SUTCo’s The Real Thing – 19 November 2025, Sheffield Library Theatre Sheffield University Theatre Company’s latest production is of Tom Stoppard’s The Real Thing and is a production that would make the writer proud capturing the feel of a Tom Stoppard production and a National Theatre production on the Library Continue Reading
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Butter Side Up Theatre Company’s The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Time – 14 November 2025, Merlin Theatre
Butter Side Up Theatre Company’s The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Time – 14 November 2025, Merlin Theatre Review by Polly Turner. This play is a dramatized version of Mark Haddon’s celebrated book of the same name, which – full disclosure here! – I hadn’t read before Continue Reading
STOS Theatre Company’s The Band – 11 November 2025, Lyceum Theatre
STOS Theatre Company’s The Band – 11 November 2025, Lyceum Theatre Review by Ellie Needham. I went to see STOS Theatre Company perform ‘The Band’, a musical by Tim Firth, featuring the music of Take That. What a fantastic opening night it was! The energy, emotion and enthusiasm were clear Continue Reading
SUTCo’s Something To Do With Bolivian Affairs – 30 October 2025, University Drama Studio
SUTCo’s Something To Do With Bolivian Affairs – 30 October 2025, University Drama Studio Review by Claire Taranaski. Having the 60 year record for the most tickets sold for a Sheffield University Theatre Company (SUTCo) opening night, their new play Something To Do With Bolivian Affairs, written by company member Continue Reading
Tudor Players’ Wyrd Sisters – 14 October 2025, Library Theatre
Tudor Players’ Wyrd Sisters – 14 October 2025, Library Theatre Review by Claire Taranaski. Although I am a fan of Good Omens, last night production by Tudor Players was my first introduction to Terry Pratchett’s Discworld, though with by far the biggest audience I have seen for a Tudor Players Continue Reading
Midland Players’ Much Ado About Nothing – 24 September 2025, University Drama Studio
Midland Players’ Much Ado About Nothing – 24 September 2025, University Drama Studio Review by Paula Turner. Shakespeare plays always start out with the difficulty of audiences’ prior expectations, from studying texts at school to seeing cinema versions. But Much Ado About Nothing’s will-they-won’t they frenemies to lovers can still Continue Reading