The latest news, updates and events 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…
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.
The timeless and charming Broadway and Hollywood musical Singin’ in the Rain comes to the Birmingham Hippodrome in a glorious shower of lilting music and dancing. The Singin’ in the Rain tour lit up the Hippodrome stage in a spectacular and colourful night of entertainment.
Drag Race superstar and all round loveable rogue Ginny Lemon has joined an incredibly diverse line-up for the Manchester Pride Festival, taking place in August. Everyone’s favourite lemon-tinged cabaret drag act will be taking their unique persona (and dog show) to the city as part of exciting festivities revolving around Manchester Pride.
The feel-good ABBA musical Mamma Mia! makes a sensational return to Birmingham after it was postponed two years ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Birmingham Hippodrome proudly throws opens its doors to welcome the audience to a night of singing, dancing, drama and comedy to celebrate the 20th anniversary tour of the smash hit show…
Legendary 1980’s soap opera star Patrick Duffy of Dallas fame is coming to Birmingham to star in exciting mystery thriller Catch Me If You Can at The Alexandra theatre on 25 April. Patrick Duffy, who played Bobby Ewing alongside Larry Hagman as J.R. Ewing in Texan oil soap opera Dallas, will take on a new…
Smash hit Broadway and West End musical Waitress will come to Birmingham Hippodrome next spring. Based on the 2007 movie written by Adrienne Shelley, the production is accompanied by music and lyrics written by Grammy award-winning, singer-songwriter sensation Sara Bareilles.
The Book of Mormon, Broadway’s smash-hit musical written by Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez, is coming to Birmingham next year. The award-winning show will open in the city on Tuesday 22 October at the Birmingham Hippodrome theatre next Autumn.
R&B legends Joe, 112 and Dru Hill graced the stage at the O2 Academy in Birmingham last week. If you love R&B music, it would be a sin to not know these grandees of that genre. Fans turned out in huge numbers diverse in every way from singles in their teens, to couples in their 50s, to sing along…
Birmingham Hippodrome and Leicester’s Curve have released the first production images from The Color Purple which has its official opening night at Curve. Made in the Midlands, this brand new production from Curve Theatre comes to Birmingham Hippodrome from 16th – 20th July 2019.