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Good Day Sunshine poster at Playhouse

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Contains references to police violence, arrest and strong language. Valentine’s Day, New York City. A woman bikes across town delivering scones for a fundraiser, wearing a giant sun costume and trying—desperately—to stay hopeful.Phone calls to NGO employers go unanswered. Sirens blur into drumbeats. Delirium tears at reality as she is haunted by Kurt Vonnegut and Simone de Beauvoir. Protest marches, hunger, police violence, and censored news of a distant genocide seep into every interaction. As the day unravels, delivery after delivery, acts of care collide with exhaustion, love with paralysis, and devotion to the cause with self-erasure.Driven by a percussive score and dark humour, Good Day, Sunshineis a fierce new solo performance from a frontline American activist, and one of New York’s most daring monologists about moral urgency, burnout, and loving strangers — one human gesture at a time.Good Day, Sunshine was originally developed with the support of A Position Artist Residency on Vancouver Island. It is co-produced in the UK by The Signal House. Monica Hunken is not only fearless on stage; she is fearless in life.

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Grazie

4.6£20–£60📍 Italian restaurant

Open · Closes at 9.30 pm

Authentic Southern Italian pasta lab in Leopold Square.

The Botanist Sheffield

4.2£20–£40🍽️ Restaurant

Open · Closes at 10.00 pm

Striking gastropub with botanical cocktails and a huge pre-theatre menu.

Ego Sheffield City Centre

4.5🍽️ Restaurant

Open · Closes at 11.00 pm

Mediterranean dining with a dedicated theatre-goers deal.

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  • Tram · Sheffield Station / Sheffield Hallam University330 m
  • Tram · Castle Square410 m
  • Tram · Cathedral420 m
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