REVIEW: Waitress – An utterly charming production, & a rom-com with a difference
Wendy Mae Brown ‘Becky’, Chelsea Halfpenny ‘Jenna’ and Evelyn Hoskins ‘Dawn’. Photo Johan Persson Venue: Birmingham Hippodrome Performance Date: 17 May 2022 Reviewer: Alex Birch Star Rating: ★★★★★ Based on Adrienne Shelly’s 2007 indie film of the same name, Waitress is a rom-com musical about an underappreciated pie chef, Jenna (Chelsea Halfpenny), who spends her days […]
REVIEW: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – A show just as dazzling as his coat of many colours
Jason Donovan & company in JATATD (Credit Tristram Kenton) Venue: Birmingham Hippodrome Performance Date: 06 April 2022 Reviewer: Ely King Star Rating: ★★★★★ Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a production that many have seen, or experienced, in school plays, however, to see it on a large stage is such a phenomenal experience and definitely […]
REVIEW: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – a moving adaptation of a remarkable novel
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Photo credit – Brinkhoff-Moegenburg Venue: Birmingham Hippodrome Performance Date: 29 March 2022 Reviewer: Alex Birch Star Rating: ★★★1/2 Award-winning production The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is back at Birmingham Hippodrome, where it will be playing until Saturday, April 2. Based on the 2003 […]
REVIEW: Beauty and the Beast is a dazzling revival of this tale as old as time and quite frankly… If it’s not Baroque, don’t fix it
Nigel Richards as Cogsworth, Sam Bailey as Mrs Potts, Gavin Lee as Lumiere in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast – Photo by Johan Persson © Disney Venue: Birmingham Hippodrome Performance Date: 09 March 2022 Reviewer: Gemma Fincher Star Rating: ★★★★★ Disney is enjoying somewhat of a UK stage renaissance of late. With Frozen, and Mary Poppins […]
REVIEW: Goldilocks and the Three Bears – a feel-good, laugh-out-loud frolic of perfection
The cast of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, photo by Simon Hadley Venue: Birmingham Hippodrome Performance Date: 07 January 2022 Reviewer: Gemma Fincher Star Rating: ★★★★★ The festive period is a distant memory, and the January blues are in full swing. However, there is light, respite, and laughs in abundance in the form of Birmingham Hippodrome’s […]
REVIEW: Blood Brothers – The Devil certainly has their number – Blood Brothers crashes onto the Hippodrome stage
Blood Brothers UK Tour 2021 – Production Photography Venue: Birmingham Hippodrome Performance Date: 01 November 2021 Reviewer: Ely King Star Rating: ★★★★ The heart-breaking story of The Johnstone Twins may not be known to all, but the term ‘Blood Brothers’ comes close. The tale of twins separated at birth plays out in spectacular fashion before your […]
REVIEW: The Play That Goes Wrong – a night at the theatre well worth experiencing for young & old
The Play That Goes Wrong. Photograph by Robert Day Venue: Birmingham Hippodrome Performance Date: 26 October 2021 Reviewer: Sophie Mills Star Rating: ★★★★1/2 Mischief Theatre has made waves in London (and across the globe) for almost a decade so it’s no surprise that The Play That Goes Wrong – an Olivier and Tony Award-winning show is on its fourth […]
REVIEW: Ask Me Anything – an eclectic, funny & earnest piece of theatre
Ask Me Anything – Production Image: Contributed Venue: Birmingham Hippodrome, Patrick Studio Performance Date: 03 March 2020 Star Rating: ★★★★ Reviewer: Josh Bullin As the show begins, Ask Me Anything is posed as a conversation, establishing that the company is here to do more than just tell a story. After receiving over 100 letters from teenagers across […]
REVIEW: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – A must-see pantomime masterclass
The cast of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Birmingham Hippodrome – Photo credit: Paul Coltas Venue: Birmingham Hippodrome Performance Date: 08 January 2020 Star Rating: ★★★★★ Reviewer: Gemma Fincher Most of us may be in the post-Christmas slump but that hasn’t stopped Birmingham Hippodrome’s panto extravaganza from banishing those January blues with their utterly ‘flawless’ production of […]
NEWS – A peek backstage at the fairest panto in the land
The cast of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Birmingham Hippodrome – Credit Simon Hadley Birmingham Hippodrome has released a set of exclusive backstage images from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs which runs at the theatre until Sunday 2 February. The spectacular production features stunning costumes and sets along with outstanding special effects direct from […]