Journey’s End – 6 December 2017, Portland Works, Sheffield ***** As we reach the 100th anniversary year of the end of World War One it felt right to be in the audience for the opening night of SUTCo’s opening night of Journey’s End, a play concerning the lives of a group of British Officers on the […]

Young Frankenstein – 30 November 2017, Sheffield Hallam Students Union It feels fitting that a week after attending my boyfriend’s graduation from Sheffield Hallam University I was in the audience for the first night of HSU Theatre Company’s production of Young Frankenstein at Sheffield Hallam Students Union. Based on Gene Wilder’s 1974 film comedy of […]

The School for Scandal – 13 November 2017, Ecclesall Parish Hall, Sheffield This evening we travelled back to the 18th century to attend the full dress rehearsal of The School for Scandal, the first ever performance we have seen by Ecclesall Theatre Company. The comedy of manners, written and published by Irish playwright Richard Brinsley […]

Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass – 25 October 2017, Sheffield University Drama Studio There is no better place to escape to on a cold October evening than wonderland, which is why I was delighted to be in the audience for the opening night of Sheffield University Theatre’s Company’s production of Alice in […]

Goodnight Mister Tom – 17 October 2017, Sheffield Library Theatre ***** One of my favourite children’s book and my mum’s favourite ever television adaption, I was delighted to be in the audience for the opening night of Tudor’s Players and the Sheffield amateur theatre premier of Goodnight Mister Tom. One of the most uplifting stories […]

My Mate Dave Died – 11 October 2017, Sheffield University Drama Studio ***** Although I love the theatre classics, there’s something great about seeing a brand new show, especially when the writer is from Sheffield and you have previously loved their previous performance in your favourite play (Mike Alexander played Hector in The History Boys […]