Brand-new historical musical #50 DAYS hits the stage at Birmingham Hippodrome

Leading musical theatre company for young people, British Youth Musical Theatre, is returning to Birmingham Hippodrome’s Patrick Studio from 1-3 September to present new musical, #50 Days.

Performed by a company of 14–21 year-olds from across the UK, with a number from Birmingham, #50 Days retells the story of the 50-day period that led up to the outbreak of the British Civil Wars. With parallels to Brexit, questions about the monarchy and a new grime soundtrack, the contemporary musical brings history back to the current day by presenting a divided country through the eyes of underrepresented people of today.

Writer of #50 Days, Thabo Stuck, said: “Often we need to go back in time to understand the present - so much of our current political discourse is rooted in the seventeenth century.”

“We hope #50Days will welcome new audiences and reinvigorate existing musical theatre lovers. Grime is the soundtrack of modern day Britain, so why shouldn’t it be present in our musical theatre spaces?”

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