Ruth Deller is variously an academic, an am dram enthusiast, a television watcher, a Kylie fan and a vegetarian.
BWW Review: SHOW BOAT, Sheffield, Dec 16 2015
December 21, 2015
December 21, 2015
Daniel Evan's final Christmas musical at the Crucible is full of heart and life/
BWW Review: THE DISTANCE, Crucible Studio, Sheffield, Nov 3 2015
November 7, 2015
November 7, 2015
There isn't a bad performance in the Orange Tree Theatre/Sheffield Theatres production of Deborah Bruce's The Distance, currently playing at the Crucible Studio.
BWW Reviews: CAMELOT: THE SHINING CITY, Crucible, Sheffield, July 14
July 14, 2015
July 14, 2015
Slung Low and Sheffield Theatres collaborate on this open-air extravaganza updating Arthurian Legends for today.
BWW Reviews: THE MOUSETRAP, Lyceum, Sheffield, 6 July 2015
July 8, 2015
July 8, 2015
The Christie classic continues its extensive national tour
BWW reviews: THE EFFECT, Crucible Studio, June 30 2015
July 2, 2015
July 2, 2015
Lucy Prebble's 2012 play makes its regional debut in a must-see Sheffield Theatres production.
BWW Reviews: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, Crucible, Sheffield, May 19 2015
May 22, 2015
May 22, 2015
Sheffield Theatres' take on the Austen classic is well-staged and very funny, but perhaps lacks a slight sparkle of romance.
BWW Reviews: PLAYING FOR TIME, Crucible, Sheffield, 18 Mar 2015
March 22, 2015
March 22, 2015
A haunting and wonderfully realised production of Fania Fenelon's memoir about her experience as a musician in Nazi concentration camps.
4.48 PSYCHOSIS/CRAVE, Crucible Studio, Sheffield, 12/16 March 2015
March 18, 2015
March 18, 2015
Two of Sarah Kane's short plays make a big impact in Sheffield's season.
BWW Reviews: BLASTED, Crucible Studio, Sheffield, February 10 2015
February 14, 2015
February 14, 2015
The Sheffield Theatres' Sarah Kane season gets off to a dynamic start with this 20th anniversary production of Blasted.
BWW Reviews: DICK WHITTINGTON, Lyceum, Sheffield, 9 Dec 2014
December 14, 2014
December 14, 2014
The annual Lyceum pantomime offers a good mix of classic panto jokes and contemporary song and dance numbers.
BWW Reviews: ANYTHING GOES, Crucible, Sheffield, 8 Dec 2014
December 14, 2014
December 14, 2014
Sheffield Theatres celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Cole Porter musical with a production that definitely gives a kick.
BWW Reviews: QUEEN COAL, Crucible Studio, Sheffield, Nov 2014
November 6, 2014
November 6, 2014
A brand new work by Bryony Lavery opens in the Crucible Studio to mark 30 years since the miners' strike.
BWW Reviews: THIS IS MY FAMILY, Lyceum, Sheffield, 13 October 2014
October 15, 2014
October 15, 2014
Tim Firth's award-winning musical plays in the newly refurbished Lyceum Theatre
BWW Reviews: TWELFTH NIGHT, Crucible, Sheffield, 23 September 2014
September 26, 2014
September 26, 2014
The English Touring Theatre/Sheffield Theatres co-production is a vibrant take on Shakespeare's classic romcom.
BWW Reviews: HORRIBLE HISTORIES: BARMY BRITAIN, Lyceum, Sheffield, July 17 2014
July 21, 2014
July 21, 2014
Anarchic fun for all in this stage version of the popular children's book series.
BWW Reviews: THE SHEFFIELD MYSTERIES, Crucible, Sheffield 15 July 2014
July 17, 2014
July 17, 2014
The new, Sheffield-themed, take on the Mystery Plays makes the most of its huge cast of locals.
BWW Reviews: HETTY FEATHER, Crucible, Sheffield, 17 June 2014
June 19, 2014
June 19, 2014
The stage adaptation of Jacqueline WIilson's novel is a lovingly put-together blend of comedy, tragedy and circus performance.
BWW Reviews: LAST OF THE DUTY FREE, Lyceum, Sheffield, 16 June 2014
June 17, 2014
June 17, 2014
The 1980s sitcom revival tour hits Sheffield
BWW Reviews: THE LOVE PROJECT Crucible Studio, Sheffield 2 June 2014
June 7, 2014
June 7, 2014
Every Day theatre company's The Love Project, which has recently completed its tour across the UK, is an hour-long one-act production that explores different attitudes to love. It's a verbatim piece which uses dialogue and body language from interviews with a range of real-life testimonies.
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