This evening I attended the press night for Guys and Dolls, a BMOS Musicals production at The Alexandra Theatre Birmingham and to say I was blown away was a complete understatement. Am Dram productions have seen a resurgence recently and they’re bigger, they’re stronger and they’re at a level where they can perform on large…
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Theatre shows in the Midlands
Waitress at Wolverhampton Grand ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wow. Just wow. Having seen Waitress recently on tour with Dr Pomatter played by Matt Willis, we were incredibly excited to be invited to see it at The Grand in Wolverhampton with a new Dr Pomatter. This time he was to be played by David Hunter who has previously played the role in the West…
Made in Dagenham
Playing at The Core Theatre, Solihull until Saturday 18th June 2022 is Made in Dagenham, performed by the incredibly talented Queensbridge Musical Theatre Society. I headed along on Tuesday evening to see what the show was all about and I have to admit, having not previously watched an Amateur Dramatics production I feared it may…
Lord of the Dance – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Sensational. Stepping onto the stage at The Alexandra Theatre Birmingham this week (until Sunday 19th June 2022) are the amazingly talented cast from Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance. This 2 hour show (including interval) will leave you astounded. How do they dance so well for so long? How do they play the violin so…
Singin’ in the Rain ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This evening we sat in the Birmingham Hippodrome audience watching Singin’ in the Rain, a musical that takes its inspiration from the movie which premiered nearly 70 years ago (September 1952). The production is set in Hollywood, in the diminishing days of the silent screen era. Monumental Pictures are worrying that their competitors will take…
Magic Goes Wrong ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wand-erfully Funny! This evening, Mischief Comedy took over the Birmingham Hippodrome stage with their Magic Goes Wrong stage show which was first performed in 2019 at the Quays Theatre, Salford. Written by Penn Jillette, Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Shields and Teller. The story is about a Charity Magic Show that goes disastrously wrong. This…
Waitress ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Sugar, Butter, Flour or even ‘Touching, Uplifting and Hilarious’. Waitress the Musical is Pie-tastic. Waitress the Musical is set somewhere in small-town Indiana. Jenna (Chelsea Halfpenny), a talented pie-maker who is trapped in an abusive marriage with Earl (Tamlyn Henderson), works at Joe’s Pie Diner, a small American Café just off the highway with her…
The Play That Goes Wrong ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Mischief Comedy have arrived at The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham with their popular production, The Play That Goes Wrong. A real slapstick production with lots of silliness. It is the theatre version of Marmite, you will either love it or hate it and sadly for me, it wasn’t my cup of tea. That said, you may…
BRB Family Music and Dance
Birmingham Royal Ballet are back at the newly renovated Birmingham Rep with some of their breathtaking Ballet and the most spectacular music from Royal Ballet Sinfonia. We headed to the Family Music and Dance session today (Friday 13th May) and they have another session tomorrow (Saturday 14th May). You can book tickets here: BRB Tickets….
Mamma Mia ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Last night I was transported to a tiny Greek Island and I’ve never been so happy. Mamma Mia The Musical has landed at Birmingham Hippodrome (until May 14th 2022) and it is a real feel-good musical. Sometimes you can find a juke-box musical tries to put so many songs in, that the plot line is…