Sheffield Theatres
Far Gone review – child soldier’s story told with chilling intensity
John Rwothomack, performing his own one-man play, depicts a Ugandan boy terrorised into fighting for the Lord’s Resistance Army with visceral power
Arifa Akbar
23, Feb, 2022 @4:15 PM
Anna Karenina review – Tolstoy meets Baz Luhrmann in a magnificent spectacle
With hula hoops and giant birthday cake, this show bashes the narrative with disco glitz, but keeps Anna’s tragic journey right at its centre
Nick Ahad
11, Feb, 2022 @10:42 AM
Human Nurture review – urgent tale of race, identity and privilege
Ryan Calais Cameron’s story of two young men who grew up together in care is flawed yet has a visceral rawness
Nick Ahad
28, Jan, 2022 @11:00 PM
Sheffield’s Crucible: the revolutionary theatre that was almost snookered
Half a century ago, Colin George faced down the doom-mongers and campaigners to bring the city a radical alternative to proscenium theatre: the open, thrust stage
Michael Billington
30, Nov, 2021 @11:41 AM
Typical Girls review – prison punks are too polite
Clean Break theatre company and the Crucible join forces in Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s worthwhile if underpowered play featuring the music of the Slits
Clare Brennan
03, Oct, 2021 @10:00 AM
Typical Girls review – a blast of punky gig-theatre fuelled by the Slits
A group of female prisoners come together for a concert in Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s energetic and joyful play
Nick Ahad
29, Sep, 2021 @11:53 AM
Talent review – Victoria Wood’s first play comes home
Wood’s trademarks are all in place in her talent-show debut drama, first performed at the Crucible in 1978
Clare Brennan
11, Jul, 2021 @10:00 AM
From Hamlet to Hullabaloo: what to see as theatres and comedy clubs reopen
As stage shows return, we pick the best post-lockdown offerings – featuring Egyptian gods, rebelling vicars, dancing youths ... and Ian McKellen playing the Dane at 82
Arifa Akbar (theatre), Brian Logan (comedy), Lyndsey Winship (dance)
16, May, 2021 @2:00 PM
Blossoms to play England’s first large music gig of 2021
Outdoor event at Sefton Park in May will be studied to test Covid safety at mass gatherings
Helen Pidd North of England editor
18, Apr, 2021 @4:52 PM
Art, gigs, theatre: 100 must-see events to book as Britain reopens
From David Hockney to Die Walküre, Sindhu Vee to The Suicide Squad – here’s the best cultural events to book this summer
Rachel Aroesti, Andrew Clements, Leonie Cooper, John Fordham, Steve Rose, Skye Sherwin & Chris Wiegand
17, Apr, 2021 @7:00 AM
Jessica Hung Han Yun: a designer tripping the light fantastic
The bright mind who lit up Blindness at the Donmar and the National Theatre’s panto approaches each job like a mystery
Arifa Akbar
31, Mar, 2021 @6:00 AM
The week in theatre: Angela; The Band Plays On; Hear Me Out reviews – shopping and ducking
Mark Ravenhill tenderly explores his mother’s life; monologues and music from Sheffield; and actors talk about their favourite speeches
Susannah Clapp
28, Mar, 2021 @9:30 AM
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