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The Sheffield culture guide written by in-the-know locals

Ithaka follows the battle against the British establishment to save WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Assange faces a 175-year prison sentence in the US for unlawfully obtaining and disclosing classified documents related to the national defence such as the 2010 video of the US military intentionally killing twelve civilians in Baghdad, Iraq.

Directed by Ben Lawrence.

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Sensoria

Thu. 22 October 2026 — Sun. 25 October 2026

Sheffield's festival of film and music. Expect a truly unique mix of performance, live film scores, screenings, exhibitions, and music industry activity. Come back soon for details of the Sensoria 2026 lineup.

National Theatre Live: All My Sons

Thu. 16 April 2026 — Thu. 30 April 2026

Showroom

Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller’s classic play. Coming to the cinema screen from the West End.

How to Blow Up a Pipeline

Thu. 30 April 2026

Broomhall Centre, Broomspring Lane, S10 2FD

Join Sheffield Transformed for a film about activists driven by a variety of motivations to destroy fossil fuel infrastructure in West Texas. With a pre-film talk from local activist Alice Swift on efforts to resist fossil fuel extraction projects.

Culture Shock: Festival of Fantastic Film

Fri. 1 May 2026 — Sun. 3 May 2026

Showroom

A weekend-long celebration of weird, wild world cinema. Bringing together premieres and rare screenings of under-seen gems across sci-fi, fantasy, horror, action and more. From the organisers of Celluloid Screams.