Theatre launches ‘one night only’ productions for September
The Birmingham Rep will be hosting an entire month of One-Night only productions in their largest performance space, The House, ranging from a comedy special from one of the rising stars of the British comedy, to the musical re-telling of the remarkable life of a gospel hall-of-famer.
Kicking off the month will be Mozart’s timeless opera, The Magic Flute (Thursday 5 September 2024) presented by Wild Arts.
This surreal re-imagining of Mozart’s classic (and final) great opera is full of theatrical magic, fairy-tale lovers and fantastical creatures. Translated into English this is a perfect introduction to opera for all aged five plus.
Simmer Down Arts, the UK’s premier Reggae Music and Arts Development Agency, follow on Saturday 7 September with a staging of the acclaimed production of Glory.
This production celebrates the life and legacy of Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the remarkable story of her 1964 gospel concert on a disused railway station in Manchester, UK.
The following week, one of the most celebrated stars in British comedy, Tez Ilyas (best known for his role as ‘Eight’ in Man Like Mobeen) returns to Birmingham on Thursday 12 September with his new show, After Eight.
For more comedy at The Rep, check out COBO: Comedy Shutdown on Saturday 19 October, and Live at The Rep - October on Saturday 26 October.
One of the most recognisable voices in British Poetry, Roger McGough joins the bill of one-nighters, performing his absolute best pieces of irreverent, intimate, and ever-original poetry for new and old audiences alike on Saturday 14 September, with a book-signing after the performance.
As well as these one-night-only specials, earlier in the month The Door will stage Declan Bennett‘s Boy Out of The City, Bennett’s autobiographical one man show about gay shame, loneliness and banana bread; confronting his catholic school days, discovering the gay scene in Soho and surviving the harsh bright lights of New York City in the midst of the COVID-19 Lockdown.
