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Compiled by Dave Massey twitter.com/BrumHour
Season Preview:
Birmingham Rep
Spring and Summer 2020
Beneath The City (16th to 18th January)
Birmingham Rep’s website says:
Masters of interactive theatre, Upstart Theatre present a modern-day reimagining of the ancient Greek tragedy, The Oresteia. You are invited to help determine where the line is between justice and revenge, in this contemporary new show made with a Citizen Chorus featuring performers from the REP’s Adult Drama Company, Young REP members, and others from across Birmingham and beyond.”
Tickets here: birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/beneath-the-city.html
Asking for it (31st January to 15th February)
The UK premiere of Asking for It explores the impact of an incident on a small community and how it affects the life of Emma.
Book tickets here: birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/asking-for-it.html
Cirque Berserk (18th to 23rd February)
The huge theatre circus show returns to Birmingham.
Get tickets here: birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/cirque-berserk.html
Home Of The Wriggler (20th to 22nd February)
Birmingham based Stan’s Cafe present Home of The Wriggler following the lives of four investigators in the future examining family life near Longbridge car plant.
Tickets here: birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/home-of-the-wriggler.html
The Strange Tale of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel (25th to 29th February)
Birmingham Rep’s website says:
Playing fast and loose with the facts and with an original piano score composed by Mercury Award Nominee Zoe Rahman played live each night, The Strange Tale Of Charlie Chaplin And Stan Laurel is no nostalgic bio-drama, but a hilarious and deeply moving homage to two men who changed the world of comedy forever.”
Get tickets here: birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/the-strange-tale-of-charlie-chaplin-and-stan-laurel.html
Faustus: That Damned Woman (26th February to 7th March)
Doctor Faustus is reimagined by award-winning playwright Chris Bush.
Book tickets here: birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/faustus-that-damned-woman.html
Poet In Da Corner (10th to 14th March)
Inspired by the Dizzee Rascal album of the same name a young woman’s life is about to change. Written by Debris Stevenson featuring writing by Jammz.
Get tickets here: birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/poet-in-da-corner.html
Tartuffe (20th March to 4th April)
Tartuffe has wormed his way into the trust of the head of a wealthy Birmingham family. Based on Molière’s play this production is written by Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto.
Get tickets here: birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/tartuffe.html
The High Table (25th March to 9th April)
Birmingham Rep website says:
An epic family drama played out between the heavens and earth, The High Table is the hilarious and heart-breaking debut play from Temi Wilkey.”
Book tickets here: birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/the-high-table.html
Romeo and Juliet (16th to 25th April)
Directed by Amit Sharma, the Shakespeare story is transferred to Birmingham in this new version of the classic story.
Tickets here: birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/romeo-and-juliet-1.html
Confessions of a Cockney Temple Dancer (21st to 25th April)
Birmingham Rep website says:
We all present different faces to the world, but some are more different than most. In this funny and visually stunning one-man show, Shane Shambhu reveals the secret life he kept from his school friends, growing up in the cultural melting pot of East London.
Book tickets here: birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/confessions-of-a-cockney-temple-dancer.html
Lava (28th April to 2nd May)
London has been hit by an asteroid in this play about relationships after a disaster in the capital. LAVA is written by James Fritz.
Book tickets here: birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/lava.html
Oliver Twist (29th April to 9th May)
Head to the twisted streets of London for this new play by Bryony Lavery adapted from the Charles Dickens novel.
Book tickets here: birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/oliver-twist.html
Giraffes Can’t Dance (13th to 17th May)
Birmingham Rep website says:
A much-loved book for over 20 years, Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees’ African jungle bursts to life with puppetry, songs, and a company of five playing warthogs, lions, rhinos, chimps – and a very special violin-playing cricket.
Get tickets here: birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/giraffes-cant-dance.html
Amsterdam (12th to 16th May)
Directed by Matthew Xia, Amsterdam explores identity and the impact of the past when an unpaid 1944 gas bill arrives on the doorstep of a heavily pregnant violinist.
Tickets here: birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/amsterdam.html
The Canary and the Crow (20th to 23rd May)
With original live music by Prez 96 and James Frewer, Daniel Ward’s semi-autobiographical work explores a working class life when he was accepted to grammar school.
Book tickets here: birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/the-canary-and-the-crow.html
A Bunch of Amateurs (26th to 30th May)
Following The Wipers Times, Ian Hislop and Nick Newman bring their next story to Birmingham in the shape of A Bunch of Amateurs.
Tickets here: birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/a-bunch-of-amateurs.html
Breakin’ Convention (2nd and 3rd June)
Sadler’s Wells brings hip hop dance theatre to Birmingham Rep.
Book tickets here: birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/breakin-convention-1.html
Malory Towers (7th to 11th July)
Emma Rice adapts and directs the post war Enid Blyton stories about the cornish boarding school.
Book tickets here: birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/malory-towers.html
Birmingham Rep is 10 minutes walk from Birmingham Snow Hill Station and Birmingham New Street Station and a short walk from the West Midlands Metro.
