Birmingham Hippodrome
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The Nutcracker – Birmingham Hippodrome
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky Choreographers: Sir Peter Wright, Lev Ivanov and Vincent Redmon Reviewer: John Kennedy Embedded in Birmingham’s ballet advent season for…
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Crazy For You – Birmingham Hippodrome
Book: Ken Ludwig Music: George Gershwin Lyrics: Ira Gershwin Director: Paul Hart Reviewer: Clare White Dazzling romantic comedy Crazy For You…
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Aladdin – Birmingham Hippodrome
Choreographer: David Bintley Composer: Carl Davis Reviewer: John Kennedy Ennui-induced moments of desperate TV multi-channel surfing can hardly avoid a…
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Penguin Cafe Mixed Programme – Birmingham Hippodrome
Composer (Concerto) – Dmitri Shostakovich Choreography – Kenneth MacMillan Composer (Still Life Penguin) – Simon Jeffes Choreography – David Bintley…
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The Jungle Book – Birmingham Hippodrome
Choreographer: Kendra J Horsburgh Director: Poppy Burton-Morgan Reviewer: John Kennedy The company’s name – Metta, playing on meta-theatre – is teasing and…
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – Birmingham Hippodrome
Writer: Simon Stephens, based on the novel by Mark Haddon Director: Marianne Elliott Reviewer: John Kennedy Awash with deserved accolades…
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Madam Butterfly – Birmingham Hippodrome
Composer: Giacomo Puccini Director: Joachim Herz Reviewer: John Kennedy A Marxist/Leninist rationale might have Madam Butterfly’s libretto seen as a…
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