Do the best pantos EVER. Family tradition to go every year.

I have gone to the Hippodrome twice over the last two years to see Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in 06 and Aladdin in 07. I currently have tickets to this years Christmas panto - Robin Hood and The Witches Of Eastwick in April next year (as well as tickets for my parents to see the Buddy show next year)

I have sat in the circle and in the stalls and found both to have a good view and have very comfortable seats. The drinks and ice creams during the intermission are reasonably priced and the queues are not awfully long.

There are places to get a taxi just up the road, I drove the last time and wished I got a taxi as it took over an hour to pay for parking and get out of the car park!

they spent £35mil redeveloping the Hippodrome 5 years ago, and hence it undoubtedly boasts the best facilities in the Birmingham theatre circuit. Nestled right in the arcadian area of Birmingham, there great amount of bars which can be visited before/after a show make it the best experience on offer in Birmingham when it comes to shows. There's a taxi rank right outside, and the haunts of the arcadian's bars/clubs if you are feeling adventurous.
They claim to turn over 500,000 people a year watching shows, and I'm really not surprised with the impressive size of the auditoriums, location, service and facilities.
The hippodrome's the place to be when visiting the theatre!

In my opinion this is Birminghams premier theatre. You'll find it on the way to the Arcadian and on the outskirts of Birmingham's China Town District. Check the list of shows regularly and you'll be sure to find something that takes your fancy. And when you do book tickets the website is so user friendly you can easily decide how much you're willing to pay per ticket and choose your seats accordingly. One of the best features of this theatre is at half time, people are automatically directed to one of 3 bars located on the 3 different levels. This spreads the usual half time rush for a drink - a very clever design feature, better than many theatre's in London's West End.