WHAT'S ON AT THE BIRMINGHAM REPERTORY THEATRE, BIRMINGHAM
Most Popular Shows and Events at Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Boys from the Blackstuff
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Thu 26 - Sat 28 Mar 2026
The Merchant of Venice 1936
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Tue 7 - Sat 11 Apr 2026
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Mon 20 - Tue 21 Apr 2026
Kim's Convenience
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Tue 1 Jul 2025 - Sat 11 Jul 2026
Little Women
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Wed 21 May 2025 - Sat 30 May 2026
Hold On To Your Butts
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Fri 27 - Sat 28 Mar 2026
The Koala Who Could
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Thu 7 Aug 2025 - Fri 14 Aug 2026
Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Thu 28 Aug 2025 - Sun 20 Sep 2026
Yeh Dosti - Celebrating 50 Years Of Sholay
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Fri 8 Aug 2025 - Sat 15 Aug 2026
What's On at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Little Women

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Wednesday 21 May 2025 - Saturday 30 May 2026
Louisa May Alcott's Little Women was an immediate critical and commercial success. The book was inspired by Alcott's experiences growing up and is one of the best loved novels of all time. Experience the enduring journey of the March sister...BBC Big Band: The Art of Swing

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Sunday 25 May 2025
The internationally acclaimed BBC Big Band are joined by multi award-winning vocalist, Claire Martin, for a musical journey celebrating ?The Art of Swing?. Through a wonderfully diverse repertoire, arranged and curated by the BBC Big Band?s...The BBC Big Band: The Art of Swing

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Sunday 25 May 2025 - Sunday 31 May 2026
The internationally acclaimed BBC Big Band are joined by multi award-winning vocalist, Claire Martin, for a musical journey celebrating ?The Art of Swing?. Through a wonderfully diverse repertoire, arranged and curated by the BBC Big Band?s...Rum

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Tuesday 27 May 2025 - Wednesday 3 June 2026
Written & Performed by Joe Mallalieu, RUM is a darkly humorous and powerful new award-winning play that wrestles with masculinity, mental health and addiction in the trade. Meet Danny, plastering since he was a kid, he's not scared of...Phoenix Dance Theatre: Inside Giovanni's Room

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Wednesday 28 May 2025 - Wednesday 3 June 2026
Phoenix Dance Theatre presents Inside Giovanni?s Room, a full-length dance production inspired by one of the most important novels of the 20th century, James Baldwin?s Giovanni?s Room. Set in 1950s Paris, the new dance work follows Baldwin?...British Open Squash Championship 2025

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Sunday 1 - Sunday 8 June 2025
The British Open is one of the most prestigious and historic tournaments in professional squash and returns to Birmingham from Sun 1 ? Sun 8 Jun. Considered the ?Wimbledon of squash?, the British Open is squash?s longest-running tournament ...GillenMarkets British Open Squash 2025

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Sunday 1 June 2025 - Sunday 14 June 2026
The British Open is one of the most prestigious and historic tournaments in professional squash and returns to Birmingham from Sun 1 ? Sun 8 Jun. Considered the ?Wimbledon of squash?, the British Open is squash?s longest-running tournament ...British Open Squash Championships - Semi Finals Tickets

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Saturday 7 June 2025
British Open Squash Championships Semi Finals...The Croft

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Tuesday 10 June 2025 - Saturday 20 June 2026
Thrillingly, superb?????? What?s Good To GoThe past won?t be silenced. Based on a true highland story. In the remote Scottish Highlands two women arrive at a former Crofters Hut in the deserted village of Coille Ghillie. When suddenly the w...Barbara Nice

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Thursday 12 June 2025 - Saturday 20 June 2026
Join Stockport housewife, cleaner to the stars, Take a Break reader and Britain's Got Talent star Barbara Nice for all the best bits of her 25 years of delighting live comedy audiences, as well as new stuff she wrote on the bus. A playful, ...An Evening Without Kate Bush

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Friday 13 June 2025 - Saturday 20 June 2026
Howl with the Hounds of Love and dance on the moors with Wuthering Heights! She's not there - but you are. Whether you've been a fan for decades or recently joined the shoal via the 'Stranger Things' phenomenon, there has never been a bette...Spitfire Girls

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Monday 16 June 2025 - Saturday 27 June 2026
Co-Produced by Tilted Wig & MAST Mayflower Studios, Spitfire Girls is inspired by the extraordinary true stories of the women who dared to fly during WWII and the incredible bond that tied them together. Funny and heart-warming, this is an ...National Theatre Live - A Streetcar Named Desire (15)

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Monday 16 June 2025 - Monday 22 June 2026
Gillian Anderson, Vanessa Kirby, and Ben Foster lead the cast in Tennessee Williams' timeless masterpiece, returning to cinemas. As Blanche's fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace - but her downward spiral brings...Jah Makin it Happen

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Friday 20 June 2025 - Saturday 27 June 2026
Johnny dreams of becoming a reggae star, determined to provide the best life for his wife and children in the land he loves ? Jamaica. But when devastation from a Hurricane leaves him jobless, he leaves in search of new opportunities. This ...Marriage Material

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Wednesday 25 June 2025 - Saturday 11 July 2026
?In our shops we will be Kings of England. And we will make this place our place.?The Bains? corner shop in Wolverhampton has been at the centre of the family for three generations. In 1969, Mrs Bains is balancing running the business, cari...You Know My Mum

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Friday 27 June 2025 - Saturday 4 July 2026
You Know My Mum is a cheeky comedy about life and death for all the family. The story follows Bluey, a baby bird, and Alex, a 25-year-old woman with Down?s syndrome who is struggling with the death of her mum. While Bluey learns about fried...Backstage Tours

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Saturday 28 June 2025 - Saturday 29 August 2026
Fascinated by Theatre? Explore the hidden secrets of The Rep and join us on a backstage tour around our fascinating building. Take a look at spaces usually closed to the public, including our huge workshop and paint shop where we create set...Kim's Convenience

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Tuesday 1 July 2025 - Saturday 11 July 2026
Following hugely successful runs in London and internationally, Kim's Convenience is heading out on a UK tour! Now a global smash hit, this hilarious and heartwarming drama about a family-run Korean store that inspired the Netflix phenomeno...Home & Horizons Festival

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Friday 11 July 2025 - Sunday 26 July 2026
Our Young Rep Festival is BACK this summer in our third annual celebration of the city?s brilliant young talent!Featuring more than 400 performers across 15 shows, Home and Horizons Festival gives voice to the next generation as they explor...The Vagina Monologues

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Saturday 19 July 2025 - Saturday 25 July 2026
The Vagina Monologues is based on writer V?s (formerly Eve Ensler) ?Vagina Interviews? conducted with 100 women all around the world. This collection of funny, lively and emotional monologues represents the untold experiences of women in a ...Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty in Concert

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Friday 25 July 2025 - Friday 31 July 2026
Priority Booking for Gold & Silver Friends, Access Register & 16-25 members:Opens Tue 29 Apr at 10amPriority Booking for Bronze Friends:Opens Thu 1 May at 10amPublic Booking:Opens Fri 2 May at 10am?Experience the true artistry of living leg...Codebreakers

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Saturday 26 July 2025 - Saturday 1 August 2026
Codebreakers is a fascinating exploration into one of the greatest stories of the Second World War, that of the Enigma Machine, led by Dr Mark Baldwin,Throughout the war, the Germans had entrusted their secret communications to an ingenious...London City Ballet: Momentum

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Tuesday 29 July 2025 - Wednesday 5 August 2026
London City Ballet, former resident company of Sadler?s Wells, makes its debut at The Rep showcasing artists rarely seen in the UK in a brand new repertoire. London City Ballet is wide awake and back in business????? The TimesThe company pr...London City Ballet: Class on Stage

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Wednesday 30 July 2025 - Wednesday 5 August 2026
Get a front row seat to learn how performers prepare for a performance. Watch the dancers in their warm-up ballet class live on stage. Introduced and led by members of the creative team, audiences get the chance to gain a rare and fascinati...In the Night Garden Live

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Saturday 2 August 2025 - Wednesday 12 August 2026
Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy, Makka Pakka and friends are back in their fun-filled live show Igglepiggle's Busy Day! Join Igglepiggle as he looks for his friends in the Night Garden by following their funny sounds until he finds them all! You'll...The Koala Who Could

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Thursday 7 August 2025 - Friday 14 August 2026
A Lowry, Rose Theatre, Nicoll Entertainment, Northern Stage, Unicorn Theatre and MAST Mayflower Studios co-production Based on the bestselling picture book about taking a chance An empowering and chuckle-out-loud story about embracing chang...Yeh Dosti - Celebrating 50 Years Of Sholay

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Friday 8 August 2025 - Saturday 15 August 2026
Yeh Dosti: Celebrating 50 Years Of Sholay will feature mesmerising dance performances choreographed to Sholay's legendary soundtrack. Experience the unforgettable dances and songs that have defined Bollywood cinema! A talented cast of dan...Yeh Dosti : Celebrating 50 Years Of Sholay Birmingham

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Friday 8 - Saturday 9 August 2025
Join us for an unforgettable evening as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic Bollywood film, Sholay....Family Backstage Tours

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Friday 15 August 2025 - Friday 28 August 2026
Our Family Tours are aimed at children aged 5 to 14* and their families. This is the perfect treat to introduce children to theatre, get involved in fun activities and explore our amazing venue. There?s lots to see and experience in a worki...The Boy With Wings

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Thursday 21 August 2025 - Saturday 5 September 2026
An ordinary kid is about to become an EXTRAORDINARY hero!Wings? Check.A super-cool, super-secret past? Check. An impossible mission to save the entire galaxy. Check. When Tunde sprouts wings and learns that his father is a ferocious alien w...Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Thursday 28 August 2025 - Sunday 20 September 2026
Starring Tom Chambers (Father Brown, Strictly Come Dancing) as Inspector Morse, in the first-ever stage adaptation of the iconic detective. ITV's long-running Inspector Morse, hailed by Radio Times as 'The greatest British crime series of a...Murder at Midnight

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Tuesday 16 September 2025 - Saturday 26 September 2026
It?s New Year?s Eve in rural Kent, and Jonny ?The Cyclops? has decided to throw a party. But amidst the drinking, music and fireworks exploding overhead, a twisted trail of clues emerges. As midnight looms, tarot cards foretell doom, police...The Talented Mr. Ripley

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Monday 22 September 2025 - Saturday 3 October 2026
Step into a world of deception, desire, and deadly ambition. Tom Ripley is a nobody?scraping by in New York, forging signatures, telling little white lies?until a chance encounter changes everything. When a wealthy stranger offers him an al...Emma

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Monday 29 September 2025 - Saturday 10 October 2026
?I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like?The beautiful, high-spirited Emma Woodhouse is determined that she will never marry but loves to meddle in her friends and neighbours? relationships. When her confidante an...The Party Girls

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Monday 6 October 2025 - Saturday 17 October 2026
The sensational story of the Mitford sisters. The glamorous Mitford girls cut a glorious swathe through pre-war high society, amidst the glittering world of debutantes and dukes. But as Fascism rises and political storm clouds crackle over ...Yippee Ki Yay

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Monday 13 October 2025 - Tuesday 20 October 2026
This achingly funny rhyming retelling of classic (festive?) film Die Hard from Richard Marsh - Fringe First-winner, London poetry slam champion, BBC Audio Drama Best Comedy-winner and New York cop (one of these is untrue). When gunmen sei...Black is the Color of my Voice

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Wednesday 15 October 2025 - Thursday 22 October 2026
Inspired by the life of Nina Simone, Black Is The Color Of My Voice follows a successful jazz singer and civil rights activist seeking redemption after the untimely death of her father. She reflects on the journey that took her from a yo...Barrier(s)

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Saturday 18 October 2025 - Saturday 31 October 2026
Love has no single language. Alana and Katie come from different worlds. One is hearing, one is deaf. Together, they navigate the joys and struggles of love, communication and survival in a world that keeps putting up barriers. When the wor...Starter for Ten

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Wednesday 22 October 2025 - Saturday 7 November 2026
?Laugh-out-loud funny?????? Lifestyle DistrictFingers on buzzers!After a sell-out run at Bristol Old Vic in 2024, the bright, big hearted and ?truly brilliant? (????? Broadway Baby) new musical is back, with its ?joy, comedy and 80s nostalg...Margaret Thatcher - Queen of Soho

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Friday 24 - Sunday 26 October 2025
Maggie returns in her smash hit drag extravaganza! Following four sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, UK tours and a West End season, the Iron Lady is back and more fabulous than ever. On the eve of the vote on Section 28, Maggie gets lo...NT Live: Inter Alia

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Thursday 30 October 2025
Priority Booking for Gold & Silver Friends, 16-25 Members and Access Register:Now open!Priority Booking for Bronze Friends:Open from Thu 15 May, 12 middayPublic Booking:Open from Fri 16 May, 12 middayOscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl...Shock Horror: A Ghost Story

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Friday 31 October - Saturday 1 November 2025
Priority Booking for Gold & Silver Friends, 16-25 Members and Access Register:Now open!Priority Booking for Bronze Friends:Open from Thu 15 May, 12 middayPublic Booking:Open from Fri 16 May, 12 middayA nightmare is about to break free?Herbe...Anansi The Spider

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Friday 2 January 2026 - Wednesday 6 January 2027
Superlative family theatre? is pure joy and delight????? The StageThe greatest tales ever spun?People say that in a time long, long ago, animals walked on two feet and spoke with words, like we do. And back then, it was known by everyone th...Sherlock Holmes

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Friday 2 January 2026 - Wednesday 6 January 2027
I think you?re a couple of ice creams short of an interval, Mr. Holmes. We don?t do murders in the theatre. It?s bad for audience numbers!?It?s Christmas in Victorian London but in the West End ? where dreams come true and nothing bad ever ...The Battle

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Wednesday 11 February - Saturday 7 March 2026
WORLD PREMIERE - PRIOR TO WEST ENDLondon, 1995. Two of the country's biggest bands release singles on the same day, commencing the battle of Britpop. On one side, clean-cut, art-school intellectuals from the South. On the other: raw and una...Prima Facie

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Tuesday 10 - Saturday 14 March 2026
Jodie Comer's (Killing Eve) Olivier, Evening Standard, Whatsonstage and Tony award-winning performance in Suzie Miller's gripping one-woman Olivier award-winning play returns to theatres in a unique and limited national tour. Tessa is a you...Prima Facie Birmingham Tickets

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Tuesday 10 - Saturday 14 March 2026
Prima Facie 19:30 12/3/2026...Let The Right One In

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Tuesday 17 - Saturday 21 March 2026
Trafalgar Theatre Productions presents the Royal Exchange Theatre Production of the international sensation Let The Right One In, which returns to the stage in a new UK & Ireland tour, following a smash-hit sold-out run at the Royal Excha...Boys from the Blackstuff

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Thursday 26 - Saturday 28 March 2026
Bill Kenwright Ltd presents Liverpool's Royal Court and National Theatre production of Alan Bleasdale's "Boys From The Blackstuff" by James Graham. Gizza job. Go on, gizzit. 80s Liverpool. Chrissie, Loggo, George, Dixie and Yosser are used ...The Intrusion

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Thursday 26 March 2026
The cast members are faultless in their hybrid roles and the whole thing is, aptly, a perfect example of the risk of new and exploratory ideas paying off.????? ? The Observer, on Glass Ceiling Beneath The StarsThe world has ended, time to r...Hold On To Your Butts

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Friday 27 - Saturday 28 March 2026
65 million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the Earth... 30 years ago, a movie about dinosaurs ruled the box office... Hold On To Your Butts is a must see "shot-for-shot" parody of the greatest dinosaur film of all time. After selling out in New ...How to get to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Most Popular Shows and Events at Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Boys from the Blackstuff
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Thu 26 - Sat 28 Mar 2026
The Merchant of Venice 1936
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Tue 7 - Sat 11 Apr 2026
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Mon 20 - Tue 21 Apr 2026
Kim's Convenience
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Tue 1 Jul 2025 - Sat 11 Jul 2026
Little Women
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Wed 21 May 2025 - Sat 30 May 2026
Hold On To Your Butts
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Fri 27 - Sat 28 Mar 2026
The Koala Who Could
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Thu 7 Aug 2025 - Fri 14 Aug 2026
Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Thu 28 Aug 2025 - Sun 20 Sep 2026
Yeh Dosti - Celebrating 50 Years Of Sholay
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Fri 8 Aug 2025 - Sat 15 Aug 2026