This exciting triple bill includes Balanchine’s Apollo, plus a  colourful host of endangered animals which seek shelter from the storm in David Bintley’s ‘Still Life’ at the Penguin Café. Brilliant young Brazilian choreographer Juliano Nunes’s Interlinked was premiered in summer 2022 as part of the Birmingham 2022 Festival. Described as “stretching ballet’s mould” (The Guardian) with a specially composed score by Australian composer Luke Howard, this beautifully abstract piece explores ideas of grace, beauty and harmony in ways that push the usual boundaries of classical dance.

Website: https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com

Box Office: 0844 338 5000

Access Booking Line: 0121 689 1060

Brought to life by director Julie Taymor, the African Savannah unfolds in London, using breathtaking puppetry, costumes, dance and music to create the ultimate entertaining evening.

Website:  https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/bristol-hippodrome

Access Booking Line: 0800 912 6971

The Commitments is the story of Jimmy Rabbitte, a young working-class music fan, who shapes an unlikely bunch of amateur musicians and friends into the finest soul band Dublin has ever produced.

Website: https://whatsonreading.com/hexagon/whats-on

Telephone: 0118 960 6060

Told with stunning life-sized puppetry through the eyes of the characters we all know and love, let the adventures unfold in front of you in a beautiful fresh stage adaptation.

Website: https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com

Box Office: 0844 338 5000

Access Booking Line: 0121 689 1060

Nuri is a beekeeper, his wife, Afra, an artist. They live a simple life, rich in family and friends, in the beautiful Syrian city of Aleppo – until the unthinkable happens. When all they care for is destroyed by war, they are forced to escape. On their terrifying journey, they must face the pain of their own unbearable loss alongside incredible danger. Above all, they must journey to find each other again.

Website: https://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk

Telephone:: 0121 236 4455

Email: ticketservices@birmingham-rep.co.uk

Men, money and microphones will be fought over in this irreverent but affectionate adaptation, where the stakes couldn’t be higher when it comes to romance. This “smart, laugh-out-loud funny” (Daily Telegraph) show features a string of pop classics including Young Hearts Run Free, Will You Love Me Tomorrow and You’re So Vain. It’s the 1800s. It’s party time. Let the ruthless matchmaking begin.

Website: https://exeternorthcott.co.uk

Box Office: 01392 72 63 63

Frameless is a spectacular new multi-sensory digital art experience in the heart of London. Housed in a unique, purpose-built 30,000 square foot venue located just steps from Marble Arch and Oxford Street, Frameless is an extraordinary new way to engage with art.

Website: Frameless.com/accessability

Tele: 020 7871 7750

Men, money and microphones will be fought over in this irreverent but affectionate adaptation, where the stakes couldn’t be higher when it comes to romance. This “smart, laugh-out-loud funny” (Daily Telegraph) show features a string of pop classics including Young Hearts Run Free, Will You Love Me Tomorrow and You’re So Vain. It’s the 1800s. It’s party time. Let the ruthless matchmaking begin.

Website: https://www.norwichtheatre.org

Box Office: 01603 630 000

Dan is a carpenter.  A Geordie through and through.  Just on the mend after a heart attack.Katie has just arrived from London. Finally got a council house for her and the kids.  A fresh start I, Daniel Blake is one of the most important stories of a generation.  A glimpse behind the headlines and the stark reality of what happens when the political system is stacked against you.  With 14.5 million* people living in poverty in the UK, this is not fiction.  It is reality.

Website: https://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk

Telephone:: 0121 236 4455

Frameless is a spectacular new multi-sensory digital art experience in the heart of London. Housed in a unique, purpose-built 30,000 square foot venue located just steps from Marble Arch and Oxford Street, Frameless is an extraordinary new way to engage with art.

Website: Frameless.com/accessability

Tele: 020 7871 7750

From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the mic to tell their tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an 80-minute celebration of 21st-century girl power. These Queens may have green sleeves but their lipstick is rebellious red

Website: https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com

Box Office: 0844 338 5000

Access Booking Line: 0121 689 1060

Written by Willy Russell, the legendary Blood Brothers tells the captivating and moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with fateful consequences.

Website: https://www.norwichtheatre.org

Box Office: 01603 630 000

Frameless is a spectacular new multi-sensory digital art experience in the heart of London. Housed in a unique, purpose-built 30,000 square foot venue located just steps from Marble Arch and Oxford Street, Frameless is an extraordinary new way to engage with art.

Website: Frameless.com/accessability

Tele: 020 7871 7750

Brought to life by director Julie Taymor, the African Savannah unfolds, using breathtaking puppetry, costumes, dance and music to create the ultimate entertaining show.

Website: https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com

Box Office: 0844 338 5000

Access Booking Line: 0121 689 1060

In Director Omar Elerian’s playful new take, a company of veteran RSC actors perform one of Shakespeare’s most joyous tales. On a stage transformed into a simple rehearsal room, the actors gather to conjure the memory of a long gone show, celebrating the magic of theatre and its unique power to make our imagination soar.

Website https://www.rsc.org.uk

Box Office: 01789 331111

Brought to life by director Julie Taymor, the African Savannah unfolds in London, using breathtaking puppetry, costumes, dance and music to create the ultimate entertaining show.

Website: https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/disneys-the-lion-king/lyceum-theatre

Accessibility Assistance line on 0333 009 5399*

Written by Willy Russell, the legendary Blood Brothers tells the captivating and moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with fateful consequences.

Website: https://www.chelmsfordtheatre.co.uk

Tele: 01245 606505

It is 1887, the year Queen Victoria celebrates her Golden Jubilee. Sixteen year old Rani Das, ayah (nursemaid) to an English family arrives at Tilbury docks after a long voyage from India, to start a new life in Britain

Website https://www.rsc.org.uk

Box Office: 01789 331111

Longing to see the world, a tiny sea snail hitches a lift on the tail of a great big, grey-blue humpback whale. Together they go on an amazing journey, brought vividly to life through live music, storytelling and lots of laughs – but when the whale gets beached, how will the snail save him?

Website: https://www.tauntonbrewhouse.co.uk

Tele: : 01823 283244

The streets and squares of Birmingham city centre burst into colourful life as Birmingham Weekender returns to Bullring & Grand Central and Southside. Join us for fantastical installations, pop-up performances and interactive games from local, national and international companies.

Website: https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com

Box Office: 0844 338 5000

Access Booking Line: 0121 689 1060

Hurtling along at breakneck speed, Noises Off follows the on and offstage antics of a touring theatre company as they stumble their way through the fictional farce, Nothing On.

From the shambolic final rehearsals before opening night in Weston-super-Mare, to a disastrous matinee in Ashton-under-Lyne seen entirely, and hilariously silently, from backstage, before we share their final, brilliantly catastrophic performance in Stockton-on-Tees.

Website: https://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk

Telephone:: 0121 236 4455

Email: ticketservices@birmingham-rep.co.uk

Brought to life by director Julie Taymor, the African Savannah unfolds, using breathtaking puppetry, costumes, dance and music to create the ultimate entertaining show.

Website: https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com

Box Office: 0844 338 5000

Access Booking Line: 0121 689 1060

Far beneath the majesty and splendour of the Paris Opera House, hides the Phantom in a shadowy existence. Shamed by his physical appearance and feared by all, the love he holds for his beautiful protégée Christine Daaé is so strong that even her heart cannot resist. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s mesmerising score along with jaw-dropping scenery and breathtaking special effects, magically combine to bring this tragic love story to life.

Website: https://lwtheatres.co.uk/theatres/her-majestys

Box Office: 020 3925 2998

email: access@lwtheatres.co.uk

Carlos Acosta is turning up the volume on Birmingham’s musical legacy. Original heavy metal heroes, Black Sabbath, forged their unique sound in Birmingham Royal Ballet’s home city. In Black Sabbath – The Ballet expect a spectacular theatrical evening featuring thrilling dance and original Black Sabbath recordings.

Website: https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com

Box Office: 0844 338 5000

Access Booking Line: 0121 689 1060

Written by Willy Russell, the legendary Blood Brothers tells the captivating and moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with fateful consequences.

Website:  https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/theatre-royal-brighton

Jamie New is sixteen and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesn’t quite fit in. Jamie is terrified about the future. Jamie is going to be a sensation. Supported by his brilliant loving mum and surrounded by his friends, Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness, into the spotlight

Website: https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com

Box Office: 0844 338 5000

Access Booking Line: 0121 689 1060

As news spreads of a murder in London a group of seven strangers find themselves snowed in at a remote guesthouse. When the policeman arrives, the guests discover - to their horror- that there is a killer in their midst. Which one of them is the murderer?

Website: https://www.kingslynncornexchange.co.uk

Tele:  01553 764864   

When Charlie wins a golden ticket to the weird and wonderful Wonka Chocolate Factory, it’s a chance of a lifetime to feast on the sweets they’ve always dreamed of. But beyond the gates astonishment awaits, as down the sugary corridors and amongst the incredible and edible delights, the five lucky winners discover not everything is as sweet as it seems.

Website: https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com

Box Office: 0844 338 5000

Access Booking Line: 0121 689 1060