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Scottish Ballet

Mary, Queen of Scots

Dates Thu 16 - Sat 18 Oct 2025

Genres Dance

Venue: Festival Theatre

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Empty courtroom with wooden benches, a judge’s bench, jury seats, and American and state flags in the background.

To Kill a Mockingbird

Dates Tue 21 - Sat 25 Oct 2025

Genres Drama

Venue: Festival Theatre

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A woman wearing a black dress and pointe shoes plays an electric guitar while striking a dynamic pose against a red background with radiating lines.

Birmingham Royal Ballet

Black Sabbath - The Ballet

Dates Thu 30 Oct - Sat 1 Nov 2025

Genres Dance

Venue: Festival Theatre

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Panto 2025

Jack and the Beanstalk

Dates Sat 13 Dec 2025 - Sun 11 Jan 2026

Genres Family

Venue: Festival Theatre

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Four airline crew members in uniform stand in front of an airplane with "Air Scotia" written on it, posing for a group photo and embodying the High Life of aviation.

The High Life

Dates Tue 7 - Sat 11 Apr 2026

Genres Musical | Comedy

Venue: Festival Theatre

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A ballerina in a green dress dances on stage at sunset, holding red ballet shoes and surrounded by red rose petals, with a lakeside town and mountains in the background.

Matthew Bourne's

The Red Shoes

Dates Tue 14 - Sat 18 Apr 2026

Genres Dance

Venue: Festival Theatre

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Six performers in colorful, stylized costumes sing and pose energetically on stage under purple lighting, with a live band in the background.

SIX the Musical

Dates Tue 15 - Sat 26 Sep 2026

Genres Musical

Venue: Festival Theatre

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Mary, Queen of Scots

To Kill a Mockingbird

Black Sabbath - The Ballet

Jack and the Beanstalk

The High Life

The Red Shoes

SIX the Musical

Mary, Queen of Scots

To Kill a Mockingbird

Black Sabbath - The Ballet

Jack and the Beanstalk

The High Life

The Red Shoes

SIX the Musical

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