Global smash hit Les Misérables The Arena Concert Spectacular is coming to Birmingham in summer. Les Misérables The Arena Concert Spectacular was expanded from the hugely successful Les Misérables The Staged Concert, which played for over 200 record-breaking performances in the West End, including a famous 25th Anniversary performance at The O2. It features an extraordinary new design specifically created for larger venues and an electrifying production enhanced with new set and lighting designs that present the show on a whole new scale.

A spectacular new production of Miss Saigon comes to Birmingham this summer.

Set to take over Birmingham Hippodrome from Tue 23 Jun – Sat 27 Jun, Michael Harrison, in association with Cameron Mackintosh, presents the new production, as Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary musical is reborn.

Musical theatre legend Ramin Karimloo (Phantom of The Opera, Les Misérables, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Addams Family) stars as Sweeney Todd in this latest iteration of one of the most widely beloved musicals ever written.

Directed by Christopher Luscombe, The Rocky Horror Show brings a fierce, freaky night of spectacular fun to The Alexandra, featuring timeless classics like Sweet Transvestite, Dammit Janet, and of course, the Time Warp.

A special double bill Edinburgh preview comes to Blue Orange Theatre in July. First up is an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s chilling tale of greed, guilt and the macabre, The Body Snatcher, followed by Charles Dickens’ dance of life and death, The Hanged Man’s Bride.

There will be two performances on Sat 11 Jul, with shows at 3pm and 7.45pm.

Winner of Best New Musical at the Off West End Awards, Grindr: The Opera! puts the notorious dating app front and centre, taking the audience on a hilarious and thought-provoking journey through the world of gay matchmaking.

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.

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.

Thirty years on from the film’s original release, Trainspotting: The Musical is set to have its world premiere later this year.

Written by Irvine Welsh, with music and lyrics by Stephen McGuinness and Irvine Welsh, and directed and developed by Caroline Jay Ranger, the brand-new show comes to The Alexandra in Birmingham from Mon 30 Nov – Sat 5 Dec.

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.