Ruth Deller is variously an academic, an am dram enthusiast, a television watcher, a Kylie fan and a vegetarian.
December 14, 2017
Charming, affectionate and exuberant - this latest version of the Wizard of Oz is a magical crowd-pleaser.
October 23, 2017
Chekhov's classic is given a fresh update in this beautifully staged and passionately acted production.
September 27, 2017
Eugene O'Neill's classic play is beautifully staged in this evocative production at the Crucible Theatre.
September 25, 2017
Chris Thompson's new play offers a witty and cutting take on the meaning of family, performed by an excellent cast.
July 4, 2017
How do families work? What happens when adult children flee the nest? And what happens when you're born deaf into a hearing family? Nina Raine's funny and frank portrait of a family grappling with these issues makes its regional debut.
May 24, 2017
Robert Hastie's debut at Sheffield Theatres features some electrifying scenes as it sets Julius Caesar in the present-day.
February 15, 2017
This new musical from Dan Gillespie Sells and Tom MacRae fizzes with energy and warmth - a must-see!
December 17, 2016
Annie Get Your Gun is another crowd-pleasing musical from Sheffield Theatres, featuring a winning performance from Anna-Jane Casey and showcasing many of Irving Berlin's finest songs.
November 16, 2016
This story of teenage friendship is a funny and touching new play with three fantastic performances from talented young actors.
October 4, 2016
The English Touring Theatre/Sheffield Theatres adaptation of DH Lawrence's classic is a tender adaptation with an atmospheric soundscape. Even though it contains full-frontal nudity and sexual themes, the production is sensitive rather than shocking.
September 12, 2016
Kieran Knowles' powerful and energetic play takes us to the heart of World War 2 - and the heart of Sheffield - through the eyes of four young steelworkers.
July 22, 2016
The award-winning new play from Charlene James is a vibrant and engaging piece that shines a light on the horrors of FGM as experienced through the eyes of two teenagers.
July 14, 2016
Sheffield People's Theatre present a fantastical fun take on Shakespeare... set in a hospital!
July 7, 2016
Mike Bartlett's taught and darkly-black workplace satire is an assured directorial debut for Lisa Blair, with two commanding lead performances.
May 26, 2016
Clare Burt shines as an ordinary woman with a big dream in Daniel Evans' goodbye to Sheffield Theatres.
May 17, 2016
The touring production of Rona Munro's Scottish historical trilogy is an epic achievement.
March 19, 2016
Finally - a play about snooker at The Crucible! Richard Bean's new comedy is a fun night out celebrating the theatre and the game.
March 12, 2016
David Walliams' bestseller is a child-pleasing tale of how the elderly can surprise us.
February 14, 2016
Sheffield Theatres' associate director Charlotte Gwinner returns to directing duties at the Crucible with Waiting For Godot. This version of Samuel Beckett's classic features a stark, yet somewhat beautiful set from designer Simon Daw that sits on the boundary between art and nature; life-and-death; beauty and terror-a visual metaphor for many of the themes of the play.
February 14, 2016
The Sheffield Theatres/Eclipse Theatres production shows that Lorraine Hansberry's classic play is as fresh today as when it was first written.
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