Curve and Birmingham Hippodrome announce tour of “The Color Purple”

Leicester’s Curve theatre and Birmingham Hippodrome have today revealed plans to tour their critically acclaimed, award-winning co-production of The Color Purple. The show is set to visit seven venues across England and Wales this autumn. The Color Purple previously played performances in London, Leicester and … Continue reading Curve and Birmingham Hippodrome announce tour of “The Color Purple”

Disney’s Beauty And The Beast is coming to the London Palladium this summer

Disney’s beloved Olivier Award-winning stage musical Beauty and the Beast will come to London in Summer 2022, as part of its UK & Ireland Tour. Performances will begin at the London Palladium from Friday 24 June 2022, for a strictly limited season until Saturday 17 September. … Continue reading Disney’s Beauty And The Beast is coming to the London Palladium this summer

The Russian State Ballet of Siberia is now touring the UK

The Russian Stage Ballet of Siberia, accompanied by the Russian Stage Ballet Orchestra, are back on stage and touring the UK this year. They will perform accross the UK The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Snow Maiden, Cinderella and Romeo and Juliet. The pieces will be brought to life with magical special effects. This season will also marks the 20th anniversary of the company first tour in the UK when they first performed at St David’s Hall in Cardiff in 2022. Whilst the challenges of the omicron variant and Welsh government restrictions meant that the first Cardiff dates of the tour were … Continue reading The Russian State Ballet of Siberia is now touring the UK

Tom Hiddleston to return to The Play What I Wrote at the Theatre Royal, Bath

Sean Fowley, Artistic Director of Birmingham Rep and director of the 20th Anniversary Production has announced that Tom Hiddleston will reprise his appearence as the special guest star in the critically acclaimed production of The Play What I Wrote at Theatre Royal, Bath. Hiddleston first appeared in the show in Birminghan on December 6th and received praised. Both performances will be filmed and will be broadcast on the BBC later in 2022. The date is yet to be announced but keep your eyes peeled on our socials for it! This show will also mark the first stop of the show’s recently … Continue reading Tom Hiddleston to return to The Play What I Wrote at the Theatre Royal, Bath

Forgiveness, A True Story by Jonny Donahoe to tour the UK

Jonny Donahoe’s one man show Forgiveness will tour the UK from Tuesday 8 February to Saturday 5 March. The show will be directed by Metta Theatre Artistic Director P Burton-Morgan. The tour will visit Farnham, Hemel Hempstead, Bath, Eastleigh, Corsham, Aldershot, New Milton, Fareham, Gravesend, Tonbridge, Chipping Norton, Farsley, Huddersfield, Oxford, Colchester and Doncaster, with full dates and tickets available here. A run at the Edinburgh Festival is also planned, with details to be announced. Hilarious and heart-breaking in equal measure, Forgiveness shows how despite a childhood shattered by abuse it can be possible to reach a place of peace: Jonny does not … Continue reading Forgiveness, A True Story by Jonny Donahoe to tour the UK

INSIDE “Animal Farm” Rehearsals

New rehearsal pictures have been released for the upcoming production of George Orwell’s classic satirical fable, Animal Farm.  The cast of Animal Farm includes Matt Churcher, Darcy Collins, Enrico D. Wey, Ailsa Dalling, Elisa De Grey, Edie Edmundson, Michael Jean-Marain, Rayo Patel, Yana Penrose, Markus Schabbing, Sharon Sze, Ben Thompson and Matt Tait. The brand-new production,adapted and directed by Robert Icke, will embark on a UK tour, opening at Birmingham Rep from 22 January 2022. The play will then visit Cambridge, Newcastle, Bath, Norwich, Salford, Plymouth, Nottingham, Coventry, Blackpool, Liverpool, Canterbury, Richmond and Wolverhampton, completing its run on 28 May 2022 at Bromley’s Churchill Theatre. The production also includes designs by the four-time Olivier Award-winning Bunny Christie (A … Continue reading INSIDE “Animal Farm” Rehearsals