SUPAS’ Amélie – Sheffield University Drama Studio, 11 December 2024 Review by Jacob Bush. Based on the cult classic film, Amélie tells the story of a young woman living in Paris who only seeks to do good but also likes to remain a mystery to those whom she’s helping. Craig Lucas’ book is quirky and funny, […]
Category: Musical Theatre
SUPAS’ Be More Chill – Sheffield University Drama Studio, 28 November 2024 Review by Jacob Bush. Be More Chill comes to Sheffield as Sheffield University Performing Arts Society takes on the modern cult classic. The musical follows unpopular high school student Jeremy Heere as he takes a ‘grey oblong pill’ and gets a Squip – […]
STOS Theatre Company’s Crazy For You – 19 November 2024, Lyceum Theatre Review by Jacob Bush. Following last year’s production of Barnum, STOS Theatre Company return to Sheffield’s Lyceum Theatre this year with another showbiz related musical, Crazy For You. Aspiring performer Bobby Child, after being rejected multiple times by theatre producer Bela Zangler, gets […]
Ellesmere Musical Theatre Company’s Young Frankenstein – 11 October 2024, Lyceum Theatre Review by Claire Taranaski. In a year when many of our favourite Sheffield theatre companies shows have been moved or even sadly cancelled due to the renovations at the Montgomery Theatre (we can’t wait to see it when it re-opens) it feels only […]
Splinters’ Theatre Group’s Footloose The Musical – 16 September 2024, University Drama Studio Review by Ellie Needham. “I had the pleasure of attending a vibrant and energetic production of Footloose the Musical, performed by Splinters Theatre Group. This uplifting show had the audience tapping their feet and clapping along as the cast brought the story to life. […]
Butter Side Up Theatre Company’s Spring Awakening The Musical – 16 August 2024, Sheffield Library Theatre Review by Claire Taranaski. I came into this production with incredibly high expectations, firstly because the first time I saw Spring Awakening The Musical in 2018 it was the one of the first musicals to blow my expectations away […]