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Second Helpings for Victoria Wood’s ‘Dinnerladies’
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July 19, 2011 | 03:37 pm
Top comedienne Victoria Wood's smash hit comedy Dinnerladies took to the stage last night at the New Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham. Fans of the hit TV series were not disappointed as…
Birmingham braced for Zombie invasion
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July 18, 2011 | 01:43 pm
Birmingham’s third annual Zombie Walk is set to take place this month with an army of over a thousand of the ‘walking dead’ expected to descend on the city. Following…
Ballroom Birmingham to open on site of old Carling Academy
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July 13, 2011 | 01:08 pm
The old Birmingham Academy is set to, once again, re-open as a live music venue in September 2011, rebranded as The Ballroom Birmingham. Now under new management, the former Hummingbird…
Birmingham Social Media Cafe | June 2011
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June 24, 2011 | 03:29 pm
This month's successful Birmingham Social Media Cafe was the first organised by Karen Strunks and once again held at popular venue Cafe Blend. Bringing together creative minds and social networking…
Birmingham hosts first ever YouTube Gathering
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June 23, 2011 | 11:10 am
Birmingham’s very first YouTube Gathering is set to take place this weekend with hundreds of UK ‘vloggers’ of the video website descending on the city. Following the event’s inception in…
Panto time already? Oh yes it is!
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June 22, 2011 | 09:12 am
If there's anything as predicatble as the title of this article, it's that there will be without fail, every year at the Birmingham Hippodrome, the staging of the country's biggest…
Britney’s Birmingham comeback!
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June 6, 2011 | 10:45 am
Following an almighty seven-year hiatus, Britney Spears is back and she’s heading to Birmingham as part of her worldwide ‘Femme Fatale’ tour. Expected to be her biggest and best show to date,…
Jessie J to launch fresh UK tour in Birmingham
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June 1, 2011 | 08:58 am
Having earnt a reputation as one of the fiercest live artists around for her multi-octave voice and sky high heels, Jessie J is bringing her Heartbeat Tour to 12 cities…
Birmingham Social Media Cafe | May 2011
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May 27, 2011 | 01:05 pm
The Birmingham Social Media Cafe returned today following an absence in April due to numerous bank holidays. The event was packed out as regular and debut faces took to new…
City Comic Con Goes Prehistoric for 2011!
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May 17, 2011 | 09:25 am
Birmingham Comic Con 2011 BC, the city's newly revamped graphic novel convention, will be adopting a Prehistoric theme for it’s inaugural outing on Saturday 27th August. Brought to you by the very…