 Enchanted
landscapes and a moonlit lake, BRB captures the essence of one
of the greatest ballets - Swan
Lake. |
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 The
Hippodrome: from ballet to West End musicals and not
forgetting a cheeky bit of comedy. |
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 Birmingham
born playwright, David Edgar,
has turned his attention to American politics. |
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 When
war rages all around her, Mother
Courage strives to keep her family alive. |
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 Clive
went to the first night of the sell out show 'Grease'
- he was left feeling 'disappointed'. |
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 Teenage
high spirits and lots of hit songs from the 80's - Footloose
'cuts loose' on stage. |
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 FORWARD
by Robert Warrington is the story of an extraordinary
working class Birmingham family. |
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Women & Theatre
present a gothic fable exploring suppression of natural desires
& extreme emotions. |
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 Boy
George's hit musical Taboo
brings to life the dazzling New Romantic Movement. |
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 The
amazing Moscow
State Circus rolled into town - Jenny Jones went along
to take a look. |
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 Lion,
Witch and the Wardrobe: The magical world of Narnia
came to Birmingham. |
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 Cinderella:
Julian Clary put's his own slant on the classic pantomime, showing
at the Hippodrome. |
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 Beauty
and the Beast: Raj Ford reviewed Birmingham Royal Ballet's
production of the fairy story. |
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 Tweenies:
Carolle Forde Garcia took her youngsters to see the 'fab four'
Tweenies at the NIA. |
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| The
Wizard of Oz: all the favourites - Dorothy, the Scarecrow,
the Tin Man and Toto. |
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| Christmas
Shows: Christmas is a great time to go and see a show
and this year there are some great shows. |
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| The
Play What I Wrote: More than just a tribute show to
Britain's finest-ever comedy double act. |
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| Annie:This
latest touring version reunites many of the cast from the 2002
tour and is a hit from the start. |
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Carousel: "The
last time I saw a UK Productions tour of 'Carousel', Sam Kane
was playing Jigger." |
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| Madness
of George III: is
a collaboration between the B'ham Rep and the West Yorkshire
Playhouse. |
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Cats: One of the world's
most successful musicals came to The Alex. We have three reviews. |
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Migrant Voices:
Banner Theatre re-toured its production, Migrant Voices, for
Black History Month. |
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More Light: Concubines
sealed in a tomb with their dying master rapidly slip into a
world of fear. |
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Scrooge: The festive season
began early in Brum, with the arrival of Scrooge at the Hippodrome.
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View from the Bridge:
Arthur Miller鈥檚 raw American tragedy stirred the Rep audience. |
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Jonathan Church, The REP鈥檚
Artistic Director was interviewed by a website user, Dawinder
Bansal. |
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| The
Birmingham Rep was looking for a dog play 'Toto' in
it's Christmas production of The Wizard Of Oz. |
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| Layla
Majnun - Harmage Singh Kalirai talks about the sub-continent
equivalent of 'Romeo and Juliet'. |
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| Transmissions
Festival - a show case of young writers' work. Farrah
tells us what it's like to be involved. |
