The REP’s mission has always been to produce excellent theatrical experiences, to entertain, enlighten and engage audiences and, wherever possible, to reflect the diversity of Birmingham and the surrounding region. This supports our vision, which is to ‘Inspire the city of Birmingham to a lifelong love of theatre’

Making theatre from scratch remains at the heart of the theatre’s work. Birmingham and the Black Country have historically been known as the workshop of the world. They are now celebrated as great cultural workshops too. Birmingham City Council vision has put cultural ingenuity at the centre of regeneration and The REP is a force at the heart of that vision.

We have built many links with cities and cultural partners across the UK and Europe as well as Cape Town, Chicago and Seoul, as people have come from around the world to understand the bold and visionary cultural policies pioneered in our city. Many of our productions go on tour, championing the name of Birmingham and the region and contributing to the continued international reputation of our cultural industries.