Darnall Musical Theatre Company’s Humpty Dumpty – 17 February 2022, Darnall Education Centre Review by Callam Fellows. As a panto fan, I was eggcited to see a  panto that I’d not seen before. With most groups cycling the same big titles and festive theatre offerings being inundated with Cinderellas and Aladdins, I am always happy […]

Midland Players’ Spygame – 28 January 2022, University of Sheffield Drama Studio Review by Melanie Hopkins. This comedy-mystery comprising of a seven person cast, by Bettine Mantelow, had high ambitions for a very psychological yet hilarious piece of theatre, did it meet the expectations? I think so. Spygame: Five randomly selected contestants are brought to […]

HSU Theatre Society’s The Rocky Horror Show – 17 December 2021, The Montgomery Theatre Review by Callam Fellows. My last review written for Last Night I Dreamt Of was for a show at The Montgomery way back in early 2020. Since then a lot has happened and I now find myself back at The Montgomery […]

SUPAS’ Rent – 8 December 2021, Sheffield University Drama Studio Review by Daniel O’Key. 25 years ago, bohemians and theatre kids’ lives were changed forever more by the debut of Jonathan Larsson’s rock musical Rent. And like gingerbread lattes, The Pogues and dreadful gift-wrapping, Sheffield University Performing Arts Society (SUPAS) brought Larsson’s classic to the […]

SUPAS’ Sister Act – 25 November 2021, Sheffield University Theatre Studio Review by Jacob Bush. Sister Act is a hugely popular musical for amateur theatre companies to perform and has been performed several companies in recent years in Sheffield, including Croft House Theatre Company in 2015, Easy Street Theatre Company in 2017 (in which I […]

STOS Theatre Company’s Elf the Musical – 16 November 2021, Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield Review by Jacob Bush. Christmas has well and truly started in Sheffield! The Christmas market has opened, the Christmas lights switch will be switched on this Sunday and the first Christmas production for the year has opened in the city. This production […]