Post-Christmas might seem an odd time to enjoy a theatre tradition associated with the festive period, but one of the big bonuses for panto-goers is that this Hippodrome run extends the season so we can kind of enjoy Christmas twice.
Birmingham Hippodrome was packed to the rafters for the last performance of the week’s latest incarnation of David Bintley’s sublime creation, Hobson’s Choice.
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s regular triple bills have been the perfect opportunity for this first class company to give audiences an in-depth glimpse of their ingenuity and versatility.
The title of this musical evening made it sound a bit like maybe a programme of tired oldies Shawaddywaddy-style – but refreshingly this was no tired tribute act.
I would (almost) crawl over broken glass to see any production by Lichfield Youth Musical Theatre – but I never thought I would have to go as far as, well, Walsall.
There’s nothing like a whodunnit, and in some ways that was spot on here because right up until the very end we were kept guessing as to what actually had been done, by whom, why, and even exactly who to.
Midlands cognoscenti’s theatre director of choice Tracey Street is a relatively unsung star in her homeland, but unsurprisingly her new show is yet another triumph to add to her illustrious track record to date.
