Theatre listings in Birmingham

The Old Rep Theatre Station Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B5 4DY

Tel: 0121 303 2323

Dates: 12/11/2008 to 06/02/2009

Show times: Dec 6, 20, 27, Jan 3, 24, 6.30pm, Dec 23, 30, 7pm, mats Nov 25-28, Dec 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, Jan 5-9, 12-16, 19-23, 26-30, Feb 2-6, 10am & 1.30pm, Nov 29, Dec 6, 13, 20, 22-24, 27, 29-31, Jan 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2.30pm

Price: £16.50, child £9.50, concs £12.50, family £48

Birmingham Stage Company presents Michael Morpurgo's story of two friends from Bryher, one of the Isles Of Scilly, who learn about the island's curse from a mysterious birdman.

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Birmingham Hippodrome Hurst Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B5 4TB

Tel: 0844 338 5000

Dates: 19/12/2008 to 01/02/2009

Show times: Dec 19 & 20, 22 & 23, 26 & 27, 29 & 30, Jan 2 & 3, 6-10, 13-17, 20-24, 27-31, 7.15pm, Dec 21, 24, 28, 31, Jan 4, 11, 18, 25, Feb 1, 5.15pm, mats Dec 20, 22 & 23, 26 & 27, 29 & 30, Jan 2 & 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2.30pm, Dec 21, 24, 28, 31, Jan 4, 11, 18, 25, Feb 1, 1pm, Jan 7 & 8, 14 & 15, 21-23, 28-30, 2pm, ends Feb 1

Price: £13-£30, concs available

John Barrowman takes the title role in a contemporary adaptation of the well-loved myth of Robin Hood and his Merry Men, which pits the motley band against a giant robot. Starring Paul Zerdin and Pete Gallagher.

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Birmingham Repertory Theatre Centenary Square, Broad Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2EP

Tel: 0121 236 4455

Dates: 26/11/2008 to 17/01/2009

Show times: From Nov 26, Nov 26-29, Dec 1, 5 & 6, 12 & 13, 19 & 20, 22 & 23, 26 & 27, 30, Jan 2 & 3, 6-10, 13-17, 7.30pm, Dec 2, 7pm, Nov 29, Dec 3-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-24, 26-28, 30 & 31, Jan 2-4, 6-10, 13-16, 2.30pm, Dec 4, 8-11, 15-18, 10.15am (audio described perfs Dec 17, Jan 3, 2.30pm, signed perfs Dec 15, 10.15am, Dec 30, 2.30pm, captioned perfs Jan 10, 1.30pm & 7.30pm), ends Jan 17

Price: £10-£25, concs available

Transport: BR: New Street

Ian Brown directs Adrian Mitchell's dramatisation of the classic tale by CS Lewis, following four young adventurers as they stumble into a fairytale land, discovered in an enchanted wardrobe.

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Solihull Arts Complex Homer Road, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 3RG

Tel: 0121 704 6962

Dates: 12/12/2008 to 11/01/2009

Show times: Dec 12-14, 16, 19-22, 26-30, Jan 2-4, 6, 9-11, 7pm, Jan 8, 5pm, mats Dec 13 & 14, 20-22, 24, 26-31, Jan 2-4, 9-11, 2.30pm, Dec 15, 18, Jan 7, 10am, Dec 15 & 16, 18, Jan 6 & 7, 1.30pm, Dec 20, 24, 27, 31, 10.30am

Price: £12-£15, family £52

The story of a boy who trades his cow for a bag of beans and finds himself left with giant consequences.

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