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Rave reviews for Circus 1903!
Roll up, roll up, the circus is in town! Audiences and critics alike are raving about Circus 1903, which plays here at Birmingham Hippodrome until this Saturday (2 Nov). Take…
Extraordinary acts announced for Circus 1903 at Birmingham Hippodrome
…A crack team of UK-based puppeteers will work with much-loved Queenie and Peanut, the Circus 1903 elephants. Circus 1903 rolls in to Birmingham Hippodrome from Friday 25 October – Saturday…
Roll up, roll up for an exciting new season celebrating our 120th anniversary!
…celebrate our circus origins with hit show Circus 1903 rolling into town direct from London, and on Saturday 26 October, our big birthday open day steps back in time presenting…
Join us for a free circus-themed open day!
…To mark 120 years since originally opening its doors in 1899 as the “Tower of Varieties and Circus”, a number of free circus themed performances and activities will be taking…
Access at Birmingham Weekender
…Voices Black Voices will take you on a journey with their singing in the black oral tradition. Sun 2.30pm New Street Station Concourse Circus Raj A tantalising troupe of Rajasthani…
Elephant spotted in New Street Station!
…opening of Circus 1903. The international hit production opens at Birmingham Hippodrome this Friday 25 October and runs until Saturday 2 November. Once past the elephant-friendly ticket barriers, Peanut and…
Roll up, roll up! New shows now on sale...
…sale to Birmingham Hippodrome Friends and Patrons members for The Gruffalo, On Your Feet! and Circus 1903 – general booking opens at 2pm today, 27 Mar. These three productions are…
Hipp Hipp Hooray! New season of shows announced...
…delight the entire family continues as Circus 1903 (25 Oct – 2 Nov) brings all the thrills and daredevil entertainment of a turn-of-the-century circus to Birmingham this October half-term. Celebrating…
Tower of Varieties - Hippodrome 120 Sculpture Commission
…as the winner for her piece ‘Tower of Varieties’ which references the Hippodrome’s original name in 1899 of The Tower of Varieties and Circus and is inspired by Birmingham’s architecture…
Horse Power at the Hippodrome
…Birmingham bookies, James and Henry Draysey, opened here the Tower of Varieties and Circus. On the opening night’s programme were Cliffe Berzac and his Wrestling and Boxing Pony, and the…
Our History
Birmingham Hippodrome has helped make and shape memorable theatre moments for generations of visitors. Since our opening as the Tower of Varieties and Circus in 1899, we have had a…
The Spark of Life
…rare inherited form of diabetes have in common? Join Professor Dame Frances Ashcroft and Motionhouse Artistic Director Kevin Finnan to explore the science that inspired the electrifying dance-circus show Charge….
Hippodrome Heritage Behind the Scenes Tours
Discover the world behind the theatre curtains in our Hippodrome Heritage Behind The Scenes Tours. Learn about the amazing story of the theatre, from its beginnings as a circus and…
Hippodrome Heritage Open Day
…particularly the iconic Blackpool tower when they built the Hippodrome in 1899 and named it the Tower of varieties and Circus? They even built a tower on top of the…
Jungle Book
Spectacular street-dance and breathtaking circus combine to bring Kipling’s classic tale crashing into the 21st Century. Fresh from its international tour, award winning Metta Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of Jungle…