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We caught up with Phillip Breen, Director of Treasure Island to talk adventures and pirates. Why is Treasure Island a perfect choice for Christmas? In Bryony Lavery's adaptation it's...

We're thrilled to announce NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL will premiere at The REP in October 2017. NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL will be written and directed by the creator and director of the films, Debbie...

Over the last two years we've been lucky to have been selected for The Big Give Christmas Challenge and now, we're thrilled to announce that we'll be taking part in this year's Big...

With this year's REP Foundry scheme underway we meet writer, Patrick Russell What made you first want to write plays? It was a combination of my family and two bits of luck. I was lucky to...

Here at Birmingham Repertory Theatre, we still believe passionately in the magic of Christmas, and the power of the season to make eyes sparkle and imaginations take flight.  That's why...

On Sunday 13 November at 8pm the story of we're here because we're here will be told for the first time in a new BBC Four documentary. This live war memorial took place across the UK on 1...

Writer Manjeet Mann is from Walsall and is one of this year's REP Foundry artists. What made you first want to write plays? Frustration mainly. I could either sit and complain about the...

This week we've welcomed our new cohort of REP Foundry artists for 2016/17.   They are: Theatre maker Elinor Coleman, writers Manjeet Mann, Thomas Moran and Patrick Russell, and...

Birmingham theatre goers are in for a fright this Halloween at The REP as it gears up for a spooky season of fun. In preparation for the brand new stage production of The Exorcist, The REP's...