Direct from The London Palladium, the sensational new production of one of the world’s most beloved musicals comes to Birmingham Hippodrome. Join Dorothy, Toto, and friends on an unforgettable adventure down the yellow brick road to the merry old land of Oz.

Website: https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com

Box Office: 0844 338 5000

Access Booking Line: 0121 689 1060

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

The 2024 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts is scheduled to take place between 26 and 30 June at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, and follows the 2023 edition of the festival. The three headlining acts are Dua Lipa, Coldplay, and SZA, with Shania Twain performing in the traditional Sunday Legends slot.

website:    https://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk

Access Office:  accessibility@glastonburyfestivals.co.uk

Hamilton is the story of America’s Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington’s right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and helped shape the very foundations of the America we know today. The score blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B and Broadway – the story of America then, as told by America now.

Website: https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com

Box Office: 0844 338 5000

Access Booking Line: 0121 689 1060

‘There’s no possibility of being witty without a little ill nature.’  After Shakespeare but long before Bridgerton, there was The School for Scandal, Sheridan’s brilliantly biting comedy of manners in five acts. This new production — styled to the nines with period flair — promises an exuberant feast of big wigs and even bigger laughs.

Website  https://www.rsc.org.uk

Box Office:      01789 331111

Kathy and Stella host Hull's least successful true crime podcast. When their favourite author is killed they are thrust into a thrilling whodunnit of their own!

website: https://www.atgtickets.com

Accessibility line: 0333 009 5399

‘No sooner met but they looked; no sooner looked but they loved’

Feel the wind through the trees of the Forest of Arden as you enjoy As You Like It in our outdoor venue The Garden Theatre. At just 1 hour 15 minutes long, this edited version is a great first introduction to Shakespeare.

Website  https://www.rsc.org.uk

Box Office:      01789 331111

After years of war, an idyllic Italian town is finally back in bloom. But young lovers Claudio and Hero, and sparring singletons Beatrice and Benedick, soon discover that all is not as it seems in their beautiful surrounds as they become entangled in a series of mischievous games, pranks and plots.

website:  https://www.shakespearesglobe.com

Box Office:  020 7401 9919

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.wmc.org.uk

Box Office: 029 2063 6464.

Hamilton is the story of America’s Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington’s right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and helped shape the very foundations of the America we know today. The score blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B and Broadway – the story of America then, as told by America now.

Website: https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com

Box Office: 0844 338 5000

Access Booking Line: 0121 689 1060

‘There’s no possibility of being witty without a little ill nature.’  After Shakespeare but long before Bridgerton, there was The School for Scandal, Sheridan’s brilliantly biting comedy of manners in five acts. This new production — styled to the nines with period flair — promises an exuberant feast of big wigs and even bigger laughs.

Website  https://www.rsc.org.uk

Box Office:      01789 331111

Tuck into a summer weekend full of theatre, music, circus, dance and more! The Big Feast returns to the streets of Stoke-on-Trent Centre (Hanley) this Friday 23 and Saturday 24 August for it’s 10th edition!

Website: https://appetite.org.uk

Based on Ian Fleming’s timeless story for children and later made into the famous 1968 film, in CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG we meet absent-minded inventor Caractacus Potts who restores a broken-down old racing car with the help of his children Jemima and Jeremy. Soon the family discover the car has magical powers, and along with the delectable Truly Scrumptious and Grandpa Potts, they end up on a fantastical adventure to far off lands.

website: https://www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/the-hawth

Box Office:  01293 553636 (Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm)

As the sun rises on the plains of the Serengeti, watch in awe as giraffes, gazelles and birds bring the story of Simba to life in a spectacle unlike any other.

Website:  https://www.thelyceumtheatre.com

Box Office:  0131 248 4848

‘No sooner met but they looked; no sooner looked but they loved’       Feel the wind through the trees of the Forest of Arden as you enjoy As You Like It in our outdoor venue The Garden Theatre. At just 1 hour 15 minutes long, this edited version is a great first introduction to Shakespeare.

Website  https://www.rsc.org.uk

Box Office:      01789 331111

The moving story about a woman in love that features one of opera’s most famous melodies , La Traviata is perfect for first-timers and a favourite among regular opera-goers. Alexander Joel and Richard Hetherington conduct two casts led by Aida Garifullina and Hrachuhí Bassénz as Violetta, Francesco Demuro and Ismael Jordi as Alfredo and George Petean and Simon Keenlyside as Germont. In director Richard Eyre’s world of seductive grandeur, the tender and devastating beauty at the centre of Verdi’s opera shines bright.

Website:  https://www.roh.org.uk

Box Office: 0207 304 4000

Join big hearted Tracy Turnblad and her new friends the spirited Seaweed and his sister Little Inez, heartthrob Link Larkin and the resolute Motormouth Maybelle as they strive to change the world.

Website:  https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com

Box Office:   0844 338 5000

Access Booking Line:  0121 689 1060

With glorious dancers, eye-catching sets and Prokofiev’s timeless music, this is ballet at its most dramatic, romantic and intense.

Adapted by Christopher Gable and Massimo Moricone, Romeo & Juliet is one of Northern Ballet’s most beloved and critically acclaimed productions. Every leap, every turn, every heartbeat breathes new life into Shakespeare’s masterpiece and invites you to rediscover the iconic love story like it’s the very first time.

Website  https://www.rsc.org.uk

Box Office:      01789 331111

Loaded country bumpkin or penniless, hunky farmhand? Of course, there’s no contest, but her mum has other ideas. Heels are dug in and sparks fly, as a mother-daughter battle ensues.  Mixing spectacular classical ballet with slick comedy, a clog-dancing dame, and a super-cute pony, as well as live music by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, this is sure to be fantastic entertainment for you, your friends, and all your family!

Website: https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com

Box Office: 0844 338 5000

Access Booking Line: 0121 689 1060

Step into the raucous court of the Duke of Mantua where Rigoletto, the court jester, uses vicious wit to conceal his tormented heart. In a world teetering on the edge of debauchery and deceit, his only joy is his daughter, Gilda. When the charming but womanising Duke sets his sights on Gilda, his actions set in motion a tragic chain of events where a father’s love and treachery collide in a crescendo of passion and heartbreak.

WNO Website: https://wno.org.uk

Wales Millennium Website: https://www.wmc.org.uk

Wales Millennium Centre Box Office:  029 2063 6464.

Based on Ian Fleming’s timeless story for children and later made into the famous 1968 film, in CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG we meet absent-minded inventor Caractacus Potts who restores a broken-down old racing car with the help of his children Jemima and Jeremy. Soon the family discover the car has magical powers, and along with the delectable Truly Scrumptious and Grandpa Potts, they end up on a fantastical adventure to far off lands.

Website: https://www.atgtickets.com

Telephone Bookings: 0333 009 6690

Access Bookings:      0800 912 6971

With glorious dancers, eye-catching sets and Prokofiev’s timeless music, this is ballet at its most dramatic, romantic and intense.

Adapted by Christopher Gable and Massimo Moricone, Romeo & Juliet is one of Northern Ballet’s most beloved and critically acclaimed productions. Every leap, every turn, every heartbeat breathes new life into Shakespeare’s masterpiece and invites you to rediscover the iconic love story like it’s the very first time.

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

Box Office: 02380 711811.

Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland burst onto the stage in 2011 in an explosion of colour, stage magic and inventive, sophisticated choreography. Joby Talbot’s score combines contemporary soundworlds with sweeping melodies that gesture to ballet scores of the 19th century. Bob Crowley’s wildly imaginative, eye-popping designs draw on everything from puppetry to projections to make Wonderland wonderfully real. The result shows The Royal Ballet at its best, bringing together world-class dance with enchanting family entertainment and ingenious music and design. 

Be prepared for some of the most flamboyant and familiar characters in dance to come face to face, as hip-hop meets ballet in an explosion of colour, choreography and extravagant design.

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

Box Office: 0207 304 4000

With glorious dancers, eye-catching sets and Prokofiev’s timeless music, this is ballet at its most dramatic, romantic and intense.

Adapted by Christopher Gable and Massimo Moricone, Romeo & Juliet is one of Northern Ballet’s most beloved and critically acclaimed productions. Every leap, every turn, every heartbeat breathes new life into Shakespeare’s masterpiece and invites you to rediscover the iconic love story like it’s the very first time.

Website: https://marlowetheatre.com

Box Office:  01227 787787

Eight unruly teenagers burst into adulthood with the best grades their school has ever seen, but their sights are set on something higher: to study at the most famous academic institutions in the world – Oxford and Cambridge. But their teachers can’t agree how best to tutor them. 

Website:  https://www.malvern-theatres.co.uk

Box Office: 01684 892277

From the producers that brought you The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast and Frozen, comes the spectacular Disney Broadway and West End musical ALADDIN, which is flying into Birmingham for a limited season this October.

Website:  https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com

Box Office:   0844 338 5000

Access Booking Line:  0121 689 1060

It’s February 1547, soon after the death of Henry VIII. On the Cornwall/Devon border, the people of Poundstock are looking forward to completing their biggest ever community project: the Gildhouse, a state-of-the-art building for brewing, fundraising and feasting. But there are dangerous clouds on the horizon as the authorities in Exeter force through an array of reforms set to drive division into the heart of the community.

Website: https://exeternorthcott.co.uk

Box Office: 01392 72 63 63

From the producers that brought you The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast and Frozen, comes the spectacular Disney Broadway and West End musical ALADDIN, which is flying into Birmingham for a limited season this October.

Website:  https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com

Box Office:   0844 338 5000

Access Booking Line:  0121 689 1060

With glorious dancers, eye-catching sets and Prokofiev’s timeless music, this is ballet at its most dramatic, romantic and intense.

Adapted by Christopher Gable and Massimo Moricone, Romeo & Juliet is one of Northern Ballet’s most beloved and critically acclaimed productions. Every leap, every turn, every heartbeat breathes new life into Shakespeare’s masterpiece and invites you to rediscover the iconic love story like it’s the very first time.

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

Box Office: 0191 232 7010

NEVER LET ME GO A play by Suzanne Heathcote Based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro Directed by Christopher Haydon.  Kazuo Ishiguro’s international best-selling novel arrives on stage in this world premiere of Suzanne Heathcote’s gripping new adaptation. What if you discovered your whole reason for being was not about your life but about making someone else’s possible?  Your dreams, your desires, your love for another, all of them.

Website: https://www.malvern-theatres.co.uk

Box Office:  01684 892277.