Birmingham City Council slashes arts funding by 25 PER CENT
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...
View ArticleArts funding in Birmingham cut by 25pc
Leading arts organisations including the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra are facing substantial cuts after a 25 per cent reduction in grant funding was approved by council bosses. Birmingham City...
View ArticleBirmingham City Council slashes arts funding by 25 PER CENT
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...
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 ArticleThings to do with the kids in Birmingham this weekend
Chuckle at David Walliams’ Gangsta Granny at the New Alex and step into the wardrobe on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe set at Birmingham REP. There are loads of fabulous things to do as a family...
View ArticleBirmingham pantomime star Marti Pellow is writing the music as well as...
Singer Marti Pellow isn’t just starring in his first pantomime in Birmingham – he’s also writing the songs. The Wet Wet Wet star is looking forward to being booed as evil Abanazar in Aladdin at...
View ArticleReview: Hairspray at the New Alexandra Theatre is full of infectious joy
If you’re not on your feet and dancing at the end of this feelgood musical, then I suggest you check your pulse. You’d have to have a heart of steel not to be touched by its infectious joy. And the...
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 ArticleFirst look at the stunning costumes in Aladdin at Birmingham Hippodrome
The finale of this year’s Birmingham Hippodrome pantomime promises to be a real showstopper. The costumes will be spectacular, if the elaborate headdresses in jewel colours are anything to go by – and...
View ArticleBirmingham Hippodrome panto star Matt Slack loses his voice
Pantomime star Matt Slack is battling to be well enough to perform after losing his voice. The comedian is starring in Aladdin at Birmingham Hippodrome but has been fighting a nasty infection for a...
View ArticleSummer in Southside sizzles in the sunshine as Birmingham crowds enjoy the...
It really was Summer in Southside today as crowds of people enjoyed live music, theatre and street food in the glorious sunshine. The streets were filled with colour and sounds as families gathered to...
View ArticleThings to do in Birmingham this weekend
It’s the last weekend before Christmas, so the festive spirit will be ramped up to an all-time high. Join in with comedy crackers from local funnywomen Barbara Nice and Doreen Tipton and seasonal fun...
View ArticleTheatre and comedy venues in Birmingham
Birmingham has a rich history of theatre and comedy, producing some fantastic shows over the years and hosting tours. There are several main venues to look to for top entertainment. Here’s our guide to...
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 ArticleThings to look forward to in Birmingham
There’s no need for the New Year blues when you look at everything that’s coming up in Birmingham in the next few months. We’ve picked out the best things to see and do in the city, from meeting...
View ArticleBirmingham pantomime star Marti Pellow is writing the music as well as...
Singer Marti Pellow isn’t just starring in his first pantomime in Birmingham – he’s also writing the songs. The Wet Wet Wet star is looking forward to being booed as evil Abanazar in Aladdin at...
View ArticleFirst look at the stunning costumes in Aladdin at Birmingham Hippodrome
The finale of this year’s Birmingham Hippodrome pantomime promises to be a real showstopper. The costumes will be spectacular, if the elaborate headdresses in jewel colours are anything to go by – and...
View ArticleBoxing Day: Things to do in Birmingham on December 26
Christmas Day is over and all that remains is a pile of torn wrapping paper, all the great (and not-so-great) presents that were inside and the leftover of the turkey. If you’re not keen on yet another...
View ArticleBoxing Day weekend: Things to do in Birmingham on December 27
Because Christmas Day falls on a Friday and Boxing Day on a Saturday in 2015, we are getting a long holiday weekend, with the Boxing Day bank holiday instead taking place on the Monday. Part of that...
View ArticleBoxing Day weekend: Things to do in Birmingham on December 28
It’s the last day of the Christmas and Boxing Day weekend. Boxing Day itself fell on a Saturday, so the bank holiday is instead being held on Monday, December 28. If you fancy getting out of the house,...
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