Hasland Theatre Company’s Jerusalem – 18 May 2026, Chesterfield Playhouse Review by Nicola Bourne. Jez Butterworth is known for his sharp social commentaries and for incorporating dark humour, mythology, strong language and chaos. This play, Jerusalem, is no different and is already being called a modern classic! It is, for Continue Reading
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Dronfield Musical Theatre Group’s Musical Minds – 13 May 2026, Dronfield Civic Hall
Dronfield Musical Theatre Group’s Musical Minds – 13 May 2026, Dronfield Civic Hall Review by Nicola Bourne. Last night’s production of Musical Minds, at Dronfield Civic Hall, was a clever concept, following a journey through a range of emotions and mental health issues. Supporting the Young Minds charity, the evening Continue Reading
Hasland Theatre Company’s Ladies In Lavender – 16 March 2026, Chesterfield Playhouse
Hasland Theatre Company’s Ladies In Lavender – 16 March 2026, Chesterfield Playhouse Review by Nicola Bourne. Ladies in Lavender originally found life as a stage play in 2012, through Shaun McKenna’s adaptation of the 2004 screenplay, which starred Judi Dench and Maggie Smith. A gentle, evocative film, it told a Continue Reading
Hasland Theatre Company’s The Flint Street Nativity – 19 January 2026, The Playhouse, Chesterfield
Hasland Theatre Company’s The Flint Street Nativity – 19 January 2026, The Playhouse, Chesterfield Review by Nicola Bourne. As the curtain falls on yet another panto season, it didn’t feel out of place watching Hasland Theatre Company’s production of The Flint Street Nativity last night at The Playhouse. In fact, with Continue Reading
Dronfield Players’ It’s A Wonderful Life – 19 November 2025, Dronfield Civic Hall
Dronfield Players’ It’s A Wonderful Life – 19 November 2025, Dronfield Civic Hall Review by Nicola Bourne. Having been a fan of this Frank Capra film for many years, I was intrigued to see how Mary Elliott Nelson’s adaptation of It’s a Wonderful Life fared on stage, with the added Continue Reading
Hasland Theatre Company’s The Unfriend – 17 November 2025, Chesterfield Playhouse
Hasland Theatre Company’s The Unfriend – 17 November 2025, Chesterfield Playhouse Review by Nicola Bourne. Already a fan of Steven Moffat’s writing in shows such as Doctor Who and Sherlock, I was naturally enthusiastic about seeing his first stage play “The Unfriend” and, knowing it was originally directed by The Continue Reading