Birmingham Royal Ballet have once again danced a breathtaking triple bill performed to music by the talented Royal Ballet Sinfonia, conducted by Thomas Jung. Into the Music included Forgotten Land, World-Debut Hotel and The Seventh Symphony. Three incredibly different and yet complimentary pieces to one another. The show opened with Benjamin Britten’s powerful Sinfonia da…
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Theatre shows in the Midlands
Christmas Pantomimes in the Midlands
Wondering what pantomime to book tickets for? Well if you live in the Midlands then this is the ultimate Guide for you as we list all the pantomimes happening across the Midlands. 1. Pantomime: Cinderella Location: Blue Orange Theatre, 118 Great Hampton Street, Birmingham, B18 6AD Dates: 29th November 2022 – 10th December 2022 Details:…
Sister Act: A Divine Musical Comedy
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A superb show. Second to nun. Based on the iconic 1992 movie starring Whoopie Goldberg, this fun musical is filled with glitz, comedy, dance, impressive vocals and plenty of messages including how important friendship and sisterhood is. For those unfamiliar with the story, it follows Deloris (Sandra Marvin), a wannabe famous singer whose life…
Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby
Rambert Dance Company channel the soul of Peaky Blinders and deliver a jaw dropping show of music and dance. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Peaky Blinders, the beloved series created by Steven Knight, tells the saga of the Shelby clan in the years between World War I and World War II. Returning home to Birmingham after serving in the…
South Pacific
He is a cultured French man. She names herself a little hick. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific (A Chichester Festival Theatre Production) is adapted from the Pulitzer Price-winning novel “Tales of the South Pacific” by James A. Michener. It tells the story of an American Nurse named Nellie (Gina Beck) who is stationed on…
The Color Purple
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sometimes you see a show and you don’t just see it, you feel it. The Color Purple is that show. The rawness, the connections of the cast, the beauty in the voices, I felt all of it last night. Director Tinuke Craig has directed a musical that I now consider a favourite. I stood…
Derren Brown Showman 2022
“Not just some form of wizard (serously how does he do that?), but a gentleman with a kind heart and soul. A delightful entertainer” Have you watched Derren Brown before? If you haven’t, you really should get tickets to see this multi award-winning master of mind control and psychological illusion, Derren Brown. His one-man shows…
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“A fun, energetic and emotional performance that will leave you inspired and in awe of a woman who achieved so much”. Born in the 40s, Carole grew up playing Mozart and Bach on the piano but with a love for rock and roll, rhythm and blues and current pop music, Carole used the piano to…
Waswasa: Whispers in Prayer
As an ex Religious Education Teacher with a specialism in Islam, I was excited to hear about Waswasa: Whispers in Prayer being performed at Birmingham Hippodrome. Waswasa is an Arabic word, for devilish whispers that taunt you, so I was intrigued to find out how this performance was going to go. What it was going…
Fame: Live Forever
Last night saw me watching this year’s Stage Experience performance and to say I was wowed is an understatement. For those not familiar with Stage Experience it is is an annual summer offering from The Alexandra Theatre. They put a call out for local West Midlands performers aged 9 to 24 to join a 2…