Birmingham Royal Ballet – Lichfield Live

Review: Aladdin by the Birmingham Royal Ballet at the Birmingham Hippodrome
By Phil Preece on 5th October, 2017
Well, it’s only the start of October but I already feel as if I’ve had a Christmas treat with Birmingham Royal Ballet’s wonderful newly-mounted production...
Review: Birmingham Royal Ballet Triple Bill at the Birmingham Hippodrome
By Phil Preece on 28th September, 2017
It seems like summer’s not yet over but in the busy world of theatre the autumn season’s already begun and first off the mark is...
Review: Coppelia by the Birmingham Royal Ballet at the Birmingham Hippodrome
By Phil Preece on 14th June, 2017
Something special happened last night at Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Coppelia.
Review: Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Cinderella at the Birmingham Hippodrome
By Phil Preece on 16th February, 2017
Some marvellous power has made this new, subtly updated version of Cinderella crucially urgent, and suddenly the iconic rags to riches story has become insistent,...
Review: The Nutcracker by Birmingham Royal Ballet at the Birmingham Hippodrome
By Phil Preece on 28th November, 2016
I’m lucky enough to have seen Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker (now in its 26th year) every season it’s been presented but I can honestly say...
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Review: The Tempest by Birmingham Royal Ballet at the Birmingham Hippodrome
By Phil Preece on 6th October, 2016
When Birmingham Royal Ballet mounts a new production they think big, and this colourful crowd-pleasing blockbuster of a show, co-produced with Houston Ballet Foundation, is...
Review: Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet @ Birmingham Hippodrome
By Phil Preece on 25th February, 2016
Birmingham Royal Ballet certainly know how to put on a show. Here a packed first night audience from first timers to top London critics were...
Review: Birmingham Royal Ballet @ Birmingham Hippodrome
By Phil Preece on 18th February, 2016
Clever Birmingham Royal Ballet director David Bintley has produced a great programme for the new season celebrating the BRB's own choreographic heritage.
Review: The Nutcracker @ Birmingham Hippodrome
By Phil Preece on 29th November, 2015
I find it hard to talk rationally about Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker.
Review: Birmingham Royal Ballet triple bill @ Birmingham Hippodrome
By Phil Preece on 10th October, 2015
When first offered a review ticket for Birmingham Royal Ballet 25 years ago I knew nothing at all about ballet. The resulting quarter of a...