Standing At The Sky's Edge: A New Musical (Songs by Richard Hawley)

Standing At The Sky's Edge is the 2023 Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical, written as a love letter to Sheffield and the city's iconic Park Hill Estate. It is directed by Sheffield Theatres' Artistic Director, Robert Hastie, and features songs by the legendary Sheffield singer-songwriter, Richard Hawley.

With a hilarious and gut-wrenching book by Chris Bush, Standing At The Sky's Edge charts the hopes and dreams of three generations over the course of six tumultuous decades, navigating universal themes of love, loss, and survival.

It was recently awarded the internationally recognized 'Made in Sheffield' accolade, the first time a theatre production has received this unique trademark. Previously, it has won the 2020 South Bank Sky Arts Award for Theatre and Best Musical Production at the UK Theatre Awards in 2019.

First commissioned by Sheffield Theatres and Various Productions, Standing At The Sky's Edge had its world premiere at the Crucible Theatre in 2019. Following a hugely successful, sold-out run, it returned to the Crucible Theatre in December 2022, selling out again, before making its London premiere in the National Theatre's Olivier theatre in early 2023 where it continued to sell out and receive standing ovations.

The physical release comes in the form of a CD and double vinyl gatefold.