Alison Brinkworth

WhatsOnStage.com • 19th September 2026

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at Birmingham Rep and on tour – review

This new production by Birmingham Rep and Melting Pot is an ambitious choice with big shoes to fill, in the wake of the National Theatre’s acclaimed version.

WhatsOnStage.com – • 15th July 2026

Sweeney Todd with Ramin Karimloo and Meow Meow at Birmingham Rep – review

Joe Murphy has followed up his sparkling Birmingham Rep main stage directorial debut of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with a personal favourite.

Weekend Notes • 29th May 2026

The Tempest at RSC Royal Shakespeare Theatre - Review

Kenneth Branagh is back at the Royal Shakespeare Company(RSC) in Stratford-upon-Avon for the first time in over 30 years and it's such a big draw that even King Charles rushed to see it.

WhatsOnStage.com – • 30th April 2026

A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Birmingham Rep – review

Review of a new avant-garde take on A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Birmingham Rep

WhatsOnStage.com – • 29th April 2026

Driftwood at the RSC’s The Other Place – review

The sounds and sights of Trinidad are ever-present in this new, ambitious play by actress-turned-playwright Martina Laird, brimming with the heat, patois and Afro-Caribbean-influenced songs.

Central BID Birmingham • 8th April 2026

Agatha Christie Death On The Nile at The Alexandra Review

WhatsOnStage.com – • 5th February 2026

All Is But Fantasy at the RSC’s The Other Place – review

Whitney White’s new gig-theatre piece, exploring the stories of four of Shakespeare’s most famous characters, is performed in two parts.

National World and Birmingham World • 26th September 2025

Birmingham's Christmas musical Fiddler On The Roof review

BirminghamWorld and National World • 13th March 2025

Review: Death of a Salesman UK Tour at Birmingham Rep

Hunched over, desperate and on the brink of getting the sack for being too old, life-long salesman Willy Loman screams at his big business boss for treating people like discarded orange peel.

Derby World and National World • 25th October 2024

Review RSC Othello 'frustrating new version despite moments of brilliance'

Othello is back at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre (RSC) starring acclaimed American-British movie actor John Douglas Thompson.

National World • 1st July 2024

I saw cheapest musical - here's why everyone wants to see it(contains affiliate link)

Even before this London West End musical starts, there’s a spark of something different about new rom com Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), and it’s not just the long title.

Birmingham Live • 12th April 2024

I saw Unfortunate in Birmingham and it's the sassiest musical since SIX

I first saw this Disney parody musical when it was a small, unknown Edinburgh fringe production visiting Birmingham Hippodrome’s intimate Patrick Centre. Even then you could tell Unfortunate was destined for bigger things.

Birmingham Live • 27th March 2024

I saw Minority Report sci-fi at Birmingham Rep and now I'm full of dread for AI

Tom Cruise movie Minority Report made this Philip K Dick sci-fi tale even more famous but now Birmingham's The Rep theatre has adapted it for stage.

Birmingham Live • 18th March 2024

I saw RSC’s Ben and Imo and it's a revelation on LGBTQ musical genius

Aside from composer Benjamin Britten's classical music, I wasn't aware of his passionate nature and sincere love for a male tenor despite it being then deemed as illegal in 1940s and 50s England.

Birmingham Live • 6th March 2024

I saw Bonnie and Clyde musical as UK came to region and it made me blush

To say that new musical Bonnie and Clyde is hot is an understatement, it simply sizzles.

Birmingham Live • 27th February 2024

I saw new Officer and a Gentleman musical tour and it left me feeling confused

Richard Gere's romantic yet hard-hitting movie An Officer and a Gentlemen is as iconic for its often morose depiction of US Navy training as it is for him sweeping Debra Winger up in his arms. Well, this new musical is as far from that as you can get.

Birmingham Live • 22nd February 2024

I saw Sleeping Beauty ballet and it glitters beyond belief

When it comes to bling, that's nothing compared to this other Tchaikovsky epic.

Birmingham Live • 22nd December 2023

I swapped Netflix for orchestra movie night and I've never felt more festive

Taking a break from Christmas films on Netflix and Amazon Prime, I swapped them for a movie night of a different kind.

Birmingham Live • 13th December 2023

Review RSC The Fair Maid Of The West - 'happy hour in rowdy pub comedy'

This new RSC comedy embraces you in a warm hug as soon as you get through the historic doors of Stratford-upon-Avon's Swan Theatre.

Birmingham Live • 24th November 2023

I saw Women Of The Windrush and it sent me on a rollercoaster of emotions

Filmmaker Shirley J Thompson put the spotlight on women from the Windrush generation back in 1992 with eye-opening, honest interviews.