A relaxed performance is open to everyone and is specifically adapted for people with learning disabilities and other sensory and communication disorders – providing a more relaxed and supportive atmosphere in order to reduce anxiety and allow people who might otherwise feel excluded, the chance to experience live theatre.

There is additional space held for wheelchair users and there is a relaxed attitude to noise. The lights in the auditorium remain on low throughout the show, sudden loud noises and special effects are softened and audience members are free to leave and re-enter the auditorium at any point. We also have additional staff on hand to assist with seating and access around the Theatre and there will be a space made available for audience members where they can relax should they need to leave the auditorium during the performance.

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The new shows now on sale include Lionel Bart‘s sensational musical Oliver!, directed by Daniel Evans following the hugely successful My Fair Lady. You will also be able to book for Thriller Live, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Northern Ballet’s A Christmas Carol and Slava’s Snow Show, which will come to the Lyceum later this year.

If you want to be the first to book for any of these shows, and for other exclusive benefits, you can become a Centre Stage Member. Click here to find out more.

Written by Tim Firth, the award-winning writer of Calendar Girls and brought to life by a talented cast of six and a five-piece band, This Is My Family is a funny and moving musical about the ‘holiday of a lifetime’ that 13 year old Nicky wins for her charmingly dysfunctional family.

Siân Phillips , recently nominated for an Olivier award for her role in Cabaret , makes her Sheffield Theatres debut as fearsome but loveable grandmother, May, alongside Rachel Lumberg , who returns to the theatre following the hugely successful national tour of The Full Monty, to play free-spirited aunt Siân. Young talents Evelyn Hoskins (Misfits) and Terence Keeley (Beauty Queen of Leenane, Young Vic) play teenager Nicky and sulky 17 year old brother, Matt, with Clare Burt (London Road, Sunday In The Park With George, National Theatre) as barely-coping mum, Yvonne and Bill Champion (Intimate Exchanges, A Chorus of Disapproval, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough) as DIY-mad dad, Steve.

Sheffield Theatres’ Artistic Director Daniel Evans will direct this new production, his second musical, which follows in the huge success of the critically-acclaimed My Fair Lady.

Director Daniel Evans said: ‘I am so thrilled to be premiering this new musical by Tim Firth in Sheffield this summer. From the moment I heard the first chord played on the piano, I knew I wanted to direct it at the Crucible. I hadn’t heard anything like it before. The music, lyrics and dialogue all come from Tim, and that’s a rare thing. The characters feel so recognisable and offer a refreshingly honest and funny portrayal of modern family life, to which I think everyone will be able to relate. We have been working on the production for over eighteen months and I’m excited to be working with such a brilliant cast and talented musicians to bring Tim’s vision to the stage.’

Joining the Creative Team alongside Daniel Evans are Designer Richard Kent (Macbeth), Musical Director Caroline Humphris, Lighting Designer David Plater (Macbeth) and Sound Designer Nick Greenhill (Cinderella).

This Is My Family is being supported by local law firm, Hill Dickinson, who are funding new writing and projects at Sheffield Theatres.

Tickets for This Is My Family are on sale now from Sheffield Theatres’ Box Office, priced from £10.00. Call 0114 249 6000 or visit sheffieldtheatres.co.uk to book.

On stage from Friday 29 November 2013 to Saturday 25 January 2014 , Sheffield Theatres is looking for two boys, with a playing age of eleven, to share the lead role of Oliver, and two boys with a playing age of 14 to 15, to play cheeky Cockney pickpocket, the Artful Dodger. The company is also looking for boys and girls, aged from seven to 14 to play a variety of parts as members of the ensemble.

These roles are a fantastic opportunity for children interested in performing to be part of a professional production on a massive scale, getting the chance to work with professional actors, directors and industry professionals.

Open auditions will take place in Sheffield on Saturday 1 June between 10.00am – 6.00pm at the Lyceum Theatre. The audition will be a group session where all participants will be taught a song and asked to sing individually, as well as dance. The audition panel will consist of Director Daniel Evans, Choreographer Alistair David and Musical Director Jonathan Gill. Successful auditionees will be called back for a second audition on Sunday 9 June between 10.00am – 6.00pm at the theatre where they will work on an extract of the script and a song.

Children who wish to audition must be between the ages of 7 and 15. Successful auditionees, living within an hour’s drive of Sheffield, must be available throughout the entire rehearsal and production period in Sheffield from Monday 21 October 2013 – Saturday 25 January 2014.

If you are interested in auditioning, please download the registration form on this page to the left and return to oliverauditions@sheffieldtheatres.co.uk.

On Thursday 16 May at 7.30pm the dress rehearsal of The History Boys will be open to the public. Tickets for the performance will go on sale from the Box Office counter at 10.00am tomorrow morning (Thursday) priced only £1.00* per ticket.

Tickets will be limited to 4 per person and can only be purchased through in-person booking.

*Please note: All bookings made at the Box Office (excluding cash) are subject to a £1.50 transaction fee.

Following on from the success of the critically-acclaimed My Fair Lady, Oliver! will take to the Crucible stage from Friday 29 November 2013 to Saturday 25 January 2014 , twenty years on from Sheffield Theatres’ last production of the musical. This new staging will be directed by Artistic Director Daniel Evans , his third musical for the company, following My Fair Lady and This Is My Family, which opens next month.

Based upon the children’s novel by Charles Dickens, Oliver! follows the story of an orphan who runs away from a workhouse and falls in with a gang of boys trained to be pickpockets by gang leader, Fagin.

Joining the Creative Team alongside Daniel Evans are Designer Peter McKintosh (Me and My Girl), Choreographer Alistair David (My Fair Lady), Musical Director Jonathan Gill, Lighting Designer Howard Harrison (Me and My Girl) and Sound Designer Simon Baker (My Fair Lady).

Four new shows are also announced today that will tour to the Lyceum Theatre this autumn. Thriller Live brings to life the sensational dancing and distinctive sound of Michael and the Jackson 5 from Monday 21 – Saturday 26 October, followed by Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Tue 29 October – Sat 2 November), the feel-good international hit sensation, starring Noel Sullivan (Hear Say).

Later in the month, Northern Ballet return with their heart-warming and hugely popular adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic tale, A Christmas Carol (Tue 5 – Sat 9 November) and the festivities continue with Slava’s Snow Show from Wednesday 20 – Sunday 24 November; a funny, poignant and spectacular show for all the family.

Artistic Director Daniel Evans said today: ‘I’m so excited to be bringing Lionel Bart’s Oliver! to the Crucible Stage. Dickens’ boldness of characterisation and Bart’s music hall score combine to make an intoxicating piece of music theatre. We’ll be working with sixty talented children from the city region alongside a cast of 22 professional actors and 15 musicians. So, I hope we can continue to make Sheffield Theatres the place to be at Christmas!’

These shows go on sale to members on Saturday 18 May and to the public on Saturday 25 May from 10.00am. For more details and to book tickets call the Box Office on 0114 249 6000 or visit sheffieldtheatres.co.uk.