To celebrate 105th birthday our staff recreated some of the most iconic moments of the theatre's history! Hopefully you'll be able to spot some familiar faces...
01 - Helen Burns, Caroline Hooper & Daphne Slater in Doctor's Delight side by side
We love this one! Here we have Front Of House's Nareece, Associate Director Sooz and Techie Lucy recreating this shot from 1945 as Helen Burns, Caroline Hooper & Daphne Slater in Doctor's Delight by Moliere!
01 - Helen Burns, Caroline Hooper & Daphne Slater in Doctor's Delight side by side.jpg34901 - Helen Burns, Caroline Hooper & Daphne Slater in Doctor's Delight side by sideWe love this one! Here we have Front Of House's Nareece, Associate Director Sooz and Techie Lucy recreating this shot from 1945 as Helen Burns, Caroline Hooper & Daphne Slater in Doctor's Delight by Moliere!01 - George Bernard Shaw, Herbert Prentice & Barry Jackson side by side
Now this one is one of our favourites! Techies Dan, Alex and Dil channel their inner George Bernard Shaw (left), Herbert Prentice (middle) & Barry Jackson (right) took in our auditorium in 1936!
01 - George Bernard Shaw, Herbert Prentice & Barry Jackson side by side.jpg34201 - George Bernard Shaw, Herbert Prentice & Barry Jackson side by sideNow this one is one of our favourites! Techies Dan, Alex and Dil channel their inner George Bernard Shaw (left), Herbert Prentice (middle) & Barry Jackson (right) took in our auditorium in 1936!01 - Edith Evans - The Oracle in Part IV side by side
The Marketing team's Amy channeling her inner Edith Evans in The Oracle, Part IV which took place in 1923!
01 - Edith Evans - The Oracle in Part IV side by side.jpg34101 - Edith Evans - The Oracle in Part IV side by sideThe Marketing team's Amy channeling her inner Edith Evans in The Oracle, Part IV which took place in 1923!01 - Derek Jacobi - Henry VIII, 1963 side by side
Here's a question... which ones our techie Dan and which ones Derek Jacobi as King Henry VIII? We think we have a doppelganger on our hands.
01 - Derek Jacobi - Henry VIII, 1963 side by side.jpg34001 - Derek Jacobi - Henry VIII, 1963 side by sideHere's a question... which ones our techie Dan and which ones Derek Jacobi as King Henry VIII? We think we have a doppelganger on our hands.01 - Barry Jackson outside The Rep side by side
Our General Manager Gary steps into big shoes as theatre founder Sir Barry Jackson. Shall we call him Sir Gary Jackson?
01 - Barry Jackson outside The Rep side by side.jpg33801 - Barry Jackson outside The Rep side by sideOur General Manager Gary steps into big shoes as theatre founder Sir Barry Jackson. Shall we call him Sir Gary Jackson?01 - Albert Finney & June Brown - Macbeth side by side
This is a cracker! We love this shot of Emma and Steph as Macbeth (Albert Finney) and Lady Macbeth (June Brown) took back in 1958! 10/10 for that facial hair.
01 - Albert Finney & June Brown - Macbeth side by side.jpg33701 - Albert Finney & June Brown - Macbeth side by sideThis is a cracker! We love this shot of Emma and Steph as Macbeth (Albert Finney) and Lady Macbeth (June Brown) took back in 1958! 10/10 for that facial hair.01 - 1915 side by side
103 years later we are still doing our bit for society... Photo from the Aluminium works in 1915 during WW1, featuring key members of the Birmingham Repertory company as they spent Sunday making aluminium shells.
01 - 1915 side by side.jpg33601 - 1915 side by side103 years later we are still doing our bit for society... Photo from the Aluminium works in 1915 during WW1, featuring key members of the Birmingham Repertory company as they spent Sunday making aluminium shells.01 - Laurence Olivier - The Silver Box by John Galsworthy side by side
In this shot Senior Techie Alex and General Manager Gary impersonate Laurence Olivier's golden shot in 'The Silver Box' by John Galsworthy. This particular photo was taken in 1927!
01 - Laurence Olivier - The Silver Box by John Galsworthy side by side.jpg34501 - Laurence Olivier - The Silver Box by John Galsworthy side by sideIn this shot Senior Techie Alex and General Manager Gary impersonate Laurence Olivier's golden shot in 'The Silver Box' by John Galsworthy. This particular photo was taken in 1927!01 - Richard Chamberlain - Hamlet side by side
Here's our Deputy General Manager Mike recreating Richard Chamberlain as Hamlet in 1969!
01 - Richard Chamberlain - Hamlet side by side.jpg34601 - Richard Chamberlain - Hamlet side by sideHere's our Deputy General Manager Mike recreating Richard Chamberlain as Hamlet in 1969!01 - Winifred Izard as Orinthia in The Apple Cart by George Bernard Shaw side by side
Theatre Technician Dil looking elegant and aloof as he recreates Winifred Izard as Orinthia in The Apple Cart from 1929.
01 - Winifred Izard as Orinthia in The Apple Cart by George Bernard Shaw side by side.jpg34701 - Winifred Izard as Orinthia in The Apple Cart by George Bernard Shaw side by sideTheatre Technician Dil looking elegant and aloof as he recreates Winifred Izard as Orinthia in The Apple Cart from 1929.01 -Donald Pleasence as Ivan Vassilevitch Lomov in The Proposal side by side
Oh Mike you shouldn't have! Donald Pleasence as Ivan Vassilevitch Lomov in The Proposal, 1949.
01 -Donald Pleasence as Ivan Vassilevitch Lomov in The Proposal side by side.jpg34801 -Donald Pleasence as Ivan Vassilevitch Lomov in The Proposal side by sideOh Mike you shouldn't have! Donald Pleasence as Ivan Vassilevitch Lomov in The Proposal, 1949.