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. […]
Sheffield University Drama Society’s Romeo and Juliet – Sheffield University Drama Studio, 21 April 2023 Review by Jacob Bush. Celebrating 50 years of performing at the University Drama Studio, Sheffield University Drama Society (SUDS) takes to the stage, for the first time, with a production of Romeo and Juliet. SUDS present a fairly traditional take […]
Butter Side Up Theatre Company’s Last Night of Freedom – 24 February 2023, Library Theatre Review by Jacob Bush. Last Night of Freedom is a new play written by Sian Meredith following the events of a stag do and hen night happening consecutively. Luke and Vicky, with their clipboards and detailed plans, work hard to […]
Tudor Players’ One Man, Two Guvnors – 16 February 2023, Library Theatre# Review by Claire Taranaski. I came into this review slightly bias as have previous seen the national tour of this Richard Bean comedy and loved it but also knew that if any company in Sheffield could pull it off it was Tudor Players […]
Wales Community Theatre Players’ Aladdin – 14th January 2023, Montgomery Theatre Review by Claire Taranaski (and three year old Heidi). Our first review of 2023 is also my first panto review in four years and most importantly my three year old daughter Heidi’s first panto. I’ll admit we were nervous about how Heidi would react […]