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By Billy van Zandt

and Jane Milmore

18 – 21 June 2025

Sheffield University Drama Studio

Shearwood Road, S10 2TD

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Drop Dead! is the murder mystery Agatha Christie wished she’d written — brought to life by Broadway titan Victoria Le Pewe, director of Amarillo Galileo and Life Beneath the Roses. Le Pewe is back on form after her musical tsunami comedy Wave Goodbye to Daddy tragically failed to last beyond its opening night, refreshed and invigorated from her subsequent stay at Sunshine Meadows rest home and secure unit.

 

Mona Monet, jewel in the crown of 90s daytime TV, glitters once again as Bette Barrington. Multiple award nominee Brent Reynolds brings Alexander Barrington to life as only he can. And the venerable Constance Crawford delivers an unforgettable Lady Barrington, in what very well might be the last performance of her esteemed career! Introducing British ingenue Candy Apples as the new Lady Penelope, Alexander’s new wife, and Chaz Looney as Drools the butler. Hal Holst is in it too.

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How will they all cope now that Daddy’s gone? Will they ever be able to eat Gouda again? And did someone say it looks like snow??

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It’s sure to be murder!

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Directed by Hollie Warman and Lily Luty

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Running time: around 1 hour and 50 minutes (including 20 minute interval).

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This amateur production of “Drop Dead!” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd www.concordtheatricals.co.uk

Current season

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Spring: 5–8 March 2025

Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency

From the novel by Douglas Adams

Written by James Goss and Arvind Ethan David

Directed by Monica Gallo and Mark Todd

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Summer: 18–21 June 2025​

Drop Dead!

Written by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore

Directed by Hollie Warman and Lily Luty

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Autumn: 8–11 October 2025​

Titus Andronicus

Written by William Shakespeare

Adapted by Luke Mosley

Directed by Luke Mosley and Ed Bancroft

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 Photo by Mark Todd

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Upcoming season

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Spring 2026

The Picture of Dorian Gray

​From the novel by Oscar Wilde

Adapted by George Shore

Directed by George Shore and Mark Todd

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Summer 2026

Blood Wedding

From the play by Federico García Lorca

Adapted by Ed Bancroft

Directed by Ed Bancroft

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Autumn 2026

The Turning at Bly Manor

Based on the works of Henry James

Adapted by Sam Islam

Directed by Monica Gallo and Erin Whyte
 

Where do we perform?

 

We don’t have a fixed location, but we perform at The Drama Studio, University of Sheffield, Shearwood Road, Sheffield, S10 2TD. The main entrance is at the front on Glossop Road.

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