Theatre announces autumn and winter season
Coventry 's Belgrade Theatre has unveiled its autumn and winter 2022 season - with a string of highlights ranging from Agatha Christie to JB Priestley and the Rocky Horror Show to Bugsy Malone.
The season kicks off with Kenyan acrobatic troupe The Black Blues Brothers on Thursday 1 September and The Best of Queen on Saturday 3 September. Live music acts continue on Wednesday 9 November with Neil Diamond: Beautiful Noise.
The Belgrade also hosts the world premiere of Tabby Lamb 's Happy Meals from Wednesday 21 September. The rom-com is directed by Jamie Fletcher, fresh from her acclaimed production of Hedwig and the Angry Itch and sees change all around as Millennial meets Gen Z - from teen to adult and from MySpace to TikTok.
From Tuesday 13 to Sunday 18 September, the first ever UK tour of Bugsy Malone takes over the Belgrade 's Main Stage. Packed with songs from Oscar winner Paul Williams the new touring production is a revival of the acclaimed Lyric Hammersmith Theatre production.
The international smash hit musical Six comes to Coventry from Tuesday 27 September - Sunday 2 October, The production remixes five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an 80-minute celebration of 21st century girl power.
A late night double feature picture show arrives in October in the shape of the Rocky Horror Show running from Tuesday 4 October to Saturday 8 October. Leading the cast will be Strictly Come Dancing 2016 winner Ore Oduba as Brad Majors, Stephen Webb as Frank-N-Furter and fan-favourite Haley Flaherty as Janet Weiss.
From Saturday 15 - Saturday 22 October, the world premiere of the brand new musical Bombay Superstar arrives. Co-produced by Phizzical and the Belgrade Theatre, the production centres on a journey of love and betrayal set in the 1970s, the golden age of Bollywood cinema.
David Walliams ' Demon Dentist arrives in Coventry from Wednesday 26 - Saturday 29 October while Beautiful: The Carole King Musical follows from Tuesday 1 to Saturday 5 November, showcasing the talents of one of the most prolific songwriters of all time.
Following the Belgrade 's annual pantomime, already announced as Jack and the Beanstalk this year, a variety of one-night-only events arrive in the New Year, including Legend: The Music of Bob Marley on Thursday 12 January, Big Girls Don 't Cry on Friday 13 January, Sing-a-long-a Grease on Saturday 14 January, Stewart Lee-Basie Lee on Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 February, Vampires Rock on Friday 24 February and Magic of Motown on Saturday 25 February.
Malorie Blackman 's Noughts and Crosses arrives on the Main Stage from Tuesday 24 - Saturday 28 January. Adapted by Sabrina Mahfouz, the gripping retelling of Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet is transposed into a divided world.
From Tuesday 7 - Saturday 11 Feb, the Olivier Award-winning Pride and Prejudice (sort of) brings a unique and audacious retelling of Jane Austen 's classic love story to Coventry. Adapted by Isobel McArthur, the acclaimed production was a smash-hit in the West End and now embarks on its very first UK tour.
Meanwhile, Agatha Christie 's The Mousetrap - the world 's longest running play by the best-selling novelist of all time - returns to the Belgrade this season from Monday 13 - Saturday 18 February.
Drawing the season to a close is J.B. Priestley 's An Inspector Calls,, running from Tuesday 28 February to Saturday 4 March.
The National Theatre production is directed by Stephen Daldry, and sees the prosperous Birling family shaken to their very core by revelations from the mysterious Inspector Goole.
More shows in the Belgrade 's Autumn / Winter 2022 Season will be announced soon.
Tickets for all the shows are on sale to My Belgrade Members from Tuesday 3 May while they are on general sale on Tuesday 17 May.
Tickets can be booked by phoning the Box Office on 024 7655 3055 or visiting www.belgrade.co.uk