BIRMINGHAM REP SECOND 50TH ANNIVERSARY PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED TODAY

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF BIRMINGHAM REP, SEAN FOLEY, ANNOUNCES FURTHER PROJECTS TO MARK 50 YEARS OF THE THEATRE ON CENTENARY SQUARE

●     THE REP’S FIRST EVER DIGITAL/FILM PROJECT - FILMED VERSIONS OF THE PARK BENCH PLAYS, CO-PRODUCED WITH SKY ARTS - WILL BE SCREENED ON SKY ARTS ON 2 DECEMBER

●     ROBERT ICKE’S WORLD PREMIERE TOURING PRODUCTION OF ANIMAL FARM PREMIERES AT BIRMINGHAM REP FROM 22 JANUARY

●     THE COVID-19 VARIATIONS - A WORLD PREMIERE ONE OFF FILM AND CONCERT: ARTIST ALISON JACKSON’S COLLABORATION WITH REP ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE, COMPOSER RICHARD THOMAS, ARRIVES AT THE REP IN RESCHEDULED PERFORMANCES FROM 8 FEBRUARY, DIRECTED BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR SEAN FOLEY

●     THE PROGRAMME FOR BE FESTIVAL IS ANNOUNCED

●     BARONESS FLOELLA BENJAMIN AND THE REP ANNOUNCE THE CREATIVE TEAM FOR THE WORLD PREMIERE OF COMING TO ENGLAND FROM 19 FEBRUARY

●     BIRMINGHAM POET LAUREATE CASEY BAILEY’S DEBUT PLAY GRIMEBOY RECEIVES ITS WORLD PREMIERE FROM 14 APRIL,  DIRECTED BY REP ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR MADELEINE KLUDJE

●     DIRECTED BY NATALIE IBU AND WRITTEN BY CLAUDIA RANKINE, THE WHITE CARD RECEIVES ITS UK PREMIERE IN A  CO-PRODUCTION BETWEEN THE REP, NORTHERN STAGE, LEEDS PLAYHOUSE, AND SOHO THEATRE IN ASSOCIATION WITH HOME MANCHESTER FROM 7 JUNE

 ●     THE WORLD PREMIERE NEW MUSICAL VERSION OF MUSTAPHA MATURA’S CLASSIC REWORKING OF PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD - PLAYBOY OF THE WEST INDIES - LAUNCHES AT THE REP FROM 10 JUNE IN A CO-PRODUCTION WITH NICK OF TIME PRODUCTIONS

●     SKY COMEDY REP - THE INAUGURAL SHORT PLAYS FROM THE WRITERS ON THE REP AND SKY STUDIOS’ NEW COMEDY WRITER DEVELOPMENT SCHEME PREMIERE IN A SHORT FESTIVAL, DIRECTED BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR SEAN FOLEY, AND ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS MADELEINE KLUDJE AND IQBAL KHAN FROM 3 MARCH

●     BIRMINGHAM REP, THEATRE ROYAL BATH PRODUCTIONS AND KENNY WAX PRESENT THE LYRIC HAMMERSMITH THEATRE PRODUCTION OF ALAN PARKER’S BUGSY MALONE TO OPEN ON 27 JULY

●     THE REP’S TALENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOUNDRY RETURNS WITH A PROJECT FOR DEVELOPING ARTISTS TO WORK IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS

●     NEW ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE CAROLINE WILKES, A GRAEAE BEYOND ARTIST,  IS ANNOUNCED TO JOIN MOHAMMED ALI, LOLITA CHAKRABARTI, PAUL HUNTER, TYRONE HUGGINS, DEBBIE ISITT, LORNA LAIDLAW, DREW MCONIE, MEERA SYAL AND RICHARD THOMAS

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