We today announce a number of new shows heading to the Lyceum theatre, including returns of highly-anticipated favourites such as Jersey Boys and Rocky Horror Show.
In the Lyceum, Mischief Theatre’s multi-award-winning international smash-hit comedy The Play That Goes Wrong returns to Sheffield following its previous sell-out success, from Monday 11 – Saturday 16 July. The Cornley Drama Society are putting on a 1920s murder mystery, but as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong… does! As the accident-prone thesps battle on against all the odds to reach their final curtain call, hilarious results ensue!
Northern Ballet’s The Little Mermaid graces the Lyceum stage from Thursday 22 – Saturday 24 September. When a young mermaid is finally allowed her first glimpse of life beyond the ocean, she is enthralled by what she sees. From breath-taking underwater scenes to vibrant life on land, rediscover Hans Christian Andersen's original fairy-tale performed by Northern Ballet's world-class dancers with Celtic-inspired music played live by Northern Ballet Sinfonia.
Bugsy Malone runs from Tuesday 27 September – Saturday 1 October. Prohibition era, New York. A city full of mobsters, showgirl and dreamers. Rival gangster bosses Fat Sam and Dandy Dan are at loggerheads. Enter Bugsy Malone, a penniless one-time boxer and all-round nice guy, thrust not-so-willingly into the gangster limelight. Alan Parker’s world-famous movie, which launched the careers of Jodie Foster and Scott Baio, becomes an unforgettable theatrical experience in this revival of the universally acclaimed Lyric Hammersmith Theatre production.
Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of), a unique and audacious retelling of Jane Austen’s most iconic love story, runs from Tuesday 22 – Saturday 26 November. Men, money and microphones will be fought over in this irreverent but affectionate adaptation, where the stakes couldn’t be higher when it comes to romance. It’s the 1800s. It’s party time. Let the ruthless matchmaking begin.
Girl from the North Country plays from Tuesday 17 – Saturday 21 January. It’s 1934 in the heartland of America and we meet a group of wayward souls who cross paths in a time-weathered guesthouse. Standing at a turning point in their lives, they realize nothing is what it seems. But as they search for a future, and hide from the past, they find themselves facing unspoken truths about the present. Featuring music and lyrics by Bob Dylan.
Cult-favourite Rocky Horror Show runs from Monday 23 – Saturday 28 January. Follow squeaky-clean sweethearts Brad and Janet on an adventure they’ll never forget, with the scandalous Frank'n'Furter, rippling Rocky and vivacious Magenta. Get ready for a night of fun, frolics and frivolity in this thrilling production of Richard O’Brien’s classic original script, with timeless classics, including Sweet Transvestite, Damn it Janet, and of course, the pelvic-thrusting Time Warp, Rocky Horror Show is a non-stop party!
Fisherman’s Friends The Musical plays from Tuesday 7 – Saturday 11 February. When a group of Cornish fisherman came together to sing the traditional sea shanties they’d sung for generations, they hoped to raise a few quid for charity. Nobody, least of all them, expected the story to end on the Pyramid stage of Glastonbury… Fisherman’s Friends is a brand-new musical based on the true story of the Cornish singing sensations, and the hit 2019 film.
Jersey Boys returns for a two-week run from Tuesday 21 February – Saturday 4 March. They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first note. They had a sound nobody had ever heard… and the radio just couldn’t get enough of. But while their harmonies were perfect on stage, off stage it was a very different story — a story that has made them an international sensation all over again.
In the Studio theatre, Under the Stars, a creative arts charity for people with learning difficulties and/or autism, present two shows from Tuesday 31 May – Wednesday 1 June.
These Hill Are Ours then plays on Saturday 4 June. Do you ever want to run away from it all? Daniel Bye and Boff Whalley’s did exactly that: they ran a series of routes from the centre of a city to the top of the peak overlooking that city. But what are we really running from? In story and in song, These Hills Are Ours is the story of what they found out on those journeys.
What Happened To You plays on Saturday 9 July. Follow Little Red, Bo and Noodles, three raggedy puppets, who just like their puppeteers, are trying to get through the day but ahead of them lies a mountain of challenges. Through humour and creativity they overcome their impassable surroundings. What Happened to You? exposes the preconceptions disabled people face in a playful and humorous way, and showcases the endless opportunities out there once barriers, of all kinds, are removed.
In an attempt to find clues for how to overpower uncertainty, circus Strong Lady Charmaine presents Power on Thursday 14 July. Expect a mix of storytelling, circus, comedy and a voice-over soundtrack of people revealing their strength and struggle in their own words. Uncover stories, choice, change, resilience and determination - and marvel at the extraordinary strength of ‘ordinary’ people.
The Bonbons Cabaret: On The Road runs from Friday 15 – Saturday 16 July. Be a drag, be a queen, get out the shoes that were made for walking, for tonight we are going to do it our way! Step through the doors and who knows who you will meet. A glitter-fuelled, foot stomping, pant wetting cabaret riot! A safe environment that champions dangerous, queer and alternative performance work from the north east and beyond.
as british as a watermelon plays on Thursday 21 July. ‘My name is mandla. It means power. I gave it to myself.’ mandla rae has a selective memory and they are scrambling to piece together their life. as british as a watermelon questions what it means to belong through exploring mandla’s fragmented asylum and migration memories. mandla weaves poetry and storytelling together with destruction and colourful chaos.
In the Crucible, Human, a story about the small moments that shape us, runs from Wednesday 18 – Thursday 19 May. This new live show by Extraordinary Bodies is a poetic record of our time. It is based on real-life stories from the company and performers and told through circus, music and film. Human is BSL interpreted, captioned and audio described. All performances are relaxed.
Jarvis Cocker is In Conversation: Good Pop, Bad Pop on Monday 30 May, also in the Crucible. Join legendary musician and broadcaster Jarvis Cocker live in conversation to celebrate the publication of his highly anticipated new book Good Pop, Bad Pop.
Tickets for all new shows go on sale to Centre Stage Members on Saturday 26 March at 10am, then on general sale on Saturday 2 April at 10am. More information about all upcoming shows can be found at sheffieldtheatres.co.uk. Tickets can be booked through the Box Office in person, over the phone on 0114 249 6000 or at sheffieldtheatres.co.uk.
