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Review: Frankie Goes to Bollywood at The Rep Theatre, Birmingham
Following a previous, hit UK tour, Frankie Goes to Bollywood, returns to stages promising to be ‘bigger, bolder, and bursting with Bollywood glamour.’ The production, which takes titular inspiration from the pop group, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, is a musical comedy drama that draws audiences into the glittering but high-pressure world of cinema and Bollywood movie-making.
Jun 112 min read


Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Rep Theatre, Birmingham
Birmingham Rep’s new production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream breathes contemporary Brummie life into the mystical play of trickster fairies and humorous misdirection.
Apr 303 min read


Interview: Adam Carver is Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Birmingham Rep
Actor Adam Carver (AKA cabaret artist Fatt Butcher) joins Birmingham Rep in their upcoming production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Adam took some time, between rehearsals for their role as Puck, to chat to Midlands Rainbow about the show…
Apr 45 min read


Review: Small Island at The Rep Theatre, Birmingham
Based on Andrea Levy’s award-winning novel, Small Island is a play adapted for stage by Helen Edmundson, and directed by Matthew Xia. Taking audiences on a journey from Jamaica to 1940s London, the production is an exploration of empire and the Windrush generation, belonging and identity, and hope
Apr 33 min read


Review: Margaret Thatcher – Queen of Soho at The Rep, Birmingham
Created by Olivier Award winner Jon Brittain and Matt Tedford, Margaret Thatcher – Queen of Soho imagines a world in which, on the eve of the vote on Section 28, Prime Minister Maggie Thatcher gets lost in Soho (the heart of the LGBTQ+ community in London) and accidentally becomes a cabaret superstar. Will her night of glitter and dancing change her mind on this homophobic bill before it’s too late?
Oct 25, 20252 min read


Review: Starter For Ten at The Rep, Birmingham
Based on the novel by David Nicholls and the film of the same name, Starter for Ten is a new coming-of-age comedy musical set in the colourfully bright 80s.
Oct 24, 20253 min read


Review: London City Ballet at Birmingham Rep
London City Ballet, former resident company of Sadler's Well, is making its début at The Rep, Birmingham with 'Momentum'; a brand-new repertoire.
Jul 30, 20253 min read


Review: Merchant of Venice 1936 at Birmingham Rep
Merchant of Venice 1936 transports Shakespeare's original text to the 1930s, starring Tracy-Ann Oberman as the first female Shylock
Apr 3, 20252 min read
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