Sheffield Theatres have announced their landmark 50th anniversary season, including an ambitious trilogy of plays and the much anticipated return of Standing at the Sky's Edge, amongst many more exciting productions.
Sheffield Theatres has triumphed at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards, taking home the Theatre award for new musical, Standing at the Sky’s Edge. If 2020 had gone to plan, the show would've been in the middle of another run at the Crucible Theatre.
Meet Chris. He’s worked in tech for a long time. He started out in the 90s as a business consultant, he acquired a struggling IT company in need of turnaround. After transforming this to success over the following 10 years he then founded an e-commerce retailer in 2003.
True born and bred Yorkshire lass, Carrie brings her exquisite acoustic songs, guitar playing, and voice to Sheffield's Lantern Theatre. The evening will be opened by Job Cocker
Nick Battle is an unbelievable man of music, his accomplishments are almost too vast to write about. With decades in the music industry under his belt, he’s written songs with Gary Barlow and collaborated with legends like Cliff Richard and Michael Ball.
An exceptional multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, Sarah brings to the stage guitar, keys, and drums - “Janis Joplin’s freewheeling spirit crossed with Joni Mitchell's lyrical density.”
The University of Sheffield Drama Studio is a first class venue consisting of a 200 seat theatre, 2 rehearsal studios and other production facilities. It is housed in the former Glossop Road Baptist Church (opened in 1871) and was converted into a theatre in 1970.
Travelling troubadour Sorrel Nation brings a soulful mix of folk-rock to country and engages audiences with emotive lyrics, 70s inspired style and a voice full of soul that can truly open the heart. Teah Lewis opens the evening