Live Review: Bat Sabbath - Sheffield

Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man – Sheffield Lyceum

Matthew Bourne’s ‘The Car Man’ at the Sheffield Lyceum is utterly stupendous. Despite the show not having been on tour in the UK for over 10 years, it has certainly returned with fervour. The performance had already begun before the audience had even filled the seats, before the lights even went down – with the dancers playfully flirting with one another, hanging signs up and fixing cars. With a show so full of action, passion, deception and des…

Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man Review

The Lyceum Theatre Sheffield – until 25 July 2026 Reviewed by Sal E Marino 5***** Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man, presented by New Adventures at the Lyceum Theatre Sheffield, is nothing short of stunning. Brilliantly directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, with a thrilling score by Terry Davies incorporating Rodion Shchedrin’s Carmen Suite (after Bizet’s Carmen), this electrifying production is filled to the brim with passion, desire and da…

The Car Man - Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield

Composer: Terry Davies & Rodion Shchedrin’s Carmen Suite (after Bizet’s Carmen) Director and Choreographer: Matthew Bourne The programme says, “Fasten your seatbelts” — and it wasn’t wrong. Sir Matthew Bourne’s award-winning The Car Man returns to the stage, blending inspiration from Bizet’s famous opera Carmen and James M. Cain’s novel The Postman Always Rings Twice [...] The post The Car Man – Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield appeared first on The Re…

REVIEW: The Car Man, Sheffield Lyceum

THERE’S plenty of “revs” under the bonnet in Matthew Bourne’s sexy, innovative, film-noir for dance.

Live Review: Bat Sabbath - Sheffield

Live Review: Bat Sabbath – Corporation, Sheffield 16th July 2026Support: Black Mastiff, FroglordWords & Photos: Martin Hingley Just over a year since Black Sabbath played their final show, Canadian hardcore heavyweights Cancer Bats bring their Bat Sabbath alter ego to Sheffield’s The Local Authority at Corporation, celebrating one of metal’s greatest bands. Having already paid tribute to Sabbath at Download Festival back in June, tonight’s intim…