The Crucible Theatre, located in the city centre of Sheffield, England is known for being a producing theatre, meaning shows are designed and rehearsed in-house. These productions are normally overseen by the Sheffield Theatres Group. For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... Sheffield Theatres is a theatre complex in Sheffield, South Yorkshire comprising of three theatres: the Crucible, the Lyceum and the Crucible Studio. ...

It was opened in 1971 and its main venue is known for its thrust stage. It has a 980 seat auditorium. The building also contains the 400-seat Crucible Studio Theatre Sheffield venue. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... A production of Godspell performed on a 3/4 thust stage In theater, a thrust stage (also known as a platform stage or open stage [1]) is one that extends into the audience on three sides and is connected to the backstage area by its up stage end. ... The Studio Theatre is a small theatre, part of the Sheffield Theatres complex in Sheffield,England. ...

As well as theatrical performances, it is home to the most important event in professional snooker, the World Snooker Championship. The tournament has been played annually in the Crucible since 1977. It has also hosted championships of other indoor sports, such as table tennis and squash. Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a large (12 feet × 6 feet, 3. ... The World Snooker Championship, currently held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, is the climax of snookers annual calendar and the most important snooker event of the year in terms of prestige, prize money and world ranking points. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Ping Pong redirects here. ... Squash racquet and ball Players in a glass-backed squash court International Squash Singles Court, as specified by the World Squash Federation Squash is an indoor racquet sport that was formerly called Squash racquets, a reference to the squashable soft ball used in the game (compared with the harder ball...

The theatre's current artistic director, along with the neighbouring Lyceum Theatre, is Samuel West. The Lyceum is a 1068-seat theatre in the City of Sheffield, England. ... Samuel West, sometimes billed as Sam West, (born June 19, 1966) is a British actor, the son of Prunella Scales and Timothy West. ...

The Crucible will be closing for a refurbishment between May 2008 and Autumn 2009. [1]

Awards

• Barclays Theatre of the Year 2001

External links

• Sheffield Theatres - Official Website
• History of Sheffield's Theatres - Past and Present
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Coordinates: 53°22′52″N, 1°27′60″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...