Birmingham Hippodrome’s New Musical Theatre department have today announced their next festive production, No Such Thing as Wolves, a fun-filled musical adventure from two of the writers behind Horrible Histories, Gerard Foster and Richie Webb.

The production opens at the Hippodrome’s Patrick Studio on Saturday 6 December 2025, running until Sunday 4 January 2026.

No Such Thing as Wolves has been created by Gerard Foster and Richie Webb, the writers behind some of the greatest children’s TV shows of all time.

Gerard Foster has written widely for children’s TV since the early 2000s, with hundreds of credits on a whole range of shows including: PJ Masks, My Parents are Aliens, The New Worst Witch and the multi-award-winning Horrible Histories, for which he was twice nominated for a BAFTA.

Richie Webb is best known for his comedy songwriting and has been Music Director on many iconic comedy shows. He has composed every song for Horrible Histories as well as scoring the Horrible Histories feature film. Richie has hundreds of songwriting credits for CBBC and Cbeebies – from the current pop pastiches of Andy and the Band to the catchy earworms of Mr Bloom via the Teletubbies and Mr Tumble.

Created for everyone aged three and over, No Such Thing as Wolves follows the story of Hettie Hedgehog, who is ready to hibernate – until her new friend, Sydney Squirrel, convinces her to throw a party instead. But when two mysterious guests arrive with great big ears and pointy teeth, things get paws-itively wild.

No Such Thing as Wolves is the second show in Birmingham Hippodrome’s My First Musical series, following last year’s 5-star hit The Jingleclaw, written by Robyn Grant and Tim Gilvin.

No Such Thing as Wolves is suitable for ages 3+ and will play at Birmingham Hippodrome’s Patrick Studio Saturday 6 December 2025 – Sunday 4 January 2026. Tickets go on general sale at 11am on Monday 7 April at birminghamhippodrome.com