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Review: & Juliet at The Birmingham Hippodrome
Everyone knows the tragic ending of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, but what if there was life after Romeo for Juliet? Created by the Emmy-winning writer from Schitt’s Creek, the hilarious new jukebox musical, & Juliet, flips the script on the well-known love story.
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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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Big Night of Musicals returns
The National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals returns in 2025, with numbers from some of the UK’s best West End and touring productions
Mar 132 min read
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LGBTQ+ History Month: James Whale
James Whale was an English film director, theatre director and actor, who was often dubbed “The Queen of Hollywood".
Feb 242 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 TheatreÂ
Feb 42 min read
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Review: Queenz, Drag Me to the Disco at The Wolverhampton Grand
A follow-up to their previous show, Queens: The Show with Balls, Drag Me to the Disco has a playlist of uplifting & fun disco songs
Feb 13 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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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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Review: Here & Now at The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
Here & Now: The Steps Musical is a sparkling, brand-new production premiering in Birmingham; based on the pop classics of Steps.
Nov 20, 20243 min read
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Review: Gwyneth Goes Skiing at Birmingham Hippodrome
(Very loosely) based on the court case that amused the nation, Gwyneth Goes Skiing is a hilarious, high-camp show from Awkward Productions
Oct 30, 20243 min read
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Interview: After The Act: A Section 28 Musical
After The Act: A Section 28 Musical is a production based on commentary from people who experienced living under the infamous Section 28
Oct 28, 20245 min read
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Interview: Farah Ashraf on Santi & Naz, identity and queerness
“Santi and Naz is a coming-of-age story, set against the backdrop of the India/Pakistan partition," Farah Ashraf tells Midlands Rainbow
Oct 17, 20243 min read
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Review: Becoming Nancy at The Rep, Birmingham
Adapted from Terry Ronald’s best-selling novel, Becoming Nancy at The Rep, Birmingham is the UK premiere of this new musical
Oct 16, 20243 min read
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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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Review: Here You Come Again at The Alexandra, Birmingham
Here You Come Again: The New Dolly Parton Musical is a jukebox musical full of some of Dolly's biggest hits
Sep 11, 20242 min read
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Review: Boy Out The City at The Rep, Birmingham
Boy Out The City is the autobiographical début one-man show from Declan Bennett
Sep 5, 20242 min read
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Review: The Wizard of Oz at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
The Wizard of Oz at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre stars Drag Race UK winner, The Vivienne as the Wicked Witch of the West
Jul 31, 20242 min read
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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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Interview: activist, Jonathan Blake (Pt. 1)
Jonathan Blake is a British gay rights activist from Birmingham, perhaps best known for his role in Lesbians and Gays support the Miners.
Jul 15, 20245 min read
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Review: My Son's A Queer at Birmingham Hippodrome
My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?) is a multi-award-winning show by playwright Rob Madge.
Jul 13, 20242 min read
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