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Birmingham Hippodrome
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The Birmingham Hippodrome is a theatre situated on Hurst Street in the Chinese Quarter of Birmingham, England.
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Address | Hurst Street Birmingham England |
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Coordinates | 52.4746°N 1.8976°W / 52.4746; -1.8976 |
Capacity | 1,935 seats |
Current use | Ballet, Opera, West End shows, Pantomime and Drama |
Opened | 1895 (1895) |
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Although best known as the home stage of the Birmingham Royal Ballet, it also hosts a wide variety of other performances including visiting opera and ballet companies, touring West End shows, pantomime and drama.
With a regular annual attendance of over 600,000, the Hippodrome is the busiest single theatre in the United Kingdom,[1] and the busiest venue for dance outside London.[2]