Summer holiday magic at Birmingham Hippodrome: Why Mary Poppins blew us away

Summer holiday magic at Birmingham Hippodrome: Why Mary Poppins blew us away

To me, Mary Poppins means cosy afternoons, endless joy, and the pure magic of childhood - watched on repeat, always with a smile.

Mary Poppins Review - Fairy Powered Productions

Birmingham Hippodrome – until 23rd August 2025 Reviewed by Emma Millward 5***** Cameron Mackintosh and Disney’s epic production of Mary Poppins flew into Birmingham Hippodrome this week for a six-week run. The show brings together elements of the novel by P.L Travers and the 1964 Disney film. Directed by Richard Eyres and Matthew Bourne, with a book by Julian Fellowes. The show includes all the classic songs by The Sherman Brothers that are fea…

Mary Poppins – Birmingham Hippodrome - North West End UK

P.L.Travers, by all accounts, cried at the opening of the Disney adaptation of her famous children’s novel – and not in a nice way. She was a stickler for accuracy and precision and wanted her book recreated almost exactly as she had envisioned it – Disney had other plans. Disney often did. In reinventing her novel (and ignoring Traver’s demands) he gave the world one of its most beloved family films which has woven itself in the DNA of our shar…