Mad About The Boy
Winner of an Edinburgh Fringe First Award 2011, this timely, urgent, razor-sharp drama sees a teenage boy fighting to save his reputation, torn between the influence of his family, his friends and his school. Questioning where responsibility lies, Mad About the Boy examines the growing divide between the generations who gave, those who earned, and those who demand respect. Gasping
Gasping is a brilliantly funny satire on big business, the media and product exploitation. Perrier for the nostrils becomes the marketing phenomenon of the decade and millions are quickly made. People start hoarding for a rainy day and oxygen supplies run low. The World starts gasping and only the biggest suckers survive. Chris T-T Sings Jeremy Clarkson To Sleep
Over the past decade, writer and musician Chris T-T has been one of the most consistently acclaimed artists in British underground music. Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius is Mike Hadreas, a Seattle songwriter whose jarring 2010 debut album, Learning, was called “an album of rare, redemptive beauty…one of the most uniquely endearing and quietly forceful debut albums of recent years” by Drowned In Sound, and established him as one of the most singular songwriters today. Order
Obsession. Violence. A love story in two acts. An innocent gesture from one person to another, sets in motion a series of increasingly disturbing events. A play about what happens when the line between reality and fantasy become dangerously blurred. Thin Air
‘Ash, feathers, wings, raven, prophesy. Always the same…circles, dips, lost, looking for something’ A new play by award-winning author Berlie Doherty. This haunting family saga is a tale of ambition, secrets and passion unspent. A young man’s dream of flight has ghostly consequences. Where Light Falls: Songs About Joni Mitchell
Where Light Falls is a new departure for Sheffield vocalist Rosie Brown. Rosie has taken her admiration for the song-writing, singing and playing of Joni Mitchell as the inspiration for a show about different aspects of Joni’s life and art. Diabel Cissokho
Senegalese musician Diabel Cissokho is part of the great line of Cissokho griots. Growing up in Dakar, surrounded by a rich musical heritage and a family of musicians, Diabel began playing a number of traditional instruments. Diabel’s musical pedigree is exceptional. International tours with his family’s band Bannaya led to a long stint as Baaba Maal’s kora player, as well as with acclaimed musicians such as Kandia Kouyate, Pee Wee Ellis, Nuru Kane, Daby Balde, Omar Pene and Abdou Diop. 7 Day Drunk
Bryony Kimmings is NOT an alcoholic. But she has always had a rocky relationship with booze. It seems the dark stuff is intrinsically linked to her confidence as an artist as well as to blame for her most genius and most hideous creations. Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
A hilarious retelling of the classic Oscar Wilde story – a gripping tale of love, honour, duty, fortune-telling and murder! Rocket Theatre has created a wicked black comedy that positively fizzes with fun. Join Lord Arthur Savile in his new home for an evening of ludicrous indulgence. Simone Felice Group
Former drummer, writer and vocalist of Catskill Mountain troubadours The Felice Brothers, and the creator of folk-soul outfit The Duke & The King, Simone Felice steps into the spotlight to begin his journey as a lone artist, bearing the fruits of a lifetime of song-writing. The Tickled Rib Comedy Club
The Tickled Rib Comedy Club starts at the Lantern Theatre in Nether Edge and is set to offer a monthly bill of up-and-coming comics and established acts.