A 4 star review of Matthew Bourne’s raw, dark and passionate ballet, The Car Man at Birmingham Hippodrome.
Category: Ballet
Ballet in the Midlands
Swan Lake BRB 2026
A beautiful evening of ballet, live music and a rather tragic love story. Birmingham Royal Ballet are back with Swan Lake at Birmingham Royal Ballet and it’s another 5 star show!
The Nutcracker 2025
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s 5-star performance of Sir Peter Wright’s, The Nutcracker.
BRB Cinderella
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Cinderella is a mesmerising blend of elegance, magic, and breathtaking performances, earning a well-deserved five-star review.
Luna
A 5 star review of the World Premiere of Luna. The final part of Carlos Acosta’s Birmingham Trilogy.
La Fille Mal Gardée ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A 5 star review of a classical ballet with an abundance of comedy. Perfect for the whole family.
BRB Sleeping Beauty
A review of BRB’s spectacular performance of Sleeping Beauty at Birmingham Hippodrome.
Romeo and Juliet, Matthew Bourne
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ There’s a new twist on the classic tragedy of Romeo + Juliet in Matthew Bourne’s latest touring production, which opened today (until 21st Oct 2023) at Wolverhampton Grand, before continuing its tour to Aberdeen, Paris and Los Angeles. Well known for his innovative, unconventional approach to classical ballet, Matthew has once again pushed the…
BRB Black Sabbath
A review of Black Sabbath: The Ballet
BRB Triple Bill ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
As an avid ballet fan, when you go to see a Birmingham Royal Ballet Triple Bill, you know you’re in for an amazing evening of the most phenomenal dancing. The Apollo|Interlinked|’Still Life’ at the Penguin Café is a wonderful example of this. Three astounding ballets telling their stories through expressive choreography, elegant movements from the…