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Spring 2024 Season
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Spring 2024 Season

Mon 06 Nov

Creative Director Corey Campbell, Interim CEO Neil Murray and the whole team at the Belgrade Theatre Coventry are delighted to reveal details of new shows that are on sale now for spring 2024, including Swim Aunty Swim produced in-house by The Belgrade Theatre (20 May – 1 June) and The Glass Menagerie, a co-production with…

Panto Dames seek boyfriends to join their Love Island!
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Panto Dames seek boyfriends to join their Love Island!

Thu 02 Nov

The Ugly Sisters are on the hunt for boyfriends in Coventry this Christmas for the Belgrade Theatre pantomime Cinderella, running on the Main Stage (B1) from Weds 22 Nov – Sat 13 Jan 2024. Lovers of heavy metal music, Flatula and Aroma are back from a summer of muddy festival fields and are looking for…

Community support during I, Daniel Blake
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Community support during I, Daniel Blake

Wed 01 Nov

I, Daniel Blake, the critically acclaimed stage premiere of Ken Loach’s multi-award-winning 2016 film centring around social disadvantage, homelessness, and the perils of the benefits system, made all the more relevant by the current cost of living crisis, will come to our B2 stage from 8–11 Nov. During the run, we will partner with Central…

Cinderella Cast Announcement
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Cinderella Cast Announcement

Thu 19 Oct

Full casting and the creative team announced for this year's pantomime, Cinderella, playing from 22 Nov 2023 until 13 Jan 2024. Join Cinderella on her quest to win the heart of the dashing Prince Charming, with a little help from her best friend Buttons, and the enchanting Fairy Godmother. But with her evil Ugly Sisters…

Changes to the Belgrade Board of Directors
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Changes to the Belgrade Board of Directors

Fri 29 Sep

We have today (Fri 29 Sept) announced changes to our Board of Directors: Interim Chair, Alan Pollock has stepped down with Professor Jonothan Neelands taking up the Chair, alongside Annette Hay as Vice Chair. Jonothan is Academic Director for Cultural Partnerships for the University of Warwick, and Professor of Creative Education in Warwick Business School.…

Meet Our New Producing Team
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Meet Our New Producing Team

Fri 15 Sep

Laura Elliot and Corey Campbell, the leadership team here at the Belgrade, are delighted to announce who will be joining the theatre as part of our newly structured producing team. This new team will help to deliver their new creative vision for the people of Coventry and the region; focussing on the next steps to…

Coventry’s Book Thief
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Coventry’s Book Thief

Fri 18 Aug

#CoventrysBookThief A book thief has stolen 3 books and hidden them somewhere in Coventry city centre. We need your help to solve the riddles and retrieve the books. Once found, each book contains a special token that can be exchanged for 2 tickets to see The Book Thief at the Belgrade between Mon 11 -…

Social Prescribing at the Belgrade
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Social Prescribing at the Belgrade

Thu 10 Aug

Angela Hunt, Lead Social Prescriber of Coventry & Rugby GP Alliance said "Social prescribing is a way of looking at a person’s health in a very holistic way. Traditionally if a person has a health issue, they might visit their GP and it will be looked at in a clinical way. Social prescribing will look…

Marking the passing of Michael Boyd
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Marking the passing of Michael Boyd

Fri 04 Aug

“All of us at the Belgrade Theatre are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our former Associate Director, Michael Boyd. He made a huge impact here in the early 1980s with landmark productions of Risky City and the Coventry Mystery Plays. His passionate belief in the power of theatre and particularly in the…

Opening Times: Mon 10 – Sat 15 July
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Opening Times: Mon 10 – Sat 15 July

Fri 07 Jul

On Saturday 15 July 2023, the Belgrade will be transformed for an immersive day of theatre, workshops, stalls, and artwork. In The Meantime We Try: A Festival of Stories & Action brings together the work of our newly formed Theatre HUBs and Youth Forum and seeks to answer the question, what does it mean to…

Sharing Cultures: National Refugee Week
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Sharing Cultures: National Refugee Week

Fri 23 Jun

  Lost Dreams, Hope After Tears by Yathreb Ramadhan https://youtu.be/T96YTzCGolY   Judgement Day by Matthew Paul Sutherland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clt5Ydxejs0   Statement of Love by Irina O’Sullivan https://youtu.be/apnT_MweYqg   Yathreb, Matthew and Irina are part of the Sharing Cultures group, a partnership between Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre and Belgrade Theatre Coventry. The group looked for themes…

Announcing Junior Chorus auditions for Cinderella
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Announcing Junior Chorus auditions for Cinderella

Tue 20 Jun

After last year’s smashing success of Jack and the Beanstalk, we’re delighted to be commencing our search for the Junior Chorus of this year’s pantomime, Cinderella. On Sunday 3 September, kids aged 9-16 from across Coventry and Warwickshire are invited to audition to be part of the legendary Belgrade panto. A total of 32 children will be selected to be…

Knitters & Crocheters Needed
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Knitters & Crocheters Needed

Thu 15 Jun

Our Over 50s Theatre Hub is devising a play for our Hubs Festival, In the Meantime We Try: A Festival of Stories and Action which will take over the Belgrade on Sat 15 July. The Over 50s performance is called 'Heartwood', and they are creating a giant 'Spring Blanket' as one of the props. The…

Full Cast Announced for The Book Thief
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Full Cast Announced for The Book Thief

Thu 15 Jun

A mesmerising new musical based on Markus Zusak‘s international bestselling novel, The Book Thief is adapted by award-winning bestselling author Jodi Picoult (My Sister’s Keeper) and Timothy Allen McDonald (Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach, Between the Lines) with music and lyrics by Kate Anderson and Elyssa Samsel (Central Park AppleTV+). The Book Thief had an extremely well-received initial presentation at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton in 2022 for…

Call Out for Art Submissions
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Call Out for Art Submissions

Thu 01 Jun

We would like to invite you to submit art (drawings, paintings, sketches) around the theme of NATURE: HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL? to display inside the Belgrade Theatre as part of the HUBs Festival. You are free to interpret this theme as you wish, however, we cannot accept sculptures or pieces bigger than A3…

Q&A with Best Exotic Marigold Hotel writer Deborah Moggach
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Q&A with Best Exotic Marigold Hotel writer Deborah Moggach

Thu 25 May

Based on the Sunday Times bestseller which inspired one of this century’s most treasured films, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel takes us on a journey to India with an eclectic group of British retirees as they embark on a new life. We caught up with writer Deborah Moggach to tell us more about this joyous…

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