Join performers from Platform 4 on a sonic journey through the Wonderland of Alice, with original music, Lewis Carroll’s text and voices from 40 contemporary Alices. A gig theatre performance exploring transformation, identity and growing older.
Theatre picks
Fill your diaries with Sheffield theatre trips. Our theatre picks feature highlights of the shows that are taking to the stage in Sheffield in the coming weeks and months.
Our theatre picks range from musicals at the Lyceum to contemporary drama at the Crucible and improv at Theatre Deli. Expect exciting new talent at the University of Sheffield Drama Studio and the Makerspace within historic Portland Works, plus comedy and am-dram at the likes of The Montgomery, the Library Theatre and the Lantern.
Browse our What's On calendar for more events.
I Have A Bruise
Wed. 2 April 2025
Drama Studio
A dance theatre piece exploring sexual violence against women.
Greed
Fri. 4 April 2025
Drama Studio
A powerful dance piece dealing with the interplay of money, power and religion, as well as the power relations between African and Western cultures.
Alas! Poor Yorick
Sat. 5 April 2025
Drama Studio
If the Two Ronnies were cast as the Gravediggers in Shakespeare’s Hamlet re-written by Samuel Beckett you might have something like this show from theatre company Ridiculusmus.
Rapunzel
Sat. 5 April 2025 — Sun. 6 April 2025
The Montgomery
A panto tale told with a laugh-a-minute script, sparkling costumes, beautiful scenery and lots of audience participation.
The Importance of Being Earnest
Wed. 9 April 2025 — Sat. 12 April 2025
Drama Studio
'A trivial comedy for serious people.' Sheffield University Drama Society present Oscar Wilde's satirical comedy, focusing on the social and moral hypocrisy of late Victorian society.
Quacks
Multiple dates
Showroom
A monthly queer comedy open mic night. Head down to their next event to join in the laughs or even take to the mic yourself.
The Kingdom Come: Spring Awakening Edition
Thu. 8 May 2025
Crookes Social Club, Mulehouse Road, S10 1TD
It’s time to come out of hibernation and join Andro and Eve for this Spring Awakening edition of their drag king cabaret, The Kingdom Come.
Migration Matters Festival
Fri. 20 June 2025 — Sat. 28 June 2025
A celebration of culture, compassion, and the positive impact migration and refugees have in Sheffield. Held on and around Refugee Week each June. Come back soon for details of the 2025 programme.
Anything Goes
Wed. 9 July 2025 — Sat. 12 July 2025
The Montgomery
A fast-paced comedy musical that takes you back to the Golden Age of high society on the high seas.