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"It talks about things we don't talk about much" - Cathy Tyson tells us more about The String Quartet's Guide To Sex And Anxiety

Ahead of the opening night of The String Quartet's Guide To Sex And Anxiety, we caught up with Cathy Tyson to talk about the show...

"I feel passionately about the power of shared stories and experiences" - We catch up with Furnace Artist Rachael Mainwaring

Community is at the heart of what we do and we are especially proud of our Furnace community engagement programme, that sees theatre makers from The REP working in five different Furnace...

Truth In Rehearsal - Week 3

Truth In Rehearsal - Week 3

With rehearsals for Truth well underway, Helen Chadwick unpacks the process of bringing this spellbinding production to The REP. ...

Play-Reading Group - Antigone

Play-Reading Group - Antigone

This week's Play-Reading Group will be exploring Roy Williams' adaptation of Sophocles' Antigone...

The Making Of Woyzeck - Part Nine

The Making Of Woyzeck - Part Nine

Our series of videos and blogs continue, following the making of Woyzeck - a brand new large-scale production that features over 100 participants from the local community. Read about the...

Truth's Helen Chadwick In Rehearsal

Truth's Helen Chadwick In Rehearsal

We caught up with Truth's Helen Chadwick for an insight into the show's rehearsal process. Here is what she had to say...

Championing Change To Arts In Education

Championing Change To Arts In Education

Last Friday over 200 people gathered at Birmingham Repertory Theatre to debate the decline in creative arts provision in education. This included young people from schools and universities...

“When someone sits and watches the performance, it is about what is happening to them in their head

“When someone sits and watches the performance, it is about what is happening to them in their head" Hofesh Shechter on Grand Finale

“Many times people want to know what I meant in a particular dance piece,” says Hofesh Shechter, “And I think it doesn't really matter. What matters is what happens on stage...

"It’s a really exciting time to be in Birmingham and The REP is a big part of that": Meet REP Foundry Artist Will Jackson

What made you first want to create theatre...