All Event Listings
So much happens in Sheffield every week! This is our comprehensive event listing page for every single event that gets submitted to our website, from small workshops and community events to international sporting fixtures and citywide festivals.
So if you're looking for something specific, please use the filter tags and date search below, to narrow the event listings for what you'd really like to see/find. Alternatively, visit our What's On page for seasonal highlights and roundups of the bigger events happening in Sheffield.
All Events in Sheffield
Crazy For You
A rich-boy-meets-hometown-girl romantic comedy, Crazy For You tells the story of young New York banker Bobby Child, who is sent to Deadrock, Nevada, to foreclose on a rundown theatre.
Sealskin
Sealskin combines Tmesis’ trademark playful and highly skilled physicality, puppetry, storytelling, incredible projection design and live original music from acoustic duo Me and Deboe.
The Rocky Horror Show
Ready to thrill you with fun and naughty moments, Richard O’Brien’s legendary rock ‘n’ roll musical, The Rocky Horror Show comes to the Lyceum as part of its sell-out tour, having been seen by over 30 million theatregoers.
Chapterhouse Theatre Company: A Christmas Carol
Chapterhouse Theatre Company presents A Christmas Carol at Sheffield Cathedral!
Saltmine Theatre Company presents 'A Christmas Carol'
Join Saltmine Theatre Company's rediscovery of Charles Dickens' classic tale; a festive, supernatural spectacular which appeals to us to 'honour Christmas in our hearts, and keep it all the year round'.
Snow White (Lyceum Theatre)
Sheffield Lyceum's 2024 spectacular, fun-packed, family pantomime is… Snow White! Starring Catherine Tyldesley as the Wicked Queen, Gladiator's Viper and Sheffield’s favourite Dame, Damian Williams, the show runs 6 December - 5 January.
Little Shop of Horrors (Crucible Theatre)
Sheffield Theatres present the hilarious killer rock musical live on the Crucible stage. Blooming with favourites including Little Shop of Horrors, Suddenly Seymour and Skid Row (Downtown), the show runs 7 December - 18 January.
Bull
A brilliantly savage play about workplace bullying, Mike Bartlett’s smash hit BULL returns to Sheffield to celebrate a decade since its Olivier-award winning transfer from Sheffield's Playhouse to London’s Young Vic in 2015.
Underneath a Magical Moon
A reimagining of Peter Pan as told by Wendy Darling, this sparkling production with exquisite music, enthralling movement, and a sprinkle of Tutti Frutti magic is for children 3+ and their families to enjoy, in the Crucible Playhouse 11 - 31 December.
Pride & Prejudice* (*Sort Of)
Direct from its triumph in the West End where it won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy, Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) returns to Sheffield by public demand and is a unique and audacious retelling of Jane Austen’s most iconic love story.
Room On The Broom
Jump on board the broom with the witch and her cat in Tall Stories’ fun-filled adaptation of Room on the Broom, the best-selling picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
Punk Alley
Punk Alley is loud and wild unapologetic joyride of live, original punk music and high energy dance. But don’t leave your adults at home – this is a punk show for everyone.
Chicago
Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, Chicago is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her.
Does My Fanny Look Big In This?
Fresh from a northern tour and the Edinburgh Fringe, Does My Fanny Look Big in This? still tackles sex education, validates sexual anxiety, deals with sexual trauma while answering questions you’ve always been a little too embarrassed to ask and is now extended and with live (and hilarious) Q&A.
Endurance
Jenni is not an athlete. Jenni has not done enough training. Jenni wants to perform a feat of endurance in real-time. She really wants to be able to run up hills and mountains. Since her mum is Bolivian, she's banking on her DNA containing Inca genes, which she hopes will mean that she will be shit hot at running up mountains.
Death and the King's Horseman
Set in Nigeria in the late 1940’s and based on a true story, Elesin, the king's horseman, is tasked with carrying out a sacred ritual upon the death of the king, however Elesin is overtaken by the allure of earthly desires.
Murder On The Orient Express
Winter 1934 and an avalanche stops The Orient Express dead in its tracks. One murderer. A train full of suspects. An impossible case. Trapped in the snow with a killer still on-board, can the world’s most famous detective, Hercule Poirot, crack the case before the train reaches its final destination?
The Girl On The Train
Rachel Watson longs for a different life. Her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window every day, happy and in love. Or so it appears. Adapted from Paula Hawkins’ novel, this gripping new play will keep you guessing until the final moment.
Driftwood
Two brothers on a beach need to figure out what to do with their dad - but the sea has other ideas. Mark and Tiny walk the shore of Seaton Carew in the North East. Their dad is dying, and their town is crumbling.
Ghost Stories
When Professor Goodman, arch-sceptic out to debunk the paranormal, embarks on an investigation of three apparent hauntings – as recounted by a night-watchman, a teenage boy, and a businessman awaiting his first child – Goodman finds himself at the outer limits of rationality, and fast running out of explanations.
Wrestleladswrestle
Wrestleladswrestle, a new live performance by acclaimed artist and choreographer Jenni Jackson, explosively combines theatre, dance, judo and pro-wrestling to transform the studio theatre into a battleground of joy and reclamation.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
In a brand-new production of this much-loved family favourite, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is bursting with unforgettable songs by the Sherman Brothers including Toot Sweets, Hushabye Mountain, Truly Scrumptious and of course the Academy Award-nominated title song, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Pig Heart Boy
Cameron is thirteen, and all he wants is to be normal – have friends, go to school, and dive to the bottom of his local swimming pool. But he desperately needs a heart transplant and time is running out. When he’s finally offered a new heart, Cameron must choose how far he’ll go to get his life back.
A Streetcar Named Desire
In the sultry back streets of 1940s New Orleans, fading Southern belle Blanche DuBois seeks solace with her estranged sister Stella.
Ghost The Musical
Walking back to their apartment late one night, a tragic encounter sees Sam murdered and his beloved girlfriend Molly alone, in despair and utterly lost. But with the help of a phony storefront psychic, Sam, trapped between this world and the next, tries to communicate with Molly in the hope of saving her from grave danger…
Toxic
Toxic is the story of two queer people who, in their own words, ‘meet, fall in love and f*ck it up.’ Written in Nathaniel’s unmistakeable heart-breaking and hilarious style, the play is a rollercoaster ride through their tumultuous and passionate relationship as they struggle to tame the ghosts of their pasts.
Bangers
This 5 star Edinburgh smash hit is back to continue the party with an exhilarating night of original music, lyrical storytelling, and pure UK garage vibes. How do the bangers we grew up listening to, shape who we are today?
There's A Monster In Your Show
A group of performers are preparing to start their show, but quickly discover they are not alone on stage. Little Monster wants to be part of the fun too!
The Silence of Snow: The Life of Patrick Hamilton
Mark Farrelly (Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope, Jarman, Howerd's End) presents his riveting, kinetic solo show portraying one of the great English writers of the inter-war years.
Velma Celli: A Brief History of Drag
Join international, multi award-winning cabaret super-star Velma Celli for an evening of fabulous cabaret entertainment celebrating the most iconic drag moments in music, theatre, movies and popular culture.
Triple Bill: Everywhere
Fearless British African heritage theatre company tiata fahodzi have commissioned three writers to create stories on the theme of Everywhere - a timely look at what we are, and what we are becoming.
Dear Evan Hansen
Meet Evan: an anxious high school kid who wants nothing more than to fit in. The thing is, on his way to fitting in, he didn’t tell the whole truth. And now must give up on a life he never dreamt he’d have.
An Inspector Calls
When Inspector Goole arrives unexpectedly at the prosperous Birling family home, their peaceful dinner party is shattered by his investigations into the death of a young woman.
Bat Out Of Hell
Bat Out of Hell makes a triumphant return to the UK in 2025, with a thrilling spectacle of a show where the timeless music of Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf reigns supreme! Get ready for an electrifying experience that will ignite your passion for rock 'n' roll.
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women was an immediate critical and commercial success. The book was inspired by Alcott’s experiences growing up and is one of the best loved novels of all time.
& Juliet
Created by the Emmy-winning writer from Schitt’s Creek, this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told and asks, what would happen next if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo?
The Detective Dog
Tiny & Tall Productions accessible and imaginative adaptation of Julia Donaldson’s award winning book, The Detective Dog, features puppetry, song and magical scent technology, bringing the story alive on stage for audiences of all ages.
Peter James' Picture You Dead
Having recently been proclaimed as Her Majesty Queen Camilla’s favourite literary detective, Superintendent Roy Grace is back in a brand-new Peter James stage adaptation and world premiere of the bestselling Picture You Dead.
Calamity Jane
Meet the fearless, gun slingin' Calamity Jane – biggest mouth in Dakota territory and always up for a fight. She'll charm you hog-eyed though, especially when trying to win the heart of the dashing Lieutenant Gilmartin, or shooting insults at her best friend Wild Bill Hickock.
Kinky Boots The Musical
After inheriting his family's failing shoe factory and with a relationship on the rocks, life is proving to be very challenging for Charlie Price. That is until he meets Lola, a drag queen whose sparkle and unsteady heels might just hold the answer to saving the struggling business.
The Elmer Adventure
Join three friends on a joyful jungle adventure in Tall Stories’ magical, musical adaptation of the much-loved Elmer books by David McKee.
The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime as the West End smash-hit production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe comes to the Lyceum.
