SUTCo’s The Real Thing – 19 November 2025, Sheffield Library Theatre Sheffield University Theatre Company’s latest production is of Tom Stoppard’s The Real Thing and is a production that would make the writer proud capturing the feel of a Tom Stoppard production and a National Theatre production on the Library Continue Reading
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Dronfield Players’ It’s A Wonderful Life – 19 November 2025, Dronfield Civic Hall
Dronfield Players’ It’s A Wonderful Life – 19 November 2025, Dronfield Civic Hall Review by Nicola Bourne. Having been a fan of this Frank Capra film for many years, I was intrigued to see how Mary Elliott Nelson’s adaptation of It’s a Wonderful Life fared on stage, with the added Continue Reading
Hasland Theatre Company’s The Unfriend – 17 November 2025, Chesterfield Playhouse
Hasland Theatre Company’s The Unfriend – 17 November 2025, Chesterfield Playhouse Review by Nicola Bourne. Already a fan of Steven Moffat’s writing in shows such as Doctor Who and Sherlock, I was naturally enthusiastic about seeing his first stage play “The Unfriend” and, knowing it was originally directed by The Continue Reading
Butter Side Up Theatre Company’s The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Time – 14 November 2025, Merlin Theatre
Butter Side Up Theatre Company’s The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Time – 14 November 2025, Merlin Theatre Review by Polly Turner. This play is a dramatized version of Mark Haddon’s celebrated book of the same name, which – full disclosure here! – I hadn’t read before Continue Reading
SUTCo’s Something To Do With Bolivian Affairs – 30 October 2025, University Drama Studio
SUTCo’s Something To Do With Bolivian Affairs – 30 October 2025, University Drama Studio Review by Claire Taranaski. Having the 60 year record for the most tickets sold for a Sheffield University Theatre Company (SUTCo) opening night, their new play Something To Do With Bolivian Affairs, written by company member Continue Reading
Townsend Theatre Productions’ We Are The Lions Mr Manager – 16 October 2025, Lantern Theatre
Townsend Theatre Productions’ We Are The Lions Mr Manager – 16 October 2025, Lantern Theatre Review by Claire Taranaski. Telling the real life story of the Great Grunwick Film Processing Factory Strike of 1976 to 1978, and the inspirational strike-leader Jayaben Desai, We Are The Lions Mr Manager is one Continue Reading