The curtain rises again at Birmingham Repertory Theatre this May

Photo credit: Kris Askey

Birmingham Repertory Theatre has announced that it will reopen its doors this May with two previously postponed productions, Rosie Kay’s Absolute Solo II and Lightpost Theatre’s Constructed.

Both created and performed by Birmingham artists, Absolute Solo II will play on Wednesday 19 May and Constructed from 27-29 May. Customers with tickets for the previously scheduled dates will be contacted by the box office.

Rosie Kay herself will perform in Absolute Solo II, some 21 years after her first ever solo show at the Edinburgh Festival. This piece looks at her personal experience as a female in dance. The triple bill includes a new work created on her-self during lockdown which explores the notion that now, as an older dancing female, she has something to say about the female body and the experience of being female and being on stage.  

Directed by CJ Lloyd Webley and Mathias André, Constructed explores the culture of working-class black men in Britain. Set on a failing construction site, a group of labourers seek to better themselves but hierarchy and social circumstance forces them to stick to the job at hand. When a rare opportunity for promotion arises, fragmented relationships born out of frustration threaten to break apart the brotherhood of co-workers. This new play seeks to dig deeper behind the workplace banter of a construction site, exploring the challenges that face working class manual workers both on site and at home.

Artistic Director of The REP, Sean Foley, said: “It’s been almost twelve months since we closed our doors and ceased almost all live performance. It’s been an extremely challenging period for all theatres across the country, but I’m delighted we can now look forward to welcoming back audiences and artists, and am thrilled to announce that now, quite rightly, some of Birmingham’s brightest talent will reopen the venue in May.”

Tickets are on sale for both shows now here.