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REVIEW: Bearing heart and ‘sole’, Bonnie and Clyde wows audience in intimate stage play
After a successful run in Cambridge, the Town and Gown Theatre company brings its latest barefoot play Bonnie and Clyde to The Old Join Stock on Temple Row. Directed by…
INTERVIEW: Emerging classical star Isata Kanneh-Mason set to wow audiences in Birmingham
One of the UK’s most exciting young classical musicians will perform at Town Hall, a B:Music venue, for the very first time later this month. Isata Kanneh-Mason – who is…
UB40 band member Astro, 64, dies following short illness
Astro, a founding member of the Birmingham based musical group UB40, has died following a short illness, it has been announced. A statement on the band’s official Twitter said “We are…
The Electric saved from closure after new owner buys oldest cinema in UK
One of the oldest cinemas in England - The Electric - is set to reopen in time for Christmas under a new owner after fears it might never reopen when…
Interactive Squid Game experience heading to Birmingham and Manchester
Netflix has surprised Squid Game fans on Halloween by bringing a replica of the show’s iconic animatronic doll to Westfield shopping centre in London, ahead of the life-size figure also appearing in Birmingham…
Thousands welcome Birmingham Pride as LGBTQ+ festival returns bigger and better than ever
Thousands of people have taken to the streets to celebrate the return of Birmingham Pride this weekend, after the event was twice postponed due to the COVID pandemic. Following a hiatus of 28…
Grand Hotel Birmingham gets celebrity launch following £45m restoration and revamp
It may have only been weeks ago that Hollywood A-lister Tom Cruise was staying at the venue while filming Mission Impossible 7 in the city, but The Grand Hotel Birmingham has…
IN PICTURES: Simmer Down Festival 2021 in Handsworth Park
The sun was shining over Birmingham on Sunday as the Simmer Down Festival made a welcome return to its home in Handsworth Park following a limited virtual presence online during…
Birmingham New Street Station transformed into Abu Dhabi airport for Mission Impossible filming with Tom Cruise
It’s been Tom Cruise mania in Birmingham this weekend as the Hollywood star continued on his mission (pun intended) to film his latest blockbuster at Grand Central and New Street…
Tom Cruise enjoys a Chicken Tikka in Birmingham as Mission Impossible filming continues
Hollywood star Tom Cruise has once again been spotted in Birmingham, this time at one of the city's premier Indian restaurants amidst reports of ongoing filming for the next Mission…