Styt Optimized
The Spiel
A play about the worst kid in school accidentally becoming the best, then deciding that being the best is actually the worst thing that could happen to anyone. Joss is magnificently useless. Late for everything, terrible at literacy targets, constantly distracted by imaginary squid in cereal bowls. When a mysterious tech company chooses him as their guinea pig for a new "optimization" device, Joss transforms overnight from class failure to superstar student. But as his success spreads to other children, something vital goes missing from their world: mess, dreams, the beautiful chaos of being young. The first production for the Sheffield Theatres Youth Theatre group for 8-12 year olds.
Goes well with…
Leopold Square & Tudor Square — City Hall and Theatre shows — pre- and post-show energy in Leopold Square and Tudor Square.
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.
Utility readout
Straight-line (approx.)
- Tram · Sheffield Station / Sheffield Hallam University330 m
- Tram · Castle Square410 m
- Tram · Cathedral420 m
38
days to go