Category: Musical Theatre

Splinters Theatre Group’s Our House – 11 September 2023, Sheffield University Drama Studio Review by Jacob Bush. Whilst the Montgomery Theatre is closed, many of Sheffield’s amateur dramatics groups have had to find new homes and Splinters Theatre Group, this week, are taking over the University Drama Studio. You have to admire the ambition of […]

Butter Side Up Theatre Company’s Green Day’s American Idiot – 14 July 2023, Leadmill Review by Claire Taranaski. It’s not often that I get blown away by a musical that I have not seen before but that is exactly what happened last night at the Leadmill (the queue in the rain that went all the […]

Woodseats Musical Theatre Company’s Legally Blonde The Musical – 12 July 2023, Montgomery Theatre Review by Claire Taranaski. Woodseats Musical Theatre Company has a reputation for feel good musical theatre productions and their latest, perfectly timed for the Barbie movie and the third Legally Blonde movie both due out this year, maybe there best one […]

SUPAS’ Sweeney Todd – Sheffield University Drama Studio, 26 April 2023 Review by Jacob Bush. Sweeney Todd, telling the story of the barber released from prison determined to seek revenge on the people who have taken his family from him, is one of Stephen Sondheim’s most challenging musicals musically, dramatically and with regards to staging. […]

Supas’ 9 to 5 – 8 December 2022, Sheffield University Drama Studio Review by Claire Taranaski. It’s been nearly four years since I last reviewed SUPAS and have been at the Drama Studio and this musical, probably twice as old as many if not all of the cast, reminded me what I was missing and […]

STOS Theatre Company’s Sunshine On Leith – 15 November 2022, Lyceum Theatre Review by Claire Taranaski. I’m starting this review with a confession, I’m a huge fan of The Proclaimers, the film version of Sunshine On Leith and Edinburgh (where I have previously seen the musical performed) so I came to the opening night with […]