With Christmas just around the corner, discover what’s in store at the Lyceum in the new year and get ahead of the January blues with a scorching Cuban ballet, frivolity and fun with a rock ‘n’ roll favourite, swoon-worthy musicals or even a deadly psychological thriller. Enjoy an evening of live performance in 2026 with these sensational touring shows.
A Cuban take on the dance favourite, Nutcracker in Havana explodes onto the Lyceum stage following a sell-out tour, featuring new choreography by Carlos Acosta CBE and performed by his Cuban company, Acosta Danza. Set to an exuberant Cuban version of the magnificent Tchaikovsky score, the timeless story is brought to life with ballet at its core with Cuban dance traditions beautifully woven throughout the much-loved and joyful family tale. This spectacular treat comes with a little Havana heat. From Wednesday 7 – Saturday 10 January.
Ready to thrill you with fun and naughty moments, Richard O’Brien’s legendary rock ‘n’ roll musical The Rocky Horror Show returns for another party in Sheffield from Monday 12 – Saturday 17 January. Seen by over 35 million theatregoers, two squeaky-clean college kids, Brad and his fiancée Janet, meet the charismatic Dr Frank’n’Furter and embark on an adventure they’ll never forget. Filled with fun, frolics, frocks, and frivolity, and featuring timeless classics, including Sweet Transvestite, Dammit Janet, and of course, the pelvic thrusting show-stopping Time Warp.
Effervescent, elegant and exhilarating,Irving Berlin’s Top Hat
comes to Sheffield from Tuesday 20 – Saturday 24 January. Based on the classic 1935 film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Top Hat is a heady romantic cocktail laced with sparklingly witty dialogue, stunning choreography, lavish sets and gorgeous costumes. Irving Berlin’s irresistible score includes some of Hollywood’s greatest songs including Cheek to Cheek, Let’s Face the Music and Dance, Top Hat White Tie and Tails and Puttin’ on the Ritz.
Aaron Sorkin’s riveting, award-winning stage adaptation of the seminal American novel about racial injustice, To Kill A Mockingbird, became a Broadway and West End sensation. Now, this thrilling courtroom drama comes to the Lyceum from Tuesday 27 January - Saturday 7 February. Set in 1934 Alabama, successful lawyer Atticus Finch encourages kindness and empathy in his children, but is pushed to the limits of these qualities himself when he resolves to uncover the truth in a town that seems determined to hide it.
The award-winning, smash-hit musical The Bodyguard is back, from Tuesday 10 - Saturday 14February, starring Sidonie Smith as Rachel and Adam Garcia as Frank. Former Secret Service agent-turned-bodyguard, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge – what they don’t expect is to fall in love. A ‘brilliant’ (The Times), breathtakingly romantic thriller, The Bodyguard features a whole host of irresistible classics including I Wanna Dance With Somebody
and, of course, the legendary I Will Always Love You.
You might have seen him on Strictly Come Dancing, Would I Lie to You, Have I Got News for You
and more – this February, Chris McCausland presentsYonks!Chris is hitting the road again with another masterclass in stand-up comedy that has, literally, been yonks in the making. He's been called an "overnight success", even though he's been doing this for bloody yonks! For one night only on Tuesday 17 February.
Uncanny: Fear of the Darkfollows from the sell-out Uncanny: I Know What I Saw. Danny Robins and his team of experts are back on Wednesday 18 February with even more terrifying real-life stories and witness. Using a unique mix of sound, projection, stagecraft and recollections of events that seem to defy logical explanation, this is story-telling and paranormal investigation at its peak. Whether you are team sceptic, team believer or somewhere in between, everyone is welcome. The only question to ask before you come is; do you have a fear of the dark?
The Tiger Who Came To Teareturns for another cup from Thursday 19 – Saturday 21 February. The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be? What they certainly don’t expect to see at the door is a big, stripy tiger! Join the tea-guzzling tiger in this delightful family show; packed with oodles of magic, sing-a-long songs and clumsy chaos! A stunning stage adaptation of the classic tale of teatime mayhem, based on the book by Judith Kerr OBE.
Sharing a flat can be murder… From the producer of the hit stage adaptation of The Girl on the Train, and starring Kym Marsh (Coronation Street, Waterloo Road and Abigail’s Party), Single White Female is the gripping new stage thriller inspired by the cult novel and 90s film. Allie, a single mum launching her tech business, advertises for a flatmate—and Hedy seems perfect. But as their lives intertwine, secrets surface and identities blur with dangerous and unimaginable consequences. Full of dark humour and stiletto-sharp suspense, touring to Sheffield from Tuesday 24 - Saturday 28 February.
All Lyceum productions are on sale now and tickets can be booked below.
