bedpost. at Network, 29 January 7 April 2020 This February during Independent Venues Week I caught bedpost.'s set at Network, a new venue at DINA in collaboration with Record Junkee. I …
The Storm Officer: Extreme weather and the human spirit 1 February 2020 Matt Black writes poems for adults and children. Matt is already a Sheffield favourite, having lived and worked in the area for many years. …
Kate Rusby at City Hall, 4 December 1 January 2020 You know Christmas has officially begun when local lass Kate Rusby brings her travelling band of merriment to town. Set to a beautifully win…
The Last King of Scotland, Crucible 1 November 2019 Steve Waters' adaptation of Giles Foden's book about the dangerous, charismatic and psychopathic Ugandan leader Idi Amin uses a fictional re…
Red Rum Club, Academy, 26 September 1 October 2019 "This is the first night of the tour, and we wouldn't want to spend it anywhere else, Sheffield," utters Fran Doran, the lead singer of six-…
Natalie McCool, Park Hill, 21 September 1 October 2019 There must be only a handful of people on the planet whose first, and so far only, visit to a flat in Park Hill was to attend the most intim…
Manu Delago, Abbeydale Picture House, 26 September 1 October 2019 Manu Delago might be known as a percussionist, but after this show it's clear that it's in his role as composer that his ear is put to best …
Robbie Thompson & R.Loomes, Bishops' House, 20 September 1 October 2019 Everyone has visited a place like Bishops' House before. It's a small museum in an old Tudor house, timber-framed, thick-walled and fitted o…
Hexis, 16 August, Mulberry Tavern 1 September 2019 A lot has been said online about the obscene length of Hexis' current European tour, comprised of 111 shows in 109 days with no days off; a …
The Lehman Trilogy, Showroom 1 September 2019 The Lehman Trilogy is the story of three brothers who arrive in America from Bavaria in the mid 1800s, setting up a modest cloth business wh…
Dora Mars, 1 August, Frog & Parrot 1 September 2019 The Frog & Parrot is a great little pub for a gig. The band is at ground level with the majority of the packed audience overlooking them…
Control x Mizik Nou, 25 August, Night Kitchen 1 September 2019 Joining forces for a 16-hour party at The Night Kitchen on bank holiday Sunday, Control and Mizik Nou supplied something even hotter than th…
The Diary of a Showstopper 1 August 2019 Prologue The hour before I performed in an improvised musical at the Lyceum, I was as ready as you could be for a completely made-up show. I…
Finch & Keita, Abbeydale Picture House, 18 July 1 August 2019 Touring their second record together, SOAR, Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita and Welsh harpist Caitrin Finch descend upon the Abbeydale P…
Africa 3.0, Showroom, 13 September 1 August 2019 Africa 3.0 was a special opportunity to watch a film documenting a near-phenomenon and to then experience it. In this instance, the phenomen…
Sunday Afternoon at Folk Forest 2019 1 August 2019 HoneyfeetHailing from Manchester, Honeyfeet brought eclectic instruments, passionate vocals and bags of energy to Folk Forest. Featuring psy…
KALLIDA 2019 - Sheffield on Tour 1 August 2019 The third instalment of KALLIDA, a small capacity festival of music and visual arts, took place over the weekend 19-22 July. This year saw a…
Marconi Union, 16 June, Yellow Arch 1 July 2019 I feel slightly uneasy as I try to settle into an uncomfortable plastic chair in the darkened back room of Yellow Arch on a gloomy Sunday ev…
Carson McHone, 28 May, Cafe #9 1 July 2019 Cafe #9 in Nether Edge is as appropriate a setting for Carson McHone's alternative Americana as you could find in Sheffield. Wood-panelled, …
Life of Pi 1 July 2019 This latest Sheffield Theatres production is a dazzling adaptation of Yann Martel's 2001 bestselling book. Given the novel is set mostly at …
