- HITS OF STAGE AND SCREEN – Murder on the Orient Express, The Girl on The Train, An Inspector Calls and Picture You Dead add a dash of drama.
- PERFECT POP TUNES IN NEW BRUM-BASED SHOW – NOW That’s What I Call A Musical brings the soundtrack of the 80s to town.
- SMASH-HIT MUSICALS – Bat Out of Hell, The Rocky Horror Show and Chicago all return to Birmingham following previous sell-out runs.
- SPOOKY SHOWS – Ghost the Musical and Ghost Stories set to thrill and chill.
View the new season brochure here and watch our launch video on TikTok. You can also view a selection of upcoming production images here.
Audiences can look forward to a superb selection of shows at The Alexandra, Birmingham throughout winter and into spring next year with thrillers, much-loved musicals and a brand-new show set in Birmingham, alongside comedy, family favourites and more among the mix.
Kickstarting the winter season, and arriving next week, The Book of Mormon returns to Birmingham for a four-week run over Christmas and is set to have you laughing from your head to your (mistle)toes.
As we head into the New Year, we welcome shows that have proved hits on both stage and screen, beginning with Murder on the Orient Express, which pulls into Birmingham in January. Lucy Bailey’s new production of Agatha Christie’s classic whodunit stars Michael Maloney (Truly, Madly, Deeply; Belfast; Young Victoria; The Crown) as super sleuth Hercule Poirot.
The Girl on the Train, adapted from the best-selling novel by Paula Hawkins, promises to take audiences on a gripping journey as a woman’s dreams of a different life take a dramatic shift when she discovers a disturbing revelation about the perfect couple she secretly watches on her daily travels.
The tension continues in May with the multi award-winning National Theatre production of An Inspector Calls, JB Priestley’s masterful critique of capitalism and the hypocrisy of society’s rigid class structure.
Picture You Dead – based on the bestselling novel of the UK’s number one crime writer Peter James and featuring the character at the centre of the ITV series Grace – follows at the end of June. Actor, presenter and Strictly Come Dancing champion, Ore Oduba (Pretty Woman the Musical and The Rocky Horror Show) is among the stars of this brand-new production.
We’re presenting a great mixture of upbeat musicals for those looking for something other than suspense. Arriving in March is NOW That’s What I Call A Musical, a brand-new musical comedy celebrating 40 years of the iconic chart-topping compilation albums. Directed and choreographed by Strictly Come Dancing’s Craig Revel Horwood and featuring EastEnders star Nina Wadia alongside pop icon Sonia, this fun-filled show set in Birmingham is bursting with some of the greatest hits of the 80s.
Hitting the highway here in February is Bat Out of Hell.Celebratingthe immortal hits of Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf, and featuring a dynamic eight-piece band, this raucous rock musical, which thrilled our audiences back in 2022, is set to shake the stage of The Alex once again.
We’re also delighted to welcome back the riotously funny The Rocky Horror Show. On the show’s last visit, the cast took Birmingham by storm, racking up over 2 million views on TikTok after they performed the Time Warp in New Street Station.
The sensational, sexy and sophisticated Chicago also makes a return visit with the multi-award-winning musical set to Razzle Dazzle once again with its sassy score of show-stopping hits.
A spine-tingling theatre experience follows in May with Ghost Stories, offering a series of haunting tales penned by The League of Gentlemen’s Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman, co-creator of Derren Brown’s TV and stage shows.
Ghost The Musical brings all the romance and magic of the 1990s hit film to life on stage, with Rebekah Lowings (The Sound of Music) and Jacqui Dubois (People, Places and Things) reprising their iconic roles.
Audiences of all ages can travel to the wonderful world of Narnia with the West End smash-hit production of CS Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. The much-loved fantasy adventure returns to Birmingham for the third time in as many years, having previously played at The Alex in 2022 and then at The Rep during its Christmas season last year.
In June we welcome BMOS Les Misérables – Let The People Sing! Marking the show’s 40th anniversary, BMOS are one of 11 amateur companies across the UK who have been granted the rights to present this special version of the classic musical.
Back by popular demand, Dear Evan Hansen returns to Birmingham. Following a smash hit run in the city, tickets are already selling fast ahead of its second visit.
Tickets have also been snapped up for some of the big-name comedy acts coming up, with impressionist Nina Conti’s February show already sold out and only a few seats remaining for Chris McCausland and Paddy McGuinness.TV favourites Jimmy Carr, Harry Hill and Nick Mohammed are also on the bill next year.
Author and creator of the iconic Sex and The City, Candace Bushnell begins the UK tour of her one-woman show in Birmingham while there’s family fun from the Ministry of Science¸ The Dinosaur That Pooped and Horrible Histories.
Fans of live music can enjoy everything from pop to country to classic rock with shows including The Sensational 60s Experience, A Country Night in Nashville, That’ll Be The Day and The Illegal Eagles.
Our ever-popular programme of lunchtime concerts – Coffee, Cake & Cadenzas – continues into 2025. With all upcoming performances sold out, audiences can tune into The Alex’s Facebook page to enjoy the concert from the comfort of their own home.
Theatre Tours will be returning in 2025, with more details being announced soon. Audiences can expect a unique glimpse behind the scenes at one of Birmingham’s oldest theatres.
To see a full list of upcoming performances now on sale at The Alexandra, Birmingham please visit atgtickets.com/birmingham.
The Big Pants Party | 11 Jan
Ministry of Science LIVE – Science Saved The World | 12 Jan
Sukh Ojla: The Aunty Years | 19 Jan
The Simon & Garfunkel Story | 22 Jan
Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny | 23 Jan
Sing-a-long-a Matilda | 25 Jan
Sing-a-long-a The Greatest Showman | 25 Jan
Chris McCausland: Yonks! | 26 Jan
Murder on the Orient Express | 28 Jan – 1 Feb
Taylormania | 2 Feb
Bat Out Of Hell | 10 – 22 Feb
Nina Conti: Whose Face Is It Anyway? | 23 Feb
West Brom Legends | 25 Feb
Massaoke: Sing The Musicals | 26 Feb
Paddy McGuinness: Nearly There… | 28 Feb
Have A Word – Murderers Row | 1 Mar
The Dinosaur That Pooped | 2 Mar
Revision on Tour: Macbeth | 3 & 4 Mar
Revision on Tour: Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde | 5 Mar
QUEENZ: Drag Me To The Disco! | 6 Mar
The Sensational 60s Experience | 7 Mar
A Country Night in Nashville | 8 Mar
Candace Bushnell – True Tales of Sex, Success and Sex and the City | 9 Mar
NOW That’s What I Call A Musical | 11 – 15 Mar
The Rocky Horror Show | 17 – 22 Mar
Seven Drunken Nights – The Story of the Dubliners | 25 Mar
Killer Couples with Emma Kenny | 26 Mar
Steve Steinman’s Vampire Rock – Eternal Love The Musical | 27 Mar
Ellen Kent: La Bohème | 28 Mar
Ellen Kent: Madama Butterfly | 29 Mar
Ghost The Musical | 1 – 5 Apr
That’ll Be The Day | 6 Apr
Menopause The Musical 2 | 8 Apr
Horrible Histories – Terrible Tudors & Awful Egyptians | 10 – 12 Apr
Chicago | 14 – 19 Apr
Harry Hill: New Bits & Greatest Hits | 27 Apr
The Girl On The Train | 29 Apr – 3 May
An Inspector Calls | 6 – 10 May
The Illegal Eagles | 14 May
Nick Mohammed is Mr Swallow: Show Pony | 15 May
Sophie McCartney – One Foot in the Rave | 16 May
…Earnest? | 17 May
The Elvis Tribute Artist World Tour | 18 May
Ghost Stories | 20 – 24 May
The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe | 27 – 31 May
BMOS presents Les Misérables – Let The People Sing! | 10 – 14 Jun
Dear Evan Hansen | 17 – 21 Jun
The Magic of The Beatles | 22 Jun
Picture You Dead | 24 – 28 Jun
THE ALEXANDRA, BIRMINGHAM
Birmingham’s beloved theatre, The Alexandra, was built in 1901 by William Coutts and throughout its vast history, has become home to first class entertainment. In 2018, the venue underwent an extensive refurbishment and reverted to its original name, The Alexandra. The theatre is a valuable contributor to culture within Birmingham and the West Midlands, presenting first-rate musicals, drama, comedy and more. The Alexandra is part of ATG Entertainment, a leader in Live Theatre, Musicals, Tours, Plays, Stand Up Comedy, Pantos, Live Music & more.