Based on his latest book 'Ghosts of the Medicine Show: An Odyssey into the Shamanic Roots of Popular Entertainment', the performance discovers the link between ancient shamanism and modern day live entertainment and artistry in the 20th and 21st century.
Sheffield's own Playhouse theatre was transformed into a buzzing 90s club as the brand new indie musical 'How Soon is Now?' took its touring production to the city.
Hunger Stone by Kat Dunn is set in the eerie backdrop of the Peak District. With feminist gothic themes and sapphic retelling of J. Sheridan Le Fanu's 1872 novella 'Carmilla', this is the vampire story that inspired the book everyone knows, 'Dracula'.
October saw the UK release of the Hadestown pro-shot , and while it’s not the first musical to get this treatment, it’s certainly one of the strangest.
The re-opening of theatres post pandemic brought about a noticeable rise in rowdy behaviour as people eagerly returned to the stalls - but what constitutes excitement and what is just plain rudeness?