Chicago – 8 May 2019, Sheffield University Drama Studio

Chicago – 8 May 2019, Sheffield University Drama Studio ***** After seeing Chicago performed several years ago, where I fell in love with its razzle dazzle, I have longed to see another production of the show, so was delighted to be in the audience for SUPAS’s opening night. Broadway’s longest-running Continue Reading

Anatomy of Gray – 1 May 2019, Sheffield University Drama Studio

Anatomy of Gray – 1 May 2019, Sheffield University Drama Studio ***** Coming of age stories are something I usually associate with film and literature rather than the stage, so when Sheffield University Theatre Company invited me to the opening night of their final production of this semester, which promised Continue Reading

Dad’s Army – 30 April 2019, Ecclesall Parish Hall, Sheffield

Dad’s Army – 30 April 2019, Ecclesall Parish Hall, Sheffield ***** In what has become a year for classic sitcoms to be brought to the Sheffield stage and in the 80th anniversary of the start of the World War Two, it feels only right to “don’t panic” and be in Continue Reading

The Tempest – 29 April 2019, Performance Lab, Sheffield Hallam University

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 Continue Reading

Twelfth Night – 20 April 2019, Merlin Theatre, Sheffield

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 Continue Reading