Birmingham Hippodrome
The Birmingham Hippodrome is a theatre situated on Hurst Street in the Chinese Quarter of Birmingham, England. Although best known as the home stage of the Birmingham Royal Ballet, it also hosts a wide variety of other performances including visiting opera and ballet companies, touring West End shows, pantomime and drama.Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: MattC0rgi95, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Theater building
- Description: theater in Birmingham, England
- Also known as: “Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre”, “Birmingham Theatre”, “Hippodrome Theatre of Varieties”, “Hippodrome, Birmingham”, “Tivoli Theatre of Varieties”, and “Tower of Varieties & Circus”
- Address: Hurst Street, Birmingham, B5 4TB
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Birmingham Back to Backs and Birmingham New Street railway station.
Birmingham Back to Backs
Museum
Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Birmingham Back to Backs are the city's last surviving court of back-to-back houses. They are preserved as examples of the thousands of similar houses that were built around shared courtyards, for the rapidly increasing population of Britain's expanding industrial towns.
Birmingham New Street railway station
Railway station
Birmingham New Street, also known as New Street station, is the largest and busiest of the three main railway stations in Birmingham city centre, England. Birmingham New Street railway station is situated 1,200 feet north of Birmingham Hippodrome.
The Old Rep
Theater building
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
The Old Rep is a historic Grade II listed theatre, located on Station Street in Birmingham, England. Upon opening in 1913, as the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, it became the United Kingdom's first purpose-built repertory theatre and the permanent home for… The Old Rep is situated 850 feet north of Birmingham Hippodrome.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birmingham Chinatown and Birmingham Gay Village.
Birmingham Chinatown
Neighborhood
Birmingham Chinatown in Birmingham, England is located in the city centre's Southside. It is an area with a predominantly Chinese influence as a result of a concentration of Chinese owned businesses, organisations and social clubs.
Birmingham Gay Village
Locality
Photo: Jenova20, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Birmingham Gay Village is an LGBT district next to the Chinese Quarter in Birmingham city centre, centred along Hurst Street, which hosts many LGBT-friendly businesses.
Digbeth
Suburb
Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Digbeth is an area of central Birmingham, England. Following the remodelling of the Inner Ring Road, Digbeth is now considered a district within Birmingham City Centre.
Birmingham Hippodrome
- Categories: performing arts center, movie theater, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.47429° or 52° 28′ 27″ northLongitude
-1.89808° or 1° 53′ 53″ westOperator
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre Trust LtdOpen location code
9C4WF4F2+PQOpenStreetMap ID
way 73070884OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q4916717
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Birmingham Hippodrome” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “バーミンガム・ヒッポドローム”
- Japanese: “ヒッポドローム劇場”
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