Exciting New Shows At Sheffield Theatres

The new season at Sheffield Theatres includes an exciting line-up of West End and Broadway musicals, witty comedy, chart-topping music, poignant drama and family fun. Booking for the new shows will open to Centre Stage Members on Saturday 11 June and to the general public on Saturday 18 June.

The summer begins with music, as five time Grammy award-winning singer songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter (Mon 25 July) and X Factor winner and West End star Matt Cardle (Wed 27 July) light up the Lyceum stage.

Operation Crucible the highly acclaimed play that tells the story of the bomb that exploded at the Marples Hotel in Sheffield on 12 December 1940, opens the season in the Studio. In the Crucible, a brand new production of D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover takes to the stage in September. Directed by Phillip Breen (York Mystery Plays 2016), passion, class, love and sexual freedom are at the heart of this modern classic which will go on to tour the UK following its run in Sheffield.

Alongside previously announced musicals Cats (Mon 3 - Sat 15 Oct) and Sister Act (Mon 16 - Sat 21 Jan) starring Alexandra Burke, the Lyceum hosts the very best musicals on tour in the UK this season. Tommy Steele celebrates the life of a big band legend in The Glenn Miller Story (Tue 16 - Sat 20 Aug). This brand new musical spectacular features a 16-piece orchestra playing the hits of the era including In The Mood, Chattanooga Choo Choo and Moonlight Serenade. Inspired by the moment in 1956 when Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins played together for the first and only time, the smash-hit show Million Dollar Quartet (Tue 27 Sep - Sat 1 Oct) stars Jason Donovan as Sam Phillips and features classic hits including Blue Suede Shoes, Fever, Great Balls of Fire and many more.

Moving forward a decade to the Swinging Sixties, we welcome Sunny Afternoon which charts the rise to stardom of one of Britain's greatest bands, The Kinks, in October; Roddy Doyle's The Commitments and cult musical Little Shop of Horrors in November.

Strictly Come Dancing and Coronation Street star Georgia May Foote plays the iconic role of Holly Golightly in Truman Capote's Breakfast At Tiffany's (Tue 18 - Sat 22 Oct). Set in 1940's New York, this stylish play is set to sparkle like a diamond in Tiffany's window. The true and extraordinary story of the satirical newspaper created amidst the mud and mayhem of the Somme, The Wiper's Times, adapted from Ian Hislop and Nick Newman's award-winning BBC film takes the stage in November, followed later in the month by a stage adaptation of the nation's favourite film, The Shawshank Redemption.

In the Studio Theatre, audiences can see a rich selection of drama this season, from a unique West African version of one of the greatest dramas ever told in The Duchess of Malfi (Iyalode of Eti) (Mon 26 - Wed 28 Sep), via Clara Brennan's award-winning Spine (Thu 27 - Sat 29 Oct) that charts the explosive relationship between a ferocious, wise cracking teenager and a mischievous activist pensioner, to a laugh-out-loud coming of age story for our times in Broken Biscuits (Tue 15 - Sat 19 Nov).

Younger children can enjoy Peppa Pig's Surprise! (Fri 9 - Sat 10 Sep) a charming, colourful new show full of songs and of course, surprises in the Lyceum. Then, in the autumn the whole family can enjoy the return of Fun Palaces (Sat 1 - Sun 2 Oct) where the Theatre will be throwing open its doors to everyone for a free fun-filled weekend of workshops, tours and activities, offering an insight into what happens both on stage and behind-the-scenes.

At Christmas, audiences have the choice of three fantastic productions to enjoy. Saddle up for the wildest of Wild West musicals in the Crucible as Annie Get Your Gun, Irving Berlin's magnificent musical from the Golden Age of Broadway, dazzles on stage. Paul Foster (Tell Me On A Sunday, Sweet Charity) directs Anna-Jane Casey (Flowers for Mrs Harris, Company) as Annie. At the Lyceum, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is this year's festive family pantomime and features a cast including Wendi Peters (Coronation Street), Phil Gallagher (Cbeebies' Mister Maker) and comedy legend Damian Williams. In the Studio, younger families can enjoy a wintery tale full of warmth with The Snow Child, a vibrant and inventive retelling of a traditional folktale for audiences of all ages.

For details of the full autumn season visit sheffieldtheatres.co.uk or call 0114 249 6000. The new season of shows go on sale to Sheffield Theatres' Centre Stage Members on Saturday 11 June, and on general sale to the public from Saturday 18 June at 10.00am..

ENDS

For further information, please contact Lisa Hawkins, Communications Officer (Media) Sheffield Theatres: 0114 201 3828; press@sheffieldtheatres.co.uk

Notes to Editors

Sheffield Theatres Listings

Crucible Lyceum Studio 55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield, S1 1DA

Box Office 0114 249 6000 - Mon - Sat 10.00am to 8.00pm

On non-performance days the Box Office closes at 6.00pm.

A transaction fee of £1.50 (£1.00 online) applies to all bookings made at the Box Office (excl. cash)

www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk

Sheffield Theatres Listings:

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Mon 25 July Mary Chapin Carpenter Lyceum Theatre

Wed 27 July Matt Cardle Lyceum Theatre

Wed 3 - Sat 13 Aug No Man's Land Lyceum Theatre

Tue 16 - Sat 20 Aug The Glenn Miller Story Lyceum Theatre

Sat 3 Sep The Ken Dodd Happiness Show Lyceum Theatre

Tue 6 Sep Sue Perkins Live! in Spectacles Lyceum Theatre

Fri 9 - Sat 10 Sep Peppa Pig's Surprise Lyceum Theatre

Tue 6 - Sat 24 Sep Operation Crucible Studio Theatre

Wed 21 Sep - Sat 15 Oct Lady Chatterley's Lover Crucible Theatre

Wed 14 - Sat 17 Sep Romeo and Juliet Lyceum Theatre

Mon 19 - Sat 24 Sep Relatively Speaking Lyceum Theatre

Tue 27 Sep - Sat 1 Oct Million Dollar Quartet Lyceum Theatre

Mon 26 - Wed 28 Sep The Duchess of Malfi Lyceum Theatre

(Iyalode of Eti)

Thu 29 Sep TANJA Studio Theatre

Wed 5 Oct A Gambler's Guide to Dying Studio Theatre

Mon 3 - Sat 15 Oct Cats Lyceum Theatre

Fri 7 - Sat 8 Oct Disco Pigs Studio Theatre

Mon 10 Oct Beyond The Water's Edge Studio Theatre

Tue 11 Oct Fire in the North Sky Studio Theatre

Thu 13 Oct Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Studio Theatre

Fri 14 - Sat 15 Oct 600 People Studio Theatre

Tue 18 Oct John Osborne Studio Theatre

Tue 18 - Sat 22 Oct Breakfast at Tiffany's Lyceum Theatre

Wed 19 Oct Simon Munnery: Standing Still Studio Theatre

Tue 25 - Sat 29 Oct Sunny Afternoon Lyceum Theatre

Thu 27 - Sat 29 Oct Spine Studio Theatre

Thu 3 - Sat 5 November The Wipers Times Lyceum Theatre

Mon 7 - Sat 12 November Little Shop of Horrors Lyceum Theatre

Thu 10 Nov Jon Ronson's Psychopath Night Crucible Theatre

Tue 15 - Sat 19 Nov Broken Biscuits Studio Theatre

Tue 15 - Sat 19 Nov STOS: Made In Dagenham Lyceum Theatre

Thu 8 Dec - Sat 14 Jan Annie Get Your Gun Crucible Theatre

Fri 9 Dec - Sun 8 Jan Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs Lyceum Theatre

Wed 14 Dec - Sat 7 Jan The Snow Child Lyceum Theatre

Tue 10 - Sat 14 Jan Swan Lake Lyceum Theatre

Mon 16 - Sat 21 Jan Sister Act Lyceum Theatre

Mon 23 Jan - Sat 4 Feb Blood Brothers Lyceum Theatre

Mon 6 - Sat 11 Feb Ghost The Musical Lyceum Theatre

Wed 8 - Sat 25 Feb Everybody's Talking About Jamie Crucible Theatre

Tue 28 March - Sat 1 April Casanova Lyceum Theatre

Mon 3 - Sat 15 April The Full Monty Lyceum Theatre

Tue 18 - Sat 22 April Jane Eyre Lyceum Theatre

Tue 9 - Sat 20 May The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night-Time Lyceum Theatre

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