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REVIEW: ‘The Dead Room’ – Mark Gatiss writes and directs a queer ghost story for Christmas
Rangzeb Hussain
December 26, 2018 | 10:49 pm
A daring new ghost story hit this year’s Christmas Eve television schedule with a tale about ‘the love that dare not speak its name’. Simon Callow delivers a beautifully nuanced…
REVIEW: A personal journey by Dusty O is vibrant, fun and fearless art exhibition
Olly MacNamee
November 30, 2018 | 09:00 pm
A new art exhibition at a relatively new location has been launched tonight at The Custard Factory, and I must admit, I was impressed. Impressed by the space, the artist -…
VIDEO: Audience reactions to ‘The Full Monty’ at Birmingham Hippodrome
Staff Reporter
November 6, 2018 | 12:56 am
The Full Monty play, currently showing at the Birmingham Hippodrome, is based on the smash hit film and adapted by writer Simon Beaufoy. The theatre production is in Birmingham between…
REVIEW: Halloween fright-fest ‘Drag! Me To Hell’ left me howling for more
Joshua Williams
November 1, 2018 | 01:00 pm
Birmingham's legendary drag foursome 'Drag Punk' bought their debut event 'Drag! Me To Hell' to the Nightingale Club last month. Aiming to fuse contemporary drag with both gore and traditional…
REVIEW: Halloween (2018)
Rangzeb Hussain
October 27, 2018 | 03:00 pm
'Halloween' makes a triumphant return to cinemas and comes full circle after 40 years since the original filmed premiered in 1978 to an unsuspecting audience. While the impact of the first…
Weekend of Wednesdays engages audiences in the social film (r)evolution
Catalina George
September 12, 2018 | 12:30 pm
The first Weekend of Wednesdays festival presented debate-generating films at Impact Hub at the end of last week. A primarily young audience showed interest in London black activism, the portrayal of…
REVIEW: Ding dong! Ping Pong! Serve opens in Birmingham!
Denise James
August 22, 2018 | 03:44 pm
Serve is a new venue that has opened in the prime location of Temple Row in Birmingham, its USP is food, drink and… Ping Pong! We went to the VIP…
REVIEW: Love Sonia
Ranjit Dhillon
June 24, 2018 | 11:26 am
Love Sonia is a hard-hitting, harrowing film that succinctly highlights the untold story of young girls who are sexually trafficked internationally and their journey from innocence to desolation. The film follows…
OPINION: My First Birmingham Pride
James Marson
June 23, 2018 | 04:37 pm
The idea of attending Birmingham Pride 2018 was an incredibly daunting one. Although I’m gay, I have never particularly gone out of my way to broadcast it to the world.…
REVIEW: Hereditary
Rangzeb Hussain
June 21, 2018 | 10:50 am
'Hereditary' has been hailed as this generation’s ‘The Exorcist’. The movie works better as a drama dealing with the themes of grief and loss rather than an all-out supernatural horror…
