http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/ Find out about theatre in Birmingham. Read our reviews of shows, musicals, plays and other events coming soon to theatres in the West Midlands. en-gb http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/13/diary-dancexchange-97319-20902512/ Mon, 12 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/13/diary-dancexchange-97319-20902512/ BILLED as 'dance for teenagers', this is a show that had me pondering: what constitutes dance for teens? http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/13/the-seven-year-itch-the-grange-players-grange-playhouse-walsall-97319-20902528/ Mon, 12 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/13/the-seven-year-itch-the-grange-players-grange-playhouse-walsall-97319-20902528/ TWO people in the lead roles dominate this George Axelrod comedy, but the clever production clearly succeeds through a considerable amount of teamwork, on and off stage. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/09/doctor-dolittle-birmingham-hippodrome-97319-20885585/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/09/doctor-dolittle-birmingham-hippodrome-97319-20885585/ GIANT pink snails, lunar moths, twoheaded llamas - Doctor Dolittle is utter nonsense but it is also an utter delight. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/09/message-wrapped-up-in-show-97319-20885589/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/09/message-wrapped-up-in-show-97319-20885589/ WHEN choreographer Robyn Orlin was teaching a group of students in South Africa she began to notice a high level of occasional absence. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/09/op-stars-seeing-in-100-years-in-style-97319-20885590/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/09/op-stars-seeing-in-100-years-in-style-97319-20885590/ COLESHILL Operatic Society's annual dinner in September will launch the celebration of the group's centenary which will also be marked by a re-run of its first production, HMS Pinafore. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/09/shout-alexandra-theatre-97319-20885591/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/09/shout-alexandra-theatre-97319-20885591/ THIS was a nostalgic and fun step back to the swinging Sixties that had the audience practically dancing in the aisles. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/09/mack-mabel-northfield-musical-theatre-company-the-crescent-theatre-97319-20886156/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/09/mack-mabel-northfield-musical-theatre-company-the-crescent-theatre-97319-20886156/ IN THE build-up to this musical the company, celebrating its 80th anniversary, began to wonder if there was a jinx on the show. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/09/neville-s-island-highbury-little-theatre-sutton-coldfield-97319-20886157/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/09/neville-s-island-highbury-little-theatre-sutton-coldfield-97319-20886157/ TIM Firth's dark comedy divides neatly into a play of two distinct halves: you get the laughs first, then you start to feel distinctly uncomfortable. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/09/stepping-out-dudley-little-theatre-netherton-arts-centre-97319-20886159/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/09/stepping-out-dudley-little-theatre-netherton-arts-centre-97319-20886159/ THIS Richard Harris comedy is a happy-sad look at the inner lives of a mixed bunch of people in a tap-dancing class, and it's often very funny. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/09/the-hollow-sutton-arts-theatre-sutton-coldfield-97319-20886247/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/09/the-hollow-sutton-arts-theatre-sutton-coldfield-97319-20886247/ IT WAS no surprise to see that this talented group had come up with yet another excellent set. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/09/viva-la-diva-nia-97319-20886248/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/09/viva-la-diva-nia-97319-20886248/ THIS ambitious show is a bit like watching two talented stars trying to push square pegs into round holes. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/07/emio-greco-pc-rosie-kay-dancexchange-97319-20873621/ Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/07/emio-greco-pc-rosie-kay-dancexchange-97319-20873621/ INTERNATIONAL Dance Festival Birmingham continued with two contemporary talents working together. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/02/the-blue-room-swan-theatre-worcester-97319-20853041/ Thu, 01 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/02/the-blue-room-swan-theatre-worcester-97319-20853041/ AN ACTOR and an actress play five roles each in David Hare's amoral merry-go-round. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/02/shore-to-be-laughs-97319-20853179/ Thu, 01 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/02/shore-to-be-laughs-97319-20853179/ ONE of my most treasured theatre memories is of the first time I saw Neville's Island, the Tim Firth comedy about four businessmen marooned on an island in the Lake District during an Out-ward Bound-type course. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/02/the-baggies-make-me-want-to-shout-97319-20853180/ Thu, 01 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/02/the-baggies-make-me-want-to-shout-97319-20853180/ AMONG the thousands celebrating the Baggies' promotion this week was none other than actress Claire Sweeney. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/02/tommy-s-got-animal-magic-97319-20853182/ Thu, 01 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/02/tommy-s-got-animal-magic-97319-20853182/ IN a lifetime in showbusiness Tommy Steele has one stellar rule when it comes to choosing his shows - would he want to see it? http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/02/two-lichfield-garrick-studio-97319-20853183/ Thu, 01 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/02/two-lichfield-garrick-studio-97319-20853183/ PUBS are strange places where inhibitions are lost, secrets hidden and good times are had by at least some of the characters who inhabit the local in the mind of playwright Jim Cartwright. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/02/what-it-takes-to-be-british-97319-20853184/ Thu, 01 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/02/what-it-takes-to-be-british-97319-20853184/ BIRMINGHAM playwright David Edgar tackles the thorny issue of British identity in his new play Testing the Echo. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/01/moon-water-birmingham-hippodrome-97319-20846909/ Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/05/01/moon-water-birmingham-hippodrome-97319-20846909/ LAUNCHING Birmingham's International Dance Festival, this 70 minute performance gives an indication of the diversity in store. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/04/30/how-to-tell-the-monsters-from-the-misfits-the-door-birmingham-rep-97319-20841125/ Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/04/30/how-to-tell-the-monsters-from-the-misfits-the-door-birmingham-rep-97319-20841125/ THIS murder mystery comedy from writer Paul Lucas is dead funny.