Crucible Theatre productions are normally overseen by the Sheffield Theatres Group. The World Snooker Championship tournament has been played annually in the Crucible since 1977. The Ladies World Snooker Championship was also held at the Crucible between 1998 and 2003 but was eventually withdrawn due to financial difficulties. The venue has also hosted championships of other indoor sports, such as table tennis and squash. Crucible Theatre The Crucible Theatre (often referred to simply as "The Crucible") is a theatre in the city centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England which opened in 1971, As well as theatrical performances, it hosts the most prestigious
Norfolk Street, Strand in 1678. The Norfolk Street tube station was planned for the street in 1902, but never built. Norfolk Street and Howard Street were demolished in the 1970s in order to build Arundel Great Court which was itself sold for redevelopment in 2012. Amberley House, office of the Ecclesiastical Association, was at numbers 11 to 12 on the south-west corner with Norfolk Street. Hastings House at number 10 had literary connections, being home to the Women Writers' Club from 1894, and the place from which the early literary agent A. P. Watt (1834–1914) practised. The Middle Classes Defence Organization was also