Birmingham Hippodrome News

Sainsbury's Navigation Street Local and Birmingham Hippodrome have joined together as Charity Partners for 2013/14 in support of the theatre's Education, Access and Community work. Birmingham Hippodrome's Eve Smith said: "We are delighted to be working with the team at Sainsbury's on Navigation Street and hope that this is the start of a great fundraising year to benefit a wider audience."

This summer, Birmingham Hippodrome's ever-popular workshops for Young Carers in the West Midlands return to the theatre for the seventh year from today 29 July - Friday 2 August 2013.

This summer, Birmingham Hippodrome will be producing two major outdoor events bringing FREE theatre to the city and the theatre is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to act as ambassadors and be involved in two of the cultural highlights of the year:

This summer, Birmingham Hippodrome's ever-popular workshops for Young Carers in the West Midlands return to the theatre for the seventh year from Monday 29 July - Friday 2 August 2013.

Birmingham Hippodrome is delighted to announce that one of the most popular dance productions ever staged, MATTHEW BOURNE'S multi award-winning hitSWAN LAKE, will return to Birmingham Hippodrome from Wednesday 5 -Saturday 15 February 2014.

Following its recent sell-out season in London's West End, Birmingham Hippodrome is delighted to announce that the critically acclaimed Chichester Festival Theatre production of the musical SINGIN' IN THE RAIN will play Birmingham Hippodrome fromTuesday 18 March to Saturday 5 April 2014 as part of a national tour.

Birmingham's award winning jazz musician Soweto Kinch and much loved Hip Hop theatre pioneer Jonzi D will be taking up residency at Birmingham Hippodrome for a week of intensive masterclasses developing upcoming talent. The week long course will see Soweto and Jonzi D working with local dancers, DJs, beatboxers, emcees, musicians and graffiti artists, culminating in the Open Art Surgery performance in the theatre's Patrick Centre tonight 20 July. Results are shared to a live audience who are then invited to critique, question and feedback to the artists.

Birmingham's leading arts organisations are joining forces to stage a major outdoor celebration for the opening of the Library of Birmingham.

Following the theatre's successful Six Summer Saturdays outdoor programme Birmingham Hippodrome is back this summer presenting two jam packed weekends of spectacular outdoor performance in the heart of the Southside area of Birmingham.

Following its recent sell-out season in London's West End, Stage Entertainment UK is delighted to announce that the critically acclaimed Chichester Festival Theatre production of the musical Singin' In The Rain will tour the UK and Ireland later this year. Opening at Manchester Opera House on Wednesday 13 November 2013 (with previews from Saturday 9 November), the show will play a Christmas and New Year season in Cardiff before visiting cities across the country.

Disney's award-winning musical THE LION KING received its official premiere at Birmingham Hippodrome on Thursday, 4th July. The performance was greeted by an enthusiastic standing ovation from the capacity audience. THE LION KING will continue its season at Birmingham Hippodrome until Saturday 28th September, before transferring to the Edinburgh Playhouse for its Scottish Premiere. Scroll down for photos of the cast in action!

Birmingham's award winning jazz musician Soweto Kinch and much loved Hip Hop theatre pioneer Jonzi D will be taking up residency at Birmingham Hippodrome for a week of intensive masterclasses developing upcoming talent. The week long course will see Soweto and Jonzi D working with local dancers, DJs, beatboxers, emcees, musicians and graffiti artists, culminating in the Open Art Surgery performance in the theatre's Patrick Centre on Saturday 20 July. Results are shared to a live audience who are then invited to critique, question and feedback to the artists.

Disney's legendary musical THE LION KING will begin performances tomorrow night (28 June) at Birmingham Hippodrome, in advance of its official opening on Thursday 4 July. This will mark the first time that Julie Taymor's internationally celebrated production will have played in the city.

In celebration of 100 years of Bollywood film, Birmingham Hippodrome, in partnership with Sampad, bring a colourful mela of Indian dance and culture to Southside's Arcadian Centre today 22 June from 12 noon-5pm. This FREE outdoor event, part of the theatre's Summer in Southside! programme, features an exciting day of activities and performances for all the family.

Coventry's Belgrade Theatre has announced that acclaimed West End actor Simon Bowman will star in its new musical The Prodigals: A Man Had Two Sons, which is running on the Main Stage from Fri 30 Aug to Sat 14 Sept.

In celebration of 100 years of Bollywood film, Birmingham Hippodrome, in partnership with Sampad, bring a colourful mela of Indian dance and culture to Southside's Arcadian Centre on Saturday 22 June from 12 noon-5pm. This FREE outdoor event, part of the theatre's Summer in Southside! programme, features an exciting day of activities and performances for all the family.

WICKED, the global musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is pleased to confirm that tickets at Birmingham Hippodrome went on public sale for online bookings yesterday (10 June 2013) at 10.00am. Personal callers at the Box Office and Telephone bookings go on sale today (11 June 2013) at 10.00am.

WICKED, the global musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is pleased to announce that former West End cast members Nikki Davis-Jones, Emily Tierney and George Ure will all join the UK & Ireland Tour cast as Elphaba, Glinda and Boq respectively.

WICKED, the global musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is pleased to confirm that tickets at Birmingham Hippodrome will go on public sale for online bookings next Monday (10 June 2013) at 10.00am. Personal callers at the Box Office and Telephone bookings go on sale Tuesday (11 June 2013) at 10.00am.

The roof got lifted off the Birmingham Hippodrome last night with the rapturous audience reaction to Stage Entertainment's UK touring production of Hairspray. With big hair and fun aplenty, you will not find a show with so much energy and attack as this one. With wide appeal across the board due to the 2007 film starring John Travolta as the loveable Edna Turnblad, Hairspray has something for everyone. It is great to see a younger audience drawn to the theatre; very few shows these days have such power. Hairspray is topical, has good morals, catchy music by Marc Shaiman and brilliantly choreographed dance routines by Jerry Mitchell - the show has everything!