dance – Lichfield Live

Full programme for the 2018 Lichfield Festival is unveiled
By Ross on 30th March, 2018
The full programme for the 2018 Lichfield Festival has been unveiled.
Review: Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella at the Birmingham Hippodrome
By Phil Preece on 9th February, 2018
Matthew Bourne, whose Swan Lake famously rewrote the ballet rulebook, has turned his sights on this other archetypal tale, and the result is quite simply...
Strictly Come Dancing star Giovanni Pernice bringing new show to the Lichfield Garrick
By Ross on 11th December, 2017
Strictly Come Dancing star Giovanni Pernice will bring the sequins and swivels to the Lichfield Garrick for a new show in 2018.
Lichfield Garrick to host new Balletboyz show featuring four new pieces created in just 14 days
By Ross on 8th November, 2017
An innovative dance show featuring four new pieces each created in 14 days is coming to the Lichfield Garrick.
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...
Reel Hot Ceilidh Peppers to play the Lichfield Guildhall
By Ross on 22nd August, 2017
Lichfield Arts is preparing to welcome back the Reel Hot Ceilidh Peppers for a night of music and dance next month.
Have the time of your life as Dirty Dancing show comes to the Lichfield Garrick
By Ross on 9th August, 2017
There's the chance for theatre-goers to have the time of their lives at the Lichfield Garrick next month.
Review: Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes at the Birmingham Hippodrome
By Phil Preece on 21st July, 2017
Most people know this story through the rather lurid technicolour-drenched print of a strangulatedly-emotional postwar British film about a bothered ballerina - but by...
Review: Summer Variations by Elmhurst Ballet School
By Phil Preece on 15th July, 2017
One of the little-known perks among the muck and toil of reviewing is that occasionally you get invited to something so spectacular it’s hard to...