{"id":561216,"date":"2025-11-10T10:47:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T10:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/561216\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T10:47:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T10:47:05","slug":"sir-david-jason-and-gravity-come-to-birmingham-hippodrome-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/561216\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir David Jason and GRAVITY Come to Birmingham Hippodrome in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Birmingham Hippodrome has announced two special one night only productions for 2026, including Sir David Jason and Gravity.<\/p>\n<p>Sir David Jason will take to the stage on Sunday 8 March 2026 with a brand-new show, joined by Presenter Mike Bushell (BBC Breakfast), for an unforgettable evening of fun, laughter, and never-before-heard stories.<\/p>\n<p>From Only Fools and Horses, Open All Hours, The Darling Buds of May, A Touch of Frost and many more, David will share rare clips, behind-the-scenes secrets, and the moments that shaped his career. Through hilarious anecdotes and personal reflections, he will take the audience on a journey\u2014from his early days in amateur dramatics to becoming one of Britain&#8217;s most beloved actors. He reveals how chance encounters, hard work, and a little luck led him to create some of the most iconic TV characters in British history.<\/p>\n<p>Discover how Del Boy&#8217;s character evolved beyond the writer&#8217;s original vision, how he crafted unique performances for his diverse roles, and how he brought legendary animated characters like Danger Mouse, The BFG, Count Duckula, and Toad to life\u2014sometimes with just a single image as inspiration. Relive some of the most unforgettable moments in British TV history, including the legendary Only Fools and Horses scenes\u2014the Bar Fall, The Jolly Boys Outing, Batman and Robin, and more. A once-in-a-lifetime chance to hear from a true National Treasure!<\/p>\n<p>In April, three legendary voices will perform at the Hippodrome for a special night from musical theatre&#8217;s biggest names.<\/p>\n<p>Gravity will celebrate the defining roles of West End and Broadway legends <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Kerry-Ellis\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Kerry Ellis<\/a>, <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Louise-Dearman\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Louise Dearman<\/a> and <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Rachel-Tucker\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Rachel Tucker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fans can expect songs from\u00a0Wicked, We Will Rock You, Cats, Evita, Sunset Boulevard, Chicago\u00a0and many more. <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Kerry-Ellis\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Kerry Ellis<\/a>\u00a0played the first British Elphaba in\u00a0Wicked, Dearman\u00a0was the first and only performer to play both Elphaba and Glinda in\u00a0Wicked\u00a0and Tucker\u00a0played Elphaba on both Broadway and the West End.<\/p>\n<p>With a collective back catalogue consisting of\u00a0We Will Rock You,\u00a0Cats,\u00a0Oliver,\u00a0My Fair Lady,\u00a0Miss Saigon,\u00a0Les\u00a0Miserables,\u00a0Guys and Dolls,\u00a0Evita,\u00a0Grease,\u00a0Joseph,\u00a0The Great Gatsby,\u00a0Sunset Boulevard,\u00a0Chicago\u00a0and more, this tour is for everyone and anyone who has enjoyed a piece of musical theatre throughout their lives.<\/p>\n<p>As well as powerhouse performances of theatre&#8217;s biggest hits, you can expect Kerry bringing in songs from the days she toured with Queen&#8217;s guitarist <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Brian-May\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Brian May<\/a>, Rachel nodding to her time on BBC show\u00a0I&#8217;d Do Anything\u00a0and Louise bringing back her infamous Eva Per\u00f3n. This show is a musical theatre fan&#8217;s dream.<\/p>\n<p>An Evening with Sir David Jason is at Birmingham Hippodrome on Sunday 8 March 2026. Gravity is at Birmingham Hippodrome on Sunday 12 April 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for both shows are on sale to Friends and Patrons of Birmingham Hippodrome on Thursday 13 November 10am. Tickets for both shows go on general sale on Friday 14 November 10am.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Birmingham Hippodrome has announced two special one night only productions for 2026, including Sir David Jason and Gravity.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":561217,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,393,4884,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-561216","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115525009221723347","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=561216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/561217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=561216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=561216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=561216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}