Midland Players’ Blithe Spirit – 21 September 2022, University of Sheffield Drama Studio Review by Jacob Bush. Blithe Spirit has been a staple of British theatre for decades and now Midlands Players bring it to the University of Sheffield Drama Studio. A lovely space – a converted old church – and it’s perfectly intimate for […]
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Message in a Bottle Monologues – 9 September 2022, DINA, Sheffield Review by Jacob Bush. “After a sold-out show in the summer, Message in a Bottle Monologues returns to DINA with another eight monologues to show to a sold-out audience. The concept: eight writers have sent off a monologue and eight actors have received one […]
Message in a Bottle Monologues – 1 July 2022, DINA, Sheffield Reviewed by Jacob Bush Message in a Bottle Monologues started as a social media initiative to allow creatives to continue making work during lockdown. Tonight, Message in a Bottle happened live and in person for the first time ever, hosted in the intimate DINA […]
Tudor Players’ FlatSpin – 29 June 2022, Library Theatre, Sheffield Review by Claire Chapman. “After over two years both the Library Theatre and Tudor Players are back with one of the best performances I have seen by the company and my new favourite play from Alan Ayckbourn. My stand out performance of the night came […]
Butter Side Up Theatre Company’s Twelfth Night – 1 April 2022, The Montgomery Studio Review by Daniel O’Key. 400-odd years gives ample chance to adapt a classic, to the screen and to the stage. From suspicious Best Picture victor Shakespeare in Love, to the frankly legendary She’s the Man. It was hard to picture a […]
SUTCo’s Rabbit Hole – 30 March 2022, DINA, Sheffield Review by Daniel O’Key. Like the theory of unlimited universes, grief leads to unlimited and unpredictable reactions from those who suffer it. Binning belongings, nagging relatives, bar fights and nostalgic VHS tapes are just a few witnessed in Rabbit Hole. Reactions that can give way to […]