Rewrites, a partnership programme showcasing new musicals, is bringing brand-new piece of gig-theatre, Half Man Half Bull to Birmingham Hippodrome this November.

Half Man Half Bull tells two inextricably linked stories of hope and loss by reimagining the classic Greek myths of Theseus and The Minotaur and Daedalus and Icarus. This epic theatrical double-album, full of virtuosic spoken word and soaring live music is a story in two halves.

The ‘invigorating and heartbreaking’ (The Stage) piece of gig-theatre played at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last summer. An extended version is now being redeveloped via Rewrites, a partnership programme led by The Lowry, Birmingham Hippodrome, MAST Mayflower Studios and Norwich Theatre.

Launched by Lowry in 2017, Rewrites supports and promotes new musicals at the start of their journey to the stage. The programme puts shows in front of an audience for the first time via presentations including scratch nights, works-in-progress workshops and concerts. The showcase was expanded in 2024 to create a new touring platform for new musicals in development.

The hit West End musical Operation Mincemeat started out at a scratch event at The Lowry as part of Rewrites and other musicals featured previously include: No Miracles Here by The Letter Room, A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Sad) by Jon Brittain and Matthew Floyd Jones, A Mother's Song by Finn Anderson and Tania Azevedo [now called Ballad Lines), Snowflake by Lewis Cornay and 2024’s Nell’s Place by Sheep Soup and Chosen by Taiyo Yoshida and Dominic Varney.

Half Man Half Bull is at Birmingham Hippodrome from Friday 14 - Sunday 16 November in the Patrick Studio. Each performance includes a special 20-minute preview of another brand new musical. Tickets can be booked at birminghamhippodrome.com