Utopia Theatre’s free monthly platform for celebrating talent and creativity in Sheffield. Welcoming upcoming and established performers across all genres. First Sunday of every month.
Theatre picks
Fill your diaries with Sheffield theatre trips. Our theatre picks feature highlights of the shows that are taking to the stage in Sheffield in the coming weeks and months.
Our theatre picks range from musicals at the Lyceum to contemporary drama at the Crucible and improv at Theatre Deli. Expect exciting new talent at the University of Sheffield Drama Studio and the Makerspace within historic Portland Works, plus comedy and am-dram at the likes of The Montgomery, the Library Theatre and the Lantern.
Browse our What's On calendar for more events.
Anything Goes
Wed. 9 July 2025 — Sat. 12 July 2025
The Montgomery
A fast-paced comedy musical that takes you back to the Golden Age of high society on the high seas.
The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals
Fri. 18 July 2025 — Sat. 19 July 2025
Foundry, Students Union, Western Bank, S10 2TG
A horror-comedy homage to 1950s/60s creature-features, set in a camp and toe-tapping dystopia. Presented by Sheffield-based troupe Butter Side Up Theatre Company.
Far Gone
Wed. 17 September 2025 — Sat. 20 September 2025
Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse
Follow Okumu on his journey from innocent boy to child soldier in this gripping, physical one-man play. Written and performed by John Rwothomack. Read our review from the play's 2019 premiere ahead of its return in 2025.
NT Live: Inter Alia
Thu. 4 September 2025 — Mon. 29 September 2025
Showroom
Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated next play from the team behind Prima Facie.
Gwenda's Garage
Wed. 15 October 2025 — Sat. 25 October 2025
Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse
1980s Sheffield, Thatcher’s Britain. Three female mechanics set up a garage, naming it after pioneering racing driver Gwenda Stewart. This new musical tells their story – a story of fun, feminism, friendship, and the power of collective action.
The Ladies Football Club
Sat. 28 February 2026 — Sat. 28 March 2026
Crucible Theatre
When World War 1 forces men onto the frontline, the women of Sheffield take their place in the factories – and on the football pitch. They play to crowds of over 50,000, unaware that something will soon blow the whistle on their beautiful game.