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Crown of Blood – Review – Sheffield Crucible Theatre
By Clare Jenkins, February 2026 At the Crucible this time last year, Sheffield-based Utopia Theatre staged Wole Soyinka’s Death and ... -
A Christmas Carol – Review – Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
By Clare Jenkins, December 2025 Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without mince pies, mulled wine, lighted-up windows, hangovers, It’s a ... -
Roshni – Review – Sheffield Crucible Playhouse
By Clare Jenkins, November 2025 Outside Sheffield’s Crucible Playhouse, the November night is dark, wet and cold. Inside, though, all ... -
Gwenda’s Garage – Review – Sheffield Playhouse
By Clare Jenkins, October 2025 An infamous 1979 Fiat car advert had as its slogan ‘If it were a woman, ... -
Dancing at Lughnasa – Review – Sheffield Crucible Theatre
By Clare Jenkins, September 2025 Elizabeth Newman’s debut production as the new artistic director of Sheffield Theatres isn’t barnstorming, rule-breaking ... -
A Streetcar Named Desire – Review – Sheffield Crucible Theatre
By Clare Jenkins, March 2025 In yet another week where male violence against women has made headlines, this taut, intense ... -
A Doll’s House – Review – Sheffield Crucible
By Clare Jenkins, September 2024 When A Doll’s House was premiered in Copenhagen in 1879, it caused a sensation with ... -
The Crucible – Review – Sheffield Crucible Theatre
By Clare Jenkins, March 2024 Seven years before Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in protest against the 1950s anti-Communist witch ... -
White Christmas – Review – Sheffield Crucible
By Helen Johnston, December 2023 It’s testament to the power of Irving Berlin’s song writing talent that the ballad he ... -
The Hypochondriac – Review – Sheffield Crucible
By Clare Jenkins, October 2023 Well, now, this is radical: a 17th Century play set in a cluttered, book-lined 17th ... -
Miss Saigon – Review – Sheffield Crucible
By Helen Johnston, July 2023 There are sometimes moments during a stage production which are done so incredibly well you ... -
Standing at the Sky’s Edge – Review – Sheffield Crucible
By Clare Jenkins, December 2022 You can’t miss Sheffield’s Park Hill flats. They snake across the hill behind the railway ...
