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Archives for Old Joint Stock Pub & Theatre

Birmingham Cabaret Festival 2015 - Old Joint Stock

Musical mischief makers, tabletop puppetry and a gentleman juggler at Birmingham Cabaret Festival

This month Birmingham will play host to some of the best cabaret acts in the UK, as The Old Joint Stock Theatre hosts the Birmingham Cabaret Festival…

A Passion For Birmingham - The Old Joint Stock Theatre Company

A Passion for Birmingham returns to the city this Easter

A Passion for Birmingham, the immersive promenade theatre production, returns to the city this Easter, from 24th March to 3rd April 2015…

Christmas by Candlelight - Old Joint Stock - Birmingham

Enjoy a Christmas by Candlelight in Birmingham

Christmas by Candlelight returns to the Old Joint Stock in Birmingham on Sunday 14th and 21st December for two very special festive evenings of entertainment…

Betrayal - Printer - Old Joint Stock Theatre - Birmingham

Pinter’s Betrayal at The Old Joint Stock Theatre

The Old Joint Stock Theatre in Birmingham presents Pinter’s most tender and personal play, Betrayal, from 23rd – 25th January 2014…

Old Joint Stock - Birmingham

The audience becomes the author at the Old Joint Stock in Birmingham

Tell Me About Your Ex, at the Old Joint Stock in Birmingham, is a new theatrical experience where the audience is the author…

Old Joint Stock Pub & Theatre - 150th Anniversary

Celebrate The Old Joint Stock’s 150th birthday with Oscar Wilde, aerial acrobatics and Pimms

The Old Joint Stock Pub and Theatre in Birmingham is celebrating its 150th birthday on 3rd August with a day of events…

Tea at Five - Old Joint Stock, Birmingham

Enjoy some Tea at Five

The rise and fall of the four-time Academy Award-winning Hollywood star Katharine Hepburn in ‘Tea at Five’ at the Old Joint Stock in Birmingham…

Pint Dreams - Old Joint Stock Theatre, Birmingham

Pint Dreams at The Old Joint Stock in Birmingham

The Tin Box Theatre Company tell stories about ordinary people in unusual places. In their current show, Pint Dreams, they mix traditional story telling with live music and puppetry…

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Christmas craft market at the Old Joint Stock

The Old Joint Stock Pub and Theatre is holding its first ever Christmas craft market which begins on 5th December 2012…

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One-man play Vincent at the Old Joint Stock Theatre

The Purple Cast present Vincent, a one man play on at the Old Joint Stock Theatre in Birmingham from 3rd to 5th May 2012…

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Arts Fest 2011 at Birmingham’s Old Joint Stock pub and theatre

Once again the Old Joint Stock pub and theatre plays host to Birmingham’s Biggest free Arts Festival with a full and diverse programme on 10th & 11th September…

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Death of a Beauty Saleswoman

Death of a Beauty Saleswoman is a brand new one-woman comedy on at the Old Joint Stock theatre from 1st – 3rd September 2011…

Acari Master Stage Hypnotist, The Old Joint Stock, Birmingham

Will you be hypnotised by Acari’s performance?

Acari Master Stage Hypnotist is on the 5th & 6th August at the Old Joint Stock in Birmingham…

Steve Murphy as David Bookman – One Nineteen

Media Whip Up a Storm in One, Nineteen

‘One, Nineteen’ is on at The Old Joint Stock Pub and Theatre for two nights only, so catch it while you can…

Eric's Tales of the Sea

When: 22nd April 2010 at 8pm Where: The Old Joint Stock, 4 Temple Row West, Birmingham, B2 5NY £: 10 from agencies, 9.50 direct from the theatre. What is it? Former submariner Eric brings his acclaimed one-man show to Birmingham’s Old Joint Stock Pub & Theatre as part of a national tour. With the aid […]

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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HandleBards hit the pedals again to bring you a summer of outdoor theatre
HandleBards A Midsummer Night's Dream ©Rah Petherbridge Photography

The HandleBards are a Shakespearean troupe who tour by bike. And to celebrate their 10th anniversary, they’re climbing back into the saddle…

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