Birmingham REP theatre - "Sleeping Beauty" Review

Always love the Rep. Can't often afford it, but it's always a great occasion.

Lucky enough to catch their adaptation of The Lovely Bones. The production was incredible from the acting to the staging. I would highly recommend a visit for an evening of theater.

never been before very enjoyable,great seating and views.

Watched the Penguin show at the door (Rep theatre) excellent show and performance from the three young actors. Our two boys 4 1/2 and 3 years loved it. The 3 year old I think was expect real penguins though.

Been to this theatre numerous occasions. Bar can be pricey but not unusual for theatre bar prices. Great venue

They don't accept the PDF they send you but accept a print out, absolutely a waste of paper and a choice which makes no sense.

How is a digital copy any different to a paper copy which you print off?

A theatre where you get a good view from whichever seat you choose. Good facilities and pleasant surroundings. It's seating capacity isn't large compared with other theatres but it is comfortable and well maintained.

Today's performance felt like a upmarket secondary school production. It lacked humor and catchy songs. Overall very disappointed. The venue itself is clean and pleasant and a great place to watch productions.

Lovely theatre comfortable seats and leg room!!!! Enjoyed a great performance of The Messiah. Thoroughly recommend the venue and Marmalades for a bite to eat or drink prior.

We had a wonderful time at the rep and had a great meal in the restaurant Marmalade. Good service from the staff

101 Dalmations - brilliant show. Comfortable theatre with roomy seating

The performance we saw was excellent. The theatre has decent leg room which makes a very pleasant change. All the usual facilities are well provided and well run.

We were a tad late for the 19.00 performance & all staff were most helpful in guiding us to temporary seats with no fuss. Thank you.

Great place to watch a performance because the surroundings are good, eg, bars, staff are lovely and prices are right.

Great theatre with good performances. Only issue is long rows of seats so prepare to stand a lot.

It's a while since I last visited Birmingham City Centre, but I visited at the weekend to see the production of 'The Lovely Bones'. The theatre itself is absolutely wonderful, the sightlines are fantastic, not a bad view to be had. The staff were very friendly and informative and enhanced the experience. The theatre has a decent bar, and there are some lovely places nearby. The whole area has been transformed recently and includes a fantastic water feature. The production itself was superb, and I shall definitely venture here again.

This theatre is a gem. Comfortable seating with plenty of leg room,good views from all angles and always an excellent performance to watch.

Just been to the rep to see ' the play that goes wrong' . Fantastic play...so we'll performed and superb venue.

Great place...great seats (felt part of the play!) And Blue Orange great play!

What a lovely theatre. Great place. Went to see Nativity would highly recommend the performance. Thoroughly enjoyed

Lovely theatre at reasonable prices. Great choice of shows suitable for all.

Fantastic little theatre, always have great productions at good prices.

Good first lesson, very diverse group of people which worried me at first but it was okay.

Fabulous performance! My class really enjoyed watching the wizard of oz.

We attended an open day where you could go on a guided tour of the theatre behind the scenes. It was amazing to see areas of the theatre the public don't get to see. We got to find out how sets are made and hear about lighting and stage management. I do hope that this event is run again. Well worth visiting.

Excellent theatre with very reasonable prices great for children's productions

Amazing staff and amazing show such a pleasant experience for the family

Small theatre but it puts on some good shows and is in a great location.

Enjoyed the one man show we went to, although the place is big and busy it felt friendly and intimate enough to provide a good experience.

Great theatre, which puts on some fantastic performances.

Went to see the Wizard of Oz and really enjoyed ourselves. Seats were comfortable and we able to get drinks very easily, before the performance and during the interval.

Love visiting this place 4 body building competitions

As with all theatres, the experience is mainly driven by the production. Since the refurb, and the tie-in to the new library with its impressive decorative metalwork on the outside, the building has a more contemporary feel; light and airy and - just about - enough space for the audience to mill about at the interval. Usual nuisance of queuing for refreshments is minimised by extra bar points, but overall a pleasant experience.

Visited and watched Austentatious there. Really enjoyed it. Was a shame toilets for disabled people were not available. And that they had not thought about manning the bar properly etc.

Had forgetten how pleasant The Rep is. Brilliantly placed in a now 'up-coming' part of the city, which is undergoing quite a transformation. This theatre is accessible, has lots of parking to facilitate it and the service was friendly. Enjoyed the show and had a great evening.

Wonderful theatre for Birmingham where brings everyone together. Great restaurant on site where you can enjoy pre theatre meal or a glass of wine.

REP also involved in local communities, developing then interest and educate drama and theatre to the general public.

In addition, a lovely place to rent for large business function as well!

No where to buy drinks throughout the show, theatre was very warm which made the
showing uncomfortable towards the end.

Just been to see The Wizard of Oz as a twixmas treat. The whole family including teenagers througly enjoyed the show. Using a real dog as well as a puppet to play Toto was a seamless idea. The theatre trip was made more poignant with the comments voice by the wicked witch about reduced funding for the arts.

Went to see The Wizard of Oz. Wow!!!!!! Amazing adaptation of a classic, highly recommend it, theatre lovely and easy to find your way around.

Wow went to see the one show at rep and wow wow wow what a show. I'll start with the venue. Absolutely fantastic place spacious seating space with the people on the row below low enough to see over tall people. Lots of bars with minimal queuing considering a large chunk of the 800 strong audience were in the bar areas which was spacious. Staff very quick and efficient, although I dropped my Cork leg when I paid 9.20 for 2 pints but a small price to pay for what was to be the best show I've ever seen. One show was just amazing with the ever formidable bob marley actor playing the part to a tee. Sounded like him, from lots of angles looked like him and got the voice spot on sounding like bob was singing himself. It was nice to put a story behind the meaning of the late great bob marley songs. The rest of the cast were entertaining and all songs sung were done with emotion, feeling and good old fashion Jamaican va va voom. Someone reviewed it as poor and lacking any real substance regarding bob marleys life story . But there were 36 years of the reggae masters life and a show about his later life watched in 2 and a half hours which wudnt do anyone's life justice. But in a way it was a celebration of a reggae 'jah' and the singalong at the end involving all of the audience had the place jumping and everybody standing and dancing. Starting with don't worry about a thing the audience were soon celebrating what was a brilliant, fun , meaningful and joyous occasion. I think the great man himself would have loved the simplicity , joy and love for him and in a way his fight for peace and freedom to all Jamaicans, all blacks and to world peace in general was celebrated in Jamaican carnival styley. Well done to all cast , crew members and venue staff.

Excellent service. Comfortable seats. Good acoustics.

Great theatre. Less good now it's joined to the library due to homeless people but good choice of shows

The Snowman. Very enjoyable. Clear view and friendly staff.

I love this place. I walk through there every few days to or from the library of Birmingham. Last week though it was different. I didn't go to a show. I went to look at costumes. There was an auction them they sold the rest of the clothes
Beautifully made clothes for previous productions. There was the whole big friendly giant outfit including shoes. Roald Dahl great book turned into. Film. An orphan gets kidnapped and taken to. Foreign land filled with giants. Then there was the costume for Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll's famous book. I read that as a child, started making the costume for it in school then took sick and couldn't finish it. Here was the costume with the hat brimmed with apples inviting us to 'Eat Me. Then there was the horses costume from Wind in the willows which I used to read to my headteacher in primary school. Someone had a really great costume which we cared him to wear on broad Street. We helped him look for chain mail trousers to go with it. Then there was the young man who had some money left. He thought he found. Skunk but I'd seen a better one. So he was eternally greatful to me. costumes from different eras, various books, films and artefacts. The paintings and photos were not available. Everyone was dressing up. This day showed the skill of the designers. The Rep is a treasure trove of talent. Beginners to seasoned actors have been on their stages. I've been on behind the scene tours. I wished I could buy all the scenery and costumes. I could spend the next few years touring storytelling, dressing up. Then I day in the beautifully decorated foyer. Costumes hanging out of frames, playful furniture, bright colourful areas. Just sitting in the foyer can lift your spirits. Add a show to this experience and yours in heaven

Went to the Rep this evening to see Captain Corelli's Mandolin had a brilliant night the show was fantastic

A modern and clean place, the seats are really comfy and plenty of leg room when people pass.

The drinks and snacks are a bit pricey, so take your own!

Great pinball machine by entrance from symphony hall.

Olive this theatre, always have great productions showing, I've taken my 3 year old to watch a few shows and he loves it too. The staff are lovely, toilets and facilities clean. Seats in there front row could do with more leg room lol

Been before but had a great afternoon watching Ian McKellen in his one man show. Rep is a great destination.