THEATRE DELI ANNOUNCE SUMMER SEASON

Sheffield city centre-based Theatre and arts centre, Theatre Deli, has announced its first season since opening their new venue earlier this year.

The first season from Theatre Deli Sheffield’s new artistic team Daljinder Singh and Miranda Debenham sees the return of the theatre’s renowned range of diverse, alternative performances from artists in Sheffield and beyond.

Ahead of Refugee Week, internationally acclaimed musician Michael Cretu presents an evening of Balkan Roma Contemporary Jazz (16th June). Contemporary dance performances harmony. 天 by Ellandar Productions (2nd-3rd June) and TRY|TRYING|TRIED by Owen & Slater (22nd July) sit alongside improv show MATES: The Improvised ’90s Sitcom (8th July) and thought-provoking theatre I Love You, Mum – I Promise I Won’t Die by Octopus Dream Theatre (7th-9th July).

Theatre Deli’s free artist support initiatives – Producers Meet Up, Open Stage Night and Deli DropIns – will continue on a regular basis throughout the year. Artists should also keep an eye on TheatreDeli’s social media channels, where space in the venue is given away for free each week through Free Space Fridays.

Based on Arley Street close to London Road, the new venue features three rehearsal rooms including a dance studio with a custom-built dance floor and mirrors, a performance space with a capacity of 120, an open area for hot desking, and a bar and cafe. The building is open from 10am-6pm, Monday-Friday and is available for hires, with current upcoming events including acting workshops, conferences, music nights and film screenings.

“This season of work is a great expression of everything Deli stands for –accessible, diverse and exciting performances from both local and national talent,” said Miranda Debenham, Producer for Theatre Deli. “It’s been a joy to talk with the artists and companies represented in this season, and to bring their work to a wider audience here in Sheffield.”

Tickets for Theatre Deli Sheffield’s Summer Season are available to purchase from www.theatredeli.co.uk now.

We Need New Names

PLAYHOUSE // 5-6 JUNE // £13-£15

Based on the novel by the first Black African woman and first Zimbabwean to be Booker Prize-shortlisted, this defiant coming-of-age story is full of exuberance, humour and humanity. When 10-year-old Darling moves from Mugabe’s Zimbabwe to Michigan, the western world she encounters as a teenager is far from the American utopia of her dreams… sheffieldtheatres.co.uk

BIRMINGHAM PASSAGE (MIGRATION MATTERS FESTIVAL)

YELLOW ARCH STUDIOS // 18 JUNE // £0-£10 Birmingham Passage is an interdisciplinary arts production inspired by layered stories of migration linked to the Windrush generation. The project aims to portray the different generations of passage into a place and how migration can bring a new perspective for both sides of the lens, as well as layers of cultural and transcendent energies. migrationmattersfestival.co.uk

MADE IN BRITAIN (INDIA)

THE CRUCIBLE PLAYHOUSE // 20 JUNE // £0-£12 Roo is a deaf Punjabi boy from Birmingham, living in a world that wasn’t made for him. Through pain and laughter, Roo narrates the impact of ableism and racism throughout his childhood and adult life, leading him to confront one key question: “Where do I belong?” A coming-of-age story about discovering your community and the journey that follows. migrationmattersfestival.co.uk

Wish You Were Dead

LYCEUM // 27 JUNE – 1 JULY // £15-£47

Adapted for the stage, Wish You Were Dead is the latest thrilling instalment of the Grace Series – the most successful modern-day crime franchise since Agatha Christie. When Detective Superintendent Roy Grace and Cleo Morey take their first holiday together, they hope for a few days away from their everyday worlds of murder and the mortuary. But their dream escape turns out to be the holiday from hell. sheffieldtheatres.co.uk

DONKEY NONSENSE: PRINTS JAMES GREEN

MILLENIUM GALLERY // JUN-OCT // FREE sheffieldmuseums.org.uk

Throughout this summer and beyond, the Millennium Gallery will celebrate the work of one of Sheffield’s most popular artists and printmakers. Alongside bold renderings of landscapes and animals of all kinds, donkeys have been a much-loved mainstay of Green’s prints for over 15 years. This exhibition will showcase more than 50 of Green’s screenprints and linocuts, alongside clothing, ceramics, films and more.