Sheffield Theatres
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Sheffield Theatres is a theatre complex in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It comprises three theatres: the Crucible, the Lyceum and the Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse.[1] These theatres make up the largest regional theatre complex outside the London region and show a variety of in-house and touring productions.
Artistic Directors
[edit]- 1981 – 1992 – Clare Venables
- 1992 – 1994 – Michael Rudman
- 1995 – 2000 – Deborah Paige
- 2000 – 2005 – Michael Grandage
- 2005 – 2007 – Samuel West
- 2009 – 2016 – Daniel Evans
- 2016 – 2024 – Robert Hastie
- 2024 – present – Elizabeth Newman
Production history
[edit]2017 productions
[edit]- Everybody's Talking About Jamie by Tom MacRae with music and lyrics by Dan Gillespie Sells directed by Jonathan Butterell[2]
- Musical Differences by Robin French directed by George Richmond-Scott as part of National Theatre Connections
- Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare directed by Robert Hastie[3]
- Tribes by Nina Raine directed by Kate Hewitt[4]
- What We Wished For by Chris Bush with music by Claire McKenzie directed by Emily Hutchinson[5]
- Desire Under The Elms by Eugene O'Neill directed by Sam Yates[6]
- Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov translated by Peter Gill directed by Tamara Harvey in a co-production with Theatre Clwyd[7]
- The Wizard Of Oz by L. Frank Baum with music and lyrics by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Haburg directed by Robert Hastie[8]
2018 productions
[edit]- Chicken Soup by Ray Castleton and Kieran Knowles directed by Bryony Shanahan[9]
- Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan directed by Kate Hewitt[10]
- The Changing Room by Chris Bush directed by Emily Hutchinson as part of National Theatre Connections[11]
- The York Realist by Peter Gill directed by Robert Hastie in a co-production with The Donmar Warehouse[12]
- Love And Information by Caryl Churchill directed by Caroline Steinbeis[13]
- One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest by Dale Wasserman from the novel by Ken Kesey directed by Javaad Alipoor[14]
- Songs From The Seven Hills by John Hollingworth with music and lyrics by Claire McKenzie and Scott Gilmour directed by Emily Hutchinson[15]
- Steel by Chris Bush directed by Rebecca Frecknall[16]
- A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare with music by Dan Gillespie Sells directed by Robert Hastie[17]
- Close Quarters by Kate Bowen directed by Kate Wasserberg in a co-production with Out Of Joint[18]
- Kiss Me, Kate by Sam Spewack and Bella Spewack with music and lyrics by Cole Porter directed by Paul Foster[19]
2019 productions
[edit]- Rutherford & Son by Githa Sowerby directed by Caroline Steinbeis[20]
- hang by debbie tucker green directed by Taio Lawson[21]
- Stuff by Tom Wells directed by Emily Hutchinson as part of National Theatre Connections
- Standing At The Sky's Edge by Chris Bush with music and lyrics by Richard Hawley directed by Robert Hastie[22]
- Life Of Pi by Lolita Chakrabarti from the novel by Yann Martel directed by Max Webster[23]
- The Last King Of Scotland by Steve Waters from the novel by Giles Foden directed by Gbolahan Obisesan[24]
- Reasons To Stay Alive by April De Angelis from the novel by Matt Haig directed by Jonathan Watkins
- My Mother Said I Never Should by Charlotte Keatley directed by Jeni Draper, a co-production with fingersmiths
- Guys And Dolls by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser based on a story and characters of Damon Runyon, and directed by Robert Hastie
2020 productions
[edit]- A Series of Public Apologies by John Donnelly, directed by Emily Hutchinson as part of National Theatre Connections
- Coriolanus by William Shakespeare, directed by Robert Hastie
- Run Sister Run by Chloe Moss, in a co-production with Paines Plough and Soho Theatre
2021 productions
[edit]- The Band Plays On by Chris Bush, directed by Robert Hastie and Anthony Lau. Presented and distributed digitally
- Talent by Victoria Wood, directed by Paul Foster
- Typical Girls by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, directed by Róisín McBrinn
- The Golden Fleece by Olivia Hirst, directed by Alex Mitchell; a 18–25 Young Company production created in partnership with Silent Uproar
- She Loves Me by Joe Masteroff, music by Jerry Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; directed by Robert Hastie
2022 productions
[edit]Source:[27]
- Anna Karenina, from Helen Edmundson's adaptation, directed by Anthony Lau[28]
- Human Nurture by Ryan Calais Cameron, directed by Rob Watt; created in partnership with Theatre Centre
- Far Gone by John Rwothomack, directed by Mojisola Elufowoju; created in partnership with Roots Mbili
- Rock / Paper / Scissors, a trio of interwoven original plays by Chris Bush, performed simultaneously by one cast with three creative/production team[29]
- How A City Can Save The World by Stockroom, directed by Tess Seddon
- Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, directed by Robert Hastie; created in partnership with Ramps On The Moon
- Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo, in a new adaptation from Tom Basden, directed by Daniel Raggett
- The Contingecy Plan, two plays by Steve Waers performed in rep, directed by Caroline Steinbeis and Chelsea Walker
- Standing At The Sky's Edge by Chris Bush with music and lyrics by Richard Hawley directed by Robert Hastie
2023 productions
[edit]- The Good Person of Szechwan by Bertolt Brecht, in a new adaptation from Nina Segal, directed by Anthony Lau; created in partnership with Lyric Hammersmith and English Touring Theatre
- Birds & Bees by Charlie Josephine, directed by Rob Watt; created in partnership with Theatre Centre
- Wildfire Road by Eve Leigh, directed by Laura Keefe
- Miss Saigon by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby Jr.; directed by Robert Hastie and Anthony Lau in the first major non-replica staging of the musical
- Anna Hibiscus' Song by Atinuke, in an adaptation by Mojisola Elufowoju; created in partnership with Utopia Theatre
- We Could All Be Perfect by Hannah Morley, directed by Ruby Clarke
- The Hypochondriac by Moliere, from an adaptation by Roger McGough; directed by Sarah Tipple
- White Christmas by David Ives and Paul Blake, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin; directed by Paul Foster
2024 productions
[edit]Source:[30]
- Wish You Weren't Here: a new play by Katie Redford directed by Theatre Centre Artistic Director Rob Watt; created in partnership with Theatre Centre
- Lines: created by Junaid Sarieddeen, John Rwothomack, Fidaa Zidan and Alexandra Aron with additional writing by Asiimwe Deborah Kawe; created in partnership with Roots Mbili and The Remote Theater Project
- The Crucible: by Arthur Miller and produced by Sheffield Theatres and staged in the iconic Crucible Theatre by Associate Artistic Director Anthony Lau
Pinter: A Celebration
[edit]Sheffield Theatres' programme Pinter: A Celebration took place from 11 October to 11 November 2006. The programme featured selected productions of Harold Pinter's plays, in order of presentation: The Caretaker, No Man's Land, Family Voices, Tea Party, The Room, One for the Road and The Dumb Waiter. These films (mostly his screenplays; some in which Pinter appears as an actor) were shown: The Go-Between, Accident, The Birthday Party, The French Lieutenant's Woman, Reunion, Mojo, The Servant and The Pumpkin Eater.
Pinter: A Celebration also included other related programme events: "Pause for Thought" (Penelope Wilton and Douglas Hodge in conversation with Michael Billington), "Ashes to Ashes – A Cricketing Celebration", a "Pinter Quiz Night", "The New World Order", the BBC Two documentary film Arena: Harold Pinter (introduced by Anthony Wall, producer of Arena), and "The New World Order – A Pause for Peace" (a consideration of "Pinter's pacifist writing" [both poems and prose] supported by the Sheffield Quakers), and a screening of "Pinter's passionate and antagonistic 45-minute Nobel Prize Lecture."[31]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sheffield Theatres Arts Council Funding Confirmed Until 2022". Broadway World. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Everybody's Talking About Jamie – Cast Announced". Archived from the original on 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Julius Caesar". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Tribes". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Sheffield Theatres: What We Wished For". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Desire Under The Elms". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Uncle Vanya". Archived from the original on 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Sheffield Theatres: The Wizard of Oz". Archived from the original on 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Chicken Soup". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Frost/Nixon". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Sheffield Theatres: The Changing Room". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Sheffield Theatres: The York Realist". Archived from the original on 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Love and Information". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Sheffield Theatres: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Songs from the Seven Hills". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Steel". Archived from the original on 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Sheffield Theatres: A Midsummer Night's Dream". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Close Quarters". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Kiss Me, Kate". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Rutherford and Son". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Sheffield Theatres: hang". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Standing at the Sky's Edge". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Life of Pi". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
- ^ "The Last King of Scotland | Sheffield Theatres". Archived from the original on 10 August 2019.
- ^ "new shows in the Crucible and Lyceum are now on general sale". Sheffield Theatres. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "SHEFFIELD THEATRES AND CLEAN BREAK ANNOUNCE CASTING FOR TYPICAL GIRLS". Sheffield Theatres. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Sheffield Theatres Announce 50th Anniversary Season". Sheffield Theatres. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Anna Karenina review – Tolstoy meets Baz Luhrmann in a magnificent spectacle". The Guardian. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Rock/Paper/Scissors review – sharp-edged trilogy celebrates a city in flux". The Guardian. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "NEW SHOWS ANNOUNCED FOR 2024". Sheffield Theatres. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ See "Latest News: August 2006: Sheffield Theatres Presents Pinter: A Celebration", Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine sheffieldtheatres.co.uk 18 August 2006, accessed 28 September 2006.
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