Reviews
REVIEW: Strictly Ballroom: The Musical – a glittering night of hot dancing in Birmingham
On a cold and wet Halloween evening, with the night coming in earlier after the end of British Summer Time, hearts were warmed by the glittering dancing on The Birmingham Hippodrome stage as Strictly Ballroom: The Musical heated up the temperature. The hot show blazed and dazzled with an array of stunning dance sequences – and…
REVIEW: The Cher Show – a grand night at the theatre
The Cher Show, which opened on Broadway in 2018, now arrives to the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre in an electrifying and joyous production which charts the life and music of a legendary entertainer. The sensational show lit up the stage as three talented West End stars took on the role of Cher.
REVIEW: Peaky Blinders – The Redemption of Thomas Shelby – the gang is back in Birmingham
The legendary Peaky Blinders of Small Heath are back in town and this time they’re setting The Birmingham Hippodrome stage on fire with a spectacular new dance show. Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby delivered an astounding premiere tonight which sent pulses racing with excitement and drama.
REVIEW: South Pacific – love rises higher than prejudice and racism
The forward thinking musical South Pacific, brimming with breezy and topical melodies, is warming up audiences at Birmingham’s Alexandra Theatre. Rogers and Hammerstein’s smash-hit Broadway show, based on the the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Tales of the South Pacific by James A Michener, is back in the Midlands.
REVIEW: The Color Purple – uplifting musical that revels in the power of love
The Tony award-winning Broadway musical The Color Purple arrives in Birmingham in an exciting new production. The highly anticipated show, based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, is now playing at The Birmingham Hippodrome until Saturday 17 September.
REVIEW: Blood Brothers – songs of injustice, class division and the cost of living
Willy Russell’s worldwide smash-hit show Blood Brothers, which premiered nearly 40 years ago, makes a triumphant return to the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre. The dramatic musical, familiar to countless pupils who have seen it during school theatre outings over the last four decades, remains fresh and topical as it returns to the Midlands.
REVIEW: Fame – next generation of Midlands’ stars glow in iconic 1980’s musical
The annual Stage Experience at Birmingham’s Alexandra Theatre returns after a two year absence – due to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions – with a sparkling youth production of Fame. The best young talent in the Midlands blazed with glory and vibrant energy in a fantastic full-scale production of the smash-hit 1980’s musical.
REVIEW: Les Misérables – a show that sings the songs of our troubled times
The crown jewel of musicals – Les Misérables – is now playing to packed out audiences in Birmingham in a spectacular production for the 21st century which touches upon the troubled state of our world. The worldwide smash-hit musical is using every inch of the vast Birmingham Hippodrome stage to amaze show goers with a production…
REVIEW: The Cher Show – a rousing Broadway extravaganza comes to Birmingham
The Cher Show, which opened on Broadway in 2018, arrives to Birmingham in an electrifying and joyous production that raises temperatures as it charts the life and music of a legendary entertainer. The Birmingham Hippodrome proudly unveils the eagerly-awaited summer show that had the audience fired up right from the start with three talented West…
Birmingham 2022 opening ceremony thrills with a fiery journey from dark to light
The audacious multicultural opening ceremony of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 thrilled with a show that dared to look at the dark past while looking forward to a positive future. Thursday night’s show threw a subtle, yet profoundly moving, spotlight on the horrors of colonialism, slavery and homophobia, while looking forward to a more hopeful and…