Bunker Theatre – 6th -17th June.  Reviewed By Jessica Brady 

Approaching the Bunker Theatre was a little sombre in light of Saturday night’s terror attacks, walking through London Bridge and Borough the streets were busy but the effects of what happened were still evident. I want to applaud Pharmacy Theatre from the start for carrying on in such a brilliant fashion despite having to cancel a preview and less time to set build, the results were still outstanding, thank you.

The Enchanted is based on the novel of the same name written by Rene Denfield and has been cleverly adapted by Joanna and Connie Treves into a contemporary masterpiece. The plot is about death row in America and how men sit isolated in prison awaiting execution. The story focuses around Arden [played by Corey Montague-Sholay] who also serves as the narrator figure of the piece, and his time in ‘the dungeon’ and his poetic thoughts on life inside. Arden talks about another inmate on death row, York [Played by Hunter Bishop]. ‘The Lady’ [played by Jade Ogugua] who is tirelessly trying to save York from execution by investigating his past and trying to connect with him, but it is very difficult to save someone who doesn’t want to be saved. Arden is on stage the whole time as a constant reminder that time for him stands still even though the world outside carries on. This play gets up close and personal with what it means to be evil and if redemption is something that can save you.

The cast are incredible and each actor gives a gritty and honest performance to a difficult subject matter. The post modern feel meant that physical theatre, puppetry and ensemble work were also required from this group to produce this truly haunting play and again were performed to a brilliant standard.

I found each character portrayed had something interesting about it that made it very easy to be invested in them and I went on a journey that allowed me to be sucked into the dark world that was on stage. It’s very difficult to single out a particular performer but I must give a special mention to Liam Harkins and Georgina Morton who had several roles in the piece and performed them with great command and superb control which was very impressive, I couldn’t take my eyes off them.

The staging was simple, plain white with a mobile white plank that stretched across the stage and moved throughout. There is a light that comes down from a box above with a huge tree branch crawling out of it where the inmates would often be boxed into. The use of blue chalk drawing on the floor and walls was very effective in demonstrating settings, timelines and moods of the different scenes and was quite poignant in some scenes. The score composed by David McFarlane for this play is haunting and plays an integral part to this piece and compliments the action perfectly. The costume was very simple with plain greys and whites but to be honest the set and costume are not what you should go to see this play for, it’s the story, the characters and some incredibly powerful performances. Go and see The Enchanted to really be transported into a world you didn’t know existed.

Christopher D. Clegg presents

 

Miss Rosie Beaver in

Fantastic Beaver and Where to Find Her

A rock-magic-drag extravaganza

 

At the Underbelly Festival

On Tuesday 22 August at 7.45pm

 

 

Star of London Live’s Drag Queens of London, Miss Rosie Beaver heads to the Southbank this Summer with her debut solo show Fantastic Beaver and Where To Find Her, playing in the Spiegeltent at the Underbelly Festival on Tuesday 22 August.

 

An experimental entertainment extravaganza, Fantastic Beaver and Where To Find Her combines lash snapping magic, stand-up comedy and live rock n’ roll in a 60-minute cabaret like nothing else. Supported by a live band and her very own back up trio, The Beaverettes, let London’s premier drag queen take you on a journey you didn’t even know you wanted to go on.

 

Miss Rosie Beaver, a Lancashire lass, has been seen on the London drag and cabaret scene since 2003, headlining venues including Madame JoJo’s, The Black Cap, Summer Rites Festival and the main stage at London Pride. She is a Best Drag Act nominee at the London Cabaret Award, and star of London Live’s Drag Queens of London.

 

Rosie is the creation of Christopher D. Clegg, a theatre producer who has helmed hit productions Cool Rider Live (Apollo and Duchess Theatre), Betwixt! (Trafalgar Studios) andMiranda Sings! (Ambassadors Theatre). Chris also runs theatrical marketing start-up company 176 Flamingo Lane, which he co-founded.

 

‘Fast becoming the UK’s answer to RuPaul’

Attitude Teen

 

Fantastic Beaver and Where To Find Her is conceived and written by Christopher D. Cleggand directed by Stuart Saint.

 

Twitter @MissRosieBeaver

Facebook /MissRosieBeaver

  

LISTINGS

Tuesday 22 August 2017

UNDERBELLY FESTIVAL

Belvedere Road, Coach Park, London SE1 8XX

Performance: 7.45pm

Tickets: £12.50

Box Office: www.underbellyfestival.com | 0844 545 8252

Suitable for ages 15 and up

 

The Mayflower, Southampton – until 17th June 2107.  Reviewed by Karen Millington-Burnet

Wow…just wow! Sister Act is fantastic.  A high octane performance from a hugely talented and multi-skilled cast with a strong supporting crew and great story; we were blown away.

We arrived in Southampton to be greeted by a panoply of large, plastic, coloured snails; very imaginative, though the message was lost on us… Craig Revel Horwood’s message was not – Sister Act is a hugely impressive production and not to be missed – the snails can’t be!

What a cast:  Alexandra Burke’s Deloris was powerful and convincing with a fabulously strong voice and a great range. She bestrode the stage with huge confidence and talent – truly the Man of the Match; it is a mark of her mastery of her craft that she worked the performance with her co-stars with such assurance.  Karen Mann’s Mother Superior brought great sympathy to the stage with her sadness and emotional journey to conversion, though at one stage I did suspect Herbert Lom’s Inspector Dreyfus (of Pink Panther fame) had stepped onto the stage, such was her frustration at dealing with the burden of Deloris placed upon her, ostensibly to be tested by her God!  I couldn’t help feeling Aaron Lee Lambert’s Curtis undersold himself; he has a great voice and I would have loved to hear more from him.  However, Alice Stokoe’s Sister Mary Robert more than made up for this omission with a wonderful performance, singing and dancing her way into all our hearts with a great joie de vivre.  Joe Vetch’s Eddie took me by surprise; I wasn’t ready for his ability, from John Travolta to Patrick Swayze… thoroughly enjoyable.

I was captivated by the gyrating hip-work of Ricky Rojas, Samuel Morgan-Grahame and Sandy Grigelis; wonderfully camp and over the top comedy and a few scene-stealing moments. Over all, the cast blew me away: huge singing, performing and instrumental talent from almost the entire body… hugely impressive (though, just watch out where the violin bow goes if standing too close in the line-up!). How lovely to see so much of the instrumental music coming from the cast, underlining the talent which we get in Southampton time and time again. And, pleasingly, this Company “get” American accents. So many English actors end up with a Cook’s Tour of the mid-West; tonight they nailed it.

For once the Mayflower got the lighting just right and the scenery was just great: cunning, well drilled and beautifully presented. The sound in the Mayflower hasn’t got any better and the clarity of the cast gets lost in what I guess are ageing speakers; frustrating at best. At times it can be really good, but when it comes to more complicated arrangements the clarity just goes.

We sat in the Dress Circle this time and had a great view: I have really come to love the Mayflower theatre for it’s architecture, curiously (and unnecessarily?) convoluted passages and seating, but I am convinced the Stalls are better for immersing oneself in the performance.

All said and done, yet another great night out and top marks to the Mayflower, cast and crew….thank you; one of the best performances we have seen all year.

Grand Opera House York – until Saturday 10th June.  Reviewed by Michelle Richardson

The timeless classic has made its way off the page and onto the stage at York’s Grand Opera House.

Created by Jonathan Rockefeller, the critically acclaimed production to The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show features an impressive 75 amazing puppets, adapting four of Eric Carle’s stories, The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse, Mister Seahorse, The Very Lonely Firefly and of course the Very Hungry Caterpillar.

I was asked if I would like to go along and review this show and take my grandson, yes I’m old enough to be a granny! My first thought was he was too young to take to the theatre. I’m glad to say that I was persuaded otherwise and I was proved wrong. It was actually my grandson’s first birthday when we went to see the show, and he wasn’t too young at all.

The performance is a riot of colour, which showcases 75 hand-crafted puppets, which fly, wiggle and jump through the different stories on the stage. We get to see paintings coming to life and we meet the red crocodile, the purple lion, the black polar bear, the multi coloured donkey, even though we guessed it was a zebra, amongst others, and that is just the first part of the story. Next, we are introduced to the very majestic, sparkly seahorses and various fish, swimming in the sea through the reeds. They all seem to speak with different accents, certainly made me chuckle. The next story is all about the very lonely firefly seeking other fire flies. There are so many false alarms before he is reunited with his friends.

The final piece is what everyone had been waiting for, the well loved title story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. With the caterpillars arrival we see him eating more and more, until one day he is stuffed, goes into a catalyst and then turns into a most glorious butterfly.

The puppetry for the whole show was wonderful and amazing to see and had all the children captivated, including my grandson, well the majority of the time, who had no idea about any of the stories. It was just a shame that there were so many empty seat and not more children with their parents at the theatre to enjoy the show. At just under 60 minutes the show is great and a must for all youngsters.

Showing in York until Saturday 10th June.

Sunset Boulevard at Hull New Theatre

Award-winning West End hit arrives in 2018

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award winning masterpiece Sunset Boulevard, starring Ria Jones, will be performed at Hull New Theatre next year.

Based on Billy Wilder’s legendary film, with Don Black and Christopher Hampton’s book and lyrics, Sunset Boulevard arrives at Hull New Theatre for one week only from Monday, April 30 2018.

One of the all-time great musicals, Sunset Boulevard is a compelling story of romance and obsession.

In her mansion on Sunset Boulevard, faded silent-screen goddess Norma Desmond lives in a fantasy.

Impoverished screen writer Joe Gillis, on the run from debt collectors, stumbles into her reclusive world.

Persuaded to work on Norma’s ‘masterpiece’, a film script that she believes will put her back in front of the cameras, he is seduced by her and her luxurious lifestyle.

Joe becomes entrapped in a claustrophobic world until his love for another woman leads him to try and break free, with dramatic consequences.

Ria received standing ovations every night in the role of Norma Desmond at the London Coliseum.

With its much-loved score, including Sunset Boulevard, With One Look, The Greatest Star Of All and The Perfect Year, performed with full orchestra, this production promises to be a spectacular one.

Tickets for Sunset Boulevard at Hull New Theatre from Monday, April 30 to Saturday, May 5 2018 are from £19.50 with concessions available.

Extras members receive a £10 discount on opening night and a £4 discount on Tuesday to Thursday performances on the top three price bands only, including premium seats.

Tickets are on sale at 10am on Friday, June 9. Extras members receive 24-hour priority booking from 10am on Thursday, June 8.

Book at the Hull City Hall box office or call 01482 300 306. Visit our new website www.hulltheatres.co.uk to book online or use this link.

Kate Rusby at Christmas

Folk singer to perform at Hull City Hall in December

Award-winning folk singer Kate Rusby is bringing her Christmas show to Hull City Hall this December.

With a career spanning 25 years, Kate is one of the finest interpreters of traditional folk songs and a Mercury Prize nominee, Folk Singer of the Year, Best Live Act, Best Album and Best Original Song winner at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

One of the country’s most emotive original songwriters, her beautiful, expressive vocals never fail to connect the emotional heart of a song to that of her audience.

Famously down to earth, for more than 20 years Kate’s engaging personality and sharp Yorkshire wit – she is from a small village near Barnsley – have further endeared her to concert goers everywhere and it is in her special Christmas concerts that all these elements combine to exquisite effect.

After 15 years of enchanting festive audiences up and down the land, Kate’s Christmas tour – captured on her 2013 Live At Christmas concert DVD – has for many become as much a part of the festivities as Christmas pudding itself.

In thesw Christmas concerts, Kate embraces and shares a local South Yorkshire tradition of which she’s been a part ever since she was a child.

For more than two hundred years, from late November to New Year’s Day, the good folk of South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire have flocked to their local public houses on Sunday lunchtimes to sing their own, unique variations of familiar carols that, as Kate says, ‘were kicked out of churches during the Victorian era for being too happy!’.

Kate’s forthcoming fourth Christmas album celebrates this marvellous Yorkshire-inspired tradition and this year’s festive tour will feature tracks from it.

Kate and co will also be performing songs and carols from all four of her previous Christmas releases and there might be a favourite or two from her back catalogue in recognition of 25 years of magnificent music making.

Warm and inviting, spicy and sparkly she and her marvellous band embody the sounds and joyous spirit of the best Christmases ever.

Kate’s band of merry musicians this December will comprise of Damien O’Kane on guitar, tenor guitar and banjo, Aaron Jones on bouzouki, Nick Cooke on diatonic accordion and Duncan Lyall on double bass. Kate will also be joined on stage by her fabulous brass quintet.

Tickets for Kate Rusby at Christmas on Saturday, December 2 2017 at 7.30pm are £25 with concessions available. They go on sale at 10am on Friday, June 9.

Extras members can access priority booking from 10am on Thursday, June 8.

Book at the Hull City Hall box office or call 01482 300 306. Visit our new website www.hulltheatres.co.uk to book online.

Russian State Ballet of Siberia

Acclaimed company to perform five ballets at Hull New Theatre in January 2018

The Russian State Ballet of Siberia will perform five ballets at Hull New Theatre in January as part of a UK tour.

The acclaimed company, formed in 1981, will present The Snow Maiden, Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and Cinderella, all accompanied by live orchestra.

Each show will feature multimedia sets combined with superb soloists and corps de ballet who never fail to delight audiences with their breath-taking physical ability and dazzling costumes.

Sergei Bobrov is artistic director of The Russian State Ballet of Siberia, which has quickly established itself as one of Russia’s leading ballet companies and built an international reputation for delivering performances of outstanding quality and unusual depth.

He said: “It is always a pleasure to bring the unique traditions of Russian ballet to British audiences.

“Touring across the UK with a full company of dancers as well as highly-skilled musicians is always exciting and for me, it is very special to have the power of a symphony orchestra bringing the choreography to life on stage.”

The ballets will be performed from January 23 to January 27 2018 and the programme is as follows –

The Snow Maiden

Tuesday, January 23 at 7.30pm

Protected from the outside world by Father Frost, the exquisite Snow Maiden plays innocently amongst the dancing snowflakes in the enchanted Land of Frost. Based on a traditional folk-tale, set in the snow covered landscape of rural Russia, this seasonal sparkler follows the Snow Maiden as she dances into the human world. Captivated by the colourful village and the people who live there, she ventures too far and is swept up by feelings of love, temptation and betrayal. When finally she surrenders herself completely and warms to love, her heart melts in a tragic embrace.

Romeo and Juliet

Wednesday, January 24 at 7.30pm

Shakespeare’s tale of primal passion and timeless tragedy is brought to life by Prokofiev’s soaring score, set in bustling Renaissance Verona and with an emotionally charged choreography that befits the world’s greatest love story. From the grandeur of the masked ball to the intimacy of the lovers’ balcony, this star-crossed story of duels, bitter family feuds and love that cannot be, is unmissable.

Swan Lake

Thursday, January 25 at 2.30pm and 7.30pm

The greatest romantic ballet of all time is brought to life by Tchaikovsky’s haunting and unforgettable score. From the impressive splendour of the Palace ballroom to the moon-lit lake where swans glide in perfect formation, this compelling tale of tragic romance has it all. From Odile, the temptress in black tulle as she seduces the Prince by spinning with captivating precision to the spellbound purity of the swan queen, Odette as she flutters with emotional intensity, the dual role of Odette/Odile is one of ballet’s most unmissable technical challenges.

The Nutcracker

Friday, January 26 at 7.30pm

This most famous of fantasy ballets for all the family begins as night falls on Christmas Eve. As snowflakes fall outside, the warm glow of the open fire sends flickering shadows across the boughs of the Christmas tree and all the presents beneath. When midnight strikes we are swept away to a fairy tale world where nothing is quite as it seems, toy dolls spring to life, the Mouse-king and his mouse-army battle with the Nutcracker Prince and we travel through the Land of Snow to an enchanted place where the magic really begins.

Cinderella

Saturday, January 27 at 2.30pm and 7.30pm

The world’s favourite rags to riches fairy-tale where dreams can come true is a magical mix of Prokofiev’s energetic score, lively choreography and colourful costumes. Whilst her mad/bad stepmother and her ill-mannered daughters prepare for the Royal Ball, graceful Cinderella can only dream of dancing with the dashing Prince. Later that evening, her rags become a glittering gown and she is swept magically to the Ball. From that very moment the Prince is smitten, midnight strikes and one lost crystal slipper later, he must now embark on a journey to find his lost love.

Tickets for the Russian State Ballet of Siberia are from £19.50 with concessions available.

Book two or more ballets at the same time and save £5 per ticket on each ballet (offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount).

Extras members receive a £10 discount on the opening night and a £4 discount on Wednesday to Thursday shows on the top three prices bands, including premium seats.

Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday, June 9. Extras members receive 24-hour booking from 10am on Thursday, June 8.

Book at the Hull City Hall box office or call 01482 300 306. Visit our new website www.hulltheatres.co.uk to book online or use this link.

UK TOUR OF BRAND NEW PEPPA PIG SHOW

Peppa Pig and her friends are back in a brand new live show Peppa Pig’s Adventure, featuring a new story, loads of songs and heaps of fun!

Produced by leading children’s theatre team Fiery Light, in partnership with licensor Entertainment One (eOne), Peppa Pig’s Adventure marks the ninth consecutive year of Peppa Pig live theatre tours since 2009 and the fifth Peppa Pig stage production in total.

Join Peppa as she gets ready to go on an exciting camping trip to the woods with George and her school friends, including Pedro Pony, Suzy Sheep and Gerald Giraffe. With lunch-boxes packed and Daddy Pig driving the bus, Peppa and her friends are excited about their outdoor adventure, full of games,  laughter and live music!

The happy campers soon settle down to sleep and listen to the gentle pitter patter of rain.  Safe and warm inside their tents the excited group can look forward to morning time, when there will be lots of muddy puddles to play in!

Richard Lewis once again takes the helm for this new live stage adaptation of eOne’s popular animated TV series which he directs and has adapted for the theatre. He has also adapted and directed the four previous Peppa Pig live stage shows,  Peppa Pig’s Party, Peppa Pig’s Treasure Hunt, Peppa Pig’s Big Splash and Peppa Pig’s Surprise. The show features music from BAFTA award-winning composer Mani Svavarsson.

Audiences will enjoy interactive fun, songs and games with Peppa Pig and her friends. Peppa Pig’s Adventure promises to be the perfect theatre show for all pre-schoolers. Suitable for ages 3+.

 

Peppa Pig © Astley Baker Davies Ltd / Entertainment One

www.peppapiglive.com

 

Peppa Pig | 2017 UK TOUR DATES

Friday 20 – Sunday 22 October                                                   Box Office: 01322 220000

Dartford Orchard Theatre                                                                           Website:https://orchardtheatre.co.uk

Wednesday 25 – Thursday 26 October                                     Box Office: 02920 878889

Cardiff New Theatre                                                                                      Website:www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk/

Saturday 28 – Sunday 29 October                                              Box Office: 01582 602080

Dunstable Grove Theatre                                                                            Website: www.grovetheatre.co.uk

Wednesday 1 – Thursday 2 November                                     Box Office: 01483 369350

Guildford G Live                                                                                              Website: https://glive.co.uk

Saturday 4– Sunday 5 November                                               Box Office: 0844 871 3011

Birmingham New Alexandra                                                       Website: www.atgtickets.com

Wednesday 8 – Thursday 9 November                                     Box Office: 01743 281281

Shrewsbury Severn Theatre                                                                        Website: www.theatresevern.co.uk

Saturday 11 – Sunday 12 November                                          Box Office: 01494 512000

High Wycombe, Swan Theatre                                                   Website: www.wycombeswan.co.uk

Wednesday 15 – Thursday 16 November                                                Box Office: 01270 368242

Crewe, Lyceum Theatre                                                                               Website: www.crewelyceum.co.uk

Saturday 18 – Sunday 19 November                                          Box Office: 0844 871 7607

Aylesbury, Waterside Theatre                                                    Website: www.atgtickets.com

2018 UK TOUR DATES

Wednesday 17 – Thursday 18 January                                     Box Office: 023 9282 8282

Kings Theatre, Southsea                                                                              Website:www.kingsportsmouth.co.uk

Saturday 20 – Sunday 21 January                                               Box Office: 0844 871 7650

Theatre Royal Brighton                                                                                Website: www.atgtickets.com

Wednesday 24 – Thursday 25 January                                     Box Office: 0844 871 3020

New Theatre, Oxford                                                                                    Website: www.atgtickets.com

Saturday 27 – Sunday 28 January                                               Box Office: 01252 329155

Princes Hall, Aldershot                                                                                 Website: www.princeshall.com

Wednesday 31 January -Thursday 1 February                        Box Office: 01502 533200

Marina Theatre, Lowestoft                                                                         Website: www.marinatheatre.co.uk

Saturday 3 –Sunday 4 February                                                  Box Office: 01223 357851

Cambridge Corn Exchange                                                                          Website:www.cambridgelivetrust.co.uk/cornex

Wednesday 7  – Thursday 8 February                                       Box Office: 01306 881717

Dorking Halls                                                                                                   Website:www.dorkinghalls.co.uk

Saturday 10 – Sunday 11 February                                             Box Office: 020 8985 2424

Hackney Empire                                                                                              Website:www.hackneyempire.co.uk

Tuesday 13 – Wednesday 14 February                                     Box Office: 01227 787787

The Marlowe, Canterbury                                                                           Website:www.marlowetheatre.com

Friday 16 – Sunday 18 February                                                  Box Office: 01702 351135

Cliffs Pavilion, Southend                                                                               Website:www.southendtheatres.org.uk

Wednesday 21 – Thursday 22 February                                   Box Office: 0844 871 7646

New Wimbledon Theatre                                                                             Website: www.atgtickets.com

Saturday 24 – Sunday 25 February                                             Box Office: 01923 571102

Watford Colosseum                                                                                       Website:www.watfordcolosseum.co.uk

Saturday 3 – Sunday 4 March                                                      Box Office: 0844 871 3018

Manchester Opera House                                                                           Website: www.atgtickets.com

Wednesday 21 – Thursday 22 March                                        Box Office: 01536 414141

The Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering                                           Website: www.lighthousetheatre.co.uk

Wednesday 12 – Thursday 13 September                                               Box Office: 01623 633133

Palace Theatre, Mansfield                                                                           Website:www.mansfield.gov.uk/palacetheatre/

FURTHER DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED

SHEFFIELD THEATRES ANNOUNCE NEW PRODUCTIONS

Sheffield Theatres have announced a new season of productions including Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard, critically acclaimed Titanic the Musical and a return visit from smash hit musical Jersey Boys. The season also includes drama and dance, and a selection of one night shows. Tickets for all productions go on sale to Centre Stage members on Saturday 10 June November and on general sale on Saturday 17 June at 10.00am.

Tony Award-winning Sunset Boulevard comes to the Lyceum Theatre from Monday 23 – Saturday 28 April 2018 with Ria Jones in the role of faded film star Norma Desmond. With a much-loved score, including Sunset Boulevard, With One Look and The Perfect Year, performed with full orchestra, this production promises to be spectacular.

Titanic the Musical, based on the hopes and aspirations of the real people aboard the most legendary ship in the world, wowed London critics last year and now Sheffield audiences will be able to experience this award-winning production, from Monday 21 – Saturday 26 May, on its first ever UK tour.

Saint Petersburg Classic Ballet perform Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker from Tuesday 9 – Saturday 13 January and the creative team behind last year’s smash-hit thriller Gaslight bring gripping psychological drama Strangers On A Train from Monday 15 – Saturday 20 January.  Looking further ahead, Strictly Come Dancing stars Aljaz Skorjanec and Janette Manrara along with a cast of fabulous dancers, musicians and singers, pay tribute in song and dance to Fred Astaire, one of Hollywood’s Golden Greats, in Remembering Fred on Tuesday 8 May and theJersey Boys make a triumphant return from Tuesday 19 – Saturday 30 June.

Ruby Wax brings her five-star one-woman show A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled to the Crucible stage on Wednesday 25 October and audiences can also spend An Evening with Monty Don, the nation’s favourite gardener on Friday 10 November.

Mark Lockyer’s hilarious, touching and utterly bonkers Living with the Lights On comes to the Studio from Monday 6 – Tuesday 7 November; Coney challenge theatrical convention with REMOTE, an interactive piece of game-theatre (Thursday 9 November) and Edinburgh Fringe favourites Austentatious The Improvised Jane Austen Novel conjure up a brand new ‘lost’ Austen, based on a title suggested by the audience on Thursday 16 November.

Also in the Studio Theatre, The Claim, (Wednesday 22 – Thursday 23 November) based on true stories of migrants, is a comically absurd and quietly shattering journey to the heart of our tolerant society and on Friday 24 November, Team Viking combines storytelling, comedy and live music in a remarkable and heart-lifting story of the power of friendship.  On a rare visit to the city, celebrated performance poet Lemn Sissay tells the story of his upbringing in Something Dark (Saturday 25 November) and Daniel Bye (Going Viral) returns to Sheffield with his unique storytelling inInstructions for Border Crossing on Thursday 30 November.

The new season of shows go on sale to Sheffield Theatres’ Centre Stage Members on Saturday 10 June, and will be on general sale to the public from Saturday 17 June at 10.00am. Visit sheffieldtheatres.co.uk or call 0114 249 6000 for more details.