Shetland ponies escorted by Police, Created in Birmingham, and new exhibition – a day in the life of Hippodrome staff!

Martin Pickard is a Senior Technician at Birmingham Hippodrome.    Martin works backstage where the magic happens.   In his spare time he is a keen photographer who has his first exhibition. I’ve been working in Birmingham since the mid 90’s, firstly at the Birmingham Rep, via the Sydney Opera House, and for the last 11 years [...]

Charity Fundraising to West End Stardom – Birmingham Hippodrome staff do it all!

Front of House Customer Services Assistant,  Natasha Parker reveals that there’s a lot more to the theatre’s Customer Services team than meets the eye. As far as most patrons are concerned, the people that greet them when they arrive at the theatre are simply starry-eyed. Some may even be thespians-in-the-making, people who sell a few [...]