From global megahits and certified classics to performances that the whole family can enjoy, here are the best theatre shows coming to Birmingham over the next few months.
From executive producer Christina Aguilera and written by Steven Antin, based on the hit movie, Burlesque The Musical revisits New York’s intoxicating, underground world of music, misfits and dreamers.
The UK tour stars Faye Brookes (Coronation Street, Chicago) as Tess Richarde, alongside Ryan Carter (Titanique, Ain’t Too Proud) playing Sean and Ms Loretta. Recent graduate Gracie O’Brien makes her professional stage debut in role of Ali Rose, supported by Davide Fienauri (Kiss of the Spider Woman, Moulin Rouge) as Vince, Tyler Davis (Sunset Blvd, Back To The Future) playing Jackson and Vanessa Ela Young (The Drifters Girl, Moulin Rouge) as Nikki.
Joined by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, who will be performing Tchaikovsky’s timeless score, Birmingham Royal Ballet revives Sir Peter Wright and Galina Samsova’s glorious journey into Swan Lake this autumn.
Tim Benzie, the acclaimed creator and host of Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote, presents his new gripping one-man show, which takes the shape of a hilarious and fascinating deep dive into the enduring appeal of murder mysteries.
Detective Tim Benzie examines the clues that drew him to the genre as a child, from Scooby-Doo to Agatha Christie, drawing connections between obsessions with detective films and the TV series Murder, She Wrote, and what it is that makes murder mysteries surge in popularity through times of societal strife.
A new hip-hop and funk-infused production which explores the story of Sylvia Pankhurst is heading to Birmingham Hippodrome. Starring Beverley Knight, who scooped the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, as Emmeline Pankhurst and Naomi Katiyo as Sylvia, the show is described as a ‘manifesto set to music’.
The show features an electrifying score by Josh Cohen and DJ Walde, with renowned choreographer and storyteller Kate Prince (ZooNation – Message in a Bottle, Some Like it Hip Hop, Into the Hoods, The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party) delivering her Olivier-nominated vision.
A spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s multi-award-winning musical CATS is coming to Birmingham Hippodrome this autumn.
Based on T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, and with a legendary score which inspired generations, featuring Old Deuteronomy, Macavity: The Mystery Cat, Jellicle Ball and the chart-topping hit Memory, this new take on the legendary production is directed and choreographed by Drew McOnie, and comes to the city for a limited two-week run.
Bursting with imagination, this faithful re-telling of J. M. Barrie’s much-loved children’s story, equally loved by adults, is adapted by Phil Porter with original music from Ruth Chan, and The Rep’s Artistic Director, Joe Murphy (Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) joining a stellar creative team.
Affordable family panto returns to Birmingham’s Blue Orange Theatre this Christmas, this time marking a special tenth anniversary with tale of Snow White.
A brand-new stage adaptation of the cultural phenomenon, The Silence of the Lambs, is coming to Birmingham next year. m
Based on Thomas Harris’ gripping psychological masterpiece, Gina Giongriddo’s theatrical adaptation makes its world stageplay premiere in 2026, before heading to The Alexandra next January.
A smash hit musical adaptation of Back to the Future touches down in Birmingham next year.
Winner of Best New Musical at the Olivier Awards, WhatsOnStage Awards and Broadway Awards, Back to the Future The Musical makes its bow at Birmingham Hippodrome Tue 9 Mar – Sat 10 Apr 2027.
Based on the iconic movie starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, Heathers the Musical heads to Birmingham following smash hit runs in London and New York, and the title of WhatsOnStage’s Best New Musical in tow.
Following 290,000 tickets sold and over 20 weeks of sold-out shows so far, the Tony and double Olivier Award-winning hit musical Operation Mincemeat announces an extension to the UK leg of its world tour due to phenomenal demand, and will return to Birmingham next summer.
The year’s 1943 and we’re losing the war. Luckily, we’re about to gamble all our futures on a stolen corpse. Operation Mincemeat is the fast-paced, hilarious and unbelievable true story of the twisted secret mission that won the Allies World War II.
- Words:
- Bradley Lengden
- Published on:
- Mon 21 Sep 2026
Back by popular demand for 2026, Rifco Theatre Company bring an evening of laughter, romance and non-stop dancing that the whole family can enjoy, with this unique take on a classic pantomime story.