Sheffield exists to promote chamber music. It describes itself as the largest promoter of chamber music outside London. Sheffield has two large theatres, the Lyceum Theatre and the Crucible Theatre, which together with the smaller Studio Theatre make up the largest theatre complex outside London, located in Tudor Square. The Crucible Theatre is the home (since 1977) of the World Snooker Championships and hosts many well-known stage productions throughout the year. The Lyceum, which opened in 1897, serves as a venue for touring West End productions and operas by Opera North, as well as locally produced shows. Sheffield also has the
High Street (Sheffield) reserved half of the road. The other half is a one way system for regular traffic travelling west; there is a tram stop midway along known as Castle Square. Some of the shops and businesses which stand on High Street today are as follows: Former shops and businesses High Street (Sheffield) High Street is one of the main thoroughfares and shopping areas in the city centre of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England, located at the approximate grid reference of . High Street starts at the Commercial Street, Fitzalan Square and Haymarket junction and runs for approximately 400 metres west to