Birmingham Hippodrome

Birmingham Hippodrome
Birmingham Hippodrome
AddressHurst Street
Birmingham
England
Coordinates52°28′29″N 1°53′51″W / 52.4746°N 1.8976°W / 52.4746; -1.8976
Capacity1,935 seats
Current useBallet, Opera, West End shows, Pantomime and Drama
Opened1895 (1895)
Website
www.birminghamhippodrome.com

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.

With a regular annual attendance of over 600,000, the Hippodrome is the busiest single theatre in the United Kingdom, and the busiest venue for dance outside London.