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Photograph of the front of The Rep at night.

New members to join The Rep's Board of Trustees

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New members to join The Rep's Board of Trustees
A Thousand Splendid Suns artwork, in hand-drawn illustrated style. A reddish silhouette of a woman in a headscarf, dress and heels walks across the centre of the image. Set against a yellow background with a rocky terrain.

Cast Announcement for A Thousand Splendid Suns

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Cast Announcement for A Thousand Splendid Suns
Title treatment for Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas, featuring a magnifying glass, christmas pudding, deerstalker and a partridge.

World Premiere Show for Christmas 2025

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World Premiere Show for Christmas 2025
Artwork for Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts. Tom Chambers as Morse, sitting at an old-fashioned hollywood-style mirror with lightbulbs, looking at his reflection. In the background is a rack of brightly coloured costumes.

New shows added to our 2025 season

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New shows added to our 2025 season
Promotional image for the play 'Community' by Birmingham writer Farrah Chaudhry. Features two individuals standing back-to-back with confident expressions, a red bus, and cityscape of Birmingham in the background. A street sign with the word 'COMMUNITY' is prominently displayed in the foreground.

Community to go on a West Midlands Community Tour

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Community to go on a West Midlands Community Tour
Photograph of the front of The Rep at night.

An Update on Coraline - A Musical

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An Update on Coraline - A Musical
Rafia Hussain. A young woman with red hair sitting on a yellow chair against a dark blue curtain background.

New Partnership with Rafia Hussain Productions launches

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New Partnership with Rafia Hussain Productions launches
Five iconic actors from the Bollywood movie ‘Sholay’ are in various poses against an orangey-brown background.

New Year, New Shows on Sale

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New Year, New Shows on Sale
Actors Heidi Goldsmith as Mum and Layla Mehay-Bennett as Noelle, both holding onto a wheelie luggage bag in the centre of the Snowflake set. Mum is wearing a blue patterened cardigan and beige trousers, whereas Noelle is wearing a red school uniform.

The Snowflake is going on the road!

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The Snowflake is going on the road!
A scene for A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story. Cast members of a A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story taking a bow on stage, surrounded by a set designed with stacked vintage filing cabinets , antique furnishings, and dimly lit street lamps.

2024 at The Rep

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2024 at The Rep
Photograph of the front of The Rep at night.

Birmingham Rep’s Chair of the Board Andy Street CBE knighted in 2025’s New Year Honours list

 

 

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Birmingham Rep’s Chair of the Board Andy Street CBE knighted in 2025’s New Year Honours list
Image of The Rep theatre in Birmingham, illuminated at night, reflecting on a wet surface with a banner above reading 'Christmas Challenge, BigGive, One donation, twice the impact! 03 December - 10 December.'

Make The Rep a magical space for EVERYONE

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Make The Rep a magical space for EVERYONE
A steaming hot cup of tea, served in a white intricately patterned floral teacup on a saucer. A yellow background.

New Shows on Sale - Drama, Dance And In-Depth Conversation

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New Shows on Sale - Drama, Dance And In-Depth Conversation
Key art for The Shark is Broken. A play by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon. The image of a shark head with a rusty gear is imposed over the text ' The Shark is Broken'. The head acting as the 'A' and the gear acting as the 'O'.

Cast Announced for The Shark Is Broken

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Cast Announced for The Shark Is Broken
Photograph of the front of The Rep at night.

Joe Murphy appointed as Birmingham Rep's new Artistic Director

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Joe Murphy appointed as Birmingham Rep's new Artistic Director
Blue background, with yellow font. Text reads Kim's Convenience, written by Ins Choi, directed by Esther Jun. There is a photograph of James Yi, who stars in the Netflix adaptation.

Experience TV and Film Fav's in The Studio

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Experience TV and Film Fav's in The Studio

Full Cast Announced for The Merchant of Venice 1936

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Full Cast Announced for The Merchant of Venice 1936
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story artwork. Text reads: Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story. Adapted by Mark Gatiss.' The text is above a candle that has almost burnt out. The candle is illuminating the shadow of the ghost of Marley, a figure with big, metal chains on his arms. The image has a blue hue except for the candle, which burns brightly in the centre.

Full Cast Announced for A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story

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Full Cast Announced for A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story