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 lamp, with many believing that […]
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Showstoppers! The Improvised Musical – 6 June 2025, The Crucible Review by Nicola Bourne. Wowing its audiences since its 2008 debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the Showstoppers group have landed at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre, on a tour direct from the West End, to share with us their Olivier Award winning Showstopper! The Improvised Musical. […]
Life of Pi – 3 July 2019, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield ***** We were delighted to be in the audience for the press night of Sheffield Theatres latest exciting production, their adaption of Yann Martel’s Man Booker Prize winning novel Life of Pi. This new theatrical adaptation, adapted from the novel by Lolita Chakrabarti, brings to […]
Frost / Nixon – 27 February 2018, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield ***** During a time of scandals related to the current US president, it’s worth remembering that this is not the first time that scandals related to a US president have led to worldwide interest, something that being in the audience for Frost / Nixon at […]