Tag: sheffield

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 […]

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 […]

Tiny & Tall Production’s The Detective Dog – 28 May 2025, Sheffield Playhouse Review by Claire Taranaski. Tiny & Tall Productions stage adaptation of The Detective Dog is a delightfully gleeful production that has been designed with its’ audience completely in mind (children aged 3+) and is a perfect introduction to theatre whether you know […]

A Very Dark Imagination – 6 May 2025, Lantern Theatre Review by Peter Taranaski. We are back to the leafy suburb that hides the wonderful, bijoux theatre, the Lantern Theatre (Sheffield). We are here to see the new horror play from the creators (and actors) of a previous show we saw about “The Enfield Poltergeist”. […]

SUPAS’ Into The Woods – 30 April 2025, University Drama Studio Review by Jacob Bush. For their final production of the academic year, Sheffield University Performing Arts Society (SUPAS) present Into the Woods. With a book by James Lapine, the musical takes a selection of well-known fairy tale characters and explores how far they are […]

Butter Side Up Theatre Company’s Thestival 2025 – 12 April 2025, Lantern Theatre, Sheffield Review by Maisie Ellis. Night 2 of Butter Side Up’s Thestival 2025 was fantastic! Having never attended one of their performances before, I was pleased to find out that the aptly titled Stage Presence is a rapid-fire showcase of the company’s […]