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 Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Mon 20 - Tue 21 Apr 2026
The Merchant of Venice 1936
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Tue 7 - Sat 11 Apr 2026
Hold On To Your Butts
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Fri 27 - Sat 28 Mar 2026
Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Thu 28 Aug 2025 - Sun 20 Sep 2026
In the Night Garden Live
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Sat 2 Aug 2025 - Wed 12 Aug 2026
The Koala Who Could
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Thu 7 Aug 2025 - Fri 14 Aug 2026
What's On at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
A Thousand Splendid Suns

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Friday 17 April - Saturday 9 May 2026
Heartbreaking and uplifting. This is storytelling at its very best.?????? Broadway Worldon Roxana Silbert?s 2019 production of A Thousand Splendid SunsThe Rep presents a powerful new production of A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini?s...The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Monday 20 - Tuesday 21 April 2026
Dive into Eric Carle's bright and colourful world as his beloved stories are transformed from page to stage using a menagerie of 75 lovable puppets and charming music. Featuring your favourite titles: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, 10 Little Rubb...The Worst Princess

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Feisty Sue is not your everyday fairy tale superstar, in fact she?s The Worst Princess. After being rescued by her twit of a prince she?s ready to start her happy end. But first she?ll have to make friends with a dragon, escape from a tower...Falling

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Thursday 30 April - Friday 1 May 2026
Come and put your arms around meI need someone and I?m falling through the cloudy death of a dreamAnd if I hit the ground I?ll be deadDead and aloneIn my dreamThe walls are closing in: a young woman dreams of a better life ? she wants to br...National Theatre Live - Dr Strangelove (12A)

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Friday 1 May 2026
Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in this pre-recorded cinema screening of the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick's comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove. When a rogue U.S General triggers a nuclear a...The Shark is Broken

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Tuesday 12 - Saturday 16 May 2026
Step aboard the Orca and into a "profound dive behind the scenes of the making of Jaws" (The Daily Telegraph). This Olivier Award-nominated new play is "hilariously brilliant and pure genius" raves the Sunday Express in its 5 Star review an...Talking About The Fire

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Friday 15 - Saturday 16 May 2026
Chris Thorpe?s one-man show about nukes is disarmingly powerful?????? Time OutNuclear weapons could destroy us all, right now ? so why aren?t we talking about them? Sometimes the threat slides into view ? Russia invades Ukraine ? but that d...Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Monday 18 - Tuesday 19 May 2026
Spontaneous musical comedy at its absolute finest - direct from the West End - this smash-hit 2016 Olivier Award-winning improvised show brings something new to life at each and every performance! Transforming audience suggestions into al...All My Pretty Ones

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Wednesday 20 - Saturday 23 May 2026
Three young medical students, one German girl, Miriam, one French girl, Marie Christine and one British lad, Steve are travelling together to the south of France. However due to a heavy storm they become stranded at the local train station ...Access Forum

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Thursday 21 May 2026
Our next Access Audiences Forum will take place online on Thu 15 May at 5pm. During this session we will talk more about our upcoming access performances, and welcome questions and feedback from participants on our access provision. If ther...Little Women

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Tuesday 26 - 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...The BBC Big Band: The Art of Swing

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
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 2 - 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 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?...GillenMarkets British Open Squash 2025

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Sunday 7 - 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 ...The Croft

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Tuesday 16 - 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 18 - 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 19 - 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 22 - 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 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 26 - 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 1 - 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 3 - 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...Kim's Convenience

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Tuesday 7 - 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...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 Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Mon 20 - Tue 21 Apr 2026
The Merchant of Venice 1936
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Tue 7 - Sat 11 Apr 2026
Hold On To Your Butts
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Fri 27 - Sat 28 Mar 2026
Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Thu 28 Aug 2025 - Sun 20 Sep 2026
In the Night Garden Live
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Sat 2 Aug 2025 - Wed 12 Aug 2026
The Koala Who Could
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Thu 7 Aug 2025 - Fri 14 Aug 2026