Birmingham Hippodrome 2013/14 Pantomime Cast ANNOUNCED!!!

STAR-STUDDED CAST ANNOUNCED FOR BRITAIN’S BIGGEST PANTOMIME!

"Birmingham Hippodrome and Qdos Entertainment are delighted to announce a star-studded cast for the UK’s biggest pantomime. 

Sutra - Birmingham Hippodrome (07/05/2013)

'Sutra' is unlike anything I have ever seen before. I haven't been to many Dance productions, so I was intrigued as to what it was going to be like.

The production features real life Monks from the Shaolin Temple. It crosses Contemporary dance with martial arts and acrobatics, which makes it an incredibly interesting piece. Personally, I couldn't quite grasp any sense of story, but it had themes of freedom and isolation.

I'm not highly educated when it comes to dance, but I was definitely left in awe of the performers on stage. The whole company were incredibly talented and some of the skills they hold are unbelievable.

Rent in Concert - New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham (30/04/2013)

As a fan of the show, I was incredibly excited to have the chance to see it performed again live in the theatre. Rent is such an empowering and moving show, its hard not to do it justice. Unfortunately for me, this production wasn't exactly the fine example I was hoping for. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoyed the show, it's hard not too, but it had its faults. 

As it was billed as Rent in Concert, I wasn't expecting to see a fully staged production of the show, but by the interval I was left confused as to what is was exactly. The majority of the cast, seemed to be acting out the story, brilliantly I must add, and treating it like this was a low scale production of the musical, while others seemed to have no connection with the story and were simply treating it as a rock concert. Unfortunately, poor direction left the show feeling under-rehearsed and inconsistent.