BIRMINGHAM REP

by Stephi Wild - February 18, 2025

Casting has been announced for Birmingham Rep’s new production of A Thousand Splendid Suns, Ursula Rani Sarma’s play based on Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling spiritual sequel to The Kite Runner. ...

by Stephi Wild - February 11, 2025

Award-winning British African heritage contemporary theatre company tiata fahodzi will tour three new plays from emerging writers as part of their commitment to raising the voices of British African artists. ...

by Stephi Wild - January 30, 2025

With the world première of Howard Brenton's Churchill in Moscow currently in rehearsals, Orange Tree Theatre has announced the full cast for the upcoming revival of April De Angelis' Playhouse Creatures directed by Michael Oakley....

by Joshua Wright - January 29, 2025

The UK stage adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Coraline has been canceled following allegations of sexual misconduct against the author. The tour was set to visit multiple cities including Leeds and Edinburgh. Gaiman denies the claims, which involve accusations of nonconsensual BDSM....

by Stephi Wild - December 13, 2024

Birmingham Rep's family Christmas classic The Snowman is currently three weeks into its six-week run at Sadler's Wells' home in the West End, the Peacock Theatre. ...

by Stephi Wild - November 20, 2024

Joe Murphy has been announced as the new Artistic Director of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Learn more about Joe Murphy and the Birmingham Repertory Theatre here!...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 07, 2024

Three cast members from Original Theatre’s stage tour of the epic First World War story of love and loss Birdsong have recorded poignant on-stage video readings of war poems chosen by the celebrated novel’s author, Sebastian Faulks. Watch now!...

by Stephi Wild - October 21, 2024

Join the Jolly Postman on a frosty, fairytale adventure in this brand-new stage adaptation from Royal & Derngate. This award-winning story for all the family sees the Jolly Postman cycling through the snow to deliver parcels and letters to familiar friends as they prepare for Christmas celebrations....

by Laura Lott - October 16, 2024

Cheese and pineapple on a stick, anyone? The latest musical from Birmingham Rep takes us back to 1970s Britain, where trousers were flared, birthday parties required Iced Gems, and boys definitely didn't play girls in school musicals without everyone having something to say about it. BWW's critic we...

by A.A. Cristi - September 24, 2024

The cast for the autobiographical show BRIGHT PLACES, which explores life with Multiple Sclerosis, has been announced. The production delves into personal experiences and aims to raise awareness about the condition....