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The Birmingham Repertory Theatre Ltd.
Centenary Square
Broad Street,
Birmingham B1 3AH
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DARK CORNERS at The Door at Birmingham Rep
★★★☆☆ Everyone in the audience was, at least once, co-opted in to help. One guy was given control of the lighting. Another chap was given responsibility for playing the audio clips. A young lady was given a sc...
THE STRING QUARTET’S GUIDE TO SEX AND ANXIETY at Birmingham Rep
★★★★★ Calixto Bieito’s play is a moving piece that stresses the importance of this discussion we too often avoid. Using existing literature and music, the piece follows four people struggling with mental and...
THE DRILL at The Door at Birmingham Rep
★★★☆☆ All the three unnamed characters want to do is lead their ‘normal’ lives. But normality is called into question by The Drill, a series of emergency planning rehearsals and scenarios designed to help...
GRAND FINALE at Birmingham Rep
★★★★☆ From start to finish the choreography is bold and energetic . . . Not once did the energy drop, making each and every moment of action or stillness full of life. Watching the ensemble work together so we...
TO A SIMPLE, ROCK ‘N’ ROLL . . . SONG at Birmingham Rep
★★★★☆ Any movement in a piece such as this cannot be there purely for the sake of looking good, it must be justified within the story being told . . . to a simple, rock ‘n’ roll song manages to create a ...
DNA at The Studio at Birmingham REP
★★★☆☆ DNA is certainly not an easy play. Filled with contemporary language it may appear easy, but tackling those characters is a difficult task. Although many elements of the piece were not perfect, the ensemb...
NAPOLEON DISROBED at The Door, Birmingham Rep
★★★★★ With a strong story, incredible performances, and creative playfulness on a shoestring, Napoleon Disrobed is not to be missed. It is one of the best things I’ve seen at The REP and sets the bar for oth...
BRIEF ENCOUNTER at Birmingham Rep
★★★★☆ The story comes from Noël Coward’s 1936 one-act play Still Life, and revolves around an affair between a doctor and a house wife. After meeting by chance as strangers at a train station, their relation...
THE DEATH SHOW at the Door, Birmingham Rep
★★★☆☆ The mixture of humour and brutal honesty created some inspired moments that stood out, and showed the strength of their creative vision. Using a coffin as a centrepiece that functioned as storage and a ...
THE HUNDRED AND ONE DALMATIONS at Birmingham Rep
★★★★★ This Christmas season Birmingham Rep presents a heart-warming story about a family that wants nothing more than to be reunited for the holidays. An evil Cruella De Vil steals the loveable puppies of Pong...
(sorry) at The Door at Birmingham Rep
★★★★☆ Productions like (sorry) are a theatrical triumph. Although at times the comedic side of the writing doesn’t quite land, it is nevertheless a great example of how truthful theatre can move an audience...
BABY DADDY at The Door, Birmingham Rep
★★★★☆ Coleman weaves in and out of it mixing song and spoken word to explore these sensitive subjects. The songs are beautifully performed, making the audience laugh and cry within minutes of each other. Colem...