This innovative original work is a collaboration between Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Hanyong Theatre company and the National Theatre of Korea in association with Birmingham City University. The Orange Polar Bear by award winning playwrights Sun-Duck Ko and Evan Placey was created following a series of workshops with groups of young people in Birmingham and Korea … Continue reading Orange Polar Bear
The Lovely Bones
I always remember the first time I read The Lovely Bones and Lucky by Alice Sebold and how I was immediately captured by Alice's words and her powerful narrative. When I heard that this bestselling novel was heading to the stage for the first time, I knew I had to see it. The Lovely Bones … Continue reading The Lovely Bones
The Wipers Times
The Wipers Times, Birmingham Rep In 1916 whilst stationed in the front-line in Ypres Belgium, a group of soldiers from the 12th battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire regiment) came across an old printing press, during a routine patrol. Sargent Tyler, a printer by trade, salvaged the press and the decision was made … Continue reading The Wipers Times
The Place For Me
The Young Rep Lightpost company is made up of young black and mixed heritage men aged 18-25 from across the West Midlands who “take pride in telling unique and heartfelt stories". The Place For Me was created by the company using various accounts of the first Caribbean migrants who travelled to the UK in 1948 … Continue reading The Place For Me
The Kite Runner
I was not able to catch The Kite Runner on its West End Run so I was excited when MT bought me tickets to see the production at The Birmingham Rep. I nearly missed out again after convincing myself that we had tickets to the evening performance. It was 1:20 p.m. before we realised we … Continue reading The Kite Runner
The Winslow Boy
As readers of this blog are now aware my husband and I are massive fans of classic black and white movies. Based on true events, The Winslow Boy is amongst my husband’s top five movies of all time. So tickets for this production made the perfect Christmas present for him. We also decided to try … Continue reading The Winslow Boy
Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre
