Treasured tales from far-away lands, beat-boxing beasts and some very cool cats, high-energy hip-hop with a Brummie twist plus free festive fun for all...these are just some of the highlights that await families at Birmingham Hippodrome this autumn.
New Adventures are delighted to announce casting for the much-anticipated return of Matthew Bourne's CINDERELLA .
Cambridge Arts Theatre has announced that chart-topping legend Tony Christie will lead the cast of its 2017 family pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk, in the role of The King...of Amarillo!
Talented teenagers from across Wolverhampton and Sandwell are being given the opportunity to perform their acclaimed hip-hop version of The Wizard of Oz, Groove on Down the Road, at the Birmingham Hippodrome for three nights from Wed 27 to Fri 29 September.
WICKED, the West End and Broadway musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is delighted to announce that Amy Ross (Elphaba), Helen Woolf (Glinda), Steven Pinder (The Wizard and Doctor Dillamond), Kim Ismay (Madame Morrible), Emily Shaw (Nessarose), Iddon Jones (Boq) and Nikki Bentley (Standby for Elphaba) will join the previously announced Aaron Sidwell (Fiyero) to lead the cast of the forthcoming return engagement of the spectacular, critically acclaimed and multi record-breaking UK & Ireland Tour in 2018.
There was magic in the air at Aston Villa Football Club earlier this week as the fairy godmother of all pantomime casts arrived in the city for the official launch of the Birmingham Hippodrome's 2017-18 pantomime CINDERELLA, the most magical panto of them all.
Set in and around a college campus in the Poona of the 1940s, A Friend's Story is about three students in an intense love triangle. The play explores complex themes around gender and sexuality and the intricate, sometimes tortuous, weft of human relationships.
To celebrate the return of award-winning one-act ballet 'Still Life' at the Penguin Caf this September, Birmingham Royal Ballet have taken a bold step forward into the digital world with the introduction of Augmented Reality posters in and around popular wildlife sites in the West Midlands.
Michael Harrison and David Ian will present the UK and Ireland tour of the Curve production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's award-winning musical SUNSET BOULEVARD. Starring Ria Jones as Norma Desmond and directed by Nikolai Foster, SUNSET BOULEVARD will open at Curve tonight 16 September 2017 (press night Thursday 28 September), before touring the UK and Ireland. See the tour schedule below, with more dates to be announced soon.
Set in and around a college campus in the Poona of the 1940s, A Friend's Story is about three students in an intense love triangle. The play explores complex themes around gender and sexuality and the intricate, sometimes tortuous, weft of human relationships.
Following a packed out opening in Cardiff at Wales Millennium centre, the international smash hit musical comedy Hairspray the Musical returns to Birmingham Hippodrome for one week only from Mon 9 Sat 14 Oct.
New Adventures presents the North American tour of Matthew Bourne's double Olivier Award-winning production of THE RED SHOES.
UK Theatre has announced the nominations for the UK Theatre Awards 2017.
Paul Blake, Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Mike Bosner in association with Michael Harrison welcome Bronte Barbe as 'Carole King' in the UK and Ireland tour of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy award-winning BEAUTIFUL - THE Carole King MUSICAL.
Birmingham Hippodrome has today released full details of unforgettable shows, festivals and free events taking place across its stages and surrounding streets into 2018.
With the West End and Broadway blockbuster, Miss Saigon, currently thrilling audiences on the Main Stage at Birmingham Hippodrome until Sat 23 Sept, principal cast members Sooha Kim and Ashley Gilmour took time out from their busy performance schedule for an up-close encounter with an original Vietnam UH-1 HUEY helicopter, the only working model of its kind to exist in the UK today.
Jamie Wilson and Curve are delighted to announce the World Premiere of 'AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN - THE MUSICAL' which will open at Curve on 6 April 2018 before playing at theatres across the UK and in Ireland until 15 September 2018.
Artistic Director of Theatr Clwyd, Tamara Harvey, today announced the full cast for a major revival of Jim Cartwright's The Rise and Fall of Little Voice.
Charlotte Wakefield will play 'Polly' in the national tour of the Watermill Theatre's acclaimed production of 'CRAZY FOR YOU'. Charlotte joins the previously announced Tom Chambers as 'Bobby' and Caroline Flack as 'Irene'. 'CRAZY FOR YOU' opens at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth tonight 17 August 2017.
Sir Cameron Mackintosh, the man responsible for a nearly unrivaled number of influential theatrical productions, has mounted a new incarnation of Miss Saigon at the Birmingham Hippodrome. He recently spoke with Express and Star about the upcoming production.
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