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{{Short description|Theatre complex in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England}}
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[[File:Sheffield Theatres.png|thumb|Sheffield Theatres logo prior to 2016]]
[[File:Sheffield Theatres.jpg|alt=Sheffield Theatres exterior showing the Crucible and Lyceum.|thumb|Sheffield Theatres exterior showing the Crucible and Lyceum.]]
'''Sheffield Theatres''' is a [[theatre]] complex in [[Sheffield]], [[South Yorkshire]], England. It comprises three theatres: the [[Crucible Theatre|Crucible]], the [[Lyceum Theatre (Sheffield)|Lyceum]] and the [[Studio Theatre (Sheffield)|Crucible Studio]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Sheffield-Theatres-Arts-Council-Funding-Confirmed-Until-2022-20170627 |title=Sheffield Theatres Arts Council Funding Confirmed Until 2022|work= [[Broadway World]]|date = 27 June 2017| access-date = 6 July 2017}}</ref> These theatres make up the largest regional theatre complex outside the [[London]] region and show a variety of in-house and touring productions.
'''Sheffield Theatres''' is a [[theatre]] complex in [[Sheffield]], [[South Yorkshire]], England. It comprises three theatres: the [[Crucible Theatre|Crucible]], the [[Lyceum Theatre (Sheffield)|Lyceum]] and the [[Studio Theatre (Sheffield)|Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Sheffield-Theatres-Arts-Council-Funding-Confirmed-Until-2022-20170627 |title=Sheffield Theatres Arts Council Funding Confirmed Until 2022|work= [[Broadway World]]|date = 27 June 2017| access-date = 6 July 2017}}</ref> These theatres make up the largest regional theatre complex outside the [[London]] region and show a variety of in-house and touring productions.


== Artistic Directors ==
== Artistic Directors ==
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*2005 – 2007 – [[Samuel West]]
*2005 – 2007 – [[Samuel West]]
*2009 – 2016 – [[Daniel Evans (actor)|Daniel Evans]]
*2009 – 2016 – [[Daniel Evans (actor)|Daniel Evans]]
*2016 – present – Robert Hastie
*2016 – 2024 – Robert Hastie
*2024 – present – Elizabeth Newman


== Production history ==
== Production history ==
===2017 productions===
===2017 productions===
*''[[Everybody's Talking About Jamie]]'' by Tom MacRae with music and lyrics by [[Dan Gillespie Sells]] directed by Jonathan Butterell<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/news/everybodys-talking-about-jamie-cast-announced| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180201075440/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/news/everybodys-talking-about-jamie-cast-announced| archive-date = 2018-02-01| title = Sheffield Theatres: <b>Everybody's Talking About Jamie</b> – Cast Announced}} </ref>
*''[[Everybody's Talking About Jamie]]'' by Tom MacRae with music and lyrics by [[Dan Gillespie Sells]] directed by Jonathan Butterell<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/news/everybodys-talking-about-jamie-cast-announced| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180201075440/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/news/everybodys-talking-about-jamie-cast-announced| archive-date = 1 February 2018| title = Sheffield Theatres: ''Everybody's Talking About Jamie'' – Cast Announced}}</ref>
*''Musical Differences'' by [[Robin French]] directed by George Richmond-Scott as part of [[National Theatre Connections]]
*''Musical Differences'' by [[Robin French]] directed by George Richmond-Scott as part of [[National Theatre Connections]]
*''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]] directed by Robert Hastie<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/julius%20caesar| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070621/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/julius%20caesar| archive-date = 2018-12-02| title = Sheffield Theatres: Julius Caesar}} </ref>
*''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]] directed by Robert Hastie<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/julius%20caesar| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070621/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/julius%20caesar| archive-date = 2 December 2018| title = Sheffield Theatres: Julius Caesar}}</ref>
*''Tribes'' by Nina Raine directed by Kate Hewitt<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/tribes| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070508/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/tribes| archive-date = 2018-12-02| title = Sheffield Theatres: Tribes}} </ref>
*''Tribes'' by Nina Raine directed by Kate Hewitt<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/tribes| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070508/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/tribes| archive-date = 2 December 2018| title = Sheffield Theatres: Tribes}}</ref>
*''What We Wished For'' by [[Chris Bush (playwright)|Chris Bush]] with music by Claire McKenzie directed by Emily Hutchinson<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/what%20we%20wished%20for| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070716/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/what%20we%20wished%20for| archive-date = 2018-12-02| title = Sheffield Theatres: What We Wished For}} </ref>
*''What We Wished For'' by [[Chris Bush (playwright)|Chris Bush]] with music by Claire McKenzie directed by Emily Hutchinson<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/what%20we%20wished%20for| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070716/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/what%20we%20wished%20for| archive-date = 2 December 2018| title = Sheffield Theatres: What We Wished For}}</ref>
*''[[Desire Under The Elms]]'' by [[Eugene O'Neill]] directed by Sam Yates<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/desire%20under%20the%20elms| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202155038/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/desire%20under%20the%20elms| archive-date = 2018-12-02| title = Sheffield Theatres: Desire Under The Elms}} </ref>
*''[[Desire Under The Elms]]'' by [[Eugene O'Neill]] directed by Sam Yates<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/desire%20under%20the%20elms| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202155038/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/desire%20under%20the%20elms| archive-date = 2 December 2018| title = Sheffield Theatres: Desire Under The Elms}}</ref>
*''[[Uncle Vanya]]'' by [[Anton Chekhov]] translated by [[Peter Gill (playwright)|Peter Gill]] directed by Tamara Harvey in a co-production with [[Theatre Clwyd]]<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/uncle-vanya| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170718162324/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/uncle-vanya| archive-date = 2017-07-18| title = Sheffield Theatres: Uncle Vanya}} </ref>
*''[[Uncle Vanya]]'' by [[Anton Chekhov]] translated by [[Peter Gill (playwright)|Peter Gill]] directed by Tamara Harvey in a co-production with [[Theatre Clwyd]]<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/uncle-vanya| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170718162324/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/uncle-vanya| archive-date = 18 July 2017| title = Sheffield Theatres: Uncle Vanya}}</ref>
*''[[The Wizard of Oz (2011 musical)|The Wizard Of Oz]]'' by [[L. Frank Baum]] with music and lyrics by [[Harold Arlen]] and E. Y. Haburg directed by Robert Hastie<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/the-wizard-of-oz| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170718180528/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/the-wizard-of-oz| archive-date = 2017-07-18| title = Sheffield Theatres: The Wizard of Oz}} </ref>
*''[[The Wizard of Oz (2011 musical)|The Wizard Of Oz]]'' by [[L. Frank Baum]] with music and lyrics by [[Harold Arlen]] and E. Y. Haburg directed by Robert Hastie<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/the-wizard-of-oz| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170718180528/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/the-wizard-of-oz| archive-date = 18 July 2017| title = Sheffield Theatres: The Wizard of Oz}}</ref>


===2018 productions===
===2018 productions===
*''Chicken Soup'' by Ray Castleton and Kieran Knowles directed by Bryony Shanahan<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/chicken-soup| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070611/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/chicken-soup| archive-date = 2018-12-02| title = Sheffield Theatres: Chicken Soup.}} </ref>
*''Chicken Soup'' by Ray Castleton and Kieran Knowles directed by Bryony Shanahan<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/chicken-soup| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070611/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/chicken-soup| archive-date = 2 December 2018| title = Sheffield Theatres: Chicken Soup.}}</ref>
*''[[Frost/Nixon (play)|Frost/Nixon]]'' by [[Peter Morgan]] directed by Kate Hewitt<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/frostnixon| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070715/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/frostnixon| archive-date = 2018-12-02| title = Sheffield Theatres: Frost/Nixon}} </ref>
*''[[Frost/Nixon (play)|Frost/Nixon]]'' by [[Peter Morgan]] directed by Kate Hewitt<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/frostnixon| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070715/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/frostnixon| archive-date = 2 December 2018| title = Sheffield Theatres: Frost/Nixon}}</ref>
*''The Changing Room'' by [[Chris Bush (playwright)|Chris Bush]] directed by Emily Hutchinson as part of [[National Theatre Connections]]<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/the-changing-room| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202072006/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/the-changing-room| archive-date = 2018-12-02| title = Sheffield Theatres: The Changing Room}} </ref>
*''The Changing Room'' by [[Chris Bush (playwright)|Chris Bush]] directed by Emily Hutchinson as part of [[National Theatre Connections]]<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/the-changing-room| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202072006/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/the-changing-room| archive-date = 2 December 2018| title = Sheffield Theatres: The Changing Room}}</ref>
*''[[The York Realist]]'' by [[Peter Gill (playwright)|Peter Gill]] directed by Robert Hastie in a co-production with The Donmar Warehouse<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/the-york-realist| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180101231150/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/the-york-realist| archive-date = 2018-01-01| title = Sheffield Theatres: The York Realist}} </ref>
*''[[The York Realist]]'' by [[Peter Gill (playwright)|Peter Gill]] directed by Robert Hastie in a co-production with The Donmar Warehouse<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/the-york-realist| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180101231150/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/the-york-realist| archive-date = 1 January 2018| title = Sheffield Theatres: The York Realist}}</ref>
*''Love And Information'' by [[Caryl Churchill]] directed by Caroline Steinbeis<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/love-and-information| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070711/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/love-and-information| archive-date = 2018-12-02| title = Sheffield Theatres: Love and Information}} </ref>
*''Love And Information'' by [[Caryl Churchill]] directed by Caroline Steinbeis<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/love-and-information| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070711/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/love-and-information| archive-date = 2 December 2018| title = Sheffield Theatres: Love and Information}}</ref>
*''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play)|One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest]]'' by Dale Wasserman from the novel by [[Ken Kesey]] directed by Javaad Alipoor<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070718/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest| archive-date = 2018-12-02| title = Sheffield Theatres: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest}} </ref>
*''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play)|One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest]]'' by Dale Wasserman from the novel by [[Ken Kesey]] directed by [[Javaad Alipoor]]<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070718/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest| archive-date = 2 December 2018| title = Sheffield Theatres: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest}}</ref>
*''Songs From The Seven Hills'' by [[John Hollingworth (actor)|John Hollingworth]] with music and lyrics by Claire McKenzie and Scott Gilmour directed by Emily Hutchinson<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/songs-from-the-seven-hills| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070511/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/songs-from-the-seven-hills| archive-date = 2018-12-02| title = Sheffield Theatres: Songs from the Seven Hills}} </ref>
*''Songs From The Seven Hills'' by [[John Hollingworth (actor)|John Hollingworth]] with music and lyrics by Claire McKenzie and Scott Gilmour directed by Emily Hutchinson<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/songs-from-the-seven-hills| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070511/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/songs-from-the-seven-hills| archive-date = 2 December 2018| title = Sheffield Theatres: Songs from the Seven Hills}}</ref>
*''Steel'' by [[Chris Bush (playwright)|Chris Bush]] directed by [[Rebecca Frecknall]]<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/steel| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181118025845/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/steel| archive-date = 2018-11-18| title = Sheffield Theatres: Steel}} </ref>
*''Steel'' by [[Chris Bush (playwright)|Chris Bush]] directed by [[Rebecca Frecknall]]<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/steel| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181118025845/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/steel| archive-date = 18 November 2018| title = Sheffield Theatres: Steel}}</ref>
*''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]] with music by [[Dan Gillespie Sells]] directed by Robert Hastie <ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/a-midsummer-nights-dream| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202072007/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/a-midsummer-nights-dream| archive-date = 2018-12-02| title = Sheffield Theatres: A Midsummer Night's Dream}} </ref>
*''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]] with music by [[Dan Gillespie Sells]] directed by Robert Hastie<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/a-midsummer-nights-dream| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202072007/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/a-midsummer-nights-dream| archive-date = 2 December 2018| title = Sheffield Theatres: A Midsummer Night's Dream}}</ref>
*''Close Quarters'' by Kate Bowen directed by Kate Wasserberg in a co-production with Out Of Joint<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/close-quarters| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070709/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/close-quarters| archive-date = 2018-12-02| title = Sheffield Theatres: Close Quarters}} </ref>
*''Close Quarters'' by Kate Bowen directed by Kate Wasserberg in a co-production with Out Of Joint<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/close-quarters| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070709/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/close-quarters| archive-date = 2 December 2018| title = Sheffield Theatres: Close Quarters}}</ref>
*''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]'' by Sam Spewack and Bella Spewack with music and lyrics by [[Cole Porter]] directed by Paul Foster<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/kiss-me-kate| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202155051/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/kiss-me-kate| archive-date = 2018-12-02| title = Sheffield Theatres: Kiss Me, Kate}} </ref>
*''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]'' by Sam Spewack and Bella Spewack with music and lyrics by [[Cole Porter]] directed by Paul Foster<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/kiss-me-kate| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202155051/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/kiss-me-kate| archive-date = 2 December 2018| title = Sheffield Theatres: Kiss Me, Kate}}</ref>


===2019 productions===
===2019 productions===
*''[[Rutherford & Son]]'' by [[Githa Sowerby]] directed by Caroline Steinbeis<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/rutherford-and-son| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070747/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/rutherford-and-son| archive-date = 2018-12-02| title = Sheffield Theatres: Rutherford and Son}} </ref>
*''[[Rutherford & Son]]'' by [[Githa Sowerby]] directed by Caroline Steinbeis<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/rutherford-and-son| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070747/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/rutherford-and-son| archive-date = 2 December 2018| title = Sheffield Theatres: Rutherford and Son}}</ref>
*hang by [[debbie tucker green]] directed by Taio Lawson<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/hang| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070632/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/hang| archive-date = 2018-12-02| title = Sheffield Theatres: hang}} </ref>
*hang by [[debbie tucker green]] directed by Taio Lawson<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/hang| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070632/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/hang| archive-date = 2 December 2018| title = Sheffield Theatres: hang}}</ref>
*''Stuff'' by Tom Wells directed by Emily Hutchinson as part of [[National Theatre Connections]]
*''Stuff'' by Tom Wells directed by Emily Hutchinson as part of [[National Theatre Connections]]
*''Standing At The Sky's Edge ''by [[Chris Bush (playwright)|Chris Bush]] with music and lyrics by [[Richard Hawley]] directed by Robert Hastie<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/standing-at-the-skys-edge| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202072004/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/standing-at-the-skys-edge| archive-date = 2018-12-02| title = Sheffield Theatres: Standing at the Sky's Edge}} </ref>
*''Standing At The Sky's Edge ''by [[Chris Bush (playwright)|Chris Bush]] with music and lyrics by [[Richard Hawley]] directed by Robert Hastie<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/standing-at-the-skys-edge| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202072004/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/standing-at-the-skys-edge| archive-date = 2 December 2018| title = Sheffield Theatres: Standing at the Sky's Edge}}</ref>
*''[[Life Of Pi]]'' by Lolita Chakrabarti from the novel by [[Yann Martel]] directed by Max Webster<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/life-of-pi| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202072010/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/life-of-pi| archive-date = 2018-12-02| title = Sheffield Theatres: Life of Pi}} </ref>
*''[[Life Of Pi]]'' by Lolita Chakrabarti from the novel by [[Yann Martel]] directed by Max Webster<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/life-of-pi| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202072010/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/life-of-pi| archive-date = 2 December 2018| title = Sheffield Theatres: Life of Pi}}</ref>
*''[[The Last King Of Scotland]]'' by Steve Waters from the novel by [[Giles Foden]] directed by [[Gbolahan Obisesan]]<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/events/the-last-king-of-scotland| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190810063033/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/events/the-last-king-of-scotland| archive-date = 2019-08-10| title = The Last King of Scotland {{!}} Sheffield Theatres}} </ref>
*''[[The Last King Of Scotland]]'' by Steve Waters from the novel by [[Giles Foden]] directed by [[Gbolahan Obisesan]]<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/events/the-last-king-of-scotland| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190810063033/https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/events/the-last-king-of-scotland| archive-date = 10 August 2019| title = The Last King of Scotland {{!}} Sheffield Theatres}}</ref>
*''[[Reasons To Stay Alive]]'' by April De Angelis from the novel by [[Matt Haig]] directed by Jonathan Watkins
*''[[Reasons To Stay Alive]]'' by April De Angelis from the novel by [[Matt Haig]] directed by Jonathan Watkins
*''[[My Mother Said I Never Should]]'' by [[Charlotte Keatley]] directed by Jeni Draper, a co-production with [[fingersmiths]]
*''[[My Mother Said I Never Should]]'' by [[Charlotte Keatley]] directed by Jeni Draper, a co-production with [[fingersmiths]]
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===2020 productions===
===2020 productions===
*''A Series of Public Apologies'' by John Donnelly, directed by Emily Hutchinson as part of [[National Theatre Connections]]
*''[[Coriolanus]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]], directed by Robert Hastie
*''[[Coriolanus]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]], directed by Robert Hastie
*''[[Run Sister Run]]'' by Chloe Moss, in a co-production with Paines Plough and [[Soho Theatre]]
*''[[Run Sister Run]]'' by Chloe Moss, in a co-production with Paines Plough and [[Soho Theatre]]
*''[[Here's What She Said To Me]]'' by Oladipo Agboluaje and directed Moji Elufowoju, in a co-production with Utopia Theatre Company
*''[[Oscar And The Pink Lady]]'' by Bryony Lavery from the novel by [[Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt]]
*''[[Everybody's Got To Leave Sometime]]'' in a co-production with Dante Or Die
*''[[Oliver Twist]]'' from the novel by [[Charles Dickens]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Season Announcement Spring 2020 |url=https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/news/season-announcement-spring-2020 |access-date=4 January 2022 |website=Sheffield Theatres}}</ref>


===2021–22 productions===
===2021 productions===
Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=new shows in the Crucible and Lyceum are now on general sale |url=https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/news/new-shows-on-sale-in-the-crucible-and-lyceum |access-date=10 November 2023 |website=Sheffield Theatres }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SHEFFIELD THEATRES AND CLEAN BREAK ANNOUNCE CASTING FOR TYPICAL GIRLS |url=https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/news/sheffield-theatres-and-clean-break-announce-casting-for-typical-girls |access-date=10 November 2023 |website=Sheffield Theatres }}</ref>
* ''[[She Loves Me]]'', a musical with a book by [[Joe Masteroff]], lyrics by [[Sheldon Harnick]], and music by [[Jerry Bock]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 December 2021 |title= She Loves Me review |work=[[The Stage]] |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/she-loves-me-review-crucible-theatre-sheffield |access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''The Band Plays On'' by [[Chris Bush (playwright)|Chris Bush]], directed by Robert Hastie and Anthony Lau. Presented and distributed digitally
* [[Talent (play)|''Talent'']] by [[Victoria Wood]], directed by Paul Foster
* ''Typical Girls'' by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, directed by Róisín McBrinn
* ''The Golden Fleece'' by Olivia Hirst, directed by Alex Mitchell; a 18–25 Young Company production created in partnership with Silent Uproar
* ''[[She Loves Me]]'' by [[Joe Masteroff]], music by [[Jerry Bock]], and lyrics by [[Sheldon Harnick]]; directed by Robert Hastie

===2022 productions===
Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=Sheffield Theatres Announce 50th Anniversary Season |url=https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/news/50th-anniversary-season |access-date=10 November 2023 |website=Sheffield Theatres }}</ref>
* ''[[Anna Karenina]]'', from Helen Edmundson's adaptation, directed by Anthony Lau<ref>{{cite news |date=11 February 2022 |title=Anna Karenina review – Tolstoy meets Baz Luhrmann in a magnificent spectacle |website=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/feb/11/anna-karenina-review-tolstoy-meets-baz-luhrmann-in-a-magnificent-spectacle |access-date=8 August 2022}}</ref>
* ''Human Nurture'' by ''[[Ryan Calais Cameron]]'', directed by Rob Watt; created in partnership with Theatre Centre
* ''Far Gone'' by ''John Rwothomack'', directed by Mojisola Elufowoju; created in partnership with Roots Mbili
* ''Rock / Paper / Scissors'', a trio of interwoven original plays by [[Chris Bush (playwright)|Chris Bush]], performed simultaneously by one cast with three creative/production team<ref>{{cite web |date=23 June 2022 |title=Rock/Paper/Scissors review – sharp-edged trilogy celebrates a city in flux |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/jun/23/rock-paper-scissors-review-sheffield-theatres |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=The Guardian}}</ref>
* ''How A City Can Save The World'' by Stockroom, directed by Tess Seddon
* ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]], directed by Robert Hastie; created in partnership with Ramps On The Moon
* ''[[Accidental Death of an Anarchist]]'' by [[Dario Fo]], in a new adaptation from [[Tom Basden]], directed by Daniel Raggett
* ''[[The Contingency Plan|The Contingecy Plan]]'', two plays by Steve Waers performed in rep, directed by Caroline Steinbeis and Chelsea Walker
* [[Standing at the Sky's Edge (musical)|Standing At The Sky's Edge]] by [[Chris Bush (playwright)|Chris Bush]] with music and lyrics by [[Richard Hawley]] directed by Robert Hastie

===2023 productions===
* ''[[The Good Person of Szechwan]]'' by [[Bertolt Brecht]], in a new adaptation from Nina Segal, directed by Anthony Lau; created in partnership with [[Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)|Lyric Hammersmith]] and English Touring Theatre
* ''Birds & Bees'' by Charlie Josephine, directed by Rob Watt; created in partnership with Theatre Centre
* ''Wildfire Road'' by Eve Leigh, directed by Laura Keefe
* ''[[Miss Saigon]]'' by [[Claude-Michel Schönberg]] and [[Alain Boublil]], with lyrics by Boublil and [[Richard Maltby Jr.]]; directed by Robert Hastie and Anthony Lau in the first major non-replica staging of the musical
* ''Anna Hibiscus' Song'' by [[Atinuke]], in an adaptation by Mojisola Elufowoju; created in partnership with Utopia Theatre
* ''We Could All Be Perfect'' by Hannah Morley, directed by Ruby Clarke
* ''[[The Imaginary Invalid|The Hypochondriac]]'' by [[Molière|Moliere]], from an adaptation by [[Roger McGough]]; directed by Sarah Tipple
* [[White Christmas (musical)|''White Christmas'']] by [[David Ives]] and Paul Blake, with music and lyrics by [[Irving Berlin]]; directed by Paul Foster

===2024 productions===
Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=NEW SHOWS ANNOUNCED FOR 2024 |url=https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/news/new-shows-announced-for-2024 |access-date=10 November 2023 |website=Sheffield Theatres }}</ref>
* ''Wish You Weren't Here:'' a new play by Katie Redford directed by Theatre Centre Artistic Director Rob Watt; created in partnership with Theatre Centre
* ''Lines'': created by Junaid Sarieddeen, John Rwothomack, Fidaa Zidan and Alexandra Aron with additional writing by Asiimwe Deborah Kawe; created in partnership with Roots Mbili and The Remote Theater Project
* ''[[The Crucible]]'': by [[Arthur Miller]] and produced by Sheffield Theatres and staged in the iconic Crucible Theatre by Associate Artistic Director Anthony Lau


==''Pinter: A Celebration''==
==''Pinter: A Celebration''==


Sheffield Theatres' programme ''Pinter: A Celebration'' took place from 11 October to 11 November 2006. The programme featured selected productions of [[Harold Pinter]]'s plays, in order of presentation: ''[[The Caretaker]]'', ''[[No Man's Land (play)|No Man's Land]]'', ''[[Family Voices]]'', ''[[Tea Party (play)|Tea Party]]'', ''[[The Room (play)|The Room]]'', ''[[One for the Road (Harold Pinter play)|One for the Road]]'' and ''[[The Dumb Waiter]]''. These films (mostly his screenplays; some in which Pinter appears as an actor) were shown: ''[[The Go-Between (1971 film)|The Go-Between]]'', ''[[Accident (1967 film)|Accident]]'', ''[[The Birthday Party (play)|The Birthday Party]]'', ''[[The French Lieutenant's Woman (film)|The French Lieutenant's Woman]]'', ''[[Reunion (1989 film)|Reunion]]'', ''[[Mojo (1997 film)|Mojo]]'', ''[[The Servant (1963 film)|The Servant]]'' and ''[[The Pumpkin Eater]]''
Sheffield Theatres' programme ''Pinter: A Celebration'' took place from 11 October to 11 November 2006. The programme featured selected productions of [[Harold Pinter]]'s plays, in order of presentation: ''[[The Caretaker]]'', ''[[No Man's Land (play)|No Man's Land]]'', ''[[Family Voices]]'', ''[[Tea Party (play)|Tea Party]]'', ''[[The Room (play)|The Room]]'', ''[[One for the Road (Harold Pinter play)|One for the Road]]'' and ''[[The Dumb Waiter]]''. These films (mostly his screenplays; some in which Pinter appears as an actor) were shown: ''[[The Go-Between (1971 film)|The Go-Between]]'', ''[[Accident (1967 film)|Accident]]'', ''[[The Birthday Party (play)|The Birthday Party]]'', ''[[The French Lieutenant's Woman (film)|The French Lieutenant's Woman]]'', ''[[Reunion (1989 film)|Reunion]]'', ''[[Mojo (1997 film)|Mojo]]'', ''[[The Servant (1963 film)|The Servant]]'' and ''[[The Pumpkin Eater]].''


''Pinter: A Celebration'' also included other related programme events: "Pause for Thought" ([[Penelope Wilton]] and [[Douglas Hodge]] in conversation with [[Michael Billington (critic)|Michael Billington]]), "Ashes to Ashes – A Cricketing Celebration", a "Pinter Quiz Night", "The New World Order", the [[BBC Two]] documentary film ''Arena: Harold Pinter'' (introduced by Anthony Wall, producer of ''[[Arena (UK TV series)|Arena]]''), and "The New World Order – A Pause for Peace" (a consideration of "Pinter's pacifist writing" [both poems and prose] supported by the Sheffield Quakers), and a screening of "Pinter's passionate and antagonistic 45-minute Nobel Prize Lecture."<ref>See [http://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.view&NewsID=222 "Latest News: August 2006: Sheffield Theatres Presents Pinter: A Celebration"], {{webarchive|url=https://www.webcitation.org/5zuDhfFJn?url=http://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.view&NewsID=222 |date=3 July 2011 }} ''sheffieldtheatres.co.uk'' 18 August 2006, accessed 28 September 2006.</ref>
''Pinter: A Celebration'' also included other related programme events: "Pause for Thought" ([[Penelope Wilton]] and [[Douglas Hodge]] in conversation with [[Michael Billington (critic)|Michael Billington]]), "Ashes to Ashes – A Cricketing Celebration", a "Pinter Quiz Night", "The New World Order", the [[BBC Two]] documentary film ''Arena: Harold Pinter'' (introduced by Anthony Wall, producer of ''[[Arena (UK TV series)|Arena]]''), and "The New World Order – A Pause for Peace" (a consideration of "Pinter's pacifist writing" [both poems and prose] supported by the Sheffield Quakers), and a screening of "Pinter's passionate and antagonistic 45-minute Nobel Prize Lecture."<ref>See [http://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.view&NewsID=222 "Latest News: August 2006: Sheffield Theatres Presents Pinter: A Celebration"], {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716090843/http://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.view&NewsID=222 |date=16 July 2011 }} ''sheffieldtheatres.co.uk'' 18 August 2006, accessed 28 September 2006.</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Sheffield Theatres exterior showing the Crucible and Lyceum.
Sheffield Theatres exterior showing the Crucible and Lyceum.

Sheffield Theatres is a theatre complex in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It comprises three theatres: the Crucible, the Lyceum and the Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse.[1] These theatres make up the largest regional theatre complex outside the London region and show a variety of in-house and touring productions.

Artistic Directors

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Production history

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2017 productions

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2018 productions

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2019 productions

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2020 productions

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2021 productions

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  • The Band Plays On by Chris Bush, directed by Robert Hastie and Anthony Lau. Presented and distributed digitally
  • Talent by Victoria Wood, directed by Paul Foster
  • Typical Girls by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, directed by Róisín McBrinn
  • The Golden Fleece by Olivia Hirst, directed by Alex Mitchell; a 18–25 Young Company production created in partnership with Silent Uproar
  • She Loves Me by Joe Masteroff, music by Jerry Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; directed by Robert Hastie

2022 productions

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2023 productions

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2024 productions

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  • Wish You Weren't Here: a new play by Katie Redford directed by Theatre Centre Artistic Director Rob Watt; created in partnership with Theatre Centre
  • Lines: created by Junaid Sarieddeen, John Rwothomack, Fidaa Zidan and Alexandra Aron with additional writing by Asiimwe Deborah Kawe; created in partnership with Roots Mbili and The Remote Theater Project
  • The Crucible: by Arthur Miller and produced by Sheffield Theatres and staged in the iconic Crucible Theatre by Associate Artistic Director Anthony Lau

Pinter: A Celebration

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Sheffield Theatres' programme Pinter: A Celebration took place from 11 October to 11 November 2006. The programme featured selected productions of Harold Pinter's plays, in order of presentation: The Caretaker, No Man's Land, Family Voices, Tea Party, The Room, One for the Road and The Dumb Waiter. These films (mostly his screenplays; some in which Pinter appears as an actor) were shown: The Go-Between, Accident, The Birthday Party, The French Lieutenant's Woman, Reunion, Mojo, The Servant and The Pumpkin Eater.

Pinter: A Celebration also included other related programme events: "Pause for Thought" (Penelope Wilton and Douglas Hodge in conversation with Michael Billington), "Ashes to Ashes – A Cricketing Celebration", a "Pinter Quiz Night", "The New World Order", the BBC Two documentary film Arena: Harold Pinter (introduced by Anthony Wall, producer of Arena), and "The New World Order – A Pause for Peace" (a consideration of "Pinter's pacifist writing" [both poems and prose] supported by the Sheffield Quakers), and a screening of "Pinter's passionate and antagonistic 45-minute Nobel Prize Lecture."[31]

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  1. ^ "Sheffield Theatres Arts Council Funding Confirmed Until 2022". Broadway World. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Everybody's Talking About Jamie – Cast Announced". Archived from the original on 1 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Julius Caesar". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Tribes". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Sheffield Theatres: What We Wished For". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Desire Under The Elms". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Uncle Vanya". Archived from the original on 18 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Sheffield Theatres: The Wizard of Oz". Archived from the original on 18 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Chicken Soup". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Frost/Nixon". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Sheffield Theatres: The Changing Room". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Sheffield Theatres: The York Realist". Archived from the original on 1 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Love and Information". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Sheffield Theatres: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Songs from the Seven Hills". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Steel". Archived from the original on 18 November 2018.
  17. ^ "Sheffield Theatres: A Midsummer Night's Dream". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
  18. ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Close Quarters". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
  19. ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Kiss Me, Kate". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
  20. ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Rutherford and Son". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
  21. ^ "Sheffield Theatres: hang". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
  22. ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Standing at the Sky's Edge". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
  23. ^ "Sheffield Theatres: Life of Pi". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
  24. ^ "The Last King of Scotland | Sheffield Theatres". Archived from the original on 10 August 2019.
  25. ^ "new shows in the Crucible and Lyceum are now on general sale". Sheffield Theatres. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  26. ^ "SHEFFIELD THEATRES AND CLEAN BREAK ANNOUNCE CASTING FOR TYPICAL GIRLS". Sheffield Theatres. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  27. ^ "Sheffield Theatres Announce 50th Anniversary Season". Sheffield Theatres. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  28. ^ "Anna Karenina review – Tolstoy meets Baz Luhrmann in a magnificent spectacle". The Guardian. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  29. ^ "Rock/Paper/Scissors review – sharp-edged trilogy celebrates a city in flux". The Guardian. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  30. ^ "NEW SHOWS ANNOUNCED FOR 2024". Sheffield Theatres. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  31. ^ See "Latest News: August 2006: Sheffield Theatres Presents Pinter: A Celebration", Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine sheffieldtheatres.co.uk 18 August 2006, accessed 28 September 2006.
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