The REP have put tickets on sale for the second half of the year. What’s more, they’ve written an eminently copy/paste-able  round-up in a blog post about it. That’s always good to see.

Highlights include:

• A new production of the sci-fi spoof Little Shop Of Horrors
• Sir Tom Stoppard’s adaptation of The Cherry Orchard starring Josie Lawrence
• The premiere of an imaginative and high tech drama First Person Shooter
• Direct from the West End and Broadway, Lucy Prebble’s award-winning ENRON
• The National Theatre production of Alan Bennett’s The Habit Of Art
• Simon Stephens returns to The REP with the outstanding Punk Rock
• A witty story about friendship and betrayal amongst IRA sympathisers The Big Fellah
• Our lavish Christmas production The Secret Garden

Tickets for all productions are onsale now – see the full programme of events.

The Rep have just announced their spring/summer season. They single out the following highlights:

• David Edgar’s staging of Arthur & George
• Alan Bennett’s latest – The Habit of Art
• Brian Friel’s Olivier Award-winning play Dancing At Lughnasa; and
• A major new production of Michael Frayn’s comic romp Noises Off

There’s also “a series of plays inspired by the issues facing young people today” and quite a lot of dance, including some shows forming part of British Dance Edition 2010.

Next year will see the start of a period of upheaval for the Rep, what with the work on the new library that’ll be taking place. As a spokesperson said to the Birmingham Post:

The first work on The Rep building will start in early 2010 with the demolition of current workshops, rehearsal rooms and hospitality suites. These functions will move to another location.

We will continue to produce shows in the theatre during 2010 and we don’t imagine we will have to leave the building until 2011