Wednesday, August 9, 2017
The colossal touring production of Miss Saigon takes up residency at Birmingham Hippodrome for an extended run as the theatre's annual summer musical. A potentially unusual choice in a slot …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:49PMFriday, June 9, 2017
With a burst of passionate tango and an iconic 'click click', everyone's favourite kooky family has taken up residence at the Birmingham Hippodrome this week, the latest tour venue hosting t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03AMMonday, April 3, 2017
Condensing the political and military strife of ten years into a tightly concentrated 3 hours, Shakespeare's Anthony and Cleopatra is a beguiling, overwhelming mixture of tragedy, history, c…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06AMFriday, March 24, 2017
Birmingham Repertory Theatre presents the world premiere production of One Love The Bob Marley Musical. Written and directed by Kwame Kwei Armah, this brand new musical is so much more than …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:18AMFriday, March 10, 2017
Known for his strong female characters, from Educating Rita to Mrs Johnstone in Blood Brothers, Willy Russell's Shirley Valentine stands head and shoulders above his other work as an in dept…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:49AMSaturday, March 4, 2017
Snow in Midsummer is a modern retelling of an ancient Chinese drama, which marks the start of an ambitious cultural project translating Eastern classics into English, and Shakespeare into Ch…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:07PMWednesday, February 15, 2017
It's 1922, and young Millie Dillmount arrives in New York from a small town in Kansas, ready to take control of her destiny and make her fortune by marrying well. After all, the modern marri…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:27PMThursday, February 9, 2017
Based on the 1948 film of the same name, starring Moira Shearer, Matthew Bourne's production of The Red Shoes tells the story of ballerina Victoria Page and her tragic struggle between love …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:17PMWednesday, February 1, 2017
Set in a trendy warehouse flat in Peckham, What's In A Name follows the ups and downs of a friendly dinner party. Ill-timed jokes, secrets long hidden and a clash of ideologies take place am…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:24PMThursday, January 12, 2017
Although Christmas may be over, the last of decorations swept away and life returning to normality, Birmingham holds onto the festive spirit for a little while longer. The Birmingham Reperto…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:56PMThe New Alexandra's 2017 season kicks off with Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton. A psychological thriller, in the tradition of the famous Victorian melodramas, Gaslight follows Bella Manningham,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:07AMThursday, December 29, 2016
Following the recent Royal Academy of Dance's Gene International Ballet Competition, Emma Cann catches up with young British dancer Hamish Scott, who was awarded a bronze medal at the hotly …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:07AMWednesday, December 14, 2016
In a welcome break from the usual steady stream of pantomimes and children's productions, the New Alexandra Theatre takes a trip back to the Roaring Twenties this Christmas with Chicago. How…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:28AMSunday, December 4, 2016
Originally commissioned by the National Theatre two years ago, Bryony Lavery's adaptation of Treasure Island swings into the Birmingham Rep for a lengthy Christmas run. This classic tale of …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:52PMTuesday, November 22, 2016
Whilst Simon Russell Beale's return to the Royal Shakespeare Company after a twenty year long absence has been met with justified excitement, the most hotly anticipated aspect of Gregory Dor…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:46PMMonday, November 7, 2016
Former Birmingham Royal Ballet and Rambert dancer Alexander Whitley continues an ongoing investigation into relationship between dance and modern technology with Pattern Recognition, seen at…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:15AMThursday, November 3, 2016
An exciting new partnership between Sadler's Wells, Birmingham Hippodrome and the Lowry Salford is bringing international dance companies to the UK for the very first time, offering financia…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:42AMWednesday, November 2, 2016
Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap truly is a theatrical phenomenon. The enduring popularity of this classic whodunnit story is unprecedented its mixture of drama, horror, comedy and farce appe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:56AMSunday, October 16, 2016
2 Faced Dance Company's Run is an evening of dance presented by three female choreographers, featuring three new works from the company's artistic director Tamsin Fitzgerald, Prague-based Le…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:02PMWednesday, October 5, 2016
As the celebrations of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death draw to a close, the Birmingham Royal Ballet present the anticipated new creation from David Bintley, The Tempest. The Tem…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:33PMWednesday, September 28, 2016
The cult musical, Little Shop of Horrors, has long been a favourite amongst cinema and theatre fans alike. Following an unlikely beginning - a low budget Sci-fi B movie shot in just two days…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:12PMTuesday, September 13, 2016
Jamie Wilson and the Leicester Curve's new production of Sister Act contains all of the ingredients for a smash-hit musical a star director, a celebrity lead, a well-known, beloved story bas…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:12PMFriday, September 9, 2016
One of the world's most famous cars has flown into the Birmingham Hippodrome this week, in the form of Ian Fleming's spectacular musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Based on the beloved film of…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06AMThursday, September 8, 2016
The Olivier Award winning musical Sunny Afternoon swung into Birmingham's New Alexandra Theatre with a burst of sixties excess, rockstar brawls and real rock 'n' roll.Based on the true story…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:33AMWednesday, August 10, 2016
The celebratedSt Petersburg Ballet Theatrereturns to the London Coliseum to present the world premiere ofHer Name Was CarmenstarringIrina Kolesnikova23 28 August 2016.I caught up with Irina…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:53AMThursday, July 21, 2016
The Australian Ballet return to the London Coliseum this summer with the UK debut of Alexei Ratmansky's Cinderella, created on the company in 2013. Sleek, surreal and contemporary, there is …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:34PMWednesday, July 6, 2016
In the mid-west American town of Bomont, a small tight knit community are suspicious of any new-comer, and especially streetwise Chicago teenager Ren McCormack. Ren has moved from Chicago wi…
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