WHAT'S ON AT THE CRESCENT THEATRE, BIRMINGHAM
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Most Popular Shows and Events at Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
The Muppet Christmas Carol (U)
Crescent Theatre
Wed 17 Dec 2025 - Wed 23 Dec 2026
National Theatre Live - The Fifth Step (15)
Crescent Theatre
Fri 19 Dec 2025 - Fri 25 Dec 2026
What's On at the Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
Acoustic Double Bill with Mr Apollo and Small Changes
Jack Absolute Flies Again
Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
Saturday 3 - Saturday 10 October 2026
What will happen in England after we have won this war?Bunting! Bunting everywhere!After the bunting has been taken down. They will never take down our bunting!July 1940. After an aerial dog fight, Jack Absolute flies home to win the heart...Fat Theo ‘The Journeyman'
Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
Sunday 11 October 2026
Birmingham?s very own Fat Theo brings his infamous show The Journeyman to the Crescent theatre. ?Observational Comedy at its best? - The Bromsgrove Standard. Running Order (below)-------------------------------Danny Strachan | 19:00Interva...Shakespeare: Tragedy Plus Time Equals Comedy
Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
Saturday 17 October 2026
In Elizabethan London a group of actors are joined by a new playwright, Will Shakespeare, who is trying to write the perfect tragedy. The problem is that audiences keep on laughing at his scenes. Join the players as they run through the fi...Hedda Gabler
Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
Saturday 24 - Saturday 31 October 2026
Just married. Buried alive. Hedda longs to be free?Hedda returns from her honeymoon with new husband George Tesman. Struggling with her marriage and a life devoid of excitement, she strives to find a way to fulfil her desires by manipulati...Cinema: Bride of Frankenstein
Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
Friday 6 November 2026
"She's Alive! Alive!"After recovering from injuries sustained in the mob attack upon himself and his creation, Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) falls under the control of his former mentor, Dr. Pretorius (Ernest Thesiger), who insists the no...Cinema: Disney Pixar's Coco
Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
Friday 6 November 2026
The Celebration of A Lifetime. Despite his family's generations-old ban on music, young Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez) dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt). Desperate to prove his talent,...Creature from the Black Lagoon with Wine
Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
Friday 6 November 2026
Join your host: Amazon Exploration Leader and Sommelier, Tony Elvin! on Halloween night for a wondrous 'Creature-Feature and Wine' tasting experience, featuring five fantastic South American wines. Movie Synopsis: Remnants of a mysterious ...Cinema: Mulholland Drive
Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
Saturday 7 November 2026
In honour of the late-great David Lynch, we present Mulholland Drive (2001).A dark-haired woman (Laura Elena Harring) is left amnesiac after a car crash. She wanders the streets of Los Angeles in a daze before taking refuge in an apartment...Cinema: Sinners
Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
Saturday 7 November 2026
Michael B. Jordan pulls double duty in his latest outing with Director, Ryan Coogler. Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their Mississippi hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evi...Cinema: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
Saturday 7 November 2026
"Give yourself over to absolute pleasure."In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon), stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), a transvesti...Cinema: Train to Busan
Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
Saturday 7 November 2026
From the brilliant mind of Yeon Sang-ho comes the 2016 hit; Train to Busan. Seok-Woo (Gong Yoo) catches a train to Busan with his daughter (Kim Su-an) on her birthday to go see his wife. However, things take a nightmarish turn when a zombi...The Kitchen Cabinet
Sung Im Her - 1 Degree Celsius
Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
Saturday 14 November 2026
Through her signature electrifying movement style, pulsating music and dynamic light design, South Korean dancer and choreographer Sung Im Her's Her Project's exhilarating new production 1 Degree Celsius invites us to consider the question:...Macbeth
Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
Saturday 14 - Saturday 28 November 2026
Let not light see my black and deep desires'A couple corrupted by their relentless lust for power have blood on their hands. Witness Shakespeare?s timeless tale of greed, murder, deception, and superstition. To get in touch regarding a Scho...National Theatre Live - Mrs Warren's Profession (12A)
Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
Wednesday 18 November - Wednesday 2 December 2026
Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw's incendiary moral classic. Â Â Â Vivie W...The Jerseys - Tribute to Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
Friday 20 November 2026
Join The Jerseys as they celebrate the timeless music of the one-hundred million album selling Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Incredible falsettos, beautiful a capellas -  the authenticity of the sublime harmonies of the 60s and 70s ...National Theatre Live - Inter Alia (15)
Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
Wednesday 25 November 2026
Rosamund Pike (Saltburn) makes her National Theatre debut as Jessica in this searing examination of modern masculinity and motherhood. Written by Suzie Miller and directed by Justin Martin following their global phenomenon, Prima Facie. Jes...Calendar Girls The Musical
Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
Tuesday 1 - Saturday 5 December 2026
With unforgettable songs, every performance of Calendar Girls the Musical continues to add to the millions already raised for charity and prove that there is no such thing as an ordinary woman. Following the death of a much-loved husband, a...Harry's Christmas
Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
Friday 11 - Saturday 12 December 2026
Parental guidance is recommended. This production is suitable for ages 14+. This production contains strong language and adult themes. For more information, please visit our content advisory page. Christmas is just a few days away. Harry ...One December Night
Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
Sunday 13 December 2026
We've all had it. That night. That day. Our happiest moment. But when was it? When was yours?It's the Christmas party at Oldfield court. When Jess and Matt find themselves trapped in the wine cellar, will they escape or just enjoy the mome...A Christmas Wassail @ Highbury Hall
Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
Monday 14 - Tuesday 15 December 2026
Begin your Christmas celebrations in the best way possible with the Crescent's ever-popular Wassail - a show with enough Christmas spirit to last the whole year through! A festival of choral music, solo songs, spoken word and comedy brou...A Christmas Wassail @ Hartlebury Castle
Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
Saturday 19 December 2026
Begin your Christmas celebrations in the best way possible with the Crescent's ever-popular Wassail - a show with enough Christmas spirit to last the whole year through! A festival of choral music, solo songs, spoken word and comedy brou...How to get to the Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
Most Popular Shows and Events at Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
The Muppet Christmas Carol (U)
Crescent Theatre
Wed 17 Dec 2025 - Wed 23 Dec 2026
National Theatre Live - The Fifth Step (15)
Crescent Theatre
Fri 19 Dec 2025 - Fri 25 Dec 2026












