NEWS: Any dream will do! Joseph break-out star, Jac Yarrow joins the cast of Snow White
Birmingham Hippodrome is proud to announce that the break-out star of Michael Harrison’s recent London Palladium revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jac Yarrow will play The Prince in this year’s must-see pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs which plays from Saturday 21 December 2019 – Sunday 2 February 2020. Jac Yarrow […]
REVIEW: On Your Feet! A vibrant, effervescent & pulsating immortalisation of a true music legend
The cast of the UK and Ireland tour of On Your Feet! Photo Credit Pim Hendriksen Venue: Birmingham Hippodrome Performance Date: 04 September 2019 Reviewer: Gemma Fincher Star Rating: ★★★★ We may be fast approaching autumn but On Your Feet! the vibrant, pulsating and toe-tapping biographical musical of Gloria and Emilio Estefan is currently bringing all […]
NEWS: The Edinburgh Fringe Festival smash-hit musical comes to Birmingham for a limited season
Disney villain. Octo-woman. Plus-size icon. But who is the woman behind the tentacles? Following a complete sell-out run at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and from the multi-award winning Fat Rascal Theatre, Unfortunate: the untold story of Ursula the Sea Witch will come to Birmingham Hippodrome’s Patrick Studio from Monday 16 – Sunday 22 December 2019. Tickets are now on […]
NEWS: Production shots released of Birmingham Hippodrome’s West Side Story featuring 40 rising stars
The cast of Birmingham Hippodrome’s West Side Story – credit: Simon Hadley Last night, Birmingham Hippodrome raised the curtain on its first ever home-grown youth production as a fresh new production of West Side Story opened to a sell-out audience and standing ovation. Production shots of the forty local young performers from across the West Midlands have been released […]
REVIEW: West Side Story – A professional & emotional production showcasing the bright stars of the future
Kamilla Fernandes, Matthew Pandya, Alex Cooke, Olivia Allen, Gibsa Bah, Ruby Hewitt and Carter Smith Photo Credit: Olivia Ahmadi Venue: Birmingham Hippodrome Performance Date: 29 August 2019 Reviewer: Sophie Mills Star Rating: ★★★★ To mark its 120th birthday, Birmingham Hippodrome has invited 40 of the region’s most talented young performers to celebrate one of the […]
REVIEW: The Color Purple – A profoundly evocative production that brings a tear to the eye & a lump to the throat
The cast of The Color Purple: Photography by Manuel Harlan Venue: Birmingham Hippodrome Performance Date: 16 July 2019 Book: Marsha Norman, based on the novel by Alice Walker Music and Lyrics: Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray Director: Tinuke Craig Star Rating: ★★★★★ The Color Purple marks the first co-production between Leicester Curve and Birmingham Hippodrome and it’s safe to […]
REVIEW: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Trina Hill (Narrator), Jaymi Hensley (Joseph) & the cast of Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – UK Tour Photo: Pamela Raith Venue: Birmingham Hippodrome Performance Date: 03 July 2019 Star Rating: ★★★ 1/2 Continues to endure and delight audiences old and new Since its West End premiere in 1973 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor […]