{"id":37349,"date":"2021-05-20T12:40:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T11:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=37349"},"modified":"2021-05-20T12:40:33","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T11:40:33","slug":"excitement-builds-over-theatre-district-together-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/05\/20\/excitement-builds-over-theatre-district-together-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Excitement builds over theatre district &#8216;Together Season&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Excitement is building over the upcoming &#8216;Together Season&#8217;, a joint event by various Sheffield theatres as restrictions are eased.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The event will start on Monday 24 May and run until Saturday 5 June. Part of a new initiative by Sheffield theatres to highlight local and rising artists in the area, it will take place on The Crucible stage.<\/p>\n<p>Ray Castleton, acto<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37353 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Sheffield-Theatres-by-Smart-Banda_f7d24497a43d8b641b7dfb62517060d6-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>r and playwright said: \u201cIt\u2019s very exciting and nice to have your work organised by the best regional theatre in the country and to be a part of this is really amazing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s time to get the industry back up and running again\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Castleton will be performing the one-man monologue called \u2018Without malice or ill will\u2019, detailing the life and career of a retired Yorkshire police officer who shares his experiences with the audience in an intimate monologue.<\/p>\n<p>It explores the effects of the mining strikes of the 70s on the community and has been described as funny and thought provoking.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the monologue won best theatre production and best male actor for Castleton at the 2019 Buxton festival fringe.<\/p>\n<p>After more than a year of lockdowns and disruption to live theatre, Castleton hopes the programme can help bring back the joy of live performances.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI am trying to be optimistic, and I hope people are as hungry as we are to be back in the theatre, I understand people\u2019s fears, but I hope people return in the same numbers as before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The line-up was curated by an expert panel, led by RTYDS Associate Director Anthony Lau. 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