Love Little Shop of Horrors, possibly my favourite musical ever!! :D Love the film and the show from the West End (on tour last year in Coventry) and will definately be coming to see it at the Rep!!! :D I'm sure it will be fantastic at the Rep- sounds interesting having the cast play the instruments as well as singing, dancing and acting! Please can you tell me (appart from Director Peter Rowe) who the cast or creative team will be for this show?? and also are there any backstage tours available while Little Shop of Horrors is on like you advertise for other shows in the brochure for (usually on a Saturday at about 10:30 or 11:00am)?? Looking forward to seing this now!! :D

I SAW THIS BRILLIANT SHOW AT THE HIPPODROME LAST YEAR AND WANT TO SEE IT AGAIN. IT DIDN'T FEATURE THE SONG "MEAN GREEN MOTHER FROM OUTER SPACE" THOUGH, WHICH WAS A BIT OF A SHOCK. THE ENDING WAS DIFFERENT TO THE FILM TOO, VERY GOOD THROUGHOUT! 10/10

Hi Ian - thanks for your message! Great to hear that you're looking forward to seeing the show - this is a new production which will be rehearsed, designed and built by The REP (ie not the version which toured last year) so you'll enjoy the same great story with a different cast, set, costumes and direction.

Also hello James - I've added all of the creative team details to the page now, as well as most of the cast. We're still casting the last one or two people but these will be added to the site as soon as we know them.

Is it really a new version that you will showing?Peter Rowe directed LSOH at the New Wolsey in Ipswich a couple of years ago with the same creative team and pretty much the same principle cast. Is it this version that you will be showing?

Hi Carla - you are quite correct - this new version is based on the production Peter did in Ipswich, with a new set, props, costumes etc all built and made here in Birmingham.

hi i was wondering if there was a age limit for this show as my 4 year old absolutely loved the film and i would love for him to see it in theatre

Hi Christina. There are no age restrictions on this show.

Hi,
Do you know if there will be any loud bangs or pyrotechnics used in the show? I know near the end of LSOH he fires a gun a few times, are these from like a gun with blanks in them or from an audio sound effect?
Many thanks,
really can't wait to see the show now!!
"Break a leg" with tomorrow's opening performance!!
From James

what an excellent show

Hi James,

No pyrotchnics are used, but there is thunder, the gunshot and some very loud music.

Roger,

Pleased to hear you liked it!

Went on wed night, fantastic show at a geat theatre, a great night out.

Can we see any rehersal pics or performance pics ? X

Thanks for a BRILLIANT performance last night, at the Press Night (Friday 03 September 2010)!!!

From the moment the band started playing, I felt the temptation to start to dance in the aisles! the music is simply toe-tapping all the way through the excellent performances which had me laughing all night long! Great and a really excellent feel-good musical that the whole family can enjoy!

All the actors - and actress - let's not forget the amazingly funny and skilled performance of the female lead who played Audrey with such a sense of fun that I'm sure she was born for the part - all were fabulous!

My personal favourite is the introduction of Audrey's biker boyfriend: I simply laughed and laughed! In fact, if you're looking for a bright, cheerfully witty show which will lift your spirits and make you feel like going back to see it again, then "Little Shop of Horrors" is just the ticket. I wholeheartedly recommend anyone to go and see this brilliantly funny show.

And the set! Congratulations for creating a really visually stunning backdrop to the excellent performances we enjoyed last night. I loved the fact that the band area is incorporated into the set design and "WOW!" What talented individuals: the actors who all can play musical instruments so well! The whole band were superb!

Without a doubt, this musical deserves to be an incredible success!

Well done to everyone involved!

Are rows A and B restricted viewing seats? Just wondered why the were the cheapest?

Thanks for a fantastic show! Everyone should see this one!

Just seen LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. What a fantastic production, I urge you all to go and see it. The cast, band and set are superb!

An admirable cast, who worked so hard to present a lively and colourful evening. Did the music need to be quite so loud? It was very difficult to hear the lyrics much of the time except in the quiet passages.

We went to see this show on Saturday and after never having been to the Rep theatre before we were very impressed. The set design and costumes were brilliant, the actors, vocal talent and music were all spot on, very similar to the 80s film and with some nice extra bits too and a surprising ending! Well done to everyone involved, we had an absolutely amazing evening. We hope that that you do get an air conditioning system soon as the actors did seem quite flustered by the end!

Saw LSOH at the Rep on Friday. Absolutely Fab show! Really enjoyed the evening..a must see before it ends!

Went to see Little Shop Of Horrors on Friday night and I just want to say what a FANTASTIC production it is.

Little Shop Of Horrors is one of my favourite musicals and I've seen it several times but this production was by far the best I have ever seen it done.
"Down On Skid Row" gave me goosebumps - it was such an energetic and emotional performance.
Thumbs up all round.

Colin: we'll try and get some up for you very soon!

Mary: It depends on the customer. Rows A and B are set quite low, so often people prefer to be seated elsewhere, but I love sitting in the front rows. They're so close to the stage that you really feel like part of the action!

Peter: Thanks for letting us know. I'll make sure your comments are passed on.

Martin & Kate: Yes the air conditioning is badly needed! Anybody wanting to learn more about the REPair appeal should click 'Support Us' at the top of the page.

Thanks to everybody else for all your comments.

Its been years since I went to the Rep and this was a thank you gift for me to see 'The Little Shop of Horrors' to be honest I was not expecting much but ended up having a brilliant night of entertainment on Saturday 4 sept. Firstly the Set was Brilliant and really brought the atmosphere into the audience. The band and music was amazing. The Singers just outstanding, I cant say one actor was any better than the other they were all amazing I could not believe how much talent there was on that stage. Everyone in the audience just wanted to get up and dance and join in the atmosphere was electric. It had the laughs and a really excellent feel-good atmosphere.
It was certainly a night to make you feel happy and I would love to see it again.I would love to give you all a hug and thank you for the best night I have had in a long long time !

My daughter and I came to see LSOH matinee on Saturday, our first visit to the Rep.
The show was fantastic !
Inventive set , multi-talented cast , great performance !
[somewhat amazed to see quite so many young children there who are now possibly terrified of dentists and potted plants but my daughter is 25 so not a problem !]
We'll be keeping an eye on your forthcoming productions and will be back !

WOW!! What a brilliant experience. We work with young people that are seen as difficult to engage and retain on programmes/courses. We took advantage of ANLO scheme. All our young people appear to have now been bitten by the theatre bug and are now looking at visiting the theatre again. The theatre was not even thought about as "something to do" and now it is!
On a personal level i enjoy the theatre, i was absolutely blown away by the pure talent that i witnessed at the theatre last night watching "Little Shop". I feel that the performance was faultless, i was in awe regarding how "tight" the performance was. The puppetry was stunning, Audrey II was real! I also was amazed with the performers, all were brilliant musicians/actors/dancers/singers so much talent from so few people. Thank you, to EVERYBODY involved for the experience. Magic!

Fabulous show!!! Went on 7th September and absolutley loved it. It is an absolute must for musical theatre fans, there is so much music in it throughout. 10/10 to every single cast member!

We saw Little Shop last night; I'd like to pass on our praise & delight. It's a favourite show of ours so we've seen quite a few versions of it, (inc. West End versions) but we're both agreed this was absolutely the best. The cast augmenting the band and the extra arrangement required as a result was excellent.
Thank-you for a lovely evening.

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING i have never even watched the film before and i was in awe from the moment the 3 dancers/singers/actors opened up..... i LOVED every single moment of it coming from a drama/production background myself i couldn't do anything but feel myself showing admiration to every single member of this production from the musicians to the set creators THANK YOU so much for an amazing night and a brilliant welcome back to the theatre i haven't been since i was in school so it was a great production to entice me to coming back soon.... WONDERFULL! :D

the show was AMAZING! we're doing this as our school show in a month's time (we were the school waiting (and screaming!) for the cast after the performance on 2nd Oct).
we loved seeing how the show SHOULD be performed :D it was outstanding and gave us looooads to think about!
the set was awesome, the actors were really tight and the singing was truly IMMENSE!

also! loved the fact that the actors were also musicians!
VERY well done! :) thanks ^^

Saw little shop of horrors tonight, absolutely phenomenal ! The 3 dancers were flawless and all of the acting and singing was spot on. Thank you for an incredible evening !

Came to watch the show last it was without a doubt the best evenings entertainment I have ever had. The cast were amazing. The whole thing was faultless from start to finish!
Haven't stopped smiling since.
WOW!

Watched it last night and majorly loved it <3
Seymour was great and the greatest part was the amazing pianist/conductor...such enthusiasm was wonderful to see... Great show

I had never seen Little Shop of Horrors before, neither the musical nor the film, and so I came along to this show knowing nothing about it. I'm a regular at The REP so I know that shows there are always excellent.

Well, this show certainly lived up to that from the opening song to the encore. The cast were all brilliant and played musical instruments whilst not singing or dancing. The set was amazing and Audrey II was awesome!

Having just seen three of the songs again at the Birmingham Arts festival, I have just booked to see this again on the final night. I can recommend this show to anybody!

Went to Friday night's performance (10th Sept) and I just have to say FANTASTIC!! Much better than the Menier Chocolate Factory's production, so glad the REP has started this final season with a great show! Mark Walter's design was sesational, loved the scene changes from the exterior to the interior of the shop and also of the dentists. Peter Rowe has done a brilliant job directing. All the main characters were a good as the ones from the 1986 movie, the three chorus girls were fabulous! Such incredible voices! The band were just amazing, at first I was a little bit against the idea of it being actor/musician but in the end I just loved it, especially the use of saxaphones and trumpets made the music seem quite rock and roll and jazzy at the same time. Finally the plant, it was great puppetry and the voice of the plant was amazing! So glad that he and the three girls did Mother from Outer Space as an encore it was just a brilliant song to finish with! Only dissappoiontments were sound levels were a bit pants and the opening of act 2 wasn't the song "Call back in the morning", but hey, a little reprise of Little Shop of Horrors was good! 5 Star show overall!! ***** Please bring it back when the REP reopens!! or take it to the West End!! or on tour!! or ANYWHERE!!

Thank yo so much for a wonderful afternoon on Saturday. I loved every single minute of it. For those of you that have not booked your tickets for Little Shop of Horrors, you dont know what you are missing out on. I have seen several versions of this fantastic show and this one is by far the best yet! The actors/actresses were amazing, the band were super and the scenery was out of this world! (Aswell as Audrey II) Book now for a fantastic experience you will never forget! Thank you once again for making this show an afternoon to remember!

Oh!! I saw Little Shop of Horrors on Friday, 10th September for the 1st time... OMG! It was fantastic! The whole cast was sensational, but the guy who played the Voice of AUDREYII/The Drunk was out of this world! What a VOICE!

I came to see the show today (Thursday 16th September) and was absolutely blown away. Is there any chance of it touring? It would be a shame if only REP audiences got to see this fantastic production!

I thought the whole perforance was a big success. I'm not usually a big fan of musicals, but the way all of the actors and even the band delivered the performance was really outstanding, everyone's singing was in tune and the musical was moving as well as funny so in short it was an overall success :)

saw little shop of horrors 2day it was amazing i loved it

Hi,
Is this excellent production going on tour anywhere? Leon

Leon, Alex, there are no plans to tour the show at present, but I'm passing on everybody's great feedback. Thanks all.

I wanted to go and see this but was unable to go. Will Little shop of horrors be on again next year?

Hello Jenny, I'm afraid Little Shop of Horrors won't be returning next year, but we will have an exciting season of plays (including musicals) taking place around Birmingham.

It was excellent! I hadn't heard of Little shop of Horrors before so didn't know what to expect. But as soon as I entered the theatre.. the set looked amazing, the atmosphere was great.. I knew it would be good. The acting was fabulous, live band fantastic.. and the voice was irreplacable! It prompted me to watch the movie, which I just did.. and can't believe how spot on the acting was.. the dentist.. seymour, especially Audrey (who I think was a brillian actress). Would recommend this to everyone, highly entertaining, not a dull moment. Aaah, I wish I get a chance to see it again in the future. Well done to the cast and all those who worked on it :)

Fantastic - saw Rowe's production at New Wolsey last year so when I heard it was coming to birmingham I just had to come and see!