City Guides
Sheffield
Theatres
Sheffield Theatres has the honour of being the largest theatre complex outside of London, and is comprised of three venues: the Crucible, the Lyceum and the Studio Theatre. The theatres are in the city centre, only five minutes walk from the bus and train stations, and a moment’s walk from the Winter Gardens and Millenium Galleries. The venues play host to a wide range of performances, including drama, dance, comedy and music.
The Crucible was opened in 1971 and functions as the main producing venue in the Sheffield Theatres complex. As well as hosting touring shows and performances by the Crucible Youth Theatre, the Crucible is also home to the annual World Snooker Championships. The auditorium seats just under one thousand people, and features a ‘thrust stage’ which allows the audience to watch the show from three sides and ensuring that no member of the audience is ever more than twenty-two metres from the stage!
The Crucible also has its own restaurant, bar and café, all open late and available to the non-theatre-going public.
The Lyceum was opened in 1897. Though it closed for just over twenty years, it reopened in 1991 and now functions as the main receiving venue for touring productions in the Sheffield Theatres complex. The auditorium seats almost eleven hundred people, and the building is listed for its impressive architectural design. Past shows have included opera, ballet, dance and musicals, but plans for the future include a focusing in on the productions of Sheffield Theatres. The theatre also has a bar.
The Studio Theatre opened relatively recently, in 1971. Seating just four hundred people, the theatre is the smallest of the three, and though it tends to stage smaller productions, it still has a variety of touring companies as regular visitors and stages many popular, critically acclaimed shows.
For information about current shows, please visit the Sheffield Theatres website at http://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/.
There are a number of other, independent theatres in and around the city, showcasing dance, drama and musicals. These include the Montgomery Theatre, a moment’s walk from the theatre complex, and the University Drama Studio on Shearwood Road.
The Crucible was opened in 1971 and functions as the main producing venue in the Sheffield Theatres complex. As well as hosting touring shows and performances by the Crucible Youth Theatre, the Crucible is also home to the annual World Snooker Championships. The auditorium seats just under one thousand people, and features a ‘thrust stage’ which allows the audience to watch the show from three sides and ensuring that no member of the audience is ever more than twenty-two metres from the stage!
The Crucible also has its own restaurant, bar and café, all open late and available to the non-theatre-going public.
The Lyceum was opened in 1897. Though it closed for just over twenty years, it reopened in 1991 and now functions as the main receiving venue for touring productions in the Sheffield Theatres complex. The auditorium seats almost eleven hundred people, and the building is listed for its impressive architectural design. Past shows have included opera, ballet, dance and musicals, but plans for the future include a focusing in on the productions of Sheffield Theatres. The theatre also has a bar.
The Studio Theatre opened relatively recently, in 1971. Seating just four hundred people, the theatre is the smallest of the three, and though it tends to stage smaller productions, it still has a variety of touring companies as regular visitors and stages many popular, critically acclaimed shows.
For information about current shows, please visit the Sheffield Theatres website at http://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/.
There are a number of other, independent theatres in and around the city, showcasing dance, drama and musicals. These include the Montgomery Theatre, a moment’s walk from the theatre complex, and the University Drama Studio on Shearwood Road.
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