New clubnight Heads Will Roll brings you the best in electroclash, dance-punk, witch house, indie-sleaze, riot grrrl, indietronica, art-pop, oddities and more. NOW AT A FULLY ACCESSIBLE VENUE!

Expect to hear music from CSS, The Faint, Ladytron, Crystal Castles, Le Tigre, Gossip, The Rapture, LCD Soundsystem, CHVRCHES, Hot Chip, The Strokes, MGMT, Sleigh Bells, Late of the Pier, The Dare, The Kills, !!!, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Cramps, Bikini Kill, Grimes, New Young Pony Club, Peaches, Miss Kittin, Bratmobile, ADULT, I-F, bis, Felix da Housecat, Chromatics, The B-52s, Pictureplane, Mareux, Chicks on Speed, Patrick Wolf, The Knife, White Ring, SALEM, Glass Candy, Creme de Menthe, Cold Cave, Les Savy Fav, Out Hud, Q and Not U, Boy Harsher, Ritualz, Crim3s, M83, Modest Mouse, Fischerspooner, Vive La Fete, Tiga, Little Computer People, Legowelt, Crossover, Vitalic, Yelle, and many more.

Doors: 8pm
DJ set begins 8.30pm
Ends: 1am

Tickets: £7 plus booking fee. Available here.

- Location: Arundel Emporium, 16 Matilda St, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 4QD. 
- Facilities: Arundel Emporium has a fully licensed bar selling local beers, wine and spirits. The bar takes cash and card.
- Accessibility: The venue is fully accessible with a lift and ramps, and plenty of seating (tables with benches). There is also an accessible toilet. There is projected video all night with strobing effects which may affect some photosensitive folks. 
- Tickets: All tickets are sold online via Ticketsource. No refunds except in the case of venue cancellation. Thanks
- 18+ event. Please have ID if you are lucky enough to look under 25. 
- Please note, bags will be checked upon entry.

Event details

A searing opera where theatre, jealousy and reality collide
A masterpiece of Italian verismo arrives in Sheffield as English Touring Opera presents Pagliacci, Ruggero Leoncavallo’s gripping drama of love, obsession and revenge.

When Canio, leader of a travelling theatre troupe, begins to see his own life reflected in rehearsals for an upcoming performance, suspicion takes hold. Convinced that his wife is having an affair, Canio’s emotions spiral — raising the question: can art ever be separated from real life, or does the stage merely expose the truth beneath the mask?
Opera ripped from real life
Written by Ruggero Leoncavallo, Pagliacci was inspired by a real-life crime from the composer’s own childhood. The result is a tightly focused, emotionally charged opera that packs passion, melodrama and violence into a relentless evening of theatre.

Famous for the aria Vesti la giubba and its devastating play-within-a-play climax, Pagliacci remains one of opera’s most powerful explorations of jealousy and public performance.
Creative team
This new English Touring Opera production marks the directorial debut of Eleanor Burke, founder of the pioneering sustainable company Green Opera. She is joined by ETO’s
Music Director Gerry Cornelius, bringing fresh intensity and clarity to this classic work.
Sung in English
English surtitles provided
Audience & access information
Age guidance: 12+
Accessible performances available

🎟 Tickets & full details:
https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/events/english-touring-opera-pagliacci

Event details