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AMATEUR THEATRE REVIEWS A-Z Index of affiliate reviews Reviews listed by affiliates Constellations, Highbury Theatre Centre Art, Hall Green Little Theatre A Kick in the Baubles, Sutton Arts Theatre People, Highbury Theatre Centre One for the Road,, The Nonentities, The Rose Theatre, Kidderminster Animal Farm, The Loft Theatre, Leamington Spa Jeeves and Worcester Perfect Nonsense, The Grange Playhouse Walsall Buy Little, Buy Less, Buy Nothing At All,Stage2, The Crescent Theatre Aladdin, Sutton Arts Theatre Dick Whittington, Hall Green Little Theatre It's A Wonderful Life, Highbury Theatre Centre (v) The Mirror Crack'd, The Nonentities, The Rose Theatre, Kidderminster Mindgame, The Grange Players, the Grange Playhouse, Walsall The Birds, The Nonentities, The Rose Theatre, Kidderminster Pontypool, Hall green Little Theatre Haunting Julia,Sutton Arts Theatre Gaslight, Swan Theatre Amateur Company, Worcester Beginning, The Loft Theatre Company, Leamington Spa A Bunch of Amateurs Hall Green Little Theatre And Then There Are None, Highbury Theatre Centre (v) FlatSpin, Grange Players, The Grange Playhouse, Walsall Witness for the Prosecution, Sutton Arts Theatre The Unfriend, The Nonentities, The Rose Theatre, Kidderminster The Enterlude of the Godly Queen Hester, Edward's Boys, Stratford-upon-Avon Jekyll and Hyde Stage2, The Crescent Theatre Doctor Faustus, The Loft Theatre, Leamington Spa The Ghost Train, Hall Green Little Theatre Don't Dress For Dinner, Grange Players, Grange Playhouse, Walsall 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 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 Something About George - The George Harrison Story, Lichfield Garrick Death on the Nile, Malvern Theatres Fawlty Towers - The Play, Wolverhampton Grand Mám, Birmingham Hippodrome (v) The Lightning Thief, Malvern Theatres The Woman in Black, the Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham Sherlock Holmes: The Hunt for Moriarty, Malvern Theatres The Forsyte Saga 1&2 The Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon Robin Hood, Birmingham Hippodrome (v) The BFG, The Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon (v) A Christmas Carol with Anton Lesser, \|Birmingham Tow n Hall Jack and the Beanstalk, Malvern Theatres A Shoddy Christmas Carol, Lichfield Garrick (v) Fiddler on the Roof, The Alexandra Theatre (v) Sleeping Beauty, Worcester Rep Oliver Twist, Derby Theatre Sleeping Beauty, Wolverhampton Grand Cinderella, Lichfield Garrick Friends – the Musical Parody, Malvern Theatres The Nutcracker, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Birmingham Hippodrome Sherlock Holmes and the Twelve Days of Christmas, Birmingham Rep (v) Miss Saigon, The Alexndra Theatre, Birmingham Six, Malvern Theatres Slava's Snowshow, The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham Elf - The musical, Wolverhampton Grand Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger’s Drift, \|Malvern Theatres Starter for Ten, Birmingham Rep (v) Cyrano De Bergerac, The Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon (v) Sunny Afternoon, The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham (v) The Sensational 70s The Hub at St Mary's, Lichfield Moulin Rouge! 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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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	Brum is heading for a Plastic festive season next year as the Mean Girls book into the Alexandra Theatre for the holidays as the smash hit musical warms up for a national tour. More 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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