Comedy, music and dance set to enthrall Symphony Hall and Town Hall audiences

B:Music, the Birmingham music charity behind Symphony Hall and Town Hall, has announced its Spring 2026 programme - showcasing a mix of comedy, live music, dance, and spoken word across its venues.

The season opens in February with a diverse line-up, from comedian Bridget Christie’s new show Jacket Potato Pizza to the UK’s most talked-about courtroom experience, Murder Trial Tonight 4: Death of a Landlord.

The programme continues into March with highlights including Alex James’ Britpop Classical and The Gruffalo, The Witch & The Warthog with Julia Donaldson on the two famous stages.

In April, audiences can look forward to the return of Imelda May, alongside Sunday Times bestselling horror writer Garth Marenghi, touring his latest book This Bursted Earth.

Meanwhile, a Strictly couple returns to Symphony Hall with their brand-new show, Let’s Face the Music and Dance, on 26 April.

The audience can Join Aljaž and Janette as they dance their way through music history, celebrating legendary hitmakers from Cole Porter and George Gershwin to Quincy Jones, David Foster and Hans Zimmer.

B:Music also brings comedy heavyweights to Town Hall and Symphony Hall. Audiences can enjoy stand-up from some of the biggest names around, including Bridget Christie: Jacket Potato Pizza (13 February), Vittorio Angelone: You Can’t Say Nothing Anymore (27 February), John Kearns: Tilting at Windmills (6 March) and Ross Noble: Cranium of Curiosities (19 March)- promising the ultimate feelgood night out.

Rock legend Suzi Quatro takes to the Symphony Hall stage on 19 April with a celebratory tour spanning her extraordinary career.

Transatlantic Sessions returns to Symphony Hall on 5 February, once again celebrating the rich musical connections between Scotland, Ireland and the United States.

Emerging from an award-winning TV series and a much-loved fixture of Celtic Connections, the show brings together an exclusive line-up of guest singers and a world-class house band.

Following a sell-out B:Music show in 2025 and their FATEA ‘Band of the Year 2024’ win, Birmingham favourites The Lost Notes return to Symphony Hall’s Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space on 4 February for a special ‘Live Album Recording’ gig.

Rounding out the season, the Czech Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra performs at Symphony Hall on 12 February, renowned for its musical excellence and distinctive Czech sound.

The Town Hall and Symphony Hall are also laying on a varied spring programme of family-friendly events.

On 22 February, CBeebies megastar Justin Fletcher takes to the Town Hall stage with Justin Time to Rock- an all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza packed with familiar songs, lively routines, laugh-out-loud moments and plenty of rocktastic fun.

Families can also head to Town Hall from 13–15 March for The Gruffalo, The Witch & The Warthog with Julia Donaldson. Fresh from a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Britain’s best-loved children’s author presents a magical show filled with music,

B:Music is also laying on a springtime welcome to world-class speakers to its stages, each with extraordinary stories to share.

Natural history filmmaker Gordon Buchanan brings his latest show to Town Hall on 18 February.

In Lions and Tigers and Bears, Gordon reflects on a lifetime spent exploring some of the planet’s most remote and breathtaking environments- from China’s bamboo forests and Russia’s frozen wilderness to the Himalayas and the Amazon.

On 25 March, Jason Fox returns to Town Hall with his brand-new 2026 show. Drawing on never-before-told stories, he recounts close encounters with enemy gunmen, terrorist bomb makers and cartel leaders, alongside the survival strategies that helped him endure life-threatening environments from the Arctic Circle to the Afghan badlands.

Also returning is the UK’s most talked-about courtroom experience, Murder Trial Tonight 4: Death of a Landlord, which comes to Symphony Hall on 14 February.

This gripping, immersive production places the audience at the centre of a real-life case, asking them to witness the evidence, deliberate together and deliver the final verdict, challenging ideas of truth, justice and bias along the way.

Click here for the full programme and to book tickets.

Pictured: The Lost Notes