What's On
Performances on 18th Jul 2009
Is There Life After High School?
Thu 16 Jul 2009 – Sat 18 Jul 2009 — The Old Rep
The Young REP present a show that will make you laugh and cry with nostalgia
Coming Up
Orphans
"I hate violence. It makes me cry. Always has..."
Thu 10 Sep 2009 – Sat 26 Sep 2009
The Door
East Is East
A warm-hearted and hilarious story of what happens when two cultures clash within one family
Fri 25 Sep 2009 – Sat 17 Oct 2009
Main House
The Idiot Colony
Based on real life accounts of the treatment and incarceration of 'moral defectives' in 1940s England
Fri 16 Oct 2009 – Sat 17 Oct 2009
The Door
A Window
A play for our times from one of this country's greatest playwrights
Wed 21 Oct 2009 – Sat 24 Oct 2009
The Door
Rainforest Symphony
Come on an exciting sensory journey into the rainforest
Family Friendly
Tue 27 Oct 2009 – Wed 28 Oct 2009
Centenary Suite
Dreams Of Violence
Out Of Joint return to The REP with a new comedy about love, death and responsibility
Wed 28 Oct 2009 – Sat 31 Oct 2009
The Door
The Giant's Embrace
The Giant is always hungry - we'd better teach him a lesson before he starts on us!
Family Friendly
Thu 29 Oct 2009
Centenary Suite
Tough Time, Nice Time
A secret, a spa in Bankok and two naked Germans
Wed 4 Nov 2009 – Sat 7 Nov 2009
The Door
Mrs Warren's Profession
Felicity Kendal stars in one of Bernard Shaw's most witty and provocative plays
Mon 9 Nov 2009 – Sat 14 Nov 2009
Main House
i-witness
Have you ever read a book that changes your life?
Wed 11 Nov 2009 – Sat 14 Nov 2009
The Door
Something Else
Based on the award-winning picture book by Kathryn Cave and Chris Riddell
Family Friendly
Sat 21 Nov 2009
The Door
A Christmas Carol
Join Scrooge on his journey to discover the true meaning of Christmas
Family Friendly
Wed 25 Nov 2009 – Sat 9 Jan 2010
Main House
The Devil Has Quentin's Heart
Hip-Hop theatre pioneer Benji Reid returns to the stage
Fri 27 Nov 2009 – Sat 28 Nov 2009
The Door
What The Dickens?
The Young REP's productions inspired by Charles Dickens
Wed 16 Dec 2009 – Thu 17 Dec 2009
The Door
Long Lost
A story about family, friendship and coming to terms with who you really are
Fri 18 Dec 2009 – Sat 19 Dec 2009
The Door
The Snowman
The REP's spectacular production of this classic tale flies back to Birmingham
Family Friendly
Fri 15 Jan 2010 – Sun 31 Jan 2010
Main House
Mohammed Ali's Writing On The Wall
A one-off evening of live graffiti-art and poetry
Thu 21 Jan 2010
The REP Workshop
Fundraising Gig at The Jam House
Our third fundraising gig night, featuring four brilliant local bands
Wed 10 Feb 2010
The Jam House
Cling To Me Like Ivy
A funny and intriguing new play set within the Orthodox Jewish community
Thu 11 Feb 2010 – Sat 27 Feb 2010
The Door
Dancing At Lughnasa
A bittersweet reflection on life in rural Ireland in the 1930s
Fri 19 Feb 2010 – Sat 6 Mar 2010
Main House
Behna (Sisters)
A site-specific production taking place in a kitchen
Wed 3 Mar 2010 – Sat 27 Mar 2010
Weoley Park Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham
The Women Of Troy
The Young REP present this great anti-war tragedy
Thu 4 Mar 2010 – Sat 6 Mar 2010
The Door
Spike Milligan's Adolf Hitler: My Part In His Downfall
Spike Milligan's celebrated war memoirs are brought to the stage
Mon 8 Mar 2010 – Sat 13 Mar 2010
Main House
How Cold My Toes
For children ages 2+ and their families
Family Friendly
Tue 9 Mar 2010 – Sat 13 Mar 2010
The Door
Heterophobia
A 20 minute preview of a new play by the Young LGBT Performance Company
Wed 17 Mar 2010
The Door
Arthur & George
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's quest to solve a mysterious case
Fri 19 Mar 2010 – Sat 10 Apr 2010
Main House
Ghost Boy
Fusing grime, dubstep, ska, puppetry, hip-hop theatre, street art and dance
Wed 24 Mar 2010 – Sat 27 Mar 2010
The Door
Grass Routes:Cuttings
A showcase of rising talent from The REP's Grass Routes writing programme for 18 - 30 year olds
Wed 31 Mar 2010 – Fri 9 Apr 2010
The Door
Exams Are Getting Easier
A new play commissioned especially for The Young Rep
Thu 15 Apr 2010 – Sat 17 Apr 2010
The Door
Respect
The UK premiere of Lutz Hübner's hard-hitting play
Thu 22 Apr 2010 – Sat 8 May 2010
The Door
Sutra
Performed by 17 monks from the original Shaolin Temple in China
Tue 27 Apr 2010 – Wed 28 Apr 2010
Main House
The 39 Steps
Direct from the West End, Broadway and 25 countries around the world
Tue 4 May 2010 – Sat 8 May 2010
Main House
No Idea
If they were in a show, can you imagine what kind of show it would be?
Tue 11 May 2010 – Wed 12 May 2010
The Door
Noises Off
A major new production of Michael Frayn's fantastic comic romp
Fri 14 May 2010 – Sat 5 Jun 2010
Main House
Signs of a Star Shaped Diva
A story that will touch your heart
Mon 17 May 2010 – Wed 19 May 2010
The Door
Sus
A powerful cry against institutional racism, set on the eve of the Thatcher election victory
Tue 25 May 2010 – Sat 29 May 2010
The Door
Charlie and Lola's Best Bestest Play
Everyone's favourite brother and sister in their extremely everso wonderful stage show
Family Friendly
Thu 3 Jun 2010 – Sat 5 Jun 2010
Main House
Desert Boy
An a cappella musical with story-telling and song
Thu 10 Jun 2010 – Sat 12 Jun 2010
The Door
Finding Leaves For Soup
A delightful intimate performance for under fives
Family Friendly
Sat 3 Jul 2010
The Door
Just So
Based on the immortal short stories of Rudyard Kipling
Family Friendly
Tue 13 Jul 2010 – Sat 17 Jul 2010
The Old Rep
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
Jules Verne's classic underwater voyage
Thu 22 Jul 2010 – Sat 24 Jul 2010
The Door
The Habit Of Art
Visiting The REP after its sell-out success in London
Tue 28 Sep 2010 – Sat 2 Oct 2010
Main House
The Secret Garden
A spellbinding new musical adaptation of the classic children's novel
Family Friendly
Wed 24 Nov 2010 – Sat 8 Jan 2011
Main House