Theatre listings
An Officer and a Gentleman the Musical
Prepare to be swept off your feet with An Officer and a Gentleman the Musical, based on the award-winning 80s movie. This timeless story of love, courage, and redemption will make your heart soar and leave you breathless, longing for more.
Love Letters
A play by A R Gurney
Storm-Cloud: Observations of the Sky
A contemporary staging of John Ruskin’s prophetic public lecture ‘Storm-Cloud of the Nineteenth Century’ (1884).
The Death & Life Of All Of Us
Mixing real life home videos, endearing storytelling and original live-music, The Death & Life of All of Us is a funny and poignant exploration of belonging, resilience and an unexpected connection to the past that refuses to let go.
Lost Communication
Created by Electronic Musician, An-Ting, and Creative Technologist, Ian Gallagher, Lost Communications 失絡之聲 is a Live Audio-Visual Performance Immersing the Audience Deeply into the Light and Darkness of Nature.
Ilo Ya Play - One Man Comedy with Segun Lafup
A new play written and performed by Capetown based award-winning Nigerian standup comedian, actor and theatre producer, Oluwasegun Lafup Ogundipe, capturing the hilarious tale of Mokan, a young man trying to achieve 'The Nigerian Dream'.
Jesus Christ Superstar
An album that inspired a revolution. A revelation that changed the world. A reinvention for this millennium.
Urgent! A Timely Play
University drop-out and house-sharer Jude drifts through life until one day when he accidentally opens a time portal and finds out death is coming for him.
The Gruffalo
Join Mouse on a daring adventure through the deep, dark wood in Tall Stories’ magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler - celebrating 25 years in 2024!
Chariots of Fire
A heart-pounding new production set to a soaring musical score, adapted from the Oscar-winning movie by Mike Bartlett and directed by Robert Hastie - see Chariots of Fire on the Crucible stage in Sheffield, 6 - 27 July.
Come From Away
Tony Award-winning director Christopher Ashley alongside Olivier Award-winning writers Irene Sankoff and David Hein bring this uplifting true story to the stage in a life-affirming production that has audiences on their feet night after night.
Six the Musical
The crowning glory of Broadway, the West End and beyond, the international smash hit musical SIX makes its royal return to Sheffield following its previous sell-out success!
Something Old, Something New
It's meant to be their big day but everyone is behaving badly.
Stung
1950s-born women always thought they would retire with a state pension on their 60th birthday like generations of women before them - how wrong they were!
Now That's What I Call a Musical
Get ready to relive the playlist of your life at the brand-new British musical; NOW That’s What I Call A Musical. Celebrating 40 years of the iconic and chart-topping compilations brand NOW That’s What I Call Music, which have sold over 200 million copies worldwide.
Looking For Me Friend: The Music Of Victoria Wood
This show is for fans of Victoria and for those yet to discover her, to come together and relish her breath-taking wizardry with words.
Here You Come Again
For the first time ever, all of Dolly Parton’s biggest hits can be experienced together in a rollicking and joyous new musical comedy.
A Doll's House
With a comfortable home, successful husband and three beautiful children, Nora Helmer is the envy of many.
Pretty Woman - The Musical
Be swept up in in this dazzlingly theatrical take on a love story for the ages direct from London’s West End with Amber Davies and Ore Oduba.
Dizzy
A fantastical odyssey of grief, love, unexpected heroes and painting the town red (literally). When 15-year-old Qamar’s brother dies in a tragic accident, nothing in her world makes sense. Then she meets her brother’s friend and mentor, Stax.
Heathers The Musical
Following a smash hit in London’s West End, two record-breaking national tours and sell out runs at London’s The Other Palace, the WhatsOnStage ‘BEST NEW MUSICAL’ winner, Heathers the Musical is coming to Sheffield.
Hairspray
The musical phenomenon Hairspray returns! After breaking box office records and delighting audiences in the West End, Broadway and on the big screen since 1988, this smash hit musical-comedy is heading back out on tour around the UK and Ireland.
Art
A seemingly simple purchase of contemporary art - an all-white painting – ignites a hilarious debate amongst three close friends. What begins as a light-hearted discussion about art quickly descends into a riotous exploration of the blurred lines between art and reality.
Kenrex
July 10th 1981. Skidmore, Missouri. A man is shot dead in broad daylight. There are sixty witnesses - but no one saw a thing.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show has been dazzling audiences around the globe for over seven years, faithfully bringing to the stage Eric Carle’s timeless classics.
A Christmas Carol
As the clock strikes midnight join Ebenezer Scrooge on the journey of a lifetime to discover the true meaning of Christmas. Charles Dickens' timeless tale is reimagined through dance, music and storytelling which will transport you to Victorian England and leave your heart aglow.
Grease
After a whirlwind summer romance, leather-clad greaser Danny and girl-next-door Sandy are unexpectedly reunited when she transfers to Rydell High for senior year. But can they survive the trials and tribulations of teenage life and find true love once more?
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.
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.
Little Shop of Horrors
When long-suffering flower shop assistant Seymour acquires a mysterious new plant, he names it ‘Audrey II’ after his crush and co-worker. As the succulent grows and grows, it offers Seymour the kind of success he could only ever dream of…
Snow White
2024’s spectacular, fun-packed, family pantomime is… Snow White! Starring Sheffield’s favourite Dame, Damian Williams, with further casting to be announced soon.
Mergaliyev Classical Ballet's Swan Lake
Swan Lake is arguably the world’s most popular ballet, and a timeless tale. Prince Siegfried falls in love with Odette, Queen of the Swans, only to be tricked into betraying her by the wicked von Rothbart and his daughter Odile.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
Notes From A Small Island
From Calais to Scotland, Bill travels the length and breadth of Britain. How can the nation that produced Marmite, Gardener’s Question Time and people who say “Ooh lovely” at the sight of a cup of tea, hold such a special place in this American’s heart?
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…
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!
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.
& 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?
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.
