As autumn approaches, Sheffield Theatres has an abundance of remarkable performances to offer. From September onwards, esteemed favourites, reinvigorated classics and exhilarating new productions will be gracing the Crucible, Playhouse and Lyceum, perfect for a night of escapism. Starting off in the Lyceum, Life of Pi is back in Sheffield, having opened in the Crucible in 2019. Kicking off its UK and Ireland tour in the Lyceum, Life of Pi tells the remarkable story of Pi’s epic voyage of survival, taking viewers on a captivating journey of courage that lasts from Tuesday 29 August to Saturday 16 September. Featuring Divesh Subaskaran in his professional debut in the lead role, and with awe-inspiring visuals and top-notch puppetry, Life of Pi is an awe-inspiring spectacle that has been commended by The Times and Daily Mail.
Next up in the Playhouse, Calendar Girls the Musical returns with an all-star cast from Tuesday 19 – Saturday 23 September. Following the passing of a beloved husband, a group of ordinary women in a small Yorkshire Women’s Institute join together to create a nude calendar to raise money for charity. Based on the true story of the Calendar Girls, every performance not only provides entertainment but also helps to add to the millions already donated to charity, demonstrating that there’s nothing ordinary about women.
Direct from the West End, The Drifters Girl is coming to the Playhouse from Tuesday 26 – Saturday 30 September. With its incredible soundtrack featuring classics such as Saturday Night At The Movies, Save The Last Dance For Me and Stand By Me, and starring Carly Mercedes Dyer, former star of Six the Musical, as the remarkable Faye Treadwell, The Drifters Girl tells the rollercoaster tale of The Drifters and Treadwell’s journey to success.
In the Crucible, Molière’s witty satire, The Hypochondriac, opens from Saturday 30 September to Saturday 21 October, featuring South Yorkshire’s very own Edward Hogg and Jessica Ransom. Obsessed with his health and money, Argan’s visits to the family physician are numerous and costly. This amusing play reminds us that sometimes it’s best to address what’s real, rather than what we imagine.
Finally, We Could All Be Perfect, the debut play by Doncaster writer and actor Hannah Morley, will be taking over the Playhouse from Saturday 23 September to Saturday 14 October. This furious and funny play follows a group of teenage girls and asks if they are destined to save the world and if they should have to.
Tickets for all productions are on sale now and can be booked through the Box Office in person, over the phone on 0114 249 6000 or at sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
Listings: Sheffield Theatres Productions
We Could All Be Perfect
A Sheffield Theatres Production
Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse
Saturday 23 September – Saturday 14 October
Press performance: Wednesday 27 September, 7pm
The Hypochondriac
A Sheffield Theatres Production
Crucible Theatre
Saturday 30 September – Saturday 21 October
Press performance: Thursday 5 October at 7pm
Beauty and the Beast
A Sheffield Theatres and Evolution Pantomimes Production
Lyceum Theatre
Friday 8 December – Sunday 7 January
Press performance: Tuesday 12 December, 7pm
White Christmas
A Sheffield Theatres Production
Crucible Theatre
Saturday 9 December – Saturday 13 January
Press performance: Thursday 14 December, 7pm
Listings: Lyceum Theatre (touring productions)
2023
Life of Pi
Tuesday 29 August – Saturday 16 September
Press performance: Thursday 7 September, 7.45pm
Calendar Girls
Tuesday 19 – Saturday 23 September
Press performance: Tuesday 19 September, 7.45pm
The Drifters Girl
Tuesday 26 – Saturday 30 September
Press performance:Wednesday 27 September, 7.45pm
Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet
Tuesday 3 – Saturday 7 October
Press performance: Tuesday 3 October, 7.45pm
The Bodyguard
Tuesday 10 – Saturday 14 October
Press performance: Tuesday 10 October, 7.45pm
Annie
Tuesday 17 – Saturday 21 October
Press performance: Tuesday 17 October, 7.15pm
*Craig Revel Horwood will not be performing on Saturday’s performances.
The King of Reggae
Wednesday 25 – Thursday 26 October
Andy and the Odd Socks
Saturday 28 October
Treason the Musical
Tuesday 31 October – Saturday 4 November
Press performance: Tuesday 31 October, 7.15pm
And Then There Were None
Tuesday 7 – Saturday 11 November
Press performance: Tuesday 7 November, 7.45pm
STOS: Barnum
Tuesday 14 – Saturday 18 November
Fascinating Aïda
Wednesday 22 November
Stick Man
Thursday 23 – Saturday 25 November
Noises Off
Tuesday 28 November – Saturday 2 December
Press performance: Tuesday 28 Nov, 7.45pm
2024
The Nutcracker
Tuesday 9 – Saturday 13 January
Press performance: Tuesday 9 January, 7.45pm
I Should Be So Lucky
Tuesday 16 – Saturday 20 January
Press performance: Tuesday 16 January, 7.45pm
The Wizard of Oz
Tuesday 30 January – Saturday 3 February
Press performance: Wednesday 31 January, 7.30pm
Drop the Dead Donkey: The Reawakening!
Tuesday 6 – Saturday 10 February
Press performance: Tuesday 6 February, 7.45pm
2.22 A Ghost Story
Tuesday 13 – Saturday 17 February
Press performance: Tuesday 13 February, 7.45pm
Peter Pan Goes Wrong
Monday 19 – Saturday 24 February
Press performance: Tuesday 20 February, 7.45pm
Stewart Lee: Basic Lee
Thursday 14 – Friday 15 March
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Tuesday 9 – Saturday 20 April 2024
Press performance: Wednesday 10 April, 7.45pm
Listings: Crucible Theatre (touring productions)
Bridget Christie – Who Am I?
Thursday 2 November
Uncanny: I Know What I Saw
Friday 3 November
Listings: Playhouse (touring productions)
Will Tell and the Big Bad Baron
Tuesday 24 October
Steve and Tobias versus Death
Saturday 28 October
You Heard Me
Monday 30 October
5 Years
Wednesday 1 November
Penguin
Thursday 9 – Friday 10 November
parler femme
Saturday 11 November
Gwenda’s Garage
Monday 13 – Tuesday 14 November
Bonfire
Wednesday 15 – Thursday 16 November
England & Son
Tuesday 28 – Wednesday 29 November
A Town Called Christmas
Friday 15 – Saturday 30 December
Tickets for all productions are on sale now and can be booked through the Box Office in person, over the phone on 0114 249 6000 or at sheffieldtheatres.co.uk