Theatre Deli Autumn 2023

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PERFORMANCES

THE LAST MOTEL

BY SHEEPISH PRODUCTIONS

Date: 8th & 9th September, 7.30pm - 8.50pm

Tickets: £10 (£8) | Age Guidance 14+

Abalone’s desperate, he’s taken holiday to commit armed robbery and now he has a woman stuffed into the boot of his classic car. Described as “Yorkshire noir” and “Imagine Inside No. 9 plus Stephen King’s Misery and you’re half-way there”, join us to see if Abalone’s hostage changes his perspective on life.

MANIC

BY RAINA GREIFER

Date: 15th September, 7.30pm - 8.20pm

Tickets: £10.50 (£8.50) | Age Guidance 16+

A funny and brutal look at consent filled with poetry, puppets, and PowerPoint presentations! Sometimes hilarious, sometimes heart-breaking, MANIC is a solo show that combines spoken word, puppetry, and theatre to ask whether it is possible to say you were violated without implicating a partner.

A GOOD NEET AHT

BY PHIL GREEN

Date: 16th September, 7pm - 8.15pm

Tickets: £12.50 (£10.50) | Age Guidance 14+

Join Phil in his journey as he recreates his favourite beer ads, the 1968 Rugby League Challenge Cup final, under-16s disco night at the Mecca ballroom, Wakefield, and his mum and dad’s silver-wedding party. This show is about the places we grow up in and the traces they may or may not leave; finding, losing and re-discovering roots.

THE KASPAR HAUSER EXPERIMENT

BY ANIMIKII THEATRE

Date: 21st September, 7.30pm - 9pm

Tickets: £16 (£10) | Age Guidance 14+

It’s 1828 and a strange boy calling himself ‘Kaspar Hauser’ appears in the town square claiming to have been held prisoner in a darkened cell for 17 years. But who is he really? Conman? Orphan? Or an abducted prince caught in the middle of a political game?

PERFORMANCES

CONFETTI

BY WILL JACKSON AND QUICK DUCK THEATRE

Date: 22nd & 23rd September, 7.30pm - 8.45pm

Tickets: Pay What You Can (from £5)

Age Guidance 13+

A hilarious, queer rom-com from (“Rising Comic Star” - Attitude) Will Jackson.

Felix is uptight and unlucky in love. He’s the mate of honour at his best friend’s wedding, and it’ll be perfect. As long as there are no distractions…

“The perfect 00s rom-com, Richard Curtis can eat his heart out.”

LYING TOGETHER BY

SEXLIESIMPROV

Date: 29th September, 8pm - 9pm

Tickets: £14 (£12)

Age Guidance 16+

A black comedy about sex and deception. Completely improvised by award-winning comedians, each show is based on an anonymous confession chosen by the audience. Let’s find out why we lie to the people we love.

From some of the minds behind MATES: The Improvised ‘90s Sitcom and CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation. Act Of The Year 2019.

BLUE BADGE BUNCH

Date: 7th October, 11am - 12pm & 2pm - 3pm

Tickets: £10 (£8)

Age Guidance Ages 5+ and their families

The hilarious gameshow for kids hosted by disabled comedians, exploring what it’s like to have different disabilities through fun, interactive tasks.

Fresh from a sell-out Edinburgh Fringe run, come and see a show like no other!

“An inspired, brilliantly energetic gameshow for kids like you’ve never seen before!”- Everything Theatre

THE LIGHTHOUSE

BY ALYS WILLIAMS

Date: 13th & 14th October, 8pm - 9pm

Tickets: £14 ( £10)

Age Guidance 13+

Love is a complicated business. It gets even more complicated when the person you love doesn’t want to be alive. Tender, funny and defiantly hopeful, The Light House is a real life story of loving somebody through crisis. It’s a love letter to life.

Developed through Furnace at Leeds Playhouse and funded by Arts Council England.

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PERFORMANCES

IDENTITIES

BY CLOSE TO HOME PRODUCTIONS

Date: 19th – 21st October, 7.30pm - 8.30pm

Tickets: £12.50 (£10)

Age Guidance 16+

A play about boobs. From bra fittings to breast cancer diagnosis, Lucy’s boobs tell her story in 60 minutes - the time it takes to perform a standard lumpectomy.

Co-created with women who have experience of breast cancer and those who treat them, Identities unclasps the hidden adventures our boobs go on; the good, the bad and the silly.

DUGSI DAYZ

BY SIDE EYE PRODUCTIONS

Date: 5th November, 7pm - 8pm

Tickets: £10 (£8)

Age Guidance All ages

Winner of the Untapped Award 2023

Four students find themselves stuck in dugsi detention... Each see the world and their place in it in radically different ways. Subverting Somali folk tales and reminiscing about their childhoods, they slowly reveal their reasons for being there. This hour together may reveal that they have more in common than they thought.

UNNATURAL CYCLES - A GHOST STORY

BY AVITAL RAZ

Date: 18th November, 8pm - 9.05pm

Tickets: £12.50 (£7.50)

Age Guidance 14+

There’s a growing dark cloud above the Rosenberg house. Two women – one dead, one alive – need to reconcile their differences to remove it and let in new life...

”remarkable, life-affirming work”

John Cutler, Reviews Hub

HOW TO STARVE AN ARTIST

BY ROSE CONDO

Date: 23rd November, 7pm - 8.30pm

Tickets: £14 (£12)

Age Guidance 12+

The show explores feeding our inner artists with compassionate creativity.

Through a series of poems, Rose makes a plan for a world without artists and offers a call to connect with those in our midst who may be in need of nourishment.

Sandwiches and a ‘Starving Artist Kit’ provided.

Special Guest: Millie the Poet

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EVENTS

THE SOCIAL MODEL...

& MORE FESTIVAL

Date: 8 – 11 November in Theatre Deli, Sheffield and 22 – 25 November in Theatre Deli London*

Tickets: Discover the full line up on our website and book now with tickets from £10.

Taking place across Theatre Deli’s Sheffield and London venues this autumn, the festival, which has been curated by artist Caroline Mawer, explores new perspectives on disability and the relationship between disabled people and the world around them.

Tickets on sale from September 2023.

Supported using public funding by Arts Council England

*Online options available for workshops and performances.

CAROL! IT’S CHRISTMAS THEATRE DELI PRESENTS THE GLITTERBOMB DANCERS

Date: 14th – 31st December, 2.30pm - 4.30pm and 7.30pm - 9.30pm

Tickets: Start from £17. Early bird, concessions and VIP tickets available.

Age Guidance 18+

Just when you thought Christmas couldn’t get any camper, Yorkshire’s very own Glitterbomb Dancers are back in Sheffield to unveil their second remake of a holiday classic. And this time they are messing with that Dickensian staple: A Christmas Carol. An 80s Christmas party. A boss named Carol who thinks the season has gotten too silly. And the Cher’s of Christmas Past, Present and Future, who teach her just how fun and outrageous the holidays can be. Full of surprises and told through The Glitterbomb Dancers signature high energy dance, sugar high pop, drag and comedy. You will never watch a Christmas Carol the same again! Best enjoyed with a drink and a good laugh.

PERFORMANCES | EVENTS

BABY COMEDY CLUB

Date: The third Tuesday of the month 12pm - 1.30pm

A daytime adult comedy club for parents with babies under 12 months, hosted by local legend Daniel Inniss and a hand-selection of Yorkshire’s best comedians. Parents, this is comedy for you, set in a safe space where you can relax with your little one.

DEMENTIA FRIENDLY CINEMA

Date: Second Monday of each month from 12.30pm - 2.30pm.

Dementia-friendly cinema screenings of classic, feel-good films including Singin’ in the Rain (11th September), Mama Mia (9th October), Top Hat (13th November) and The Wizard of Oz (11th December). Tickets are £4 including tea and biscuits.

BLOOD ON THE CLOCKTOWER

Date: Monthly from 12 - 3pm and 3 - 6pm

A captivating interactive murder mystery game for those who delight in deduction and deception. All levels of experience are welcome. Tickets are Pay What You Can.

HALLOWEEN

Date: 31st October

We have Halloween thrills for everyone! Musical performances with Concerteenies for little ones, a screening of Nosferatu (1922) with live music, the original War of the Worlds audio broadcast (1938) and a Masquerade Ceilidh with Powerhouse Band!

CONCERTEENIES

Date: 31st October and 10th and 13th December

Join Concerteenies for special musical performances for 0-7 year-olds and their grown-ups at Theatre Deli this autumn!

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NOVEMBER

WHAT’S ON DIARY

/ EVENT CATEGORY

DECEMBER

Tue 17 12pm - 1.30pm

Deli

Producers Meet Up Meet Up

Comedy Club Comedy

Thu 19 – Sat 21 7.30pm - 8.30pm Close To Home Productions Identities Performance

Sat 28 12pm - 3pm and 3pm - 6pm Demon at Deli Blood on the Clocktower Game

Tue 31 9.30am - 10.15am and 10.45am - 11.30am The Concerteenies Mambo Jambo Halloween Performance

Tue 31 12.30pm - 2pm Theatre Deli War of the Worlds Audio broadcast

Tue 31 3pm - 4.30pm Theatre Deli Nosferatu (1922) Screening

Tue 31 7pm - 11pm Powerhouse Band Masquerade Ceilidh Party

Sun 5 7pm - 8pm Side eYe Productions Dugsi Dayz Performance

Mon 13 12.30pm - 2.30pm Theatre Deli Top Hat (1935) Dementia Friendly Cinema Screening

Wed 8 – Sat 25 Various Various The Social Model...& More Festival Festival

Sat 18 8pm - 9.05pm Avital Raz

Unnatural Cycles- A Ghost Story Performance

Mon 20 6pm - 7.30pm Theatre Deli Producers Meet Up Meet Up

Tue 21 12pm - 1.30pm Theatre Deli

Thu 23 7pm - 8.30pm

Rose Condo

Fri 24 12pm - 3pm and 3pm - 6pm Demon at Deli

Sun 10 10.30am, 11.45am and 1.30pm The Concerteenies

Mon 11 12.30pm - 2.30pm Theatre Deli

Wed 13 10.30am, 11.45am and 1.30pm The Concerteenies

Sat 16 12pm - 3pm and 3pm - 6pm Demon at Deli

Thu 14 – Sun 31 2.30pm - 4.30pm and 7.30pm - 9.30pm The Glitter Bomb Dancers

Baby Comedy Club Comedy

How to Starve an Artist Performance

Blood on the Clocktower Game

Christmas Concert Performance

The Wizard of Oz (1939) Dementia Friendly Cinema Screening

Christmas Concert Performance

Blood on the Clocktower Game

Carol! It’s Christmas Performance

ARTIST SUPPORT

Theatre Deli exists to support artists and communities in Sheffield.

Virtual Deli Drop Ins: Weekly Zoom chats with our team to cover everything from funding applications to project ideas.

Producer Meet Ups: Monthly in person meets ups for all producers and event organisers.

Open Stage Night: Theatre Deli’s scratch night open to all artforms and levels of experience.

Free Space Friday: Pay What You Can studio space released each Friday for the following week.

Email our Producer Miranda at Miranda@theatredeli.co.uk for all artist enquiries.

ACCESS

For an accessible version of this brochure, and to find out more about venue and performance access at Theatre Deli, visit www.theatredeli.co.uk/sheffield

HIRES

With two rehearsal rooms, a dance studio with sprung floor and mirrors, a theatre and a cafe and bar, we are the perfect space for rehearsals, classes, events, exhibitions and more! Prices start from £10 per hour.

5 minute walk from Bramall Lane Stadium.

10 minute drive from Sheffield train station and bus station.

Enquiries: sheffield@theatredeli.co.uk.

SUPPORT US

Theatre Deli is a registered charity (1121987). If you are able to, please support our transformational venues and artist opportunities today.