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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 [1] and one of its most consistently innovative.
Blue plaque to founder, Barry Jackson, above the entrance. The Old Rep is a Grade II listed theatre, located on Station Street in Birmingham, England.When it was constructed in 1913, it became the United Kingdom's first ever purpose-built repertory theatre.
The postwar introduction of television led to further theatre closures. Today, Birmingham is home to Four major producing theatres--Birmingham Repertory Theatre, The Crescent Theatre, the Old Rep, and the Blue Orange Theatre—as well as a number of touring venues, the Birmingham Royal Ballet, and the Birmingham Opera Company.
Hall of Memory, Birmingham. Cooke was born in Birmingham, England, in 1883. His early works include the original Birmingham Repertory Theatre (1913), for director Barry Jackson. [2] This was the first purpose-built repertory theatre in the UK. [2] Jackson and Cooke took inspiration from the democratic nature of theatres they had visited in Germany.
From 1929, he gave his support to the Montreal Repertory Theatre and worked closely with Martha Allan promoting Canadian theatre. From 1933, the Sir Barry Jackson Trophy was awarded to the best Canadian play staged at the Dominion Drama Festival. Jackson returned to Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 1948, but retired from running the company.
The play had its world premiere at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre beginning previews on 3 May, with an official press night on 14 May, running until 25 May 2024. The production is directed by Sean Foley and designed by Alice Power.
In November 2007, the musical received its full staged premiere over the Christmas season at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, directed by Rachel Kavanaugh and starring Peter Caulfield as Pete Pan, Gina Beck as Wendy, and David Birrell as Captain Hook receiving positive reviews.
On the opening night, 18 December 2004, at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre (The Rep), in Birmingham, England, a protest was organised by local Sikh leaders which turned violent, with the Rep cancelling performances of the play two days later.