Birmingham Fest 2024 is over and was as ever an absolute joy, with a wonderful range of shows and fantastic performances. It’s therefore been difficult to pick out some award winners but we’ve done it and here goes! *BEST SHOW – “AN IMPROVISED MURDER” (FOGHORN UNSCRIPTED). *BEST PERFORMANCE… Continue reading
101 Dalmatians, The Musical. The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham. Everyone is familiar with 101 Dalmatians – either the 1961 Disney animated classic, or the 1996 Disney live action version. This show has nothing to do with either, but the plot is basically the same as it is based on… Continue reading
The programme for Birmingham Fest 2024 has arrived! You can see the full line up here. You can view and download the guide here: BF2024 GUIDE This can also be downloaded from our main website page. This year’s festival takes place between 10-28 July (inclusive). We have a great,… Continue reading
The Syndicate. The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham. I have to admit I’ve never seen The Syndicate TV series. Not one episode of the four series. So I went into this with fresh eyes. It was created (and written) by Kay Mellor and each series follows a group of people (a… Continue reading
The 39 Steps. The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham. If you want to see a stage play of John Buchan’s novel, this isn’t it. This is instead a parody of Alfred Hitchcock’s film adaptation – which was radically different from the novel. And what a parody! The plot is… Continue reading
Unfortunate. Birmingham Hippodrome. Think you’ve seen The Little Mermaid? Think again. Unfortunate is the “untold story” of Ursula the sea witch from the classic Disney movie. This isn’t a kids’ story though. This is dirty Disney! Billed as a musical parody it retells the story of the much… Continue reading
Shrek the Musical. The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham. The 2001 Dreamworks animation was a huge hit and this musical adaptation which opened on Broadway in 2008 has also been a huge hit. This is the latest UK tour. For those not familiar with the story, it follows an ogre… Continue reading
I Should Be So Lucky. The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham. Stock Aitken Waterman ruled the charts in the second half of the 80’s (and also early 90’s). The songwriting and producing trio scored more than 100 UK top 40 hits (plus dozens of worldwide hits) and sold over 150… Continue reading
We are excited to welcome a brand new venue for Birmingham Fest, and a brand new venue for the city. Introducing The Birmingham Black Box. An exciting new performance space in a fantastic listed building. It’s multi purpose and extremely versatile, suitable for multiple uses. You can read all about… Continue reading
Peter Pan Goes Wrong. Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham. Think you’ve seen Peter Pan? Think again! Presented by the fictitious “Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society” this is their latest am-dram production – Peter Pan. You’ve heard the saying “it’ll be alright on the night”. Well in this case it couldn’t be… Continue reading
