Exploring alternative narratives on gender, power, ecology and community.

Two whole days learning the art of keeping a sketchbook, including outdoor sketching in Weston Park.

One of northern comedy's most idiosyncratic voices. Equal parts frenetic and delightful, Dyer's Dinosaur Show is the story of a paleontologist who travels back in time to become a dinosaur? I’ve seen it twice and couldn’t quite tell you. It’s great!

Sheffield actors and poets team up to bring hope to the city in light of political upheaval.

In 2015 the Taliban put a price on filmmaker Hassan Fazili's head. Over the course of their multi-year search for safety, he, his wife and daughters grasped onto their camera-phones, creating this intimate portrait of a loving family on the run.

Unique, beautiful music that premiered at the 2018 London Jazz Festival, exploring themes of conservation and nature.

One of the defining voices of contemporary comedy, whether you like it or not. His show, I've Got Nothing, is a deconstructivist disasterpiece and 2019 Edinburgh Comedy Award winner. If you like your comedy weird and postmodern, go and see this show.

Set against the vibrant landscape of South Florida, Waves traces the emotional journey of a suburban African-American family, led by a well-intentioned but domineering father – as they navigate love, forgiveness and loss.

Although you may not yet have heard of him, Fergus McCreadie is a phenomenal young pianist and his trio is one of the hottest, most exciting young groups in European jazz at the moment. Don't miss him when Sheffield Jazz bring him to town.

Mischief Theatre return with their riotous spin on a timeless classic.

This workshop will show you where to begin with abstract painting – covering the basics of abstraction, tapping into the sub-conscious, composition, and colour theory.

A full-day workshop providing a great introduction to traditional hand-building techniques and giving you a guided session on the electric potter’s wheel. 

The Tuesday Club hosts Noisia's last ever Sheffield show, as part of their farewell tour. With support from Black Sun Empire, Levela, Kyrist and lots more.

The annual Cupola New Year sale returns – with around 3000 pieces on offer from 100 artists, with prices starting as low as £1.

From South Korean director Bong Joon-ho (Okja, The Host, Memories of Murder) comes one of the most talked about films of recent years – a phenomenal, suspense-filled social satire exploring the class divide while delivering pitch-black humour.

Trojan Horse was a story in the national press, accusing ‘hardline’ Muslim teachers and governors of plotting extremism in Birmingham schools. This play looks at a community torn apart by racial division, ‘British values’ and the culture of Prevent.

Tracing Mandy and Neil's lives from the 1981 riots to their present day survival on the streets of Manchester, this show is an angry, funny love-song to a lost generation inspired by the playwright's own experience in jail and rehab.

An enchanting and soulful singer, playing with a brilliant trio featuring much sought after guitarist Rob Luft, and Rupert Cox on keys.

The Tuesday Club is back with a bang with one of the biggest names in dance music right now or its first outing of 2020.

Featuring works by Howard Skempton, Beethoven, and Vaughan Williams. With poems are sung by tenor James Gilchrist, praised by The Times as an interpreter of English song who is “in a class by himself”.

When a young black couple are pulled over on their first date, a police officer is killed in self-defence and the pair go on the run – in a powerful, consciousness-raising love story that confronts the human toll of racism and the price of violence.

From the filmmaker behind standout modern horror The Witch comes this tale of two lighthouse keepers on a remote, mysterious island in the 1890s. A hypnotic, truly original film with extraordinary performances from Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson.

A night of feminist poetry and performance, with two of the country's most exciting and talented up-and-coming poets.

Snowflake/Tornado looks at the aftermath of Lee’s show description being replaced by that of Sharknado by Netflix and the impending demolition of basic liberal values in British society. Strongly recommended for fans of deconstruction and repetition.

Over the last decade, Emilia Mårtensson has built a reputation as one of the most exciting young vocalists on the UK jazz scene.

A brand-new monologue written by Tim Etchells for performer and collaborator Tyrone Huggins, in which an unnamed protagonist speculates playfully about what he’d do if he were able to travel backwards and forwards in time.

Learn to spin sheep fleece and other fibres to create unique, colourful and textured yarns.

Juggling, slapstick and acrobatics come together in a fun-filled, action-packed show.

Optimism made flesh, Tender looks at Josie's experience of childbirth and motherhood and how it has compounded her relationship with politics, climate change and the future. And if you aren’t susceptible to optimism, it also has silly voices in it.

Celebrating the life and career of a man who has interviewed over 2000 of the most important cultural figures of the 20th and 21st centuries.

A 6-week course is for anyone unconfident in their drawing skills – covering perspective, mark making, tone and techniques.

From taking new creative journeys to taking your sketchbook on holiday – this course will show you how to make a success of it.

Learn the fundamental techniques needed to create realistic drawings which capture the illusion of 3D objects on the page.

This fun, five-week introductory course is suitable for anyone looking to take their first steps in painting.

An evening of music that takes us to the extremes of Beethoven’s character.

Focusing on using acrylics, you'll be shown how the masters worked and how to interpret these techniques into a style all of your own.

Learn the techniques to design and carve your own lino prints at this 6-week course.

A 6-week pottery course helping you to make a standing figure of an animal of your choice.

Dekmantel resident and all round party starter Young Marco makes his Tuesday Club debut. Plus support from Stevie Cox, and La Rumba head honcho Román Rocha.

A free filmmaking course for Sheffield's LGBTQ+ community.

A course offering a practical approach to developing all aspects of artistic development in a wide range media.

A class suitable for both beginners and experienced students alike.

A fun and accessible course focussing on ideas and development through roughs and sketches.

Learn experimental portraiture techniques, proportions and tips to better draw people through the practice of looking at a model and self-portraiture.

A fun 5-week life drawing course, to help participants build confidence in representing the figure on paper.

Over six weeks you'll explore how you can use photography as a mindful practice.

Hand build functional pots for your kitchen using a variety of hand building techniques such as coiling, slabbing and pinching.

Two original and totally distinctive bands representing different aspects of the stunningly varied UK jazz and improvised music scenes. 

A course for all abilities – the beginner or those with some experience who are looking to develop their skills and technique further. 

A course designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to approach any interior design project with confidence.

Make your own stylised ceramic human head/bust using pottery handbuilding techniques.

A pottery course for beginners and improvers, teaching the core skills of throwing on a potter's wheel.

Portraiture from the 25-year career of Sheffield-based artist Lorna May Wadsworth, challenging the constraints of what we think a portrait is. Read our review.

A fun weekly art club for 8-to-12-year-olds. With activities including watercolour and acrylic painting, marbling, drawing, sculpture, and more.

Bringing together adult dance groups from Sheffield and South Yorkshire, to raise money for the 20th anniversary edition of Chance to Dance festival.

Skittish Warrior (Confessions Of A Club Comic) is a thoughtful and reflective show from Shappi Khorsandi, looking back both on her early career as a club comedian and more recently as someone who was voted off I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.

Award-winning comedian Adam Kay shares entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in an evening of stand-up and music.

Dillie Keane, Adèle Anderson and Liza Pulman are heading out on tour with a selection of old favourites, songs you haven’t heard before and some you wish you’d never heard in the first place.

A vibrant collaboration between UK band Word of Moth and Swiss musicians OIi Kuster and Simon Petermann; exploratory improvisation, acoustic and electronic sounds: powerful, fiery and driving music.

Hazard returns to Sheffield's Tuesday Club off the back of his brand new EP.

A great quartet fronted by two of the most original improvisers on either side of the Atlantic.

A monthly craft social for adults, bringing people together for a fun and cosy morning of cake, chat and collage.

Tulpa is a collaborative exhibition of works from two artists whose work explores cultural myths, fear, control, and the relationships between the personal, social, philosophical and psychological.

Join independent poetry publisher The Poetry Business for one of their upcoming monthly Writing Days. Each Writing Day is led by Ann and Peter Sansom – who Poet Laureate Simon Armitage called "the UK's most astute and effective tutors".

A welcome return of one of the best pianists to play in Sheffield in recent years.

The homecoming of Sheffield Theatres' smash hit musical.

An earthy and sensual collection of figures, fauna and horses by London-based artist Jessica Jane Charleston in DINA Diner – comprised of the largest linocuts she's printed yet, alongside small jewel-like oils on board.

Storytelling, comedy and standup from a stalwart comedian-activist. Thomas's latest show, 50 Things About Us, is like a Who Do You Think You Are? for the British consciousness and an emollient for people worried about the future of a divided nation.

A lunchtime concert featuring two of the most glorious works for violin and piano of the later Romantic period: Polish composer Karol Szymanowski’s Myths and César Franck’s majestic Sonata.

The Tuesday Club and The Night Kitchen present a special all night long set with Warehouse Music head honcho Mella Dee.

Sheffield-based saxophonist, composer and record producer Martin Archer brings a highly talented octet of musicians to revisit the electric period of Miles Davis.

An adventure of self-discovery, sassiness and acceptance.

Join The Tuesday Club for "a night of guaranteed vibes and unbeatable music with the best drum and bass family in the world."

A festival bringing music business education to young people alongside world-class jazz musicians.

This lunchtime concert features two of the most glorious works for violin and piano of the later Romantic period.

Make and fire tea bowls using techniques inspired by the 16th-century Japanese tradition of Raku.

The Tuesday Club and Peachy team up to present a very special event in association with SheFest – a group dedicated to championing self-defining women's rights and gender equality through events, activities, workshops, film screenings and more.

Patrick Ness’s A Monster Calls is brought to life by visionary director Sally Cookson. A dazzling insight into love, life and healing.

A crash course in a variety of techniques to help you see and depict all types of subject matter.

The Bloc Projects Members Show is an annual group exhibition that forms a key part of their yearly curated programme and made up of work selected from an open call to Bloc Projects Members.

A 10-week pottery course for students who are already competent in the fundamentals of throwing.

A joyful showcase of Beethoven and more from the wind players of Ensemble 360.

Ensemble 360 performs two relaxed concerts for young children and their grown-ups.

A welcome return to Sheffield by Ant Law and this very talented guitar-led band.

The award-winning landmark musical comes to town – show-stopping choreography, dazzling costumes, iconic songs, and all.

Spanning four decades up to the present day, nurture competes with nature as a pair of sisters navigate their unbreakable bond.

Learn how to make and decorate a ceramic perched bird sculpture at this pottery workshop. 

Join Music in the Round for a leisurely Sunday of music, all while enjoying refreshments from the many independent outlets in Kommune.

Come and play along with friendly musicians from Ensemble 360 and Hallam Sinfonia. You'll play through the first movement of Beethoven’s greatest symphony, No. 5 (da-da-da-DUUUUMMM).

A 5-week course giving you chance to learn a variety of acrylic painting techniques to represent things, people and places.

Develop your style and delve deeper into the art of watercolour painting.

Do you have just too many words? Not enough words? Do your words not do just what you want them to? Join in this ten-week course and explore creative writing in all its forms.

Learn the core skills of throwing on a potter's wheel at this eleven-week course.

A 5-week course for absolute beginners or intermediate students, offering an introduction to the fundamentals of art.

Do you want to get know a Caravaggio from a Cassatt or a Rossetti from a Rubens? Then this is the course for you!

Learn how to use coloured slips, oxides and under-glaze colours with confidence at this 5-week pottery course.

A drawing course where you'll learn to draw –or improve your drawings of – what are considered to be the most difficult parts of the body to portray competently.

In this course you'll learn the fundamentals of handling paint and composition, and observe tonal values and colour relationships.

A short pottery course exploring both the chemistry and the breadth of application techniques using stoneware glazes.

A trio of beautifully balanced and contrasting works, played by a thrilling performer.

A big band treat! Award-winning pianist and composer Nikki Iles’s Jazz Orchestra marks a new chapter in a long and distinguished career in British jazz.

Two young women, bound by vows of friendship, find themselves in the midst of a collision between East and West in this ballet based on a true story.

‘What is the city but the people?’ This contemporary take on Shakespeare’s play about the disconnect between the rulers and the ruled follows Sheffield Theatres' Artistic Director Robert Hastie’s critically acclaimed Julius Caesar.

A series of fun, free workshops for the next generation of theatre and film makers. Open to 14-to-19-year-olds in Sheffield. Apply now!

This six-week introduction to watercolours is suitable for complete beginners or those who would like to learn from scratch.

The Tuesday Club is hosting My Nu Leng as they return to the city for the Sheffield leg of their My Nu Leng & M8s UK tour.

American rising stars, violinist Randall Goosby and pianist Jonathan Ware, make their Crucible Studio debut supported by the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT).

Damascus-born Maya Youssef is hailed as ‘the queen of the qanun’, a traditional Syrian 78-stringed plucked zither.

A celebration of the underdog made good, this iconic musical is based on the life and career of real-life Broadway star, film actress and comedienne Fanny Brice.

Do you ever want to run away from it all? Dan and Boff did exactly that. These Hills Are Ours uses story and song to tell what they found out on their journeys.

A daring and unapologetic examination of religion, pop culture and Black representation.

One of the greatest musicals of all time returns to the stage in a magnificent production to enchant and enthral the young and the young at heart.

A beautiful, intensely moving exploration of loss and grief by documentary photographer Simon Bray. Read our review.

Saxophonist Trish Clowes draws inspiration from the concept of an iris opening and the kaleidoscopic range of sounds which the band are exploring. Hosted by Sheffield Jazz.

One Directioner turned solo.

The National Theatre's multi award-winning production returns after a sell-out London season and American tour.

Alan Barnes celebrates his 60th birthday with a collection of tunes from his birth year in large-group format with new arrangements by trombonist Mark Nightingale.

See the international stage phenomenon, direct from the West End, in its first ever UK Tour.

Jason Rebello is one of the most inventive pianists to emerge from the UK since he burst onto the scene in the early 90s.

Nominated for five Olivier Awards including Best New Musical, the sell-out international smash hit Six comes to Sheffield.

A welcome return to the Sheffield Jazz stage following her hugely popular 2018 Crookes gig.

A spell-binding and uplifting story of hopes and dreams centred on two lost souls: a Dublin street busker and a Czech musician.

Can you ever get away with the perfect crime?

Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar), one of Handel’s most celebrated operas: a story of passion and revenge. And Così fan tutte by Mozart, a glorious music and farcical story of young love and fidelity.

Peppa Pig is excited to be going on a special day out with George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig – it’s going to be her best day ever!

Born into poverty and misfortune, Oliver Twist escapes the workhouse for a life of adventure where he joins the Artful Dodger, Fagin and their mischievous gang of pick pockets.

Matthew Bourne’s triumphant adaptation of the legendary film returns after winning two Olivier Awards and dazzling audiences across the UK and the USA.

Joe Spud is twelve years old and the richest boy in the country. He has his own sports car, two crocodiles as pets and £100,000 a week pocket money! But what Joe doesn't have is a friend.

Each June, the world of documentary descends on Sheffield to showcase some of the most fascinating factual films going.

Greetings and salutations! Welcome to Westerberg High, where popularity is so very a matter of life and death, and Veronica Sawyer is just another of the nobodies dreaming of a better day.

Meet three generations of women on two continents and follow their need to connect with each other across time and space.

Based on Khaled Hosseini’s international bestselling novel, this haunting tale of friendship spans cultures and continents and follows one man’s journey to confront his past and find redemption.

The master of mind control and psychological illusion returns to the stage with a brand new live show.

Oscar is ten. He lives in a children’s hospital. It’s a frantic, magnificent and scary place, and he feels very much alone.

An oasis of calm between the trees. With music, arts and crafts market, heritage craft workshops, and more.

Grime pioneer turned global superstar.

9 to 5 the Musical tells the story of three workmates pushed to boiling point by their sexist and egotistical boss.

The story of Jimmy Rabbitte, a young working class music fan, who shapes an unlikely bunch of amateur musicians and friends into an amazing live act, the finest soul band Dublin has ever produced.