The Alexandra announces new Autumn/Winter season brochure

The Alexandra’s Autumn/Winter season is bursting with entertainment, from sparkling musicals and chilling plays to top comedians and something for every music lover – there’s no shortage of things to see and do.

Drawing the summer to a close at the end of August is High Society, bringing champagne sparkle, romance and glamour to The Alexandra. With Birmingham’s own Helen George leading a 28-strong cast as Tracy Lord – it’s sure to be the party of the season.

Try your hand at solving a great British murder mystery in September, when the record-breaking 75th anniversary tour of The Mousetrap opens in Birmingham, fresh from celebrating its 30,000th West End performance and a Guinness World Record for the longest theatrical run.

As the temperature starts to cool in October, Burlesque the Musical will be bringing the heat to the second city. Starring Faye Brookes (Coronation StreetChicago) as Tess Richarde, this sizzling production is based on the hit film starring Christina Aguilera and Cher.

Then from sparkles to spooks, Paranormal Activity is set to petrify audiences over Halloween at Birmingham’s most haunted theatre. Inspired by the iconic film series, this production follows the story of James and Lou as they move from Chicago to London and discover that places aren’t haunted, but people are!

The boys are back in November, and you can discover the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons when Jersey Boys makes a return to The Alex. Expect all their greatest hits including Sherry, Walk Like A Man and December 1963 (Oh What a Night).

CHOOSE THEATRE this December if you’re looking for a trip back to the 90’s as Trainspotting The Musical makes it’s Birmingham premiere. Thirty years on from the film that changed everything, Renton, Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud, Tommy, and Kelly are back in a musical like never before.

They’re poised, powerful and pink, and they’re coming to Birmingham – prepare to meet the plastics when Mean Girls takes to the stage for three weeks in December with iconic characters, razor-sharp wit, and killer songs.

 Looking further ahead to January, the infamous murderer Hannibal Lecter will be brought to life on stage by John Partridge (EastEnders, Cabaret) in The Silence of the Lambs. Delving into the psychological tension of Thomas Harris’ landmark novel, this production promises an evening of chills and suspense.

Hercule Poirot, the ever-meticulous Belgian sleuth, then arrives to keep you on the edge of your seat in Agatha Christie’s The Hollow. Following the success of Murder On The Orient Express and Death On The Nile, this is a darkly seductive new staging of one of Agatha Christie’s most compelling mysteries.

Keep the January blues at bay and have The Time Of Your Life when Dirty Dancing returns to The Alex telling the iconic story of Baby and Johnny. Then into February, The Cornley Amateur Drama Society will be bringing laughs aplenty to Birmingham in a new production of Christmas Carol Goes Wrong.

There’s also an assortment of one-night only shows on offer at The Alex including an evening with legendary Queen drummer, songwriter and vocalist Roger Taylor, an improvisation of a hilarious new Jane Austen novel in Austentatious, and an electrifying new live show from Strictly Come Dancing champion Giovanni Pernice.

To see a full list of upcoming performances now on sale at The Alexandra, Birmingham please visit https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/the-alexandra-theatre-birmingham/.

LISTING INFORMATION

High Society| Tue 18 – Sat 22 Aug

The Greatest Hits of Motown| Thu 27 Aug

The Mousetrap | Thu 3 – Sat 12 Sep

The Magic of the Beatles | Sun 13 Sep

Daz and Will Unhooked | Mon 14 Sep

The Illegal Eagles | Tue 15 Sep

Piff & Pop’s Magic Shoppe | Wed 16 Sep

Sam Campbell: Kid Giblet | Thu 17 & Fri 18 Sep

Fin Taylor: The Pre-emptive Comeback Special | Sat 19 Sep

Phil Wang: UH OH | Sun 20 Sep

Steve Steinman’s Anything for Love: The Meat Loaf Story | Mon 21 Sep

Gary Delaney: Gary on Laughing | Tue 22 Sep

Marina Hyde: What a Time to Be Alive! | Wed 23 Sep

Roger Taylor: Violence Insane in a Beautiful World | Thu 24 Sep

Murderous Minds with Emma Kenny | Sun 27 Sep

Lord of the Dance: 30th Anniversary | Mon 28 Sep – Sun 4 Oct

Burlesque The Musical | Tue 6 – Sat 17 Oct

Lenny Henry: Still at Large | Mon 19 Oct

QUEENZ: Battle of the Divas! | Tue 20 Oct

Jonathan Pie: The End of the World According to Jonathan Pie | Wed 21 Oct

Russell Howard: Don’t Tell The Algorithm | Thu 22 – Sun 25 Oct

Paranormal Activity | Tue 27 – Sat 31 Oct

Jersey Boys | Mon 2 – Sat 21 Nov

Christmas in Ireland | Mon 23 Nov

The Music of Fleetwood Mac by Candlelight: The Ultimate Tribute to Fleetwood Mac | Wed 25 Nov

Chris Ramsey | Fri 27 Nov

Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel | Sat 28 Nov

Adam Rowe: Fashionism | Sun 29 Nov

Trainspotting The Musical | Tue 1 – Sat 5 Dec

What’s Love Got To Do With It? A Tribute to Tina Turner | Sun 6 Dec

An Orchestral Tribute to Tim Burton & Dark Fantasy by Moonlight | Tue 8 Dec

All Killa no Filla: Live at Christmas! | Wed 9 Dec

The ELO Experience | Fri 11 Dec

James B Partridge: The Big Christmas Assembly 2026 | Sat 12 Dec

Mean Girls | Mon 14 Dec – Sat 2 Jan

The Silence of the Lambs | Tue 5 – Sat 9 Jan

Agatha Christie’s The Hollow | Tue 12 – Sat 16 Jan

Dirty Dancing | Tue 19 – Sat 23 Jan

Ed Gamble: Fresh Hell | Sun 31 Jan

Christmas Carol Goes Wrong | Tue 16 – Sat 20 Feb

Revision on Tour Macbeth | Mon 22 & Tue 23 Feb

Revision on Tour Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde | Tue 24 Feb

Nathan Carter | Thu 25 Feb

Maisie Adam: Whatsherface | Fri 26 Feb

Giovanni: Unstoppable | Sat 27 Feb

Lost In Music: One Night at the Disco | Sun 7 Mar

Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain | Thu 11 – Sat 13 Mar

Heathers The Musical | Tue 16 – Sat 20 Mar

Phil Wang: UH OH | Sun 21 Mar

Pride & Prejudice* (*Sort Of) | Mon 22 – Sat 27 Mar

Cirque: The Greatest Show | Tue 30 Mar

Scott Bennett: Stuff | Sat 10 Apr

Before I Go To Sleep | Tue 13 – Sat 17 Apr