Birmingham Hippodrome News

Casting has been announced for the UK tour of The Addams Family, including Alexandra Burke, Lesley Joseph, Clive Rowe, and Ricardo Afonso. Learn more here!

BYMT will kick off its 2025 season of 14 new musicals with a fresh new revival of a recent BYMT favourite The Naughty Carriage on the Orphan Train at Birmingham Hippodrome.

Unicorn Theatre has released brand-new production photos for Beegu, a new adaptation of Alexis Deacon’s beloved children’s book. Check out the new images from the show.

Brixton House will mark its third anniversary with its biggest season to date. Seven shows form a season that celebrates originality, spirit and resilience from the 1970s to the present day. Learn more!

The Bush Theatre has revealed its programme until early 2026 which includes some of the country’s most exciting new writing. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

28 musicals and 12 Artist Spotlights will be featured at BEAM2025, taking place on 15th and 16th May at Birmingham Hippodrome. Learn more and see how to attend.

Carlos Acosta, Artistic Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet, will bring his Cuban dance company, Acosta Danza back to Birmingham Hippodrome for two nights only in May.

The Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Matilda The Musical, based on Roald Dahl's beloved book, will add five further dates to its upcoming tour of the UK and Ireland. 

As the national theatre for young audiences, the Unicorn Theatre has announced the cast and creatives for Beegu, a new adaptation of Alexis Deacon’s beloved children’s book. Learn more here!

Explore the upcoming UK tour of 'Uncanny: Fear of the Dark,' a new stage show by Danny Robins. Kicking off in September 2025, the tour will feature thrilling paranormal stories and audience participation. Discover the full list of tour dates and venues here.

Sir David Bintley’s 2010 production of Cinderella has been long overdue an outing, and based on Wednesday’s opening night at Birmingham Hippodrome it is worth the wait. Thanks to Birmingham Royal Ballet’s fundraising efforts, the work now returns refreshed with restored costumes and a dazzling cast, and the result is a magical and sumptuous evening of dance with just the right dash of humour. 

Priscilla Queen of the Desert, based on the 1994 Oscar-winning film, is set to hit the road across the UK and Ireland opening at the Palace Theatre in Manchester on 16 February 2026 and touring through to July 2026. 

Welsh National Opera has announced its 2025/2026 Season, which will also see the Company celebrate its 80th anniversary. WNO will visit Birmingham Hippodrome in May 2026 with a brand-new production of The Flying Dutchman (Thu 7 May 2026) and the return of Blaze of Glory! (Fri 8 May 2026).

The National Theatre has announced a tour of its production, Dear England. Dear England tells the story of Gareth Southgate's revolutionary tenure as England manager in this gripping examination of nation and game. 

The full cast has been announced for the world premiere production of A KNIGHT’S TALE THE MUSICAL, based on the Columbia Pictures film written and directed by Brian Helgeland which starred Heath Ledger and Paul Bettany.

Aakash Odedra Company will present the English premiere and UK tour of Songs of the Bulbul Songs of the Bulbul is a transcendent solo for the virtuoso performer Aakash Odedra created in collaboration with Rani Khanam.

Birmingham Hippodrome is inviting audiences to experience a snippet of six unique musical theatre projects in development at its first ever New Musicals Showcase on Thursday 6 March. 

Following two successful UK and Ireland tours and sold out concerts at The London Palladium last year, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, The Musical Comedy will run at Birmingham Hippodrome in July.

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of this year’s Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank production, Macbeth, directed by Lucy Cuthbertson (Director of Education, Shakespeare’s Globe) in the Globe Theatre.

Following two successful UK and Ireland tours and sold out concerts at The London Palladium last year, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, The Musical Comedy will embark on a mini tour.