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BrumHour is invited to review productions and share content from The Old Joint Stock throughout the year.
Compiled by Dave Massey twitter.com/BrumHour
Season preview:
The Old Joint Stock
Winter, Spring and Summer 2020
The most intimate theatre space in Birmingham is The Old Joint Stock Theatre above the award-winning bar just off Colmore Row. Here’s BrumHour’s season preview:
Dad’s Army Radio Show (22nd to 26th January)
This two-man show features radio show versions of three episodes of the classic wartime comedy Dad’s Army.
Book tickets here: oldjointstock.co.uk/whats-on/dads-army-radio-show
Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody (18th February to 1st March)
Discover a possible version of events concerning a teenage Tom Riddle, the man who became Voldemort, in this rock musical parody.
Get tickets here: oldjointstock.co.uk/whats-on/voldemort
Adolf (4th to 6th March)
About this one man play with Pip Utton as the Führer, The Old Joint Stock website says:
One of the most extraordinary, successful and powerful solo works ever presented. It is live theatre at its best and that touches us all; powerful, challenging, divisive and illustrative. ‘Adolf’ is utterly provocative and totally necessary; everyone should experience it.”
Book tickets at: oldjointstock.co.uk/whats-on/adolf
Absolute Certainty (12th to 14th March)
The Old Joint Stock website says:
In an environment where no-one is safe to talk about feelings, let alone sexuality, it’s easy to misread the signs. One drunken night, a line is crossed; but by who? What actually happened? It’s difficult to find out when nobody wants to talk.”
Book tickets here: oldjointstock.co.uk/whats-on/absolute-certainty
The White Plague (17th to 21st March)
The White Plague is an immersive play written and directed by Alexander Raptotasios and inspired by Jose Saramago’s Blindness presented by Ferodo Bridges
Book tickets to this production here: oldjointstock.co.uk/whats-on/the-white-plague
Bottom (26th to 28th March)
The Old Joint Stock website says:
With a cracking soundtrack, Willy Hudson’s funny, honest and open-hearted storytelling yanks the lid off the queer experience. He faces performance anxiety and the realities of being overworked, underpaid and under-respected.”
Book tickets here: oldjointstock.co.uk/whats-on/bottom
Ladykiller (31st March to 2nd April)
Hannah McClean plays HER in the blood splattered story of “a chambermaid, a hotel room and a dead woman” which went to Edinburgh Fringe in 2018. Written by Madeline Gould, this 65 minute production is suitable for 16+ audiences.
Get tickets here: oldjointstock.co.uk/whats-on/ladykiller
Scream Phone (22nd to 25th April)
Swipe Right Theatre presents Scream Phone, a musical, part Grease sleepover, part Clueless and mostly 1996’s SCREAM!
Dare you book tickets: oldjointstock.co.uk/whats-on/scream-phone
From Judy to Bette (8th to 10th May)
The Old Joint Stock website says:
Judy Garland, Lucille Ball, Bette Davis, and Betty Hutton. Four trailblazers who refused to be “just another ingénue” during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
They each broke the mould by taking the Hollywood studio system to task, fighting for the roles that made them famous, and opening doors that had previously been firmly shut for women in the film industry.
Book tickets here: oldjointstock.co.uk/whats-on/from-judy-to-bette
Cooking With Elvis (13th to 16th May)
Directed by Tracey Street and produced by the Old Joint Stock Theatre, Cooking with Elvis spends the week in Birmingham with five performances.
Book tickets here: oldjointstock.co.uk/whats-on/cooking-with-elvis
Fitting (21st to 23rd May)
The Old Joint Stock website says:
In a show which plays with the idea of performance itself, Matt has brought along some frocks and ties, some sleight of hand, some fitting in and some standing proud. Matt is neither a boy nor a girl but has been both. Matt will do their best, for you.”
Tickets here: oldjointstock.co.uk/whats-on/fitting
Romeo and Juliet (24th to 28th June)
William Shakespeare’s classic love story reimagined with two rival rugby teams.
Book tickets here: oldjointstock.co.uk/whats-on/romeo-and-juliet
Tickle the Musical (1st to 4th July)
Enter the World of Competitive Endurance Tickling with this award-winning musical.
Tickets here: oldjointstock.co.uk/whats-on/tickle
This isn’t a sponsored post.
When not writing about theatre for BrumHour, or producing Interval Theatre for Brum Radio (Tuesdays 3pm) brumradio.com/intervaltheatre,
Dave Massey can be found eating crisps and tweeting about Birmingham for #BrumHour.
