Barnum - Birmingham Hippodrome - The Reviews Hub Book: Mark Bramble  Music: CY Coleman Lyrics: Michael Stewart Director: Jonathan O’Boyle The name Phineas Taylor Barnum will be forever etched in the public consciousness as the ultimate showman and p...

#MUSICAL #REVIEW Barnum #BirminghamHippodrome @bklproductions.bsky.social "loud, colourful and relentlessly busy ... even if the sheer volume of onstage activity occasionally tips into overload." ⭐⭐⭐⭐ www.thereviewshub.com/barnum-birmi... #Birmingham

The Ballad of Johnny & June - The Alexandra, Birmingham - The Reviews Hub Book: Des McAnuff and Robert Cary Director: Des McAnuff Following its world premiere at La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego in 2024 and a subsequent Canadian run, The Ballad of Johnny & June arrives in th...

#MUSICAL #REVIEW The Ballad of Johnny & June #TheAlexandra "toe-tapping at times, occasionally moving, though rarely as electrifying as it could be" ⭐⭐⭐ www.thereviewshub.com/the-ballad-o... #Birmingham

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Busy week with two visits each to #brumhippodrome and @bmusicltd.bsky.social
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WIP. On Saturday it’s @thecbso.bsky.social playing to Charlie Chaplin’s Gild Rush, then Joe Stilgoe and Liza Pulman on Sunday: Hooray for Hollywood.

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All The Happy Things - Birmingham Rep - The Reviews Hub Writer: Naomi Denny    Director: Aaliyah McKay Sienna and Emily are like any two adult sisters: they bicker, they laugh, they share secrets. But their relationship isn’t what it seems: almost a year a...

#THEATRE #REVIEW All The Happy Things #BirminghamREP @shprods.bsky.social "moving, funny, challenging ... takes us on a ride through emotions" ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ½ www.thereviewshub.com/all-the-happ... #Birmingham

Mean Girls - Milton Keynes Theatre - The Reviews Hub Book: Tina Fey  Music: Jeff Richmond  Lyrics: Nell Benjamin  Director: Casey Nicholaw  Few modern comedies embed themselves in popular culture as indelibly as Mean Girls. Written by Tina Fey, the film...

#THEATRE #REVIEW Mean Girls @mktheatre.bsky.social "Slick, intelligent, and executed with precision ... delivers on every level" ⭐⭐⭐⭐ www.thereviewshub.com/mean-girls-m... #MiltonKeynes

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Show 22 of the year is a return to #BirminghamRep on @thereviewshub.bsky.social duty to see All the Happy Things on Wednesday #UKTheatre

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The Choir of Man - Belgrade Theatre, Coventry - The Reviews Hub Creators: Nic Doodson and Andrew Kay Director: Nic Doodson Writer: Ben Norris The Choir of Man prides itself on its realistic pub-like atmosphere, and as we take our seats, this certainly shines throu...

#THEATRE #REVIEW The Choir of Man @belgradetheatre.bsky.social "tries hard to be both concert and theatre but never quite masters either" ⭐⭐⭐ www.thereviewshub.com/the-choir-of... #Coventry

Death on the Nile - The Alexandra, Birmingham - The Reviews Hub Writer: Agatha Christie Adaptor: Ken Ludwig Director: Lucy Bailey It’s a classic whodunnit setup: a small number of people are aboard the Karnak, a Nile paddle steamer, when one of their number is mur...

#THEATRE #REVIEW Death on the Nile #TheAlexandra,Birmingham "proves smooth sailing for Poirot’s little grey cells, steering us stylishly downstream to a thoroughly satisfying solution." ⭐⭐⭐⭐ www.thereviewshub.com/death-on-the... #Birmingham

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We’re on @thereviewshub.bsky.social duty this week for Show 20 of 2026. We’re off to #TheAlexandra #Birmingham for Death on the Nile.

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Small Island - Birmingham Rep - The Reviews Hub Writer: Andrea Levy Adapter: Helen Edmundson Director: Matthew Xia This adaptation of Andrea Levy’s 2004 novel, Small Island, is a powerful tale of the struggles of real people during and shortly afte...

#THEATRE #REVIEW Small Island #BirminghamREP "Faultlessly directed and superbly cast, it entertains, unsettles, and lingers" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ www.thereviewshub.com/small-island... #Birmingham

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