Fading Into Nothingness – 17 January 2020, Merlin Theatre Sheffield Review by Melanie Hopkins. “The Merlin Theatre is a fantastic venue for both new work and classic productions. It is adaptable, spacious, and houses a commanding stage that has the ability to capture an audience off the bat and bring them into that play’s world, […]
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Bullet & Bullet – 12 July 2019. Merlin Theatre, Sheffield We have supported Mage Plays since their very first production so were delighted to send our reviewer Callam Fellows along to review the opening night of their theatre take on the classic cop buddy film, promising angry chiefs, foreign drug barons and femme fatals. “When […]
Twelfth Night – 20 April 2019, Merlin Theatre, Sheffield ***** With the production celebrating the 50th anniversary of Sheffield’s Merlin Theatre it was only right that we sent our latest reviewer Artisan Friendly, who previously acted and worked behind the scenes at the venue, to review the show. Here’s their review: “Is it really 455 […]
Into The Woods – 6 December 2018, Merlin Theatre, Sheffield ***** After missing out on an opportunity to see the musical Into The Woods earlier this year I was delighted when SUPAS announced they would be performing the fairy tale musical and even more so when they invited me to the opening night. Featuring the […]
Margherita – 3 November 2018, Merlin Theatre, Sheffield ***** Rom-coms and pizza are one of lives great combinations, so when Mage Plays invited me to the debut of their original theatrical rom com Margherita, which is also the first Kickstarter funded theatre production I’ve seen, I had to say yes. Margherita follows the story of a […]
Game Night – 18 May 2018, Merlin Theatre, Sheffield When offered a ticket to the opening night of a new company performing a new play at a newly re-opening theatre, I could resist the triple combination, which is how I found myself in the audience for Mage Plays Theatre Company’s debut show of weird wonderfulness […]