Life of Pi – 3 July 2019, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield

Life of Pi – 3 July 2019, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield ***** We were delighted to be in the audience for the press night of Sheffield Theatres latest exciting production, their adaption of Yann Martel’s Man Booker Prize winning novel Life of Pi. This new theatrical adaptation, adapted from the novel Continue Reading

Cheshire Cats – 14 May 2019, Sheffield Library Theatre

Cheshire Cats – 14 May 2019, Sheffield Library Theatre Any production that promises to be a cross between a girls’ night out and a real mission to support a cause close to many hearts, with plenty of laughs and a few tears along the way is worth checking out, especially Continue Reading

Cold War – 8 to 11 May 2019, Local Theatre, Sheffield

Cold War – 8 to 11 May 2019, Local Theatre, Sheffield A busy week in theatre meant that we did not think we would be able to take up the opportunity to review Doppelgangster’s part gig, part theatre, part political intervention, Cold War at Sheffield’s newest performance space, until our 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