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Photo of Ncuti Gatwa & Edward Bluemel to promote the play, Ncuti stands behind Edward with his arms wrapped around him in a ‘fighting’/rivalry motion.

Ncuti Gatwa & Edward Bluemel cast in new play about Shakespeare and Marlowe’s rivalry

Ncuti Gatwa & Edward Bluemel are set to star in a new play that explores the rivalry between playwrights William Shakespeare, Christopher (Kit) Marlowe.

Apr 142 min read

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Image is the poster for the show. In Green text on a darker green background it reads: RSC. Edward II by Christopher Marlowe. There is a photo of two men, both are bald and wearing uniform suits. They are pressed close together, hands around each others backs and heads, and they are kissing

Review: Edward II at the RSC

Christopher Marlowe's Edward II is re-staged at the RSC's Swan Theatre in Daniel Raggett's darkly modern interpretation

Mar 122 min read

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European premiere of Pulitzer prize-winning Fat Ham for RSC

James Ijames’ Pulitzer prize-winning play, Fat Ham, will make its European premiere at the RSC’s Swan Theatre

Feb 42 min read

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Midlands Rainbow recommends: 2025 Shows

2025 is fast approaching & with it comes a new year of great shows in Birmingham & across the Midlands. We've picked just a few of our faves

Dec 14, 20244 min read

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Promotional poster for A Christmas Carol show Rufus Hound as Jacob Marley and Matthew Cottle as Scrooge.

Review: A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story at Rep Birmingham

Adapted by Mark Gatiss’, ‘A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story’ is an acclaimed re-telling of Charles Dickens’ winter classic,

Nov 21, 20242 min read

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Promo image for the show. A previous cast gather around a red car, one sits upon the roof smoking.

Review: Four Felons & a Funeral at Birmingham Hippodrome

Four Felons and a Funeral is a queer, rom-com, road-trip musical

Sep 28, 20242 min read

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Poster for The School For Scandal includes a photo of someone in a decorative pink wig covered in flowers, beads and even a little bird.

Review: The School for Scandal at the RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon

The School for Scandal at the RSC is a new production of Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s 1777 'comedy of manners' play

Jul 31, 20243 min read

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