the ▁most ▁meaning ful ▁experience " ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁The ▁Ob server ▁declared ▁it ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁out standing ▁the atr ical ▁events ▁not ▁only ▁of ▁this ▁year , ▁but ▁of ▁the ▁de cade ". ▁The ▁Independ ents ▁critic ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁" the ▁most ▁extraordinary ▁piece ▁of ▁community - specific ▁theatre ▁I ' ve ▁ever ▁beh eld ". ▁While ▁The ▁Daily ▁Te legraph ▁bem o an ed ▁the ▁large - scale ▁production ' s ▁log ist ical ▁problems , ▁" over all ▁I ▁found ▁it ▁touch ing , ▁transform ative ▁and , ▁in ▁its ▁own ▁way ward ▁way , ▁a ▁triumph ." ▁The ▁Guardian ▁felt ▁it ▁was ▁" so ▁much ▁more ▁than ▁just ▁an ▁ep ic ▁piece ▁of ▁street ▁theatre .. transform ing ▁and ▁u pl ifting ". ▁She en ▁and ▁co - direct or ▁Bill ▁Mitchell ▁were ▁joint ly ▁hon oured ▁as ▁Best ▁Director ▁at ▁the ▁Theatre ▁Awards ▁UK ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁She en ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁a ▁Best ▁A ctor ▁Wel sh ▁B AF TA ▁for ▁The ▁G ospel ▁of ▁Us . ▁ ▁She en ' s ▁most ▁notable ▁film ▁appearance