Monster – 14 November 2018, Sheffield University Drama Studio ***** As the nights grow longer, the autumn always feels the perfect time for a new horror story, so I was looking forward to being in the audience for SUTCo’s new play Monster, written and directed by the company’s member James Huxtable, who was responsible for […]
Category: Theatre
Gypsy – 13 November 2018, Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield ***** When the winner of our best musical of last year STOS invited us to the opening night of their production of Gypsy, immediately leading to my colleague breaking into a melody of songs from the show, we knew we had to be there. Loosely based on […]
Closer – 8 November 2018, Montgomery Theatre, Sheffield ***** This autumn’s trend for bringing to Sheffield stages productions that are famous for their film adaptations continues with this powerful and darkly funny production, performed by new independent Sheffield theatre company on me, Day One Theatre. Patrick Marber’s award winning drama follows the lives of four […]
Margherita – 3 November 2018, Merlin Theatre, Sheffield ***** Rom-coms and pizza are one of lives great combinations, so when Mage Plays invited me to the debut of their original theatrical rom com Margherita, which is also the first Kickstarter funded theatre production I’ve seen, I had to say yes. Margherita follows the story of a […]
Top five shows to see this November Following on from the success of last month’s top five, we are continuing to recommend in advance our top shows to see in Sheffield in November, in date order, alongside our regular reviews throughout the month: The Elvis Dead + Evil Dead 2 – 1 November 2018, Leadmill […]
Robin Hood: The Truth Behind The Green Tights – 24 October 2018, University of Sheffield Drama Studio In the 25th anniversary year of the comic film re-telling of the legend of the man in tights, it felt only right to be in the audience for Sheffield University Theatre Company’s own version of the truth behind […]