The year is 2075. Due to challenges the arts and culture sector, art forms have had to compete to stay alive in our modern world. Now, only two art forms remain, Theatre and Musical Theatre. We present the ultimate battle royale…The Final Showdown!

In this final talent competition, these two noble art forms will perform for your entertainment and the future of their craft. Presenting a number of themed categories, from chorus numbers to monologues, dabbling in Shakespeare, stage combat and jazz hands, you’ll see the best of the best battle it out to win.

But… behind the flashing lights and before the curtain call, the real drama is happening off stage, in the lives of the performers. Secret friendships, forbidden love stories, identity crises and of course, coming of age experiences!

This brand new piece of theatre has been created by Birmingham Hippodrome youth theatres and was written by local Brummie artist and reality TV lover, Will Jackson. Inspired, and performed, by our young performer’s (ages 12-16 years) own ideas and interests, our youth theatre artists and Will have worked closely together to turn their imaginations into reality and devise The Final Showdown.

This show is a hilarious parody on the world of TV competitions (think GBBO, BGT, The Traitors), a play on Musical Theatre (imagine SIX!, & Juliet, West Side Story) and a satire of drama (picture Macbeth, Brecht, An Inspector Calls)