Kindred Spirits Theatre Company’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jr. – 18 July 2026, Lomas Hall, Stannington Review by Claire Taranaski. As a family musical full of childhood delight and enthusiasm since first hitting our cinema screens 58 years ago, Kindred Spirit Theatre Company’s production of the Ian Fleming classic offered Continue Reading
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Darnall Musical Theatre Company’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – 9 July 2026, Darnall Education Centre
Darnall Musical Theatre Company’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – 9 July 2026, Darnall Education Centre Review by Claire Taranaski. As a delightfully innocent family film musical that was a regularly part of my childhood it feels right that Darnall Musical Theatre Company’s production is a child-led equally delightful production and Continue Reading
Tudor Players’ The Whitby Rebels – 9 June 2026, Library Theatre
Tudor Players’ The Whitby Rebels – 9 June 2026, Library Theatre Review by Claire Taranaski. I don’t remember the story of The Helga Matia’s illegal voyage to the Arctic, despite being 12 at the time, so don’t know how much of Bea Roberts play is true versus fiction but what Continue Reading
Butter Side Up Theatre Company’s Seussical The Musical – 5 June 2026, University Drama Studio
Butter Side Up Theatre Company’s Seussical The Musical – 5 June 2026, University Drama Studio Review by Claire Taranaski. To celebrate their 10th anniversary Butter Side Up Theatre Company have chosen the musical inspired by the Dr Seuss books that in turned inspired the name of their company (it’s almost Continue Reading
Manor Operatic Society’s We Will Rock You – 13 May 2026, Sheffield City Hall
Manor Operatic Society’s We Will Rock You – 13 May 2026, Sheffield City Hall Manor Operatic Society are celebrating their 40th anniversary with possibly their best musical yet, not just possibly the most epic amateur musical possibly the most epic musical overall to be performed in Sheffield this year, doing exactly Continue Reading
SUTCO’s Romeo & Juliet – 10 May 2026, Weston Park
SUTCO’s Romeo & Juliet – 10 May 2026, Weston Park Review by Claire Taranaski. Over 400 years ago when William Shakespeare presented Romeo & Juliet to the world his cast would have not included a single female and he would have designed it to be performed on a traditional stage Continue Reading