Operation Crucible review " Sheffield steals the show in lively wartime tale
Crucible, SheffieldThe cast offer a high-spirited depiction of male camaraderie in this play about the Sheffield blitz of 1940, but the show most impresses as a portrait of a cityKieran Knowles's debut play, about four steelworkers who are trapped in a bombed hotel during the blitz, is Sheffield to the core. Curiously, the play wasn't first produced in the steel city but in the heart of Chelsea, where the Finborough …