2 Best Performing Arts Venues in Birmingham, Stratford-upon-Avon and the Heart of England

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Birmingham's performing arts companies are well regarded throughout the country. Catch a performance if you can.

Birmingham Repertory Theatre

City Centre Fodor's Choice

Set within an ultramodern building next to the staggering contemporary design of Birmingham’s library, the revered Birmingham Repertory Theatre is one of England’s oldest (founded in 1913) and most esteemed theater companies. All about the live performance, it’s equally at home performing modern or classical works.

Birmingham Symphony Hall

City Centre Fodor's Choice

This is the home of the distinguished City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and a venue for jazz, pop, and classical concerts. The centerpiece of the revamped Centenary Square has a shoebox-shape, 6,000-pipe organ, and impeccable acoustics; it's easily one of the finest concert halls in England.