Birmingham Rep’s Anansi The Spider – Free Library Tour
Birmingham Rep opened their festive offering for younger audiences in 2025, with Anansi The Spider. The production will be taken on the road on a tour of local libraries with free performances.
The production has been met with an overwhelmingly positive response from critics and audiences alike, and The Rep are delighted to announce that following its run it will tour to 17 libraries with a compact touring version across Birmingham and the West Midlands in January and February.
The tour has been devised to give more young people and families within the local community an opportunity to experience the magic of live theatre and storytelling – with all tickets provided completely free of charge, thanks to funding from Arts Council England.
This magical show, aimed at young people aged 4-8 years and their grown-ups, shares West African and Caribbean folktales of the infamous trickster, Anansi The Spider. Packed with live music, singing and dancing, it promises the perfect introduction to theatre for little ones.
Anansi The Spider tour will visit the following libraries: Shard End Library (Tue 20 Jan, 11am and 1.30pm); Small Heath Library (Wed 21 Jan, 11am and 1.30pm); Perry Common Library (Thu 22 Jan, 11am and 1.30pm); Handsworth Library (Fri 23 Jan, 11am and 1.30pm); South Yardley Library (Sat 24 Jan, 11am and 1.30pm); Selly Oak Library (Mon 26 Jan, 11am and 1.30pm); Northfield Library (Tue 27 Jan, 11am and 1.30pm); Penn Library (Wed 28 Jan, 11.30am and 1.45pm); Whitmore Reans Library (Thu 29 Jan, 11.30am and 1.45pm); East Park Library (Fri 30 Jan, 11.30am and 1.45pm); Wolverhampton Central Library (Sat 31 Jan, 1.30pm); Lichfield Street Hub Library (Mon 2 Feb, 11.30am and 1.45pm); Darlaston Library (Tue 3 Feb, 11.30am and 1.45pm); Streetly Community Library (Wed 4 Feb, 11.30am and 1.45pm); Bloxwich Community Library (Thu 5 Feb, 11.30am and 1.45pm); Willenhall Community Library (Fri 6 Feb, 11.30am and 1.45pm); and Bilston Library (Sat 7 Feb, 1.30pm)
Weekday performances are aimed at schools and Saturday performances are open to the public.
Be sure to catch this family adventure featuring some of the greatest tales ever spun at a library near you. Tickets are free, but must be booked in advance, by contacting your local library.
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