Showbiz
Birmingham’s Symphony Hall gets £4.5 million funding boost from Arts Council
Staff Reporter
June 13, 2019
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…
INTERVIEW: Aja on Birmingham Pride, her Drag Race elimination and choking on burritos!
Joshua Williams
June 9, 2019
Prior to her debut performance on the Birmingham Pride main stage, I Am Birmingham caught up with RuPaul’s Drag Race Superstar and recording artist Aja to talk about her first…
GUZ-A-GUZ-AH! Comedian Guz Khan joins the Spice Girls in hilarious new Walkers crisps ad
Staff Reporter
June 2, 2019
Coventry comedian and Man Like Mobeen star Guz Khan has become the face of the latest Walkers crisps ad, starring alongside none other than the Spice Girls. Appearing in the…
MP Jess Phillips’ life story to be made into TV drama by Black Mirror producers
Staff Reporter
May 30, 2019
MP Jess Phillips' light-hearted autobiography Everywoman is to be turned into TV drama by the people behind Years and Years and Black Mirror. The Manchester-based RED production company will "explore how an engaged…
Olly Alexander on No Outsiders: “We need to show our solidarity with Muslim LGBT people!”
Rhiannon Storer
May 26, 2019
A music superstar has waded into the 'No Outsiders' row over protests being held outside schools across Birmingham. Olly Alexander, frontman for British synth-pop band Years and Years, delivered an impassioned…
Here’s the Main Stage line-up for Birmingham Pride 2019!
Rhiannon Storer
May 19, 2019
With organisers promising the largest ever main stage, Birmingham Pride is set to welcome an incredible array of talent to the Main Stage next weekend! Following on from the carnival parade,…
PRIDE GUIDE 2019: What to expect at this year’s Birmingham Pride!
Joshua Williams
May 17, 2019
As May Bank Holiday weekend fast approaches, it can mean only one thing: the UK’s biggest two-day pride festival is returning! With a celebration of the second city’s LGBTQ+ community…
International internet legend Grumpy Cat dies, aged seven
Staff Reporter
May 17, 2019
Internet meme sensation Grumpy Cat has died at the age of seven, according to her owners. In a statement released on social media, it was revealed the online celebrity had passed away on…
REVIEW: Stan’s Cafe offers a game-changing experience to theatre and cinema fans
Rangzeb Hussain
May 10, 2019
Experimental theatre company Stan's Cafe has brought an economical, yet intensely powerful, show called 'It's Your Film' to the The Lansdowne in Birmingham. This free show combines cinematic and theatrical techniques to…
Brummie hat-trick as actors Lorna Laidlaw, Bharti Patel and Janice Connolly set to appear on prime time TV shows
Vimal Korpal
April 15, 2019
Popular Brummie actors have scored a TV hat-trick as Lorna Laidlaw, Bharti Patel and Janice Connolly are set to dominate prime time slots over the next few months. Former Doctors star and…
