Birmingham Rep – Lichfield Live

Review: Rebus – Long Shadows at the Birmingham Rep
By Ben Macnair on 28th September, 2018
Detective Inspector John Rebus is a Betamax man in a VHS world. He rails against the closure of the pub and the opening of fancy...
Review: Woyzeck at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre
By Phil Preece on 20th June, 2018
In director Roxana Silbert’s expert hands, drama and dance come together as Georg Buchner’s original drama is here powerfully revitalised from its early 19th Century...
Review: And The Rest Of Me Floats at the Birmingham Rep
By Ben Macnair on 14th November, 2017
And The Rest Of Me Floats is an important and timely examination of what gender means in the 21st Century.
Review: Wrecking Ball at the Birmingham Rep
By Ben Macnair on 6th February, 2017
With its forensic exploration of truth, image and make believe, Wrecking Ball by Action Hero could not be a more timely investigation of some of...
Review: Treasure Island at the Birmingham Rep
By Phil Preece on 1st December, 2016
The Rep’s got what I might respectfully call the posh panto with this elegant and extremely sophisticated adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s iconic Boy’s Own...
Review: Pride and Prejudice at the Birmingham Rep
By Phil Preece on 11th November, 2016
This lovely staging by Deborah Bruce of Simon Reade’s adaptation, on all week at the Rep, was packed to the gunwales.
Review: Cold Calling – the Arctic Project at the Birmingham Rep
By Phil Preece on 19th September, 2016
I’m always looking for something new in theatre and this event was exactly that with knobs on.
Review: The Importance of Being Earnest at the Birmingham Rep
By Phil Preece on 16th September, 2016
This excellent production of the quintessential comedy shows exactly why Wilde is still regarded as the consummate genius of excoriating wit and why the play...
Arts institutions combine for new multi-media project
By Phil Preece on 2nd September, 2016
Preparations are currently underway as two of Birmingham’s most iconic arts institutions prepare to join together for a new multi-media event.
Review: Birmingham Royal Ballet Summer Syncopations 10th Anniversary Gala at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre
By Phil Preece on 19th July, 2016
The Royal Ballet School’s Gala opened with a bang proving that thanks to Royal Ballet School Elmhurst the Midlands is home to a powerhouse of...