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Game of Thrones star Tara Fitzgerald to join actor Robert Lindsay in Birmingham for Prism
Tara Fitzgerald, star of Game of Thrones and Waking the Dead, will be joining Robert Lindsay in this year's production of Prism, which opens at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre on…
FIRST LOOK: Photos released of new stage production of Alice Walker’s ‘The Colour Purple’
Birmingham Hippodrome and Leicester’s Curve have released the first production images from The Color Purple which has its official opening night at Curve. Made in the Midlands, this brand new…
The Birmingham Indian Film Festival celebrates fifth anniversary with city launch
The Birmingham Indian Film Festival (BIFF) is back in town for it's fifth consecutive year and it will show films across a number of Birmingham locations over the next ten days. The…
Paradise Circus multi-storey car park to become a stage for multi-media arts event
An exciting arts event which includes painting, spoken word, and video projection, comes to the Paradise Circus multi-storey car park in Birmingham this month. The event - titled 'Re-imagining the Opposition:…
How the West Midlands is marking Refugee Week 2019
Refugee Week takes place every year across the world in the week around World Refugee Day on the 20 June. In the UK, Refugee Week is a nationwide programme of…
Birmingham’s Symphony Hall gets £4.5 million funding boost from Arts Council
The Symphony Hall music and entertainment venue in Birmingham has been awarded a cool £ million to spruce up and revamp the building and its services. With support from Arts Council’s…
Street art of crying Theresa May painted in Brum following Prime Minister’s tearful resignation
News of Theresa May's resignation on Friday has inspired street art deriding the Prime Minister, which appeared in Digbeth the very same day as her dramatic announcement. Local residents woke up…
7 photos of sexually-charged street art that’s appeared in Brum ahead of Pride celebrations
A massive risqué mural has appeared in Southside to celebrate Birmingham Pride 2019, which takes place this May Bank Holiday weekend. Birmingham street artist Gent48 is behind the huge new wall art, which has the word 'BRUM' taking…
Saucy head-turning mural appears in Southside ahead of Birmingham Pride weekend
A gigantic but risqué mural has appeared in Southside to celebrate Birmingham Pride 2019, which takes place this May Bank Holiday weekend. Local Birmingham street artist Gent48 has painted the huge…
Brummie photographer launches new exhibition exploring gender identity
A Birmingham photographer's work exploring the city's gender-bending culture is being exhibited at the Birmingham LGBT Centre, as part of their Pride programme of activities. Birmingham artist Nick Hynan, who…