Birmingham Hippodrome is inviting audiences to experience a snippet of six unique musical theatre projects in development at its first ever New Musicals Showcase on Thursday 6 March.

The showcase will include extracts of shows created by the theatre’s Musical Theatre Writers Group. Formed in 2024, the group compromises of six writing teams developing original new musicals under Birmingham Hippodrome’s mentorship, led by writer and dramaturg Victoria Saxton and composer and musical director Tim Sutton.

Alongside the performances, the Hippodrome’s New Musical Theatre department will present sneak previews from other projects in development, including the first ever public sharing of a brand-new show.

Audiences can expect a live band and a mixture of local and national musical theatre talent performing extracts from exciting new musicals. With shows ranging from romantic comedies featuring magical washing machines, to R’n’B absurdist court room dramas, there really is something for everyone.

The showcase will be hosted by Brummie actor, Alex Cardall, who was most recently seen as The Moon in The Jingleclaw (Birmingham Hippodrome). His previous theatre credits include the UK Tour of Joe Orton’s What the Butler Saw, The Box of Delights (RSC) and Winnie The Pooh: A New Musical Stage Adaptation (Riverside Studios & UK Tour).

New Musicals Showcase is a part of the Hippodrome’s commitment to developing and sharing new work with audiences and will be the first showcase produced by the organisation’s New Musical Theatre department.

Birmingham Hippodrome’s New Musicals Showcase is in the Patrick Studio on Thursday 6 March. Performances are at 1.30pm and 7.15pm. Tickets can be booked at birminghamhippodrome.com