Birmingham Rep’s Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street received Best Musical Production at the UK Theatre Awards 2026.
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Full cast for Birmingham Rep’s Sweeney Todd
The full cast has been confirmed for the eagerly anticipated Birmingham Rep production of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s multi-award-winning musical thriller Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Meow Meow to play Mrs Lovett in Birmingham Rep’s Sweeney Todd
Award-winning Australian-born artist Meow Meow will play Mrs Lovett opposite West End and Broadway star Ramin Karimloo in the eagerly anticipated Birmingham Rep production of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s multi-award-winning musical thriller Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Musical Theatre Review contributors pick their top shows of 2024
A selection of Musical Theatre Review critics were asked to choose their ‘show of the year’ from all the productions they had seen in 2024. As you can see below, some struggled to pick just one!
Becoming Nancy – Birmingham Rep
Becoming Nancy continues at the Birmingham Rep until 2 November 2024. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Absolute feel-good entertainment guaranteed to make you smile, Becoming Nancy will hopefully help a new generation to find their authentic selves and their communities.
Bhangra Nation – Birmingham Rep
Bhangra Nation continues at Birmingham Rep until 16 March 2023. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Of course, Bhangra is all about teamwork and Arima’s cast pulls together to make Bhangra Nation one of the most quirky, infectious and entertaining new musicals of the year.
Jerry Mitchell to direct and choreograph UK premiere of Becoming Nancy
Double Tony Award-winner Jerry Mitchell (La Cage Aux Folles, Kinky Boots) will direct and choreograph the UK premiere of the new musical Becoming Nancy at the Birmingham Rep this autumn.
Sinatra The Musical – Birmingham Rep
Sinatra The Musical continues at Birmingham Rep until 28 October 2023. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ The show is carried far beyond its capacity by great performances, a vigorous creative team, and all the head-starts that come with Sinatra’s already stratospheric body of work. A heartfelt tribute, but lacking substance.
Full cast for Birmingham Rep’s Frank Sinatra musical
Ana Villafañe and Phoebe Panaretos will star opposite Tony Award-winner Matt Doyle in the world premiere of Sinatra The Musical at Birmingham Rep this autumn.
Broadway’s Matt Doyle to play Frank Sinatra in world premiere of new musical
Tony Award winner Matt Doyle will take on the title role in the world premiere of Sinatra The Musical at Birmingham Rep this autumn.
Birmingham Rep announces new award in honour of Victoria Wood plus UK premiere of Bhangra Nation – A New Musical
Alongside news of The Victoria Wood Playwriting Prize For Comedy, Birmingham Rep also announced the UK premiere of Bhangra Nation – A New Musical early 2024.
World premiere date set for Frank Sinatra musical
Timed to mark the 70th anniversary of Sinatra’s 1953 UK tour (which included a visit to the city) Sinatra The Musical will debut at Birmingham Rep from 23 September until 28 October 2023.
Bugsy Malone – Theatre Royal Bath and Touring
Bugsy Malone continues at the Theatre Royal Bath until 23 July 2022 and then tours until 29 January 2023. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Somewhat surprisingly, despite several London revivals, this is the first ever national tour of the stage version of Alan Parker’s age-bending gangster film musical spoof Bugsy Malone. […]
Playboy of the West Indies – Birmingham Rep
Playboy of the West Indies continues at Birmingham Rep until 2 July 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ A barrel of laughs, many swigs of rum and a chopping great time. From the moment you step into the Birmingham Rep theatre, you are transported to the Mayaro Village. Life-sized palm trees […]
Cast and venues announced for UK tour of Bugsy Malone
The casting and tour schedule for the first professional UK touring production of Alan Parker’s exuberant musical Bugsy Malone have been announced. Presented by Theatre Royal Bath Productions, Birmingham Rep and Kenny Wax, the revival of the Lyric Hammersmith’s Olivier Award-nominated production will open at the Theatre Royal Bath from 2-23 July 2022 followed by […]
First look at Birmingham Rep’s Playboy of the West Indies
Birmingham Rep has released a first look and listen to the music of the Playboy of the West Indies ahead of the new musical’s world premiere in Birmingham next month. First workshopped at the National Theatre studio in 2018, the musical version of Mustapha Matura’s critically acclaimed 1984 Caribbean-flavoured re-invention of John Millington Synge’s 1907 […]
Coming To England – Birmingham Rep
Coming To England continues at the Birmingham Rep until 16 April 2022. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Consideration. Courage. Confidence: Floella Benjamin’s Three Cs to success, and what a success Coming To England is. Adapted for the stage from Floella’s award-winning book by the brilliant David Wood, this is the perfect […]
Spring debut for Coming To England at Birmingham Rep
Birmingham Rep has confirmed new dates for the world premiere of the stage adaptation of Floella Benjamin’s award-winning book Coming To England. Adapted by acclaimed playwright David Wood, the inspirational story of the much-loved children’s entertainer who arrived in the UK from Trinidad in the 1960s, will now run from 31 March until 16 April […]
Michèle Taylor appointed MBE for services to Theatre and Disabled People
Michèle Taylor has been appointed MBE for services to Theatre and People with Disabilities as part of the New Year’s Honours list. Taylor works as Director for Change for Ramps On The Moon. This is the Arts Council-funded consortium aiming to change the theatre sector by bringing more Deaf and disabled people into the sector […]
Summer 2022 debut for Playboy of the West Indies at Birmingham Rep
The world premiere of new musical Playboy of the West Indies is among a number of further projects announced to mark 50 years of the Birmingham Rep on Centenary Square. First workshopped at the National Theatre Studio in 2018, the musical version of Mustapha Matura’s re-invention of John Millington Synge’s 1907 play The Playboy of […]
First UK pro touring production of Bugsy Malone planned for 2022
The first ever professional UK touring production of Alan Parker’s exuberant musical Bugsy Malone will hit the road next summer. Presented by Theatre Royal Bath Productions, Birmingham Rep and Kenny Wax, the revival of the Lyric Hammersmith’s Olivier Award-nominated production will open at the Theatre Royal Bath from 2 July 2022 followed by Birmingham Rep […]
Cast and creatives for What’s New Pussycat? premiere
The full cast and creative team for the world premiere of What’s New Pussycat? at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre this autumn. Featuring the songs of national treasure Sir Tom Jones, the new musical which is directed by Luke Sheppard (& Juliet, In The Heights) will star Dominic Andersen (The Rocky Horror Show, Playhouse Theatre, Heathers, […]
Birmingham Rep’s Something Rotten! moved to 2021
Birmingham Repertory Theatre has announced the rescheduling of the UK premiere of the hit Broadway comedy Something Rotten! Originally due to play the venue from 8-31 October 2020, the show which was set to be one of the highlights of Sean Foley’s first full season as artistic director of the venue will now make its […]
Open letter to theatre and performance makers
Just hours before the first meeting of the Government’s new recreation and leisure taskforce, a wide-range of companies and venues signed an open letter to theatre and performance makers urging them to become part of a new industry-led freelancers’ task force. Amid warnings that over 1,000 theatres across the country will be closed permanently by […]
