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Please see a statement from our Artistic Director and CEO
@Fiona_Allan
in response to the Five Stage Roadmap issued by Culture Secretary
@OliverDowden
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"We all send Jimmy and his family very best wishes for a speedy recovery”
Sadly, Jimmy Osmond will no longer be appearing in performances of Peter Pan due to ill health.
More information here:
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Thank you all for your messages of support and concern. It is with great sadness to confirm that Birmingham Hippodrome has entered a period of redundancy consultations as a direct result of prolonged business closure due to the COVID-19 Global Crisis. (1/4)
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We stand with venues, theatre makers, freelancers and everyone in our incredible industry that continue to face these challenges 🔴
#LightItInRed
#WeMakeEvents
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We are delighted to share that over the New Year period we will be beaming a special light installation from the Northwest of Birmingham and towards the Black Country, to share a vision of hope and peace for 2021
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We are completely overjoyed by the news this evening that £1.57 billion will be invested by the UK Government to protect our world-class cultural, arts and heritage institutions.
Please see some words from our Artistic Director and CEO
@Fiona_Allan
below 👇
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We are delighted to confirm we have been offered £3m funding from the Cultural Recovery Fund.
We want to say a huge thank you to
@ace_national
@dcms
@hmtreasury
for providing a welcome lifeline for us as an independent charity. Read more:
#HereForCulture
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BIG NEWS! 📣
Birmingham Hippodrome are going to be the first UK venue with an in-house new musical theatre department. This is all part of our brand new strategy to develop new musicals.
Read more:
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Over the New Year we are spreading a message of hope and peace for 2021 with our special light installation.
If you're at home in the Northwest of Birmingham towards the Black Country, have a look at the sky tonight to see our
#BrumRainbow
- we'd love to see your photos 🌈
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Look up 🤩
Can you catch a glimpse of our rainbow light installation from your house? Snap a photo and tweet it with the hashtag
#BrumRainbow
#GlobalRainbow
🌈
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.
@takethat
Birmingham can't wait for
@TheBandMusical
to arrive in our city!
@garybarlow
@howarddonald
@OfficialMarkO
@robbiewilliams
Full video here...
#TakeThatBrum
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Please read our update below. We will not be reopening our main auditorium for live performance until 1 Feb 2021 at the earliest. Read the full statement here:
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We've been overwhelmed with the kindness from our incredible audiences. Thank you to everyone who has praised our incredible staff, shared their treasured memories of the theatre and showed their support 🙏
We're so touched to know how much our theatre means to so many people ❤️
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GET DOWN! 🙌
BIG news direct from our 120th anniversary gala celebrations, the hit West End musical
@sixthemusical
will come to
@brumhippodrome
in 2020.
Full details announced soon.
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We are opening our doors this week!
Step onto our main stage for our immersive exhibition of Van Gogh Alive. Experience this theatrical art exhibition in a completely Covid-safe environment.
Book tickets 👉
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The stage is set, the audience are in their seats, and the curtain is about to go up on our first show for 534 days 🎉
Priscilla Queen of the Desert, we are READY!
#WelcomeBackBirmingham
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TOMORROW! Before the curtain goes up on the 1st performance of
@addamsfamilyuk
we have a Facebook LIVE with
@carriehfletcher
&
@_Scottpaige
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We are transforming Birmingham Hippodrome to host the UK premiere of
@VanGoghAliveUK
🌻
Venture into Van Gogh's world using projections and soundscape to create an immersive multi-sensory experience.
On sale to Friends now, general sale at 2pm.
🎟
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Curve and Birmingham Hippodrome statement regarding The Color Purple
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It's our 120th Birthday! 🌟
On this day, 120 years ago, we first opened as 'The Tower of Varieties and Circus'
We're celebrating with a video from some of our fabulous friends wishing us a happy birthday... 🎈
#HippHippHooray
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It’s our panto cast... oh yes it is!
A big Brum welcome to Lesley Joseph,
@TheMattSlack
@joemcelderry91
@Faye_Brookes
Andrew Ryan
@DoreenTipton
&
@jacyarrow
✨🌟
#BrumPanto
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We NEVER want
@TheBandMusical
to leave us! Safe to say Birmingham have fallen head over heels for The Band 🕺❤️
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Coming to the greatest city in the world.
#HamiltonUKTour
arrives in Birmingham from 25 Jun - 31 Aug 2024.
📆 On sale to Friends and Patrons Tue 2 May at 11am.
📆 General sale Wed 10 May at 11am.
Find out more:
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Yesterday a letter was sent from MPs, including
@ShabanaMahmood
, to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (
@DCMS
) requesting government support on behalf of Birmingham Hippodrome & four of the other most successful regional theatres in the UK. Please Read & share ❤️
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We just wanted to take a moment to say a huge thank you for all your fantastic support at this time.
Sending a big hug to all the other incredible hardworking venues that find themselves in Tier 3.
We will get through this 💪
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So excited! A spectacular line up for panto - John Barrowman, Steve McFadden, & The Krankies
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We are very sad to hear about the passing of Wardrobe Master Tony Priestley.
He worked on a vast range of touring shows at the Hippodrome for over 20 years, including 11 consecutive pantomimes at the Hippodrome.
Out thoughts go out to his family and friends.
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It is with much sadness that Birmingham Hippodrome will currently remain closed until Monday 2 November, 2020.
Please see our updated statement below on our extended temporary venue closure. Read more at our website here:
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🌟 REOPENING NEWS 🌟
We are delighted to be reopening the Hippodrome on Tues 25 May with the immersive, multi-sensory experience
@VanGoghAliveUK
for just 7 weeks!
Find out more:
#VanGoghAliveBrum
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We are delighted that the UK Government has confirmed outdoor performances can take place with socially distanced measure from July 11. (1/3)
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🥳 Today is our 121st birthday! 🥳
We might not be open for live performance right now, but despite that, we are so happy to still be here with our doors wide open bringing arts and culture to the city of Birmingham with
@VanGoghAliveUK
🌻
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We wanted to take a moment to thank our incredible audiences and remarkable city.
As an independent charity, we are so grateful for your support at this time. Find out more here:
Stay safe Birmingham from all of us at the Hippodrome 💖
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Our auditorium has transformed back into a theatre and we are ready to welcome you all back on Monday for our first live performance in 534 days.
Book to now to join us on our opening week 🎉
#WelcomeBackBirmingham
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We are thrilled to announce that
@Tru_Powell
will be joining our Board of Directors 🎉
Read more:
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A very happy
#BurnsNight2017
to our fabulous
#Brumpanto
family members
@Team_Barrowman
& The Krankies!
#fandabidozi
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We are incredibly sad to hear about the passing of Darius Campbell Danesh, who starred on our stage in Funny Girl back in 2017.
Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time.
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Especially for Brum! 😍
Actor, singer and much-loved personality Jason Donovan (
@JDonOfficial
) will make his pantomime debut as The Evil Ringmaster in Goldilocks and the Three Bears 🐻
Tickets 👉
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We're SO excited to welcome the legendary
@JinkxMonsoon
& Major Scales in The Vaudevillians for
@SHOUTfestival
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I'd love Gomez to be my father - OliverOrmson &
@CarrieHFletcher
tell us more about their favourite member of the Addams klan
#clickclick
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JUST ANNOUNCED! Disney's landmark musical THE LION KING will return to Birmingham this July. Tickets go on sale next month.
Become a Friend today for priority access:
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We are delighted to welcome
@TheMattSlack
back to panto today!
We would like to thank you all for your support this week and of course, please join us in giving a huge Hippodrome thank you to Johnny Mac (
@meetthemacs
) for all his hard work to help the show go on.
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It's official... we are in the final days of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs before our sparkling cast take their final bow 😢
Thank you to our amazing audiences for another year of
#BrumPanto
✨
Don't miss your final chance to catch the show! Tickets:
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The curtain has fallen on Jack and the Beanstalk 🌱🍃
We have loved having
@AlisonHammond
,
@TheMattSlack
,
@Sam_Womack
, Doreen Tipton,
@andrewryanactor
, Alexanda O'Reilly,
@billiekaypayne
and all the cast on our stage ✨
Thank you to everyone who came to see
#BrumPanto
💖
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When you insist on staying to the very end of the curtain call in case there is another megamix...
#BernieSanders
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Everyone at the Hippodrome is saddened to hear about the loss of Paul O'Grady.
Paul was a incredible entertainer, also known as the sensational Lily Savage - who made her panto debut with us in 1999 in Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs.
Our thoughts are with his family & friends ❤️
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Queen of Birmingham
@AlisonHammond
to star in Jack and the Beanstalk! 🌟
Alison will be starring alongside Hippodrome favourite
@TheMattSlack
, Doreen Tipton as Doreen The Cow and panto dame extraordinaire
@andrewryanactor
.
Tickets on sale now!
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Our Goldilocks and the Three Bears cast have taken their final bow 🎪
Thank you so much to everyone who came to see
#BrumPanto
🙏 ✨
We would like to say a massive thank you our fabulous cast, crew and staff who made it possible to bring you The Greatest Show on Earth 👏
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Our Artistic Director & CEO
@Fiona_Allan
has, this morning, stepped down from her role after 6 wonderful years, to take on a position
@OperaAustralia
. We couldn’t be prouder of the work achieved under her guidance and wish her every success for the future.
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You haven’t dreamed a dream,
@lesmisofficial
is OFFICIALLY returning to
@BrumHippodrome
in 2019 from Tue 2 Apr to Sat 11 May!
The biggest musical phenomenon is on sale to Friends and Patrons Tue 5 Jun 11am and public sale Thu 21 Jun...
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WELL we are feeling a little bit emotional after that! 🥺
Bursting with pride for our beautiful Brum ❤️
@birminghamcg22
#B2022
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Panto is coming to Birmingham!
We are delighted to present a socially distanced
#BrumPanto
production of Robin Hood at
@thealexbham
with
@QdosPantomimes
from 15 – 31 Jan.
Tickets on sale to Friends, Patrons and ATG Cardholders at 10am today, general sale Wed 18 Nov at 10am.
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The wait is OVER! Oh yes it is! Dick Whittington is now open!
@Team_Barrowman
@Musicalmissy
@TheMattSlack
@DanielleHope26
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👀 SNEAK PEEK!
A glimpse into what to expect from
#BrumPanto
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs from
@joemcelderry91
,
@Faye_Brookes
&
@jacyarrow
🍎
Who has their tickets? Book now 👉
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Did you catch
@blawrence155
on
@SundayBrunchC4
chatting all things
@BRB
? He definitely put
@timlovejoy
and
@simonrim
through their paces 🤣🤣 You don’t want to miss it! Approx 31mins in ➡️➡️
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Today is
#LoveTheatreDay
and we would love to see photos of your most beloved theatre moments and hear what theatre means to you🌟
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The lads have joined us!
They’ve popped to Birmingham Weekender to check out the 4 Lads statue by
@TatVision
#BirminghamWeekender
continues tomorrow
@Bullring
More info 👉
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That's a wrap on Dick Whittington!
Tonight our spectacular
#BrumPanto
closes 😿
Thank you to everyone who joined us and to our amazing crew, cast
@martiofficial
,
@TheMattSlack
,
@DrRanj
,
@SuzanneShaw
, Doreen Tipton,
@andrewryanactor
and incredible ensemble cast ✨
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TAKE THAT BRUM!
.
@TheBandMusical
opens in Birmingham NEXT week and Brum are getting into the spirit...
Big thanks
@EnglandNetball
@WhatsOnBrum
@iamradzi
@edjames_
@Radiogemhill
@thisisheart
#TakeThatBrum
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If you’ve rang our box office today, your call may have been answered by Heather Chandler herself...
@HeathersMusical
#HowVery
#LoveTheatreDay
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It's curtain up on Birmingham's biggest panto! Who's joining us this week? Don't forget to share your thoughts using
#Brumpanto
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WOW! So proud to take home the ‘Best Use of Social Media / Marketing Award’ for the second year running at the
@BirminghamAward
- especially as a finalist alongside such incredible companies in Brum!
Thank you! 🏆
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The time is now... the day is HERE!
Tonight we are celebrating the opening of
@lesmisofficial
with our VIP guest and press reception 🇫🇷
#LesMisBrum
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Join us as we exclusively reveal the sparkling new trailer for this year's spectacular pantomime Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 💫
Tickets 👉
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FANTASTIC NEWS 🤩
We are absolutely chuffed to have won Pantomime of the Year 1500+ at the
@GBPantoAwards
🏆
So proud of our incredible cast and crew of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 🍎
Our 2020 Pantomime of the Year 1500+ is Snow White Sponsored by
@HolidayInnBham
@brumhippodrome
@TheMattSlack
@joemcelderry91
@DoreenTipton
@andrewryanactor
@jacyarrow
#LesleyJoseph
@MHARRISON_ENT
@QdosPantomimes
@QdosNick
#fayebrookes
@flawlessUK
@GhMusicLtd
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This year Birmingham Hippodrome is 120 🎈
#HippHippHooray
To celebrate, we wanted to share a video that highlights everything we do onstage & offstage. Did you know when you buy a ticket for a show at Birmingham Hippodrome, it supports so many of the incredible projects we do?
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Let’s make
#Birmingham
a national home for
#dance
! We've been given the go-ahead to create the Dance Hub Birmingham which will create 17 new jobs, five new apprenticeships and enable 100 more dance performances per year.
Find out more:
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Happy
#PantoDay
Birmingham!
We caught up with our fantastic cast in rehearsals for Peter Pan earlier this week. To celebrate 'Year Of The Villain' we asked our stars
@jimmyosmond
,
@TheMattSlack
,
@JaymiUJWorld
and
@MeeraSyal
what villain they'd love to play...
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We are delighted to welcome Deirdre O’Halloran (
@deirdre_OH
) as our Head of New Musical Theatre!
Deirdre will lead a specialist team and collaborate with creatives and partners to create new production opportunities in Birmingham and beyond.
Read more:
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19-year-old
@JamesTomLovell
was studying at
@ElmhurstBallet
when he was cast as The Prince in
@SirMattBourne
's Swan Lake. He returns to Brum next week with
@New_Adventures
to perform the iconic role.
Opening on Tuesday, book tickets:
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Tomorrow our channels will be silent as we stand in solidarity with our Black communities. We encourage our colleagues, friends, partners & audiences to join us to reflect, process, learn & take time to plan for a fairer future. We stand together
#BlackLivesMatter
#Birmingham
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Today we say a big farewell to our
#BrumPanto
Peter Pan!
After a whopping 70 performances, we wanted to say a huge thank you to our wonderful cast and crew who brought this adventure to life on stage and to our fantastic Birmingham audiences ✨
@QdosPantomimes
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Congratulations on your first performance this week
@meetthemacs
🎉
At
@brumhippodrome
this afternoon
@meetthemacs
saved the show Goldilocks and the Three Bears and the week of performances with 24 hours notice!!! Learning a whole role!
@JDonOfficial
on stage at curtain call calling out his tremendous effort.
@WestEndCovers
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JUST ANNOUNCED!
We are delighted to be co-producing The Color Purple with the
@CurveLeicester
- the show will be on at
@brumhippodrome
16 - 20 Jul 2019
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EXCITING NEWS!
Following his highly acclaimed performance as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables in 2019,
@killiandonnelly
will don the famous mask in the title role of the Phantom in
@PhantomOpera
when the brilliant original comes to
@brumhippodrome
in 2020:
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HUGE congratulations to our Artistic Director & CEO
@Fiona_Allan
for winning Outstanding Business Woman of the Year 2019 at the
@AsianbizChamber
awards tonight 🏆
Representing with team
@brumhippodrome
- we are so proud 🤩👏
#ABCCAwards19
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All those affected have been contacted and we ask for patience with our team at this time as it may take slightly longer for enquiries to be answered, but we will be in touch as soon as possible. You can read our full statement here
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🚨 PANTO ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
It's that time of year again... oh yes it is!
Joining
@TheMattSlack
in Dick Whittington this year is
@martiofficial
,
@DrRanj
,
@SuzanneShaw
, Doreen Tipton and
@AndrewRyanActor
🌟
Opens Sat 17 Dec, book tickets:
#BrumPanto
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That’s a wrap! Well done to all involved, especially
@brumhippodrome
colleagues,
@Voiceofthepoets
@Ladysanity
,
#DanielAlexander
and our friend and incredible choreographer
@rosiekaydanceco
#Brum
#birmingham2022
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We’ve spotted something sparkly outside on Hippodrome Square 🤩
It’s beginning to look a lot like a Christmas.... 🎄
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We are pleased to announce that the legendary
@lesmisofficial
will return to Birmingham in 2022.
Dates and further ticketing details will be announced soon and current ticketholders for previously scheduled 2021 performances will be contacted directly from next week.
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Wicked is flying back to Birmingham from Tue 5 Mar - Sun 7 Apr 2024 and we’re so happy we could melt!
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STORM THE BARRICADES!
@lesmisofficial
opens tomorrow night - single seats and restricted view boxes still remain for this week. Book now:
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We are devastated to hear that Barry Chuckle has passed away. We love this photo of Barry and Paul when they played ‘Bish’ & ‘Bash’ in our pantomime ‘Mother Goose’ in 1996. A brilliantly funny and lovely man who will be really missed.
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Shout it from the rooftops
@RuPaulsDragRace
winner
@JinkxMonsoon
will be headlining this year's
@SHOUTfestival
💄💋💅✨
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✨ Hippodrome Creative Card ✨
We've launched a new initiative to support the creative community in Birmingham and the West Midlands!
Read more 👇
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We are OPEN! 👏
Tonight after 534 days, we welcomed audiences back for our first live performance.
Priscilla Queen of the Desert is open all week, book tickets:
📷
@SimonHadleyPix
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You've heard it from
@MsLeaSalonga
herself! Get yourself down here to
@BrumHippodrome
to see the astounding cast of
@MissSaigonUK
🔥🚁
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FIRST LISTEN! 🎧
Hear our Celie
@TShanWilliams
sing 'I'm Here' from The Color Purple 💜
On Tue 16 Jul - Sat 20 Jul, book tickets:
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Regular visitor at the theatre, Crispin the Guide Dog, made his very own dog vlog about his experience coming to
@brumhippodrome
🐶🎥
Find out more about Access:
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Amazing atmosphere at today’s
@BirminghamPride
celebrations. Our inclusion and diversity working group were proud to be part of the parade
#ProudBAB
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TONIGHT! We open
@sirmattbourne
's Swan Lake 💫✨
We are delighted to welcome the Swans to Birmingham for two weeks. Have you got your tickets yet? Book now:
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JAYMI IS JOSEPH!
Following rave reviews playing the title role in Peter Pan, today it has been announced that Union J's Jaymi Hensley will return to
@brumhippodrome
later this year to lead the cast of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat:
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