Sheffield University Theatre Company’s Swap the Press – 26 October 2023, Sheffield University Drama Studio Review by Jacob Bush. In an exciting new venture, SUTCo have made the decision to stage a brand new play written by their own members Francesca Vercoe and Charles Wright. Swap the Press is set in a world where feminism […]
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Midland Players’ Stage Kiss – 22 September 2023, Sheffield University Drama Studio Review by Jacob Bush. This week, on a bustling campus celebrating freshers week, Midland Players are performing Stage Kiss by Sarah Ruhl at Sheffield University Drama Studio. The play follows two unnamed actors, who simply go by She and He, who find that […]
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 […]
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 […]