Birmingham Hippodrome

The Birmingham Hippodrome is a theatre situated on Hurst Street in Birmingham, England. Although most famous as the home stage of the Birmingham Royal Ballet, it also hosts a wide variety of other performances including visiting opera and ballet companies, touring West End shows, pantomimes and drama.

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Theatre - Birmingham - England - Birmingham Royal Ballet - Opera - Ballet - West End shows - Pantomime - Drama

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The first venue built on the Hippodrome site was called the "Tower of Varieties" and opened in 1895. This reopened as the "Tivoli" in 1900, finally becoming "The Hippodrome" in 1903. The current neo-classical auditorium seats 1,900 and was designed by Burdwood and Mitchell in 1924.

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1895 - 1900 - 1903 - Neo-classical - Burdwood and Mitchell - 1924

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The exterior of the theatre was substantially rebuilt by Associated Architects and Law and Dunbar-Nasmith in 2001.

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Associated Architects - Law and Dunbar-Nasmith - 2001

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