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A tumultuous year this has been, but you don’t need me to tell you that - you have lived through it. Unbelievably, the all-important arts sector has been under tremendous threat due to the British government’s failure to effectively support organisa

 'Fresh Batch of Scratch' is a new work in progress event organised and curated by a team of Level 6 students. This year we will be putting together a series of scratch performance nights on the first Wednesday of each month up until Christmas (4th N

Now in its second year of running the Spirit of Independence film festival is launching this year's event with a twist - it’s all online! Previously housed at Sheffield's Abbeydale Picture House, the festival has now taken steps to keep it’s audience

Hey all! Before I start my blog discussing The Raindance Festival and Last Rites, I’d to just like to say hello to all the new students starting Acting & Performance at Sheffield Hallam University! Studying at Sheffield was undoubtedly some of the be

Hello SHU performance students and graduates! 

This is a call out for participants for A Fresh Batch of Scratch, a new work in progress event organised and curated by myself and a team of Level 6 students (India, Richard, Matt, Harry, Maraya & Tilly).

Hello, and welcome to Sheffield Hallam University! My name is Tom Payne and I'm the Course Leader for the BA (hons) Acting and Performance. 

It's not long since we said a fond farewell to students who have been with us since September 2017, and now w

**FAST TURNAROUND CALL OUT**❗️❗️❗️🎬🎬🎬

Hi everyone, we're filming a video for the University of Sheffield's online Festival of the Mind platform and are looking for interview applicants. The video is focusing on the impact of events on mental health, w

Doppelganster's 2019 'Choke me'.

A review by Katie Bott.

Doppelganster's 'choke me' is not your typical theatre performance. The art forms of acting, dance and music all work together, they are each well executed individually, and ultimately come toget

The Last King of Scotland.
The Crucible, Sheffield.

Tobi Bamtefa gives a capturing performance of the unpredictable and savage dictator Idi Amin, highlighted further by the anxious and fearful Dr Nicholas Garrigan played by Daniel Portman, Bamtefa por

Picture by: Helen Murray

What is the purpose of theatre? A question raised when watching the striking Ugandan Politics through the eyes of a white man in Sheffield’s Crucible theatre. 

The Last King of Scotland, adapted by the English writer Steve Wat