Footsteps Theatre’ Into The Woods – 19 July 2024, Sheffield Library Theatre Review by Jacob Bush. Into the Woods is one of Stephen Sondheim’s most well known and beloved musicals, taking fairytale characters and asking how far they’re willing to go to get what they wish for. It’s a notoriously challenging show, packed full of […]

Tudor Players’ Shelia’s Island – 12 June 2024, Library Theatre Review by Claire Taranaski. Tudor Players are well known for their quality productions of comedy plays and their production of Shelia’s Island is no different and should not be missed by fans of the company, fans of the playwright Tim Firth (Calendar Girls, The Flint […]

Totley Operatic and Dramatic Society’s Last Séance – 17 May 2024, St John’s Church Hall, Sheffield Review by Artisan Friendly. ‘Last Seance’ by Herb Hassler is a new play and playwright to me.  It is introduced by debut director, Claire Richardson in the programme notes as a ‘journey into the absurd world of fake séances, […]

Benjamin Kelm’s Far From Home Close To Love – 15 May 2024, Theatre Deli Sheffield Review by Claire Taranaski. I was lucky enough to recently be Benjamin Kelm’s first English language interview and even more lucky to be in the audience for his show last night, which transported the audience to his two years in […]

Butter Side Up Theatre Company’s The King In Yellow – 8 March 2024, Theatre Deli Sheffield Review by Peter Taranaski. The Sheffield-based group return to the Theatre Deli and aim for the deep, deep stars with their latest play, “The King In Yellow”. “The King in Yellow” is a play adapted from a collection of […]

Message in a Bottle Monologues: Seven Deadly Sins – 22 February 2024, Theatre Deli, Sheffield  Review by Jacob Bush.  Message in a Bottle Monologues, an evening that is becoming a regular on the Sheffield theatre scene, returns to the Theatre Deli. As ever, this is a lovely showcase of talented local actors and writers. This […]