Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Birmingham Repertory Theatre, commonly called Birmingham Rep or just The Rep, is a producing theatre based on Centenary Square in Birmingham, England. Founded by Billie Lester, it is the longest-established of Britain's building-based theatre companies and one of its most consistently innovative.
Birmingham Rep in 2022
The Old Rep – The Rep's home from 1913 until 1971.
Blue plaque to Sampson Gamgee
The Rep in 2007, before rebuilding as part of the Library of Birmingham project removed the 1991 extension, which can be seen to the right.
Centenary Square is a public square on the north side of Broad Street in Birmingham, England, named in 1989 to commemorate the centenary of Birmingham achieving city status. The area was an industrial area of small workshops and canal wharves before it was purchased by the council in the 1920s for the creation of a grand civic centre scheme to include museums, council offices, cathedral and opera house. The scheme was abandoned after the arrival of World War II with only the Hall of Memory and half of the planned Baskerville House complete. After the war the scheme was revived in a simpler form however the council never managed to implement the design.
Aerial view in 2021
William Haywood's concept design for the Civic Centre in 1918
Aerial view of the area in 1932
Broadway Malyan's shortlisted concept design