Fiona Allan News

The 24 Hour Plays will be hosted by three of the industry's leading voices as they return to the Lawrence Batley Theatre this May.

Birmingham Hippodrome have announced that Australian actor, singer and much-loved personality Jason Donovan will make his pantomime debut in this year's long-awaited pantomime, Goldilocks and the Three Bears from Saturday 19 December alongside previously announced returning favourite Matt Slack.

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Theatre was launched today (Wednesday 16 October), with an event in Parliament.

Sebastian Cater has been announced as the new Head of UK Theatre and Workforce Development. He will join the senior management team at UK Theatre and Society of London Theatre from mid-January 2020, taking over the role from Cassie Chadderton.

Tickets are now on sale for Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh's brilliant original production of The Phantom of the Opera at Birmingham Hippodrome from 29 July a?" 12 September 2020. Tickets can be purchased online at birminghamhippodrome.com or over the telephone on 0844 338 5000 (4.5p per minute plus your phone company's access charge).

Birmingham Hippodrome has announced that the break-out star of Michael Harrison's recent London Palladium revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jac Yarrow will play The Prince in this year's must-see pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs which plays from Saturday 21 December 2019 - Sunday 2 February 2020.

Last night, Birmingham Hippodrome raised the curtain on its first ever home-grown youth production as a fresh new production of West Side Story opened to a sell-out audience and standing ovation.

This October will mark Birmingham Hippodrome's official 120th birthday. To celebrate, the greatest show on earth will come to the city centre with a range of free performances and workshops honouring the theatre's origins as a circus.

The Space, the commissioning and development agency promoting digital engagement across the cultural sector, announced today that Sarah Ellis, Director of Digital Development at the RSC, has been appointed as its new Chair.

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh are delighted to announce that the UK and Ireland tour of the brilliant original production of The Phantom of the Opera will come to Birmingham Hippodrome from 29 July - 12 September 2020. Tickets will go on sale to Birmingham Hippodrome Friends and Patron scheme members on Tuesday 10 September at 11am.

Birmingham Hippodrome has appointed two new Directors, Chilina Madon and Laura Smith to drive forward the theatre's award-winning Marketing, Sales, Communications and Fundraising Teams.

Birmingham Hippodrome is proud to announce the all-star line-up for this year's must-see pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs which plays from Saturday 21 December 2019 - Sunday 2 February 2020.

This August, Birmingham Hippodrome will present its first home-grown youth production as a fresh new production of West Side Story comes to the main stage from 29 - 31 August.

Cameron Mackintosh announced today that his acclaimed production of the Boublil and Schonberg musical, Les Miserables will return to Birmingham Hippodrome from Tue 30 Jun - Sat 18 Jul 2020. Birmingham Hippodrome Friends and Patrons scheme members will enjoy priority booking from 11am, Fri 5 Apr 2019.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Seyi Omooba was recently dropped from the cast of Leicester Curve and Birmingham Hippodrome's revival of musical The Color Purple after homophobic comments were found on her Facebook page.

Last Friday, on Twitter, Hamilton actor Aaron Lee Lambert shared a screenshot of a Facebook post by Oluwaseyi (Seyi) Omooba - who had just been announced as playing Celie in Leicester Curve and Birmingham Hippodrome's revival of musical The Color Purple. Curve and Birmingham Hippodrome have responded, stating that Omooba has been removed from the cast of The Color Purple

Leicester's Curve and Birmingham Hippodrome today announce the full casting for their co-production of Oprah Winfrey's hit Broadway musical, The Color Purple, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker. The production, the first to be created outside of London in the UK, will play at Curve, Leicester from 28th June 13th July, followed by 16th 20th July at Birmingham Hippodrome, with a national press night at Curve on Wednesday 3rd July at 7pm.

Birmingham Hippodrome have announced that tickets will go on sale this March & April for two blockbuster mega-musicals that arrive at the theatre in 2020. We Will Rock You (20 Apr - 2 May 2020) and MAMMA MIA! (12 -31 May 2020) will go on sale to Hippodrome Friends and Patron members on 11 Mar, Groups on 26 Mar and general on sale from 2 Apr.

Birmingham Hippodrome kicked off its 120th birthday celebrations at a Season Taster event this week, which featured a selection of guests from its diverse upcoming season, a sneak preview of some 120 year highlights and a new birthday visual identity.

Society of London Theatre (SOLT) and UK Theatre have released data for ticket sales across their member venues in 2018. The figures reveal a combined audience of over 34m and ticket revenue of nearly £1.28bn, from a total of 62,945 performances over the course of the year in the West End and across the UK.