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Why You Shouldn’t Have Dreams – The Working Class Ceiling and the Northern ‘Problem’

“Soon the only actors are going to be privileged kids whose parents can afford to send them to drama...

‘…it perfectly balanced political satire with comedy and entertainment’ – SUTCo’s ‘The Devil went Down to Parliament’ Review

Inspired by the tale of Doctor Faustus, The Devil went Down to Parliament is a political satire about wealth,...

SUTCo’s The Devil Went Down To Parliament – Review

The Devil went down to Sheffield last night for an evening of raucous laughter, sinister manipulations and top-quality interior...

“Utterly striking”: Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile at The Lyceum

Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile is deliciously haunting- stunning audiences at the Lyceum Theatre from the 10th to...

“A genuinely wonderful play”: The Ladies Football Club at The Crucible

The Ladies Football Club, Written by Stefano Massini and adapted by Tim Firth, is a beautiful, emotionally charged retelling...

The Neuroscience Behind Optical Illusions

Your eyes believe the most important thing in the world is edge detection. This is the process of noticing...

Women’s History Month Reading Group: ‘The Yellow Wall-Paper, Herland, and Selected writings’ by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Book Society and the University of Sheffield Library are inviting all students to join their Women's History Month Reading...

“The production successfully targeted a Gen Z audience”: Legally Blonde at the Lyceum

It’s difficult to miss the buzz about Legally Blonde and its 2026 tour, with its West End names and...

Authentically Leigh-Anne: My Ego Told Me To review

Lifelong Little Mix fan Domie Kamanda breaks down the newest "confident" release from ex-band member Leigh-Anne

Emerald Fennell took me to Withering Lows: A “Wuthering Heights” Retrospective

In a Biographical Notice to a republication of Wuthering Heights, Charlotte Brontë writes this about her sister: ‘Stronger than...

“Entertaining and funny at all the right moments”: SUTCo’s The Odd Couple

SUTCo’s The Odd Couple was a joy to watch. It was entertaining and funny at all the right moments,...

Are students drinking less in 2026?

The traditional image of the binge drinking student is being slowly shattered as statistics show that young people today drink less than in past decades. The number of young adults who choose low or no alcohol drinks to help moderate their drinking has nearly doubled since 2018, according to a Drinkaware poll. Are the current generation simply prioritising their health? Or are other factors, such as economics, social stigma, and safety, at play?