Dronfield Players’ It’s A Wonderful Life – 19 November 2025, Dronfield Civic Hall Review by Nicola Bourne. Having been a fan of this Frank Capra film for many years, I was intrigued to see how Mary Elliott Nelson’s adaptation of It’s a Wonderful Life fared on stage, with the added Continue Reading
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Hasland Theatre Company’s The Unfriend – 17 November 2025, Chesterfield Playhouse
Hasland Theatre Company’s The Unfriend – 17 November 2025, Chesterfield Playhouse Review by Nicola Bourne. Already a fan of Steven Moffat’s writing in shows such as Doctor Who and Sherlock, I was naturally enthusiastic about seeing his first stage play “The Unfriend” and, knowing it was originally directed by The 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
Hasland Theatre Company’s Ravencroft -15th September 2025, The Playhouse, Chesterfield
Hasland Theatre Company’s Ravencroft -15th September 2025, The Playhouse, Chesterfield Review by Nicola Bourne. Having never seen one of Don Nigro’s plays before, I wasn’t sure what to expect from last night’s production of Ravenscroft. One of a series of seven plays, featuring the Inspector Ruffing character, this psychological thriller Continue Reading
Theatre Re’s Bluebelle – 11 June 2025, The Crucible
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 Continue Reading
Midland Players’ Treasure Island – 25 September 2024, University Drama Studio
Midland Players’ Treasure Island – 25 September 2024, University Drama Studio Review by Claire Taranaski. Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel is a pirate adventure book that we all feel we should have read when we were younger but many like me did not or will have heard of the pirate Continue Reading