Sheffield University Drama Society’s Romeo and Juliet – Sheffield University Drama Studio, 21 April 2023 Review by Jacob Bush. Celebrating 50 years of performing at the University Drama Studio, Sheffield University Drama Society (SUDS) takes to the stage, for the first time, with a production of Romeo and Juliet. SUDS present a fairly traditional take […]

Butter Side Up Theatre Company’s Twelfth Night – 1 April 2022, The Montgomery Studio Review by Daniel O’Key. 400-odd years gives ample chance to adapt a classic, to the screen and to the stage. From suspicious Best Picture victor Shakespeare in Love, to the frankly legendary She’s the Man. It was hard to picture a […]

Romeo & Juliet – 28 August 2019, The Holt, Sheffield Romeo & Juliet is not only possibly Shakespeare’s most well-known and well-loved play but also one of the most famous love stories of all time, so we were delighted to send our reviewer Artisan Friendly along to the opening night of Infinite Nothings Theatre interpretation […]

The Tempest – 29 April 2019, Performance Lab, Sheffield Hallam University Thanks to a contact of our latest reviewer Artisan Friendly, I kicked off a busy week of theatre reviews in the audience of the opening night of a new theatre company’s very first production. Thought to be one of the last plays that Shakespeare […]

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 […]