Theatre Visits

Our visits to regional theatres and concert halls is now a well established part of our annual programme.  The events for 2018-2019 showed how broad an offering we can now provide to members.  We are sure that the events for the coming year will be as diverse and entertaining.

So far planned for 2019-2020 – keep checking to be sure you don’t miss out.

Date Event
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
(originally scheduled for 22nd April 2020)
The Siberian Symphony Orchestra at Warwick Arts Centre
The concert begins with Rimsky-Korsokov’s colourful celebration, the Russian Easter Overture, then the magnificent Rachmaninov Piano  Concerto No. 3, played by the  accomplished Freddy Kempf and finally Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4. A rare  chance to hear in the West the Siberian Symphony Orchestra, conductor Dmitry Vasiliev.

 

The list shows our previous visits since we began

Date Event
2019-2020 Carlos Acosta Flamboyant Cuban Dance Group at Birmingham Hippodrome
London African Gospel Choir performed unforgettable arrangements of Paul Simon Hits at Birmingham Town Hall
SIX Musical by Toby Marlow at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
2018-2019 Taj Express – a spectacular new musical, a Bollywood experience at Birmingham Hippodrome
Spectacular Classics – CBSO and Chorus at Symphony Hall, Birmingham
10CC – one of the great bands of the 70s at Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra of Nokvosibirsk at Symphony Hall, Birmingham
The Lionel Richie Songbook performed by Malcolm Pitt plus Fleetwood Bac at National Forest Activity Centre
2017-2018 CBSO Smooth Classics at the Birmingham Symphony Hall
Cats -The Musical at The Regent Theatre, Stoke on Trent
La Traviata at The Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
Beautiful - The Carole King Musical at The Regent Theatre, Stoke on Trent
Nicola Benedetti plays Shostakovitch with the CBSO at the Birmingham Symphony Hall
2016-2017 Notes From A Small Island with CBSO at the Birmingham Symphony Hall
Kiss Me Kate at the Birmingham Hippodrome
Seven Drunken Nights - The story of the Dubliners at the Belgrade theatre, Coventry
A Night on Broadway with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and the Nottingham
University Choir and Dance Troupe at the Theatre Royal Nottingham
The Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra at the Warwick Arts Centre
Rhythm of the Dance at The Garrick Theatre, Lichfield
2015-2016 Jesus Christ Superstar at the Birmingham Hippodrome
BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham
The Music of Queen with CBSO at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham
City of Birmingham Youth Orchestra at the Ruddock Arts Centre, Birmingham
2014-2015 The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Warwick Arts Centre
Barnum at the Birmingham Hippodrome
CBSO A-Z Classics at Birmingham Symphony Hall