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Carlos Acosta and Tony Iommi announce plans for Black Sabbath ballet in Birmingham
Rangzeb Hussain
February 8, 2023
Birmingham Royal Ballet announced plans today for an upcoming dance show inspired by the music of legendary heavy metal band Black Sabbath. The three-act Black Sabbath – The Ballet will…
Birmingham’s Raging Bull saved from destruction, new home found at New Street Station
Rangzeb Hussain
February 8, 2023
The show-stopping Raging Bull which formed the centrepiece at the opening ceremony of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 has been granted a new home after months of uncertainty about the…
REVIEW: Sleeping Beauty – a Gothic Valentine full of passion and dark desires
Rangzeb Hussain
February 7, 2023
World-renowned choreographer Sir Matthew Bourne returns to Birmingham with a barnstorming adaptation of Tchaikovsky's ballet masterpiece Sleeping Beauty. The lushly romantic show, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, is currently…
Birmingham Irish Association steps in to save St Patrick’s Day Parade from being axed
Rangzeb Hussain
February 7, 2023
The hugely popular St Patrick's Day Parade has been saved from the axe after the Birmingham Irish Association (BIA) stepped in to take over duties to host the event. The public…
Tragedy as elderly man in his 90s dies in house fire in Birmingham
Rangzeb Hussain
February 6, 2023
A man, believed to be in his 90s, has tragically perished in a house fire on Saturday in the Acocks Green area of Birmingham. Firefighters sped to the terraced property…
REVIEW: Starchitects – a high flying show where youthful imagination runs free
Rangzeb Hussain
February 3, 2023
A youthful group of performers brought pulsating energy and imaginative bursts of joy in a family show called Starchitects in Birmingham on Friday (3 February). Dance company Motionhouse delighted the audience…
“More could have been done” to save Oldbury couple from knife-obsessed killer, says new report
Rangzeb Hussain
February 2, 2023
Professionals who handled the case of a West Midlands couple, who were brutally murdered, have come under scrutiny after a report exposed how early warning signs about the knife-obsessed killer…
Architect behind The Rep theatre in Birmingham passes away aged 99
Rangzeb Hussain
January 31, 2023
The architect behind The Rep theatre in Broad Street, Birmingham, has sadly passed away over weekend aged 99. Architect Graham Winteringhgam, who had a life-long relationship with The Rep which…
King Charles tasks Tom Cruise to save the UK in Spitting Image live show in Birmingham
Rangzeb Hussain
January 31, 2023
The much-loved TV comedy show Spitting Image is being revived for a live show in Birmingham with a plot featuring King Charles asking action star Tom Cruise to save "broken Britain". …
£60,000 Birmingham grant scheme launched to improve mental health and wellbeing
Rangzeb Hussain
January 28, 2023
An innovative new Birmingham grant scheme - worth over £60,000 - has been launched to support projects focused on improving the lives of those living in the West Midlands region.…