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INTERVIEW: Jon Trevor, Director of Birmingham Improv Festival
Vimal Korpal
October 9, 2018
This year's Birmingham Improv Festival will welcome over a hundred performers to the Blue Orange Theatre and Birmingham Repertory Theatre, between Friday 26th October and Saturday 3rd November. We caught up…
INTERVIEW: Puppeteer Michael Crouch on STUFF, a play about hoarding
Vimal Korpal
October 6, 2018
A creative new play about hoarding and clutter is coming to Birmingham's Repertory Theatre this month. STUFF, from Women and Theatre, is a brand new quirky and comedic production that respectfully shines…
OPINION: Jeremy Corbyn billboard art removed – was it censorship?
Rangzeb Hussain
October 4, 2018
Last weekend saw a striking new billboard pasted up in Digbeth by Birmingham based artist Void One, featuring Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn. The guerilla art went up during the Tory conference…
Calls for greater recognition of achievement at Black History Month launch in Birmingham
Catalina George
October 1, 2018
Black History Month 2018 has been launched in Birmingham and community leaders are talking about fighting for better recognition of black contributions to British culture and history. At a special launch…
Birmingham artist paints Jeremy Corbyn’s face on massive billboard during Tory conference
Rangzeb Hussain
October 1, 2018
Guerilla artist Void One has hijacked another Birmingham billboard, and this time plastered it with the face of Jeremy Corbyn, as the Conservative Party conference began in the city. As Prime Minister…
The first-ever rave was held at Birmingham Council House, and this is what went down
Staff Reporter
September 30, 2018
The first-ever late night rave was held at the Birmingham City Council House's prestigious banqueting suite last night, as part of the Festival of Audacity. Intent of being creatively audacious…
20 awesome photos from Brum’s inaugural Festival of Audacity
Staff Reporter
September 28, 2018
The Festival of Audacity, a free three-day extravaganza from Free Radical, has seen a myriad of creatives and artists occupy unusual spaces across Birmingham these last few days. Described by organisers…
How the West Midlands has been marking BBC Music Day
Staff Reporter
September 28, 2018
It's BBC Music Day, with a host of musical activities held across the country, from Kylie Minogue taking over train announcements to indie rock legends Pulp appearing on a special edition of…
Portrait exhibition launched immortalising the NHS contribution of Windrush Generation
Paul Stringer
September 13, 2018
Here To Stay is a portrait series documenting the impact of the Windrush generation in the formation and contributions to the NHS. Having recently celebrated 70 years of the NHS, it's…
Pakistani celeb royalty honoured at prestigious awards ceremony in London
Staff Reporter
September 12, 2018
Following its inaugural debut on the UK’s celebrity calendar in 2017, the second annual International Pakistan Prestige Awards (IPPA) welcomed the A-list of Pakistan’s glitterati on Sunday in London. A…