Things to do in Birmingham before Christmas
There’s plenty of festive fun to be had in Birmingham in the run-up to Christmas. We’ve picked out a seasonal selection of the best things to see and do in the city until the end of the year. As well...
View ArticleBirmingham Blitz remembered in evocative light and sound installation
There are 2,241 reasons to remember the Birmingham Blitz. That’s how many people died at home in the city during the Second World War, due to four nights of heavy bombing in November 1940. Now, to mark...
View ArticleThe best of Birmingham theatre and comedy shows for winter and spring
There’s so much to see in Birmingham’s thriving theatre and comedy scene. Here’s our pick of the best shows coming up in the next few months. You’ll be spoilt for choice, with everything from flying...
View ArticleReview: Welsh National Opera's Sweeney Todd is a gory delight
Sweeney Todd is Welsh National Opera’s first musical, and it’s brought out the grumblers. This blackly entertaining production should silence them. Stephen Sondheim’s 1979 musical thriller is as...
View ArticleBehind the scenes of the blood thirsty Sweeney Todd coming to Birmingham...
Backstage at Welsh National Opera sits a huge oven. A meat cleaver lies on a nearby table, glinting menacingly in the gloom. And tucked away in a corner, waiting for its starring moment, is an...
View ArticleThings to do with the kids in Birmingham this weekend
It may be getting colder but there’s plenty going of heartwarming events going on in and around Birmingham this weekend. Peppa fans will love the new live stage show coming to the New Alexandra Theatre...
View ArticleBirmingham Royal Ballet's The Nutcracker by numbers
It is 25 years since The Nutcracker first dazzled audiences with its fabulous set, costumes and dancing. Birmingham Royal Ballet had barely begun back in 1990, having just settled into its new home at...
View ArticleThings to do in Birmingham before Christmas
There’s plenty of festive fun to be had in Birmingham in the run-up to Christmas. We’ve picked out a seasonal selection of the best things to see and do in the city until the end of the year. As well...
View ArticleThings to do with the kids in Birmingham this weekend
There are lots of lovely things to do as a family this weekend. You can get into the festive spirit by taking the kids to see Birmingham Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker – if they’ve never seen ballet...
View ArticleThings to do in Birmingham this weekend
Another packed weekend of things to do in Birmingham, from the Good Food Show and The Nutcracker to The Vamps, Jess Glynne and Paul Weller via Guys and Dolls and Winter Fest. Here’s our pick of the...
View ArticleReview: Birmingham Royal Ballet's The Nutcracker turns 25 looking as fresh as...
It is now 25 years since Birmingham Royal Ballet began its life in the city, a move marked by Sir Peter Wright creating The Nutcracker as a thank you to Brum. Two and a half decades later the company...
View ArticleBirmingham Royal Ballet's The Nutcracker by numbers
It is 25 years since The Nutcracker first dazzled audiences with its fabulous set, costumes and dancing. Birmingham Royal Ballet had barely begun back in 1990, having just settled into its new home at...
View ArticleThings to do in Birmingham this weekend
Another packed weekend of things to do in Birmingham, from the Good Food Show and The Nutcracker to The Vamps, Jess Glynne and Paul Weller via Guys and Dolls and Winter Fest. Here’s our pick of the...
View ArticleThings to do with the kids in Birmingham this weekend
There’s a bumper weekend of activities planned from December 4 to 6! You can make natural Christmas tree decorations at RSPB Sandwell Valley, sing along with a free carol concert and cook with Great...
View ArticleThings to do in Birmingham before Christmas
There’s plenty of festive fun to be had in Birmingham in the run-up to Christmas. We’ve picked out a seasonal selection of the best things to see and do in the city until the end of the year. As well...
View ArticleBirmingham pantomimes are most expensive in UK
Birmingham is the most expensive city in the UK for pantomimes – oh yes it is! It’s not London but Brum which is charging the highest prices for the Christmas treat this year. Price comparison site...
View ArticleFinal curtain for Dudley Hippodrome which is to be bulldozed
A FAMOUS Black Country theatre which hosted legendary acts including Laurel and Hardy is to be bulldozed. The green light has been given to knock down Dudley Hippodrome despite huge opposition in the...
View ArticleWho is Strictly Come Dancing's Helen George?
Actress Helen George is the second favourite, after Peter Andre, to take the Strictly Come Dancing glitterball this year. She is best known as playing blonde bombshell Trixie Franklin in Call the...
View ArticleReview: The Nutcracker at Birmingham Hippodrome
All of us are older, a few of us are wiser, but most of are likely to agree that Sir Peter Wright’s production of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, now in its 25th year is the ballet of all ballets, being...
View ArticleBirmingham City Council approves 25 per cent cut in subsidies to arts and...
Birmingham’s leading arts organisations, including the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, face cuts after council bosses approved a 25 per cent reduction in grant funding. The city council...
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