Theatres · West Midlands
Birmingham Rep
Birmingham Rep is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Birmingham New Street · 0.8 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Birmingham Rep is a working theatre in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap as a public performance venue. Designed by Graham Winteringham. Address: Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2EP. Wheelchair accessible (per OpenStreetMap). Coordinates: 52.4795°, -1.9094°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Birmingham Repertory Theatre, commonly called Birmingham Rep or just The Rep, is a producing theatre based on Centenary Square in Birmingham, England. Founded by Barry Jackson, it is the longest-established of Britain's building-based theatre companies and one of its most consistently innovative. Today The Rep produces a wide range of drama in its three auditoria (825 seats, 300 seats, and 140 seats), much of which goes on to tour nationally and internationally. The company retains its commitment to new writing and in the five years to 2013 commissioned and produced 130 new plays. The company's former home, now known as "The Old Rep", is still in use as a theatre.
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Background
History
, The Rep's founder, pictured in 1922.]] The origins of The Rep lie with the 'Pilgrim Players', an initially amateur theatre company founded by Barry Jackson in 1907 to reclaim and stage English poetic drama, performing a repertoire that ranged from the 16th century morality play Interlude of Youth to contemporary works by W. B. Yeats. Over the next five years the company staged a total of 28 different productions, aiming to "put before the Birmingham public such plays as cannot be seen in the ordinary way at theatres", but also performing as far afield as London and Liverpool. Their success and reputation led them to turn professional and rename themselves the 'Birmingham Repertory…
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- Coordinates
- 52.4795, -1.9094
- District
- Birmingham
- Parish
- Birmingham, unparished area
- Postcode
- B1 2EP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Established
- 1913
- Nearest railway station
- Birmingham New Street — 0.8 km
- Official site
- birmingham-rep.co.uk
Sources
- osm: w145229283 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Birmingham Repertory Theatre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Rep from Broad Street, Birmingham.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Birmingham Rep?
- Birmingham Rep is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode B1 2EP), in the parish of Birmingham, unparished area.
- When was Birmingham Rep built?
- Built or established in 1913. Designed by Graham Winteringham.
- How do I get to Birmingham Rep?
- The nearest railway station is Birmingham New Street, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode B1 2EP.