Birmingham Hippodrome
Mamma Mia – Birmingham Hippodrome
Stephen Fry once compared ABBA to a bottle of coke. It wasn’t because their bubbling pop music was sweet and…
Akram Khan’s Jungle Book Reimagined – Birmingham Hippodrome
Beyond reclaiming a colonial text, character names and a pun on the words “urban jungle” there is little to connect…
Madam Butterfly – Birmingham Hippodrome
With all the characteristic style and élan we usually associate with Welsh National Opera, “Madam Butterfly” wafted decorously and gracefully…
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Birmingham Hippodrome
If you have an idle moment, Google Mike Holloway. Like Doctor Who, you always remember your first Joseph. He was…
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time – Birmingham Hippodrome
The award-winning National Theatre Production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time comes to Birmingham, perfectly coinciding…
Beauty and the Beast – Birmingham Hippodrome
Disney has, for many years, been synonymous with quality family entertainment with works dating way back into the early part…
Matthew Bourne’s The Nutcracker – Birmingham Hippodrome
It may be February, but it is never too late to catch this superb production of The Nutcracker. First of…
Goldilocks and the Three Bears – Birmingham Hippodrome
If you go down in the woods today, you’ll be sure a vibrant explosion of panto frolics and furry fun…
Blood Brothers – Birmingham Hippodrome
Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” famously opens with one long, droning tone from the orchestra which engages, entrances and thrills in equal…
Hairspray – Birmingham Hippodrome
The John Waters film “Hairspray” has always struck me an odd source for a Broadway musical stemming from the sub-sub-cultural…