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. […]

Handsworth & Hallam Theatre Company’s Urinetown – 3 June 2025, University Drama Studio Review by Nicola Bourne. Handsworth & Hallam Theatre Company debuted their production of Greg Kotis’ dark, musical comedy, Urinetown, last night, at the Drama Studio in Sheffield. Premiering on Broadway in 2001, the musical parodies elements of many of the quintessential Broadway […]

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 place in the present age, […]