Belgrade Theatre do it again with the showing of a brilliant play for children aged 5 and above. Jabala and the Jinn is a creation by writer Asif Khan who brings a play together that not only makes you laugh (and dance) but provides some excellent chances to talk about difficult emotions with your children…
Category: Theatre Shows
Theatre shows in the Midlands
Cinderella
A truly magical outdoor production of Cinderella hit the stage 5 days ago at Wethele Manor and this evening we went along to see what we thought. The show is at Wethele Manor until 20th December before it moves on to a number of other local venues, finishing its tour on the 3rd January. If…
The Strange Case of Jekyll & Hyde
Gothic Horror is somewhat of an enthusiasm of mine. The old classic tales that feel as scary now as they did when they were written hundreds of years ago; Frankenstein, Dracula, Dorian Grey and of course, the play whose title now forms part of the English language for a person with wildly different sides, Jekyll…
Band of Gold
If you are anything like me, and anything like my age (30s) you may be aware that a TV series called Band of Gold existed in the early 90s. As it was about the life of prostitutes strugging to get by under the shadow of a serial killer preying on them, it becomes clear why…
Asking For It
Last night I went to Birmingham Repertory Theatre to watch Landmark Productions and The Everyman’s adaptation of Louise O’Neills novel about sexual consent. Today, at 1pm, I am sat at my dining room table, unsure of what words to put down on paper. How do you put into words, an aching in your heart for…
The Bodyguard
We were lucky enough to be invited to review the return of The Bodyguard to Birmingham’s Alexandra Theatre last night. The Bodyguard first did the rounds as a musical back in 2012 and has remained consistently popular, being nominated for four Olivier Awards and going on a sell out 18 month UK and Ireland tour….
Kipper’s Snowy Day
If you have children aged between 2 and 9, then the Midlands Art Centre (MAC) have put on the BEST Christmas Show for that age range this year. It is obviously a hit too as many of the seats in our performance yesterday were taken and I have heard of quite a few schools taking…
Peter Pan Reimagined
Peter Pan.Ticking Crocs (see what I did there?), flying fairies and rogue children hiding from evil pirates. Been done before right? Well, what we have here is Peter Pan Reimagined, the flagship Christmas show playing at Birmingham Rep from now until 19 January 2020.Liam Steel and the creative team at The Rep have taken Neverland…
The Snow Queen
The German Market is here and John Lewis have released their annual tearjerker advert. Once again Christmas is upon us. With Christmas comes The Old Reps flagship yearly Christmas production. Last year we were enthralled by the Old Reps take on Pinocchio. This year we have an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic snowy fairy…
One Under
Last night we were kindly invited to the Press Showing of One Under at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. The show is on until 23rd November 2019. Perfectly placed within the intimate setting of The Door at The Rep, is this emotional, thought provoking theatre performance of Winsome Pinnocks story, One Under. Which I am not ashamed…