West Midlands

Operation Mincemeat – Alexandra Birmingham

Operation Mincemeat has been running in the West End for three years and is currently on its 18th extension. You…

3 weeks ago

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui – The Swan (RSC Stratford)

This is a play that feels as relevant now as it did when it was written by Bertolt Brecht in…

1 month ago

Barnum – Birmingham Hippodrome

Some musicals are classics and last forever, strong enough to weather changes in socials mood and time and attitudes. Other…

1 month ago

To Kill a Mockingbird – Birmingham Hippodrome

Like all great classics, “To Kill a Mockingbird” has been filmed, staged, adapted into many other genres, yet at heart…

1 month ago

The Rocky Horror Show – Wolverhampton Grand

She's still a wild and an untamed thing. Like a regular visit from your favourite aunt, Rocky Horror rocks up…

2 months ago

Death on the Nile – Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham

It’s mysterious that when Agatha Christie decided to adapt her novel “Death on the Nile” for stage she was so…

2 months ago

Small Island – Birmingham Rep

Andrea Levy’s 2004 novel set primarily in 1948 focussing on Jamaican immigrants travelling to post-war Britain and exploring themes of…

2 months ago

Operation Mincemeat – Wolverhampton Grand

“Helsinki!” It seems diversion, deception and misdirection are the mainstay of world politics and a swift scroll through todays newsfeeds…

2 months ago

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical – Birmingham Hippodrome

"Go and see Percy Jackson!” they said. “Who?” I replied, immediately betraying my ignorance of popular culture. Is this a…

3 months ago

Fawlty Towers – Wolverhampton Grand

Of course I don’t need to remind you of the high esteem in which Fawlty Towers is held not only…

4 months ago