…Summer’s Patrick Centre programme, spectacular street-dance and breath-taking circus combine to bring Kipling’s classic tale crashing into the 21st Century in Meta Theatre’s The Jungle Book, from 18-22 July. Choreographed…

…his 100 children in “All Scotch” in November, 1903 and again, with “Japan’s Handy Man”, in November, 1904. The Betty Fox Babes first appeared in the “Aladdin” pantomime in 1959/1960…

…that marked the Tivoli being re-named Hippodrome in Oct 1903. This was Vesta Victoria – “the Vesta that will strike anywhere” (after the matches, of course!). Mysteriously, one of her…

…City”, the image that Birmingham had in the 1960s and 1970s, with its car factories, underpasses and Spaghetti Junction, Back in July, 1903, a car flew around the stage, driven…

…is a rare surviving example of an early 20th century suburban villa and garden. The house was built in 1903 for John and Margaret Nettlefold, of Guest, Keen & Nettlefold….

…sculpture created by Rachael Champion was commissioned to mark our origins as The Tower of Varieties circus in 1899. Fiona Allan, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Birmingham Hippodrome said:…

…months all with the aim of bringing to life the history of Birmingham Hippodrome which opened as the Tower of Varieties and Circus nearly 117 years ago. From show programmes…

…tours and jaw-dropping performances from Circus Raj, featuring a tantalising troop of aerialists, acrobats, musicians and giant puppets from Rajasthan. Hippodrome Associates Motionhouse will return to Birmingham Weekender to perform…

…to work with Motionhouse, one of the world’s great dance-circus companies, following the hugely successful curtain raiser performance for Motionhouse’s Starchitects at Birmingham Hippodrome, earlier this year. The successful dancers…

…of the Hippodrome. From circus, to hall of varieties, to one of the busiest theatres in the country, the venue has constantly evolved to reflect an ever changing city. It’s…

…dinners to our recent family-themed circus open day we have found many reasons to mark the occasion. Next year brings an unequalled line up of blockbusters: We Will Rock You,…

…The Greatest Show; a theatrical spectacular boasting a cast of 15 musicians, actors, and circus acts. Judith Greenburgh, Head of Partnerships and Events at Birmingham Hippodrome said: “Elegant Entertainment have…