Hasland Theatre Company’s Ravencroft -15th September 2025, The Playhouse, Chesterfield Review by Nicola Bourne. Having never seen one of Don Nigro’s plays before, I wasn’t sure what to expect from last night’s production of Ravenscroft. One of a series of seven plays, featuring the Inspector Ruffing character, this psychological thriller Continue Reading
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SUTCo’s Peace Circle – 23 June 2025, The Foundry Studio, Sheffield Students Union
SUTCo’s Peace Circle – 23 June 2025, The Foundry Studio, Sheffield Students Union Review by Claire Taranaski. With the Edinburgh Fringe just over a month away it was an honour to be invited to review the premier of the new play Sheffield University Theatre Company will be taking up to Continue Reading
Tudor Players’ The Invincibles – 11 June 2025, Library Theatre
Tudor Players’ The Invincibles – 11 June 2025, Library Theatre Review by Claire Taranaski. Tudor Players continue to surprise me with shows that just seem to get better and last night’s is one of their best yet, achieving for World War 1 women’s football what the film and TV drama Continue Reading
Theatre Re’s Bluebelle – 11 June 2025, The Crucible
Theatre Re’s Bluebelle – 11 June 2025, The Crucible Review by Maisie Ellis. Many have heard of the “ghost light”: a singular bulb that remains onstage overnight, lit to allow the theatre’s late-working employees to locate props without tripping over them. But there is also the superstitious reasoning for this Continue Reading
Hasland Theatre Company’s Hamlet – 26 May 2025, The Playhouse, Chesterfield
Hasland Theatre Company’s Hamlet – 26 May 2025, The Playhouse, Chesterfield Review by Nicola Bourne. Hasland Theatre Company kicked off their final production of the season last night, with a bold retelling of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, at their long-time venue, The Playhouse. Giving the classic a modern twist, this adaptation takes Continue Reading
A Very Dark Imagination – 6 May 2025, Lantern Theatre
A Very Dark Imagination – 6 May 2025, Lantern Theatre Review by Peter Taranaski. We are back to the leafy suburb that hides the wonderful, bijoux theatre, the Lantern Theatre (Sheffield). We are here to see the new horror play from the creators (and actors) of a previous show we Continue Reading