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Season Preview:
Belgrade Theatre
Spring and Summer 2020
Over in Coventry there is a packed programme of homegrown and touring productions over their two stages to tempt you over after a trip to IKEA.
Please note that due to government instruction some productions at this venue from 16th March onwards have been cancelled.
The Gift (18th to 25th January)
Exploring the world of Queen Victoria, an African child the Queen adopted called Sarah and a woman called Sarah living in the present day.
Book tickets here: belgrade.co.uk/event/the-gift
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (28th January to 1st February)
The legendary musical arrives in Coventry in this Bill Kenwright staged production starring Mark McMullan as Joseph.
Get tickets here: belgrade.co.uk/event/joseph-2020
Crongton Knights (8th to 22nd February)
The World Premiere adaptation of Alex Wheatle’s award-winning novel Crongton Knights comes to the B2 stage at Belgrade Theatre.
Book tickets at: belgrade.co.uk/event/crongton-knights
Revenge (13th to 15th February)
A mystery thriller directed by Louise Jameson and written by Robin Hawdon. See the trailer below:
Get tickets here: belgrade.co.uk/event/revenge
Holes (18th to 22nd February)
Belgrade Theatre says:
Holes is the brilliant, inventive and creative new stage show based on the multi-award-winning novel and the Hollywood blockbuster.
This hit production is a thrilling and off-beat comedy adventure and is perfect for adults and children aged 8 and up.
Tickets here: belgrade.co.uk/event/holes-by-louis-sachar
Peter Pan Goes Wrong (25th to 29th February)
Mischief Theatre return with another disaster waiting to happen. Conley Polytechnic present Peter Pan… but of course it all goes wrong.
Get tickets here: belgrade.co.uk/event/peter-pan-goes-wrong
A Monster Calls (3rd to 7th March)
The acclaimed bestselling Young Adult novel by Patrick Ness comes to the main stage at Belgrade.
Book tickets here: belgrade.co.uk/event/a-monster-calls
Once (10th to 14th March)
Belgrade Theatre says:
You will fall in love, too, with this brilliant and beautiful musical, filled with live music, from lush ballads to barnstorming reels. Once is a spell-binding and uplifting story of hopes and dreams.
Get tickets here: belgrade.co.uk/event/once-the-musical
Blood Brothers (Cancelled)
Featuring the final tour performances of Lyn Paul in the role of Mrs Johnstone this great musical includes the musical theatre track Tell Me It’s Not True.
The Croft (Cancelled)
Gwen Taylor stars in this thriller directed by Philip Franks.
Billionaire Boy (Cancelled)
The David Walliams story becomes a musical about Joe Spud who feels like he’s a loser when his dad becomes a toilet roll millionaire businessman.
An Inspector Calls (28th April to 2nd May)
Best of luck getting a seat at this National Theatre production of An Inspector Calls. An Inspector disrupts a peaceful family dinner.
Absurd Person Singular (6th to 9th May)
Written by Alan Ayckbourn, Absurd Person Singular mixes farce and black comedy in 1970s suburbia.
Tickets: belgrade.co.uk/event/absurd-person-singular
Friendsical (25th to 30th May)
Following the lives of six people who clearly weren’t born when the original tv series Friends appeared on Channel 4. BrumHour can’t wait to see where parody begins and homage ends. I’ll be there for them.
Book tickets here: belgrade.co.uk/event/friendsical
Six the Musical (2nd to 7th June)
Five ex-wives and a widow join forces from history to create SIX! The smash hit musical has gone from Edinburgh Fringe to the West End and Broadway and will be touring the UK across 2020!
Get tickets here: belgrade.co.uk/event/six-the-musical
The Comedy of Errors (16th to 28th June)
Belgrade Theatre says:
Tormented by a wild wife, a moody mistress, challenged by a crazy jeweler and damned by a demonic doctor the terrified twosome run headlong into a climactic happy ending which defies all probability.
A summer delight not to be missed!
Tickets here: belgrade.co.uk/event/a-comedy-of-errors
