# REVIEW: How Soon is Now? @ Sheffield Theatres’ Playhouse

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/review-how-soon-is-now-sheffield-theatres-playhouse/
- Published: 2026-11-05T17:49:57+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T18:58:05+00:00
- Original publisher: Exposed Magazine
- Original article: https://www.exposedmagazine.co.uk/arts-culture/review-how-soon-is-now-sheffield-theatres-playhouse/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music, Sheffield

## Key points

- Three women’s stories unfold in a Manchester club in 1997.
- Indie classics frame friendship, hardship and hope.
- The second half delivers the strongest emotional impact.

## Summary

Siân Owen’s *How Soon Is Now?* uses a Manchester nightclub on New Year’s Eve 1997 to explore friendship, personal struggles and the lasting influence of music. The Sheffield Theatres production pairs familiar indie songs with the stories of three women, building towards a message about solidarity and hope.

Polly and Angie’s close friendship is tested as Angie’s behaviour becomes increasingly reckless, while Welsh visitor Jean faces cruelty from Carl before finding her way to Manchester. The review praises the three leads’ vocals, the band and the play’s second-half emotional impact, though it says the first half gives more space to songs than character development and begins with low volume.

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