Crucible

10.00am - 4.00pm - Crucible Theatre Come and get into the festive spirit as we host our 3rd annual Christmas Market. With an abundance of local suppliers offering a host of festive treats, from pottery to jewellery and photography to foods, you are certain to find a unique Christmas gift for your loved ones or a festive treat for yourself! New inclusions to the Craft Market this year are performances from local choirs, who will sing a mix of carols and other tunes! Amongst them are No Strings Attached, Sheffield Babel Songs, Serenissma, Humzingers and of course our very own Crucible Choir making their debut! We will have a host of festive treats in the cafe including mulled wine, mince pies and hot roast Turkey Sandwiches.

Hi Jerseygirl69 - there are no assigned seat numbers on the tickets - for this particular event seating is first come first served so we recommend getting there early to avoid disappointment. All performances are now sold out however Mr Bloom's allotments in Tudor Square will be open to the public from 10 - 6pm.

Sheffield's own Jarvis Cocker will appear in conversation with Richard Bacon at the Crucible next Thursday 11 October, as part of BBC 5 Live's Octoberfest. The event is free but ticketed. More info can be found in yesterday's thread here.

As part of the activities surrounding BBC 5 Live Octoberfest, Tudor Square will be transformed by Mr Bloom's allotment! Ahead of his appearance as Dandini in this year's family pantomime, Cinderella, CBeebies’ Mr Bloom will be entertaining youngsters with his allotment antics in the Lyceum Theatre throughout the day next Saturday 13 October. Free live performances by Mr Bloom and the Veggies take place at 11am, 12pm, 2pm & 3pm. Outdoors in Tudor Square, families will have the opportunity to get hands on with nature and the environment, with activities for children hosted by local partners. As with the television series, the fun will be about growing and nurturing plants, caring for our environment and discovering where our food comes from. Performances are free but ticketed - tickets are available by contacting the Sheffield Theatres Box Office on 0114 2496000 or by visiting the website. Entry to the overall event in Tudor Square is open to the general public, depending on capacity. The site is open from 10am to 6pm.

BBC Radio 5 Live’s Octoberfest, the station's free three-day festival, is coming to Sheffield Theatres next Thursday 11 - Saturday 13 October. Some of the station's biggest names including Nicky Campbell, Shelagh Fogarty, Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode, Robbie Savage and Colin Murray will present their programmes on stage in the Crucible & Studio front of a live audience. They will be joined by special guests including Jarvis Cocker on with Richard Bacon on Thursday afternoon live from the Crucible. Acclaimed British director, screenwriter and actor, Shane Meadows will join Mayo & the good Dr Kermode. Thu 11 Oct 9:00am Your Call With Nicky Campbell 11:30am BBC Radio 3: The Verb with Ian McMillan 2:00pm Richard Bacon, with special guest Jarvis Cocker 4:00pm 6 Music: Steve Lamacq's Round Table 7:00pm BBC Radio 5 Live Sport Fri 12 Oct 2:00pm Mayo and Kermode's Film Review with Shane Meadows Sat 13 Oct 11:00am Fighting Talk 2:00pm 7 Day Sunday with Al Murray 6:00pm 606 with Mark Chapman and Robbie Savage Tickets are free and for the events listed can be obtained from the Sheffield Theatres box office in person, by phone (0114 249 6000) or booked through the website at www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk

Richard Wilson and the cast of That Face will be appearing at Waterstones in Orchard Square tomorrow (Mon 5 July 2010) from 12.30pm to perform an extract of the play. The event is free and the cast including Frances Barber will perform two short scenes - perfect for your lunch break! More information about That Face. That Face Thu 1 - Sat 24 July Tickets £10.00 - £15.00 Sheffield Theatres Studio Box Office 0114 249 6000 sheffieldtheatres.co.uk

Sisters’ Public Dress Rehearsal – Thursday 11 March 7.45pm This Thursday is the Public Dress Rehearsal for ‘Sisters’. All tickets are £1 and go on sale at 10am that morning from Sheffield Theatres Box Office for the evening’s performance at 7.45pm.

To help celebrate and promote ‘An Enemy of the People’ Sheffield Theatres plan on staging a flashmob event tomorrow! We'd like a many people as possible to get involved with us and if you fancy doing something a bit different tomorrow lunchtime then email [email protected] The event will only last for around 5 mins from 1pm outside the Town Hall: • Meet at the Lyceum rehearsal room (let me know if you don’t know where I mean!) at 12.30 • A quick run through of how the event’s going to work (I’ve included details below) • Disperse with your placards in groups of 3 at different intervals • When you get to the Town Hall stand outside and chant ‘An Enemy of the People’ • Disperse after you’ve been there for 10 mins and make your way back to the Lyceum stage door to grab your things and leave your placards! In a nutshell – that’s it! I’ll be putting out a call to the press and will also be filming it for ourselves but we want to do something different and original to make people aware of the show. You chant the slogan or generally draw attention to yourselves; if asked what you are doing by a member of the public hand them a business card with ‘Have your say http://www.theRehearsalRoom.co.uk’; on it. After a short time, one person (tbc on the day) emerges out of the crowd holding a white placard that reads, ’The strongest man is the man that stands alone’. The crowd disperses until the single figure is left alone. Finally, he wanders off. If you can let me know whether you’re definitely able to attend and if you can bring along anyone else then that would be great! Laura

£1.00 tickets for tonight's public dress rehearsal are on sale now - only available in person from our Box Office.

Tickets just a £1 for An Enemy of the People this Thursday: http://tinyurl.com/y9hfo52

Fascinating article by Antony Sher about Ibsen and An Enemy of the People in yesterday's Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/feb/02/antony-sher-henrik-ibsen

A Sheffield Theatres Production An Enemy of the People By Henrik Ibsen In a version by Christopher Hampton Thu 11 February - Sat 20 March 2010 Crucible Theatre, Sheffield It’s boom time in the spa town. Investment in the public baths is paying off handsomely. Visitor numbers have never been higher. But one man knows the toxic secret underlying the town’s newfound wealth. His concern is for the health of the people. So how can he be their enemy? Artistic Director Daniel Evans directs double Olivier Award-winner Sir Antony Sher in Ibsen’s searing play. Tickets: £1.00 - £19.00 Box Office: 0114 249 6000 Book online: http://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=whatson.production&ProductionID=853 Watch the trailer, take a look behind the scenes and get involved with the themes of the play at our new online resource: http://www.therehearsalroom.co.uk

Some great new production shots of If We Go On over at Vincent Dance Theatre's website, as well as videoclips and other resources. Don't forget our competition too - drop us a quick line and you could win free tickets to see this compelling new show in the newly reopened Crucible Theatre!

My Dad's A Birdman Sat 14 & 21 November 11.00am and 2.00pm, Sat 12 December 11.00am and 2.30pm Crucible Theatre Everyone is in a twitter - the Great Human Bird Race is coming to town! Lizzie and Jackie have been building their nest and are preparing for take off. But Auntie Doreen disapproves and is out to bring some order back to No.2 Lark Rise! Will the dynamic father and daughter duo get a chance to fly, or will sums, dumplings and headmasters get in the way? From the award-winning pen of Skellig writer, David Almond, this enchanting play for 4 - 7 year olds will warm your heart. Post-show entertainment - Storytelling Story magic will be conjured after every performance in the Crucible upper foyer by the Orange door. Join in and be whisked away on a carpet of magical tales. Free Chatterbox Stay behind after the show and meet the cast. This is your chance to ask them questions about the characters in the play and find out what it's like to be involved in theatre. Free Rhyme & Reason Book Stall Come and browse copies of My Dad's A Birdman as well as other books written by David Almond or illustrated by Polly Dunbar. There will also be a selection of other gorgeous gift books. Tickets £10.00, children £8.00 -------------------COMPETITION-------------------------------- We've got four tickets to give away for this delightful show for all the family at 11am on Saturday 21 November, taking place in the surrounds of the newly reopened Crucible Theatre. For your chance to win, just reply to the thread to tell us what is your favourite bird and why. Perhaps you are a pigeon-fancier, an owl spotter or you just like the ducks in the park. Whatever your favourite bird is and whatever your story, we want to hear about it. The winners will be picked at random from all the answers we receive by 10am on Wednesday 18 November, so drop us a line now for your chance to win!

Check out the Danceworks UK website for a feature, review and competition to win a DVD of Vincent Dance Theatre's previous work Broken Chords.