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Grand Theft Hamlet

This feature documentary follows two out of work actors - as all UK entertainment venues have been closed during the pandemic lockdown - who attempt the impossible task of delivering a full production of Shakespeare's Hamlet, inside the online world of Grand Theft Auto 5.

Shot entirely in game, this film charts their adventure as they discover surprising truths about life, friendship, and the lasting power of Shakespeare.

Book now: The Light / Showroom

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The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme

Mon. 16 February 2026 — Fri. 27 March 2026

Showroom

The UK’s largest Japanese film festival comes on tour to Sheffield's Showroom. The 2026 theme is Knowing Me, Knowing You – The True Self in Japanese Cinema. With a mix of powerful social crime dramas, gender-defining films, fantasy, and horror.

Blue Boy Trial (ブルーボーイ事件)

Fri. 27 February 2026

Showroom

A new film based on the true story of a groundbreaking but largely forgotten trial in 1960s Tokyo, that challenged the law around gender-affirming surgery and reshaped Japan’s understanding LGBTQ+ issues. From director Kasho Iizuka.

Festival of the Mind

A biennial festival of new ideas. Bringing together the city's creative community and its academic minds through exhibitions, talks, screenings, performances and more. Stay tuned for dates and details for the next Festival of the Mind in autumn 2026.

Khartoum film screening and fundraiser

Thu. 5 February 2026

Broomhall Centre, Broomspring Lane, S10 2FD

Join Sheffield Transformed for the Sheffield premiere of a documentary charting the lives of five people in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, ravaged by a civil war since 2023. Raising money for SOS For Sudan.