Drama Studio Drama Studio, Shearwood Rd, Sheffield S10 2TD, UK

As well as a host of live events, Performance Venues at The University of Sheffield provides a range of hireable venue options for music, dance, conferences, exhibitions and corporate events

Accessibility

Wheelchair access

Octagon                                           

Access to the Octagon is via a sweeping ramp up to the front entrance and automatic doors. There are accessible toilets at this level in the lower foyer. Access to the bar and Main Hall is via a passenger lift up to the next floor. Wheelchair positions are available for all seated configurations. If you are attending an event without seating then please make yourself known to the Duty Managers on arrival, who will arrange priority entry and advise where best to watch the event. Please see specific information within the event details.

Drama Studio

Access to the Octagon is via a sweeping ramp up to the front entrance and automatic doors. There are accessible toilets at this level in the lower foyer. Access to the bar and Main Hall is via a passenger lift up to the next floor. Wheelchair positions are available for all seated configurations. If you are attending an event without seating then please make yourself known to the Duty Managers on arrival, who will arrange priority entry and advise where best to watch the event. Please see specific information within the event details.

Firth Hall

Access to the Octagon is via a sweeping ramp up to the front entrance and automatic doors. There are accessible toilets at this level in the lower foyer. Access to the bar and Main Hall is via a passenger lift up to the next floor. Wheelchair positions are available for all seated configurations. If you are attending an event without seating then please make yourself known to the Duty Managers on arrival, who will arrange priority entry and advise where best to watch the event. Please see specific information within the event details.

Hearing Impairment

All venues are fitted with both a hearing induction loop and an infra-red hearing system which are operational throughout the auditorium. Receivers for the infra-red hearing system are available from the Duty Managers.

Audio Described and Captioned Performances

Where Audio Described or Captioned performances are available, this will be indicated within the details of the specific event.

Performance Venues at The University of Sheffield consists of three principal venues, the 1500 capacity Octagon Centre, the enormously flexible Drama Studio and the Grade II* listed grandeur of Firth Hall, run by a small team that provide event and space management expertise to the University, the Students Union and a wide range of external event organisers, producers and promoters.

The breadth of programme we initiate and support is quite extraordinary, covering a huge number of core University events, conferences and festivals through to theatre, dance, comedy, live music and cabaret. We’re particularity proud to be instrumental in the presentation of a number of key Sheffield Cultural Festivals such as the Enable Us Festival, Off The Shelf, DocFest, Tramlines, Sensoria and Festival of the Mind.

All of our spaces are available for hire and offer a variety of options for presentation that will cover all needs requirements. In addition to the venues, our Event Management and Technical & Production support are second to none, so we really are a one-stop shop solution. 

We also promote and co-promote, so are interested to hear from you if you’re a promoter looking for a tour stop for live music, comedy and dance. We’re supporting small-scale theatre and performance, training, development and participation through the Enable Us Project, which gives us the opportunity to present shows in Sheffield that might not otherwise have had a home in the city, as well as providing creative development opportunities for our students and young people in the region.