Exhilarating and big-hearted... Bush's script is sparkily witty and affectionate, she interweaves the stories with great skill... A wonderfully generous, uplifting piece of theatre' Financial Times

Wright, Helen. "Review: Richard Hawley, Standing At the Sky's Edge". MusicOMH . Retrieved 28 October 2012. The show received eight nominations for the 2023 Olivier Awards, making it the most nominated musical of the season. [13] Year When NME last spoke to Hawley, he teased that there had been some interest in turning Standing At The Sky’s Edge into a movie. Is that something that’s still on the cards?Early attempts at the show didn’t go to plan. By this time Rob Hastie had taken over at Sheffield Theatres and he suggested that they meetChris Bush, a local playwright. Within 48 hours Bush had come up with a “pretty good treatment” said Lord. Hailing The Leadmill for “providing me personally with a platform to learn my shit”, Hawley noted that he’s “the musician that’s played there the most by a considerable margin” – having been performing there under various guises since he was a teen.

We keep talking about doing something together. I’d like it; I think we would be interesting. We get on great and she’s a right laugh. I admire her guts to take on the mantle that she does. To do it so fearlessly is quite a rare thing these days. I admire her very much.” Standing at the Sky’s Edge is the acclaimed musical that has wowed audiences in Sheffield and at the National Theatre in London, and is now transferring into London’s West End, to the Gillian Lynne Theatre. Opposing the new owners and arguing that the staff who’ve built up the venue over the years should be allowed to continue running it under the same name, Hawley told NME: “It doesn’t take a genius to work it out – it’s our Cavern or Hacienda. It’s as important as those places. It’s not just a Sheffield thing because it’s on the circuit for bands to play and it’s such a great venue. It’s run so well. Hawley was even allowed to work “some gags” and some local humour into the script too to give it “a unique flavour”. The National Theatre co-production with Sheffield Theatres opened at the Olivier Theatre, London, on 9 February 2023 to favourable critical reaction. [5] West End (2024) [ edit ]Set to the irresistible songs of legendary Sheffield singer-songwriter Richard Hawley, it is a heartfelt exploration of the power of community and what it is we call home.