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The main thing I seem to get from this thread then is the level of local competition (Birmingham REP, Hippodrome, Wolverhampton Grand and RSC) However, there is a hell of a lot of touring product that isn't playing Birmingham this year (joseph, evita, starlight, cats, the 39steps, little voice, abigails party etc) whilst one or two may have dates in 2014 I find it amazing that many shows don't play or very rarely play Birmingham when the majority of these shows would fit the Alex. On a second point, the competition has been around for quite a while now yet the alex still manages to peak and trough...
I have see n in recent press that ATG have bought many shows to the alex, some of which would otherwise not have played there. I don't know the full stats but surely 90% of these shows are atg productions anyway so where are all the other producers and why are they not being offered the chance at the theatre?
