From iconic murder mysteries and Peaky Blinders’ spin-offs to iconic tales from Oscar Wilde, here are some of the best theatre shows to book now in Birmingham.

The Croft | Tue 10 Jun - Sat 14 Jun | The Rep

Based on a true highland story, two women arrive at a former Crofter’s Hut in the deserted village of Coille Chillie.

Cut off from the modern world, the getaway takes an unexpected turn as ancient tales resurface and the terrifying truth of the Croft is revealed.

6 Centenary Sq, Birmingham B1 2EP
Ghost Stories | Tue 20 May – Sat 24 May | The Alexandra

After exhilarating audiences for two years in the West End and across the world with record-breaking, sell-out productions and a smash hit film, Ghost Stories mixes ‘the very best of theatre with the buzz of a thrill-ride’ at The Alexandra.

Suffolk Street Queensway, Birmingham B5 4DS
Hamlet Hail to the Thief | Royal Shakespeare Theatre | Wed 4 Jun - Sat 28 Jun

In what is undoubtedly one of the most talked-about stage shows of the year, Hamlet Hail to the Thief comes to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre this June.

The show merges Shakespeare’s iconic tale with a newly-orchestrated version of Radiohead’s seminal record Hail to the Thief. In this fast-paced distillation of the play, Shakespeare’s words and Radiohead’s album illuminate one another in thrilling new ways as the music becomes a critical part of the narrative.

Waterside, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6BB
The Importance of Being Earnest | Thu 26 Jun - Sat 28 Jun | Crescent Theatre

The Crescent Theatre welcomes Oscar Wilde’s comedic masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest, this summer.

Jack, Algy, Gwendolyn and Cecily discover how unsmoothly the course of true love runs, while Lady Bracknell keeps a baleful eye on the mayhem of manners.
Sheepcote St, Birmingham B16 8AE
The Redemption of Thomas Shelby | Wed 11 Jun - Sat 14 Jun | Birmingham Hippodrome

The smash hit Peaky Blinders stage adaptation, The Redemption of Thomas Shelby, returns to Birmingham later this year.

Written by Peaky Blinders co-creator Stephen Knight, the production is part theatre/dance show, part gig, blending electric choreography from the renowned Rambert dance company with a live band performing hits from the show’s stacked soundtrack.

South Side, Hippodrome Theatre, Hurst St, Birmingham B5 4TB
Kim's Convenience | Tue 1 Jul - Sat 5 Jul | The Rep

Following hugely successful runs both in London and internationally, the hilarious and heartwarming Kim’s Convenience comes to The Rep this July.

Inspired by the Netflix phenomenon, which follows a family-run Korean store, the show is written by Ins Choi, who described the play as his ‘love letter to his parents and to all first-generation immigrants who now call Canade their home’.

6 Centenary Sq, Birmingham B1 2EP
The Body Snatcher & The Hanged Man's Bridge (double bill) | Thu 7 Aug - Fri 8 Aug | Blue Orange Theatre

A gothic double bill takes over the Blue Orange Theatre in August, as the venue welcomes both Charles Dickens’ The Hanged Man’s Bride and Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Body Snatcher.

Both plays will last roughly 45 minutes, with a 15-minute interval in between.

118 Great Hampton St, Birmingham B18 6AD
Bi-Curious George: Queer Planet | Thu 7 Aug | Midlands Arts Centre

Award-winning drag king, Bi-Curious George, invites audiences into a raucous celebration of queerness and the animal kingdom.

Following repeat sell-out performances at Edinburgh Fringe 2023, the show, which combines comedy, aprody songs and drag in the form fo a nature documentary, seeks to ‘shatter the heteronormative binaries through which we view the natural world’.

Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH
Moulin Rouge! The Musical | Wed 15 Oct - Sat 15 Nov | Birmingham Hippodrome

Promising a show packed with ‘splendour, eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur and glory’, the first-ever world tour of the multi-award-winning Moulin Rouge! The Musical arrives for a dazzling Birmingham stint this autumn.

The hit stage adaptation is packed with more than 70 iconic songs from both Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary original film and beyond.

South Side, Hippodrome Theatre, Hurst St, Birmingham B5 4TB
Words:
Bradley Lengden
Published on:
Sun 11 May 2025