There are some deliveries that make me beam from ear to ear — and today’s is one of them. Straight from Birmingham Rep’s post room […]
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From Planet Omar to Pigs Who Sing – Grace’s Family Post from Birmingham Rep!
What’s in Grace’s Satchel?Grace Hatchell reports from Birmingham – where laughter, clay, and big bad wolves are taking over The Rep! There’s never a dull […]
Open Casting Call: Birmingham Rep Seeks Local Actors for A Midsummer Night’s Dream (April 2026)
Grace’s Satchel Stop: Birmingham Rep throws open the doors for a Dreamy Casting Call Well, well, West Midlands — get your headshots polished and your […]
Waitress the Musical returns | Carrie Hope Fletcher stars at Birmingham Hippodrome 2026
Well butter my crumpet and pop the kettle on – because there’s a heavenly smell of pie wafting into my postbag! And it’s no ordinary […]
Joe Murphy Hosts Open Forums at Birmingham Rep – Join the Conversation
Well now, what’s this rattling into my satchel? None other than Birmingham Rep’s brand-new Artistic Director, Joe Murphy, is stepping out with his very first […]
Matilda the Musical Tour 2026: Full Cast Revealed for Birmingham Hippodrome Run
What’s in Grace’s Satchel?A Little Bit Naughty, A Lot Matilda… Stop everything. Grab your best bow and straighten your bookish fringe, because Matilda The Musical […]
Spotted: Mary Poppins at the Botanicals!
Reported by Grace Hatchell (age 9¾, honorary child for the day) Well, blow me a raspberry and call me Jane Banks – guess who flew […]
A Thousand Splendid Suns Is A Success
GRACE’S NOTE FROM THE STAGE DOOR“A Thousand Splendid Standees – Brum Rep Smashes It!” Darlings, gather round and clutch your programmes! On the very first […]
NYMT’s FairGround Festival Delivers Big Opportunities for Birmingham’s Young Creatives
Postmarked from Birmingham – A Dispatch from Grace Hatchell Now then, loves – it’s your favourite Fringe-fuelled postie, Grace Hatchell, with a delivery not from […]
Grace Hatchell here, and I’ve got a velvet-lined whopper in my satchel for you today…
The Red Shoes is back, darling! Matthew Bourne’s spellbinding, two-time Olivier Award-winning production is slipping back into its satin pumps and heading out on a […]
SOS: Sequins on Standby – MAMMA MIA Comes To Birmingham Hippodrome in 2026
🎶 MAMMA MIA! She’s off again! 🎶 My My!By Grace Hatchell, Theatre Village’s island-hopping, glitter-loving gossip girl Hold onto your flares and pack your passport […]
A Bold New Dawn for a Theatrical Landmark: Miss Saigon Returns with Fresh Energy and Exceptional Talent
There are musicals that entertain, and then there are musicals that leave you breathless. Miss Saigon has always fallen into the latter. Thirty-five years since […]