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Writer/Producer: Alan Janes Music: Buddy Holly Musical Director: John Banister Director: Matt Salisbury Reviewer: Paul Bannister The Public Reviews Rating: Oh Boy, the world’s most successful Rock n Roll musical is back and it’s rocking the Lyceum Theatre in Sheffield this week. Buddy claims to be ‘the original and best’ so did this have us rocking in the [...]

Writer: David Walliams Music: Matt Brind Director: Matthew White Reviewer: Paul Bannister The Public Reviews Rating: Sniff the air and follow your nose to the Lyceum this week to experience the second book by the now wildly famous David Walliams of Little Britain fame. After the success of the quirky and rather poignant ‘The Boy in the Dress’ [...]

Music: Serge Prokofiev Director: Matthew Bourne Reviewer: Ruth Lovett The Public Reviews Rating:   Matthew Bourne’s reworked 1997 production of Cinderella has swept in to the Lyceum with the flair and sophistication audiences have come to expect from Bourne. Complete with cinema footage from the Blitz and fantastic surround sound (Paul Groothuis); no detail is left incomplete and [...]

Music: Neil Sedaka Lyrics: Howard Greenfield Book: Philip Norman Director: Keith Strachan & Bill Kenwright Reviewer: Audrey Pointer The Public Reviews Rating: This biographical musical is the third from Bill Kenwright and Laurie Mansfield (the other two being about Roy Orbison and Elvis). It traces Neil Sedaka ‘s career through its ups and downs, and now into its [...]

Author: Susan Hill Adaptor: Stephen Mallatratt Director: Robin Herford Reviewer: Ruth Lovett The Public Reviews Rating: A cold misty evening in Sheffield sees the welcome return of this chilling tale. A stalwart of London’s West End for over 20 years and wonderfully adapted by Stephen Mallatratt, this classic ghost story still thrills and terrifies audiences night after night. [...]

Book: Oscar Wilde Adaptor Trevor Baxter Director: Christopher Luscombe Music: Malcolm McKee Reviewer: Ruth Lovett The Public Reviews Rating: Bill Kenwright has once again decided to stage an adaptation of on Oscar Wilde production following recent revivals of The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest but this time has opted for a comedy in [...]