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AMATEUR THEATRE REVIEWS A-Z Index of affiliate reviews Reviews listed by affiliates Up ‘n’ Under, The Loft Theatre, Leamington Spa The Sound of Music, Sutton Arts Theatre Porridge, The Nonentities, The Rose Theatre, Kidderminster Blink, Hall Green Little Theatre Stepping Out, Highbury Theatre Centre Hansard, Highbury Theatre Centre It Could Be Any One of Us, Hall Green Little Theatre Murder, Margaret & Me, The Nonentities, the Rose Theatre, Kidderminster On The Piste, Sutton Arts Theatre Tales From Ovid, Stage2 Youth Theatre. The Creascent Theatre, Birmingham The Heartless Princess, Highbury Theatre Centre Educating Rita, The Nonentities, The Rose Theatre, Kidderminster The End of History, Hall Green Little Theatre Tom's Midnight Garden, Sutton Arts Theatre The Girl on the Train, The Grange Playhouse, Walsall Last Tango and The Fat Lady Sings In Little Grimley, Swan Theatre Amateur Company, Worcester Little Wars, Highbury Theatre Centre The Unexpected Guest, Hall Green Little Theatre The Father, Highbury Theatre Centre The Incident Room, The Nonentities, The Rose Theatre, Kidderminster Waiting for Waiting for Godot Sutton Arts Theatre Medea, Loft Theatre, Leamington Spa Bazaar and Rummage, Hall Green Lottle Theatre The Turn of the Screw, The Nonentities, The Rose Theatre, Kidderminster Home, I'm Darling , Highbury Theatre Centre The Hound of the Baskervilles, Grange Playhouse A Christmas Carol: A Fairytale, Criterion Theatre, Coventry Nativity! The Musical, Sutton Arts Theatre Rumpelstiltskin, Hall Green Little Theatre Glorious! The Loft Theatre, Leamington Notes from a small Island, Highbury Theatre Centre A Tomb With a View, The Nonentities, The Rose Theatre, Kidderminster Class, Grange Players, Grange Playhouse, Walsall Copenhagen, The Nonentities, The Rose Theatre, Kidderminster Uncle Vanya, Loft Theatre, Leamington Wait Until Dark, Sutton Arts Theatre Top Girls, Swan Theatre Amateur Company, Worcester Strictly Murder, Hall Green Little Theatre Sheila's Island, Highbury Theatre Centre Mosquitoes, The Loft Theatre, Leamington Spa Educating Rita, The Grange Playhouse, Walsall The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Sutton Arts Theatre The King's Speech, Highbury Theatre Centre Home, I'm Darling, The Nonentities, The Rose Theatre, Kidderminster Kindly Leave The Stage, Hall Green Little Theatre A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Stage2, The Crescent Theatre Dangerous Obsession, Grange Playhouse Bonnie & Clyde , Sutton Arts Theatre The Good Life, The Nonentities, The Rose Theatre, Kidderminster Contact: sue.clarke@behindthearras.com NEWS ARCHIVE Past reviews The Late John Slim's FINAL THOUGHTS SMALL THOUGHTS Contact *roger_clarke@behindthearras.com*			PROFESSIONAL THEATRE REVIEWS Reviews by title Reviews by theatre (If an older review is not found try Other reviews) LATEST REVIEWS The Addams Family - The Musical Comedy Birmingham Hippodrome (v) Sense and Sensibility, Worcester Rep Voices & Virtues, Elmhurst Ballet School By Royal Appointment, Malvern Theatres Ghost Stories, Wolverhampton Grand John Wilson's Sinfonia of London, Symphony Hall Marriage Material, Birmingham Rep New Worlds: Bill Murray, Jan Vogler and Friends Symphony Hall Edward II, Royal Shakespeare Company Picture You Dead, The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham Chicago - The Musical, Wolverhampton Grand Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, Birmingham Hippodrome Dear Evan Hansen, The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham The Girl on The Train Malvern Theatres Spitfire Girls, Birmingham Rep (v) The Croft, Birmingham Rep Kiss Me Quickstep, Derby Theatre (v) Marie & Rosetta, Wolverhampton Grand The Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe, The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham (v) A Shoddy Detective and The Art of Deception, Lichfield Garrick The Croft , Malvern Theatres Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Birmingham Hippodrome (v) Spitfire Girls, Malvern Theatres (v) Ghost Stories, The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham Acosta Danza - Cuban Eclectico, Birmingham Hippodrome (v) Just Between Ourselves,) Derby Theatre *Pride & Prejudice (sort of),* Lichfield Garrick Two Pints, Coventry Belgrade The House Party, Coventry Belgrade Titus Andronicus, The Royal Shakepeare Company, Stratford upon Avon Carlos Acosta’s Ballet Celebration, BRB2, Birmingham Hippodrome The Shark is Broken, Birmingham Rep Cruel Intentions: The ‘90s Musical, Malvern Theatres The Pocket Dream, Lichfield Garrick The Naughty Carriage on The Orphan Train, The Patrick Centre, Birmingham Hippodrome & Juliet, Birmingham Hippodrome (v) Dracula, Lichfield Garrick Kinky Boots, Birmingham Hippodrome (v) Little Women, Malvern Theatres Boys From the Black Stuff, Derby Theatre Spitfire Girls, Derby Theatre Songs of the BulBul, The Patrick Centre, Birmingham Hippodrome (v) Only Fools and Horses, Birmingham Hippodrome Ghost: The Musical, The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham Dear Evan Hansen, Wolverhampton Grand Resonance, Elmhurst Ballet Company, Elmhurst Ballet School Dragons, Birmingham Hippodrome (v) Do I Love You? 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A world first for BRB and Birmingham. More Performing arts Archive 1 2 NEWS FEATURES Pantomime's origins, at least in name, stretch back more than 2,000 years, building through the middle ages, adding on an Italian import, finding there is nothing like a dame, and even incorporating mediaeval religion. That's Panto for you, Oh yes it is! More *IN THE DARK*
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	Margaret Thatcher was admired and hated in equal measure and Handbagged at Coventry Belgrade is a deliciously wicked comedy imagining the weekly meetings between Mrs T and the late Queen. Two strong women with strong opinions. More The world premiere of original climate crisis romcom musical, Hot Mess, from Birminghaam Hippodrome's New Musical Theatre department will be at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 30 July to 25 August. More Dance group Diversity has announced a 60 date, 31 town and city tour of the UK and Ireland from February to May next year withe the tour opening at The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham with other Midland dates in Stoke-on-Trent and Nottingham. More The Alexandra Theatre has announced its 2025 festive season production will be the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre production of Fiddler on the Roof which has 13 nominations in next month's Olivier awards More Birmingham has announced its second production, a family musical No Such Thing as Wolves for 3+ from two of the writers of Horrible Histories which will run over the festive period, 2025 More World Theatre Day in March recognises the impact theatres have on the life of their communities and ATG have celebrated the occasion with a new community anthem More National Theatre hit War Horse will ride into The Alexandra in July this year bringing Michael Morpurgo’s global best-selling novel to brilliant life. More The Alexandra Theatre's Stage Experience is celebrating its 20th Anniversary with West Side Story this year and is appealing for donations to allow it to perform Bernstein's iconic, symphonic score with a full orchestra. More The Emerald City is about to get new visitors as Dorothy and Toto and her friends Scarecrow, Lion and tin man set off on the Yellow Brick Road at The Old Rep to see The Wizard of Oz. More X-Factor and stage star Sam Bailey has joined the cast of NOW That's What I Call a Musical which will be calling at the Alex in March 2025. More ATG has 100 shows and 22 venues from Scotland to Folkstone, including The Alexandra in Birmingham, in its summer saver promotion with money saving offers for top shows and one-nighters. More
		Actor Samuel West makes a heartfelt plea to save funding for theatres - More
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	HIGHBURY YOUTH THEATRE will open its doors for the first time on Monday with the start of a term that will last until 16 December. More. HIGHBURY THEATRE CENTRE has clocked up a century of treading the boards this year and is celebrating with an open day with performances, demonstrations, talks and the launch of a new Youth Theatre on Sunday. More It's a question of watch but don't touch at COVENTRY BELGRADE in September with the world Premiere of Birmingham poet and playwright Casey Bailey's Please Do Not Touch takes to the stage. More In a sign of the times Braidwood Trust School for the Deaf are adding to the age old magic of The Tempest in a sparkling Signing Shakespeare performance at Birmingham Rep. More An immersive VAN GOGH art spectacular is heading for Birmingham NEC this summer. More THE GRANGE PLAYERS and SUTTON ARTS THEATRE have announced their programmes for next season with a mix of classics, West End hits, musicals and award winning comedies. More Pantomime's origins, at least in name, stretch back more than 2,000 years, building through the middle ages, adding on an Italian import, finding there is nothing like a dame, and even incorporating mediaeval religion. That's Panto for you, Oh yes it is! More
	Birmingham Hippodrome: Victor Hugo's Les Misérables didn't have an easy ride at its launch as either a book, or now smash hit musical. It runs at Birmingham Hippodrome in August 2022 and we look where it all started. More
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