Sport in Sheffield home of Sheffield Wednesday, which holds around 39,850. The now-demolished Don Valley Stadium was formerly the largest athletics stadium in the United Kingdom. Bramall Lane is the world's oldest major football ground and holds around 33,000 and Sandygate Road, home to Hallam F.C., is the oldest football ground. The World Snooker Championships has been held at the Crucible Theatre since 1977. The earliest reference to cricket involving Sheffield was a match between Sheffield and Nottingham in 1771. The first recorded game of football in Sheffield was played in 1793 between Sheffield and Norton (a village in Derbyshire at the time
Lyceum Theatre (Sheffield) final pantomime performance in March 1969, Sheffield's pantomimes took place in the neighbouring Crucible. The pantomime returned to the Lyceum in 1990s, as touring production companies were now using the venue. In 2007, Sheffield Theatres replaced the touring companies by starting co-production with Evolution Pantomimes. Their first show "Cinderella" was followed by "Aladdin" in 2008 and "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" in 2009. Lyceum Theatre (Sheffield) The Lyceum is a 1068-seat theatre in the City of Sheffield, England. There has been a theatre on the site since 1879 when the Grand Varieties Theatre was built. Made of wood and