In December, Sheffield Theatresand Evolution Pantomimeswill stage the family pantomime Beauty and the Beast. Christmas is both familiar and new, with different foods, old and new carols and one splendidly decorated tree instead of lights everywhere.

Funny, satirical and bursting with 90s pop-culture references, it’s the perfect parody for Buffy aficionados and those who never enrolled at Sunnydale High alike. Later in the year, we present Molière’s hilarious satire The Hypochondriac in the Crucible, with Sarah Tipple directing Roger McGough’s playfuladaptation.

The sixth book in the wonderful world of Anna Hibiscus about a young girl growing up in a city in Nigeria.

Raised in a suburban compound among an extended African family, Anna Hibiscus travels to Canada to visit her other grandmother and see snow. From young people working with industry professionals, to teachers joining the Sheffield Theatres Educators Party (STEP), Sheffield Theatres aims to support teachers in delivering the curriculum while developing creative opportunities for young people. So she turns to her grandparents, her aunties, her cousins Chocolate, Angel and Benz, her uncle Tunde and her father, who each offer her a way to express her boundless joy. Readers may begin Anna’s story here; they will certainly want to go back to read earlier stories and will look forward to learning what happens next. Andy Day, one of the most recognisable faces of CBeebies, leads his sock’n’roll band with fantastic, catchy songs and a true celebration of individuality.

If you are under 16, please obtain your parent/guardian’s permission before submitting or ask your parent/guardian to submit on your behalf. Become immersed in the sights, sounds and scares of brand new, real-life stories of the supernatural and share your own stories – if you dare.

Happily, Grandfather invites Sunny Belafonte to come and live with them, and be part of their family. Based on the novel by the first Black African woman and first Zimbabwean to be Booker Prize-shortlisted, this defiant coming-of-age story is full of exuberance, humour and humanity. She set her Anna Hibiscus books in a modern day city in Africa, to show a happy urban world that exists all over Africa. By submitting a review you grant us the right to display and use it in any way; please read our General Legal Notices for full details.Sheffield Theatres’ Summer Schooltakes place in August and offers expertise from theatre professionals for participants to try their hand at a number of creative skills.