Sheffield Theatres September 22 - May 23

September 2022 — May 2023 Box Office 0114 249 6000 sheffieldtheatres.co.uk

NEW SHOWS ON SALE THE MOUSETRAP HOW A CITY CAN SAVE THE WORLD JACK FROST THE GOOD PERSON OF SZECHWAN BIRDS AND BEES SHOWSTOPPER! HEY DUGGEE AN INSPECTOR CALLS THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA RUSH: A JOYOUS JAMAICAN JOURNEY SUNSHINE ON LEITH OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE DEATH DROP UNFORTUNATE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF URSULA THE SEA WITCH On sale to members Sat 25 June. On general sale Sat 2 July.

WELCOME We can’t wait to welcome you to Sheffield Theatres. @sheffieldtheatres @crucibletheatre @SheffieldLyceum shefftheatres

We’re excited to share our upcoming season of shows with you. From the bold and brilliant productions made in Sheffield, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Crucible and Studio theatres, to the very best productions touring the country.

It’s so important to us that everyone experiences our warm Sheffield welcome. We continue to offer a range of ticket prices, starting from £15 across all three theatres, plus we offer £5 tickets for 16–26s with our Live for 5 scheme. Young people studying English and Drama also get free tickets to Sheffield Theatres productions in the Crucible through the Ignite scheme.

From brand new plays to blockbuster musicals, there’s so much to experience over the coming months.

We can’t wait to see you again.

Accessible performances

What to expect

We offer a range of performances designed to make your visit to our spaces easy and enjoyable.

More information on them and our facilities can be found on p19.

Visit sheffieldtheatres.co.uk for dates and times of our access performances, and if you’re interested in finding out more please get in touch on 0114 249 6000 or access@sheffieldtheatres.co.uk

You can find full, up to date information on what to expect from your visit at sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/your-visit/ what-to-expect.

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This year we are celebrating 50 years of the Crucible and Studio theatres.

From Shakespeare to Sheffield stories, urgent climate dramas to riotous comedy, join us for this special anniversary season.

The autumn kicks off with Much Ado About Nothing before the show heads off on a UK tour. The Contingency Plan is next in the Crucible, a double bill of celebrated plays from the writer of The Last King of Scotland. In the Studio, Dario Fo’s brilliant Accidental Death of an Anarchist is adapted by Tom Basden (Afterlife).

Standing at the Sky’s Edge makes its triumphant return before transferring to the National Theatre. Then 2023 begins with the return of Theatre Centre with Birds and Bees and Brecht’s The Good Person of Szechwan.

HOW A CITY CAN SAVE THE WORLD A Sheffield People’s Theatre and Stockroom Production

Wed 3 – Sat 6 August

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING A Sheffield Theatres and Ramps on the Moon Production

Studio Theatre From £15 Five strangers get into a lift in Sheffield, and when the doors open, they find themselves in 2116 in the very different city of Sheffuld. The eco-apocalypse has happened, division is rife, three winged birds fly overhead and people seem to be getting high on cups of tea.

But an impending disaster looms and it falls to our gang from 2022 to save the day… “How are we supposed to fix it?

We’re just five idiots in a lift.”

Sheffield People’s Theatre return with a brand new production.

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ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST

Advertised prices are limited.

By William Shakespeare

Fri 9 – Sat 24 September Crucible Theatre From £15

“I DO LOVE NOTHING IN THE WORLD SO WELL AS YOU. IS NOT THAT STRANGE?” Somewhere in this world, there’s someone for everyone, even if they’re right under your nose.

Shakespeare’s raucous comedy is adapted and directed by Artistic Director Robert Hastie (Coriolanus, A Midsummer Night’s Dream).

Advertised prices are limited.

A Sheffield Theatres Production

By Dario Fo Adapted by Tom Basden

Fri 23 September – Sat 15 October Studio Theatre From £15 A shape-shifting fraudster, known only as The Maniac, is brought into Police Headquarters as the officers inside prepare for a judicial review of the ‘accidental’ death of a suspect weeks earlier.

Deftly duping the police into revealing the truth, The Maniac exposes the corruption and idiocy at the heart of the system.

Dario Fo’s riotous 20th century classic is adapted by BAFTA nominated comedy writer Tom Basden.

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A Sheffield Theatres Production

THE CONTINGENCY PLAN Fri 14 October – Sat 5 November

Crucible

From £15

Steve Waters’ climate-emergency double bill is brought bang up to date, specially revised for this Sheffield run. One play is a compelling family drama, the other a thrilling political satire. Each stands alone, together they’re a fearless, funny and foreboding portrait of a near future.

“WATERS’ MASSIVE ACHIEVEMENT IS TO HAVE MADE THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE OF OUR TIMES INTO ENGROSSING THEATRE.”

“A TRIUMPH” Evening Standard

The Guardian

BIRDS AND BEES A Sheffield Theatres and Theatre Centre Production

By Charlie Josephine

Wed 25 January – Sat 11 February Studio Theatre

From £15

Click and it’s gone — too far, too fast.

Explicit photos go public, real-world consequences of virtual life go viral and so does everyone’s opinion.

ON THE BEACH

RESILIENCE

Will’s father was a leading climate scientist before retreating to the coast, his promising career mysteriously cut short. Now Will has picked up his father’s work, and with the threat of a catastrophic flood moving ever closer, he returns to the family home with news that will force secrets to the surface.

Freshly appointed as a government advisor Will is in Westminster and out of his depth. As environmental disaster looms, it’s a race against time to take action, but can he get ministers to listen before it is too late?

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Leilah is wondering if her Instagram is more of a burden than ‘living her best life’. Billy’s queer and proud but ignored by the education system; they’re tired of feeling invisible.

Aarron is learning how to be a man online and it’s starting to feel toxic.

And Maisy, well Maisy’s not that into sex, thank you very much.

Thrown together, these four confront their differences and realise their power to make change. Directed by Rob Watt (Human Nurture).

Advertised prices are limited.

THE GOOD PERSON OF SZECHWAN A Sheffield Theatres, ETT and Lyric Hammersmith Theatre Production

By Bertolt Brecht Adapted by Nina Segal

Sat 11 March – Sat 1 April Crucible Theatre

From £15

“WHAT IS THE COST OF BEING GOOD” Three gods search for just one honest person on earth earthto tojustify justifyhumanity's humanities person on existence. Finding Shen Te, penniless but principled, they reward her with a life-changing amount of cash. But starting her own business in a moneycentred, unequal society, her fortune soon turns to frustration as the more kindness she shows, the more complicated life becomes.

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Tue 26 Jul – Sat 6 Aug Lyceum Theatre From £15

Thu 22 – Sat 24 Sep Lyceum Theatre From £11

Tue 6 – Sat 10 Sep Lyceum Theatre From £15

Tue 27 Sep – Sat 1 Oct Lyceum Theatre From £15

Tue 13 – Sat 17 Sep Lyceum Theatre From £15

Wed 5 – Thu 6 Oct Lyceum Theatre From £15 Advertised prices are limited.

Advertised prices are limited.

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Fri 7 – Sat 8 Oct Lyceum Theatre From £15

Mon 7 – Wed 9 Nov Lyceum Theatre From £15

Mon 17 – Sat 22 Oct Lyceum Theatre From £15

Fri 11 Nov Lyceum Theatre From £15

Tue 25 Oct – Sat 5 Nov Lyceum Theatre From £15

Tue 15 – Sat 19 Nov Lyceum Theatre From £17 Advertised prices are limited.

Advertised prices are limited.

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Mon 23 – Sat 28 Jan Lyceum Theatre From £15

Tue 22 – Sat 26 Nov Lyceum Theatre From £15

Tue 10 – Sat 14 Jan Lyceum Theatre From £15

Tue 21 Feb – Sat 4 Mar Lyceum Theatre From £15

Tue 17 – Sat 21 Jan Lyceum Theatre From £15 12

Tue 7 – Sat 11 Feb Lyceum Theatre From £15

Advertised prices are limited.

Advertised prices are limited.

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Thu 16 – Sat 18 Mar Lyceum Theatre From £15

Tue 9 – Sat 20 May Lyceum Theatre From £15

Tue 4 – Sat 15 April Lyceum Theatre From £15

Tue 30 May – Sat 3 Jun Lyceum Theatre From £15

GIFT VOUCHERS MAKE SOMEONE’S DAY WITH A NIGHT OUT AT THE THEATRE!

Tue 2 – Sat 6 May Lyceum Theatre From £15 14

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Spoil your friends and family and let them decide what to see with our gift vouchers.

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JINA AND THE STEM SISTERS Thu 17 – Sat 19 November Studio

I AM [NOT] KANYE WEST Tue 25 October Studio

From £13

A vibrant, powerful, and hilarious solo show written and performed

by Natasha Brown.

QUIET REBELS Fri 28 October Studio

From £15

Powerful storytelling about white workingclass women who crossed the colour line to marry men of the Windrush generation.

Join lost budding scientist Jina on her adventure home, empowered by some of history’s super-STEM women. ‘Radiating’ Marie Curie and pioneering astronaut Mae Jemison are amongst those offering Jina scientific gifts of curiosity, courage, creativity, persistence and open-mindedness, to help her find her way and follow her dreams to become a scientist!

THE MP, AUNTY MANDY AND ME Tue 1 November Studio

From £11

From £13

A bittersweet tale of political campaigns, sexual consent and stem trains set in a village five miles from the nearest gay.

Tue 13 – Sat 31 Dec Studio Theatre From £13

JARMAN

LEARNING TO FLY

Thu 3 November

Thu 10 November

Studio

From £13

Extraordinary artist Derek Jarman is brought back to life in this dynamic new solo play.

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Studio

From £13

A new show from James Rowland featuring his captivating mix of theatre, comedy and music.

UNNATURAL CYCLES: A GHOST STORY Wed 30 November Studio

From £13

An exploration of infertility, faith and bearing the weight of generational trauma.

Advertised prices are limited.

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ALL THE FANTASTIC SHOWS IN THIS BROCHURE BY VISITING SHEFFIELDTHEATRES.CO.UK Keep up to date with news, reviews, cast announcements and trailers on our website, where you’ll find full details of all of our upcoming shows.

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BOOKING INFORMATION

VISITOR INFORMATION

ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION

Ticket Prices There are a range of prices to choose from, starting from only £15 on all Sheffield Theatres productions and the majority of visiting productions. The earlier you book, the greater choice you’ll have of seating and pricing.

Opening Hours Mon – Sat, 10am – 6pm. (telephone sales close at 7pm).

Information and dates for access performances can be found via sheffieldtheatres.co.uk

On performance days the Box Office counter will remain open until the show has started.

These include; audio described performances, a live commentary of the action on stage through a headset; captioned performances, where dialogue and sound effects are displayed as text on screens next to the stage; and British Sign Language interpreted performances.

Groups Save!

Parties of 10+ save money on most productions. Speak to the Box Office for details.

Schools For the majority of our shows tickets are £12 for full-time education groups of 10 or more, with one free supervisory ticket for every 10 tickets bought. Speak to the Box Office for further details.

Discounts and Concessions Where applicable, concessions are available for Senior Citizens (60+), registered unemployed, disabled, full time students and children under 16.

Concession rates vary. Concessions and all discounts are subject to availability.

Companions are free. Please speak to a member of our Box Office team for details.

On Sundays and Bank Holidays, the Box Office opens one hour before the show.

Box Office 0114 249 6000 sheffieldtheatres.co.uk Sheffield Theatres Trust 55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield S1 1DA Q Park Audience members are offered a discount on Q Park Charles Street parking. Simply ask a member of the team to claim your first hour free parking voucher.

For customers with access needs, onstreet parking for blue badge holders is available on Norfolk Street and Surrey Street (both less than 50m from the Theatres).

£5 tickets for 16 – 26s With Live for 5 £5 tickets for 16 – 26s are available across the majority of shows in the Crucible, Lyceum and Studio theatres.

Public Transport We are 10 minute walk from the train station and the Transport Interchange is nearby. The nearest bus stops are on Arundel Gate (50m) and High Street (300m). There are two Supertram stops in close proximity to the Theatres: Castle Square and Cathedral (400m).

No Transaction Fees Here at Sheffield Theatres there are no transaction fees when you book your tickets. However you pay, you will only pay the price of your tickets.

City Taxis Our preferred taxi partner is City Taxis, you can book your taxi by phoning City Taxis on 0114 239 3939 or book online at citytaxis.com

We also offer relaxed and dementia friendly performances designed for people who prefer a more gentler atmosphere: there are reduced levels of light, sound and special effects and a more relaxed attitude to noise and movement around the auditorium.

Level entrances to the main foyers and lift access to each floor are available at both the Crucible and Lyceum.

A lower Box Office counter and auditorium spaces are available to wheelchair users. A number of seats with level access are also available.

Assistance dogs are welcome in the auditorium. Alternatively, we can take care of them during the performance. We ask that you prebook your dog for this service.

A loop system is available at the Box Office counter and we operate an infrared system in the auditorium.

Accessible toilets are located in both buildings, the Crucible also has a Changing Places toilet.

SHEFFIELD THEATRES SUPPORTERS

BHP Greaves Wealth Management Haywood and Co Financial Planning Ltd HLM Architects Jenkinson Insurance Barclays Bhayani HR and Employment Law Freeths Graywoods Great Central Developments Hawsons Henry Boot Katie Bell Physiotherapy and Wellness Lupton Fawcett Sheffield Assay Office Wake Smith Idlewild Trust Sheffield Town Trust The Garfield Weston Foundation

The Queen Victoria and Johnson Memorial Trust Facey Family Foundation

JG Graves Charitable Trust The Victoria Wood Foundation The Freshgate Trust Foundation

Sheffield Theatres Crucible Trust is a Registered Charity. No. 1120640 and is a company limited by guarantee No. 6035820 18

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A Sheffield Theatres and National Theatre Co-Production In association with Various Productions

STANDING AT THE SKY’S EDGE Music and Lyrics by Richard Hawley Book by Chris Bush

Sat 10 Dec – Sat 21 Jan The Stage The Daily Mail Winner Best Musical Production (UK Theatre Awards 2020).

South Bank Sky Arts Award for Theatre.

The smash-hit sell-out show returns to the Crucible.

Photo: Johan Persson

Fri 2 Dec – Tue 3 Jan