Choreomania, Birmingham Hippodrome (Patrick Studio), In 1518 a “dancing plague” fell upon Strasbourg in France. A local woman started ‘dancing’ and couldn’t stop. It then spread to others and in a plague-like fashion took over many of the citizens. This strange epidemic lasted for a few months before… Continue reading
West Side Story (Stage Experience), Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham. “Stage Experience” returns to the New Alexandra Theatre for their twentieth annual production and and for this anniversary they tackle one of musical theatre’s big guns – “West Side Story”. However, this young cast does it more than justice. Jerome Robbins’… Continue reading
Birmingham Fest 2025 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 – “GEOGRAPHY OF HOME” (THE MOTHERLAND COLLECTIVE). *BEST… Continue reading
The Last Laugh, Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham. What started out as an Edinburgh Fringe show (which sold out) and ended up in the West End, The Last Laugh is now on a national tour. This one act play brings together three of the most well known faces of old… Continue reading
War Horse, The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham. When Michael Morpurgo – the writer of the novel on which it was based – heard they were going to turn it into a stage play he thought “they must be mad”. It turned out to be brilliant ‘moment of madness’ however… Continue reading
The programme for Birmingham Fest 2025 has arrived! You can see the full line up here. You can view and download the guide here BF2025 guide. This can also be downloaded from our main website page. This year’s festival takes place between 11-27 July (inclusive). We have a great,… Continue reading
Everyone knows Tina Turner. Most people also know her story: rags to riches – to rags, to even bigger riches. Whether you do know it or not – it’s a great story and makes for a great musical. Especially with Tina’s back catalogue of music. Born Anna Mae Bullock… Continue reading
Dear Evan Hansen, The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham. Originally premiering in Washington D.C. in 2015 “Dear Evan Hansen” went on to take Broadway by storm in 2016 sweeping up awards as it did so. It ran there until 2022 but had already hit the West End and the big… Continue reading
Les Miserables (or “Les Mis”) is one of the most successful musicals of all time. It is also the longest running musical in the West End, and is currently celebrating its 40th anniversary. It has some of the best known songs in musical theatre (“I Dreamed a Dream” being… Continue reading
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham. Released in 1950 The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe was the first of seven novels in the fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. It is the best known of the series and a… Continue reading
