⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life”. It might be a song from the show but it is exactly how I can sum up tonight’s epic performance of Dirty Dancing which is currently at Alexandra Theatre until October 16th 2021. You’ve seen the 1987 film which made Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey stars in…
BRB Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet, performed by the incredibly talented Birmingham Royal Ballet dancers is at Birmingham Hippodrome until October 9th 2021. We headed along yesterday afternoon to see the first performance by Beatrice Parma dancing the role of Juliet and Mathias Dingman as Romeo. And what a performance it was. An absolutely stunning and beautiful ballet….
The Cat and the Canary
⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A classic mystery with melodramatic flourishes and tense dramatics” – Small House Big Trips 20 years after his passing, the will of Cyrus West, a rich old eccentric, is being read at his country home at the stroke of midnight. Cyrus so specified this for his will, as he had grown tired and frustrated…
Rocky Horror Show
The Rocky Horror World Tour is in full swing and tonight the show opened at The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham. Showing until October 2nd 2021, The Alexandra have allowed plenty of days for Brummies and people further afield to come and see this legendary Rock’n’Roll Musical from Richard O’Brien. I have to admit from the start…
In A Box
A brand New Multi-Sensory, hyper reality experience In A Box In A Box In A Box has landed in Digbeth and opens officially on 6th October 2021. We were kindly invited along to test out Chernobyl Hidden Depths before it opens to the public and it was EXPLOSIVE! Excuse the pun. Before beginning the Virtual…
Heathers The Musical
“Murderously good with a killer soundtrack” – Small House Big Trips If you grew up in the eighties and nineties, you may remember one of the greatest cult films of all time, Heathers, starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater. Running at The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham until the 25th September, we have Heathers: The Musical, directed…
Ladybird Live
What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks has left the West End and has arrived today (16th September 2021) in the truly stunning location of Birmingham Hippodrome as a stage show. Kenny Wax Family Entertainment have adapted the story to be performed on the stage and having watched the tour back in…
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is a pure masterpiece or like the title of the penultimate song in Act One, it is a ‘Work of Art’. Evoking a variety of emotions (mostly happiness I should add) that really pull on your heart strings particularly when Margaret New (played by the extremely talented Amy Ellen Richardson) gave…
Rock of Ages – 5 Star Production
“Theatre is well and truly back”, in the words of Kevin Clifton who plays the role of Stacee Jaxx in what I can only describe as one of the best stage show Musicals that I have ever seen. It felt so good to be back watching a live theatre production, especially at one of our…
BRB Cinderella
2020 and 2021 has been hard for many people but right now, in my eyes, I’m in heaven. Sat back in a theatre after so long away, watching Sir David Bintley’s enchanting fairytale, Cinderella and I feel at home. I have to admit, it feels strange watching Birmingham Royal Ballet performing at Birmingham Repertory Theatre and…