Birmingham Rep has announced another feast of inclusive and diverse drama, comedy, and performance as it announces new productions to join the packed 2025/26 season line up.
Hannah Lowther (Heathers, The SpongeBob SquarePants Musical, SIX), for one night only, will be bring her very stagey podcast How Very Hannah to The House stage on Saturday 18 October.
Matt Parker will be taking to The House stage right after Hannah on Sunday 19 October as part of his Get Triggy With It tour.
Joining The Rep’s much anticipated Spring 2026 season with the likes of new Britpop comedy The Battle and the sold-out run of Prima Facie, will be comedian and podcaster, Cally Beaton’s (QI, Live at the Apollo) new show Namaste Motherf*ckers in The House for one-night only on Friday 13 February.
A quick-witted, unexpected and unapologetic insight into life in midlife. Combining Cally’s comedic and storytelling prowess with extracts from her provocative, stereotype-busting book and podcast of the same name.
Later in the season, for a limited seven performance run, Noughts and Crosses will be taking to The House stage from Tuesday 24 –Saturday 28 March.
This autumn/winter season The Rep will be hosting two one-night only celebrations of the spectacular music, dance and women who have defined generations of Bollywood cinema.
The first on Friday 17 October will be Tujhe Dekha - Come Fall In Love...Again, commemorating the legendary 30-year journey of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ) with an evening in The House that celebrates the enduring spirit of Bollywood and the romance of a generation.
It will be followed by a music & dance tribute to Bollywood’s legendary female voices in The Real Queens Of Bollywood on Monday 8 December in The Studio.
In The Studio – The Rep’s second largest performance space, The Rep has added two productions to celebrate Black History Month beginning with reggae pioneer Sutara Gayle – AKA Lorna Gee’s high-octane musical and virtuoso performance, in The Legends of Them on Friday 3 & Saturday 4 October.
Later in the month on Saturday 18 October, COBO: Comedy Shutdown returns with their Black History Month Special.
The Door – The Rep’s most intimate performance space will be hosting three productions to entertain, educate and excite.
The first being a one-night only re-telling of Little Red Riding Hood on Saturday 4 October, perfect for audiences aged 3-8 years old.
Following this will be Time Critical on Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 October, where two competing actors, tyrannised by a chess clock, struggle to compress 34 years of global vs personal history (1991 – 2025) into an allocation of just one minute each per year in an inventive, playful and thought-provoking show perfect for history buffs aged 15 and over.
The Big Gay Poetry Night is headed to The Rep with a brand-new Halloween special on Thursday 30 October.
Bookings are now open to the public.
To book simply visit the Birmingham Rep website or call the Box Office on 0121 236 4455 (Monday to Friday from 12pm to 6pm. Saturdays 12pm to 6pm, or 4pm if there is no evening performance scheduled).
