What’s On
Hanukkah celebrations begins for city’s Jewish community
Staff Reporter
November 29, 2021 | 10:44 am
The Jewish festival of Hanukkah - also spelt 'Chanukah' - has begun for Judaism's faithful followers across the world, and it's no different in Birmingham and the West Midlands. The first…
‘Walls Between Us’ play exploring mental health struggles of South Asian family to be staged at REP
Staff Reporter
November 17, 2021 | 12:24 pm
A play exploring how Covid-19 impacts an intergenerational South Asian household is being performed this week as part of a Birmingham arts festival highlighting stories around mental health and wellbeing. Produced…
Inspiring Muslims to share leadership stories during Islamophobia Awareness Month
Staff Reporter
November 15, 2021 | 11:30 am
Inspiring Brummies in positions of leadership across the city's Muslim community are to share their journeys, struggles and achievements in a series of events to mark Islamophobia Awareness Month. Organised by…
REVIEW: Bearing heart and ‘sole’, Bonnie and Clyde wows audience in intimate stage play
Staff Reporter
November 12, 2021 | 12:42 pm
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
Staff Reporter
November 9, 2021 | 04:31 pm
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…
International book championing South Asian women and girls launches in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
November 9, 2021 | 03:56 pm
A brand-new book featuring a collection of writings by women and girls in Bangladesh, Pakistan and the UK, has been launched in Birmingham. Unveiled at a special event at Midlands…
Midlands’ unsung heroes celebrated at star-studded Birmingham awards show
Denise James
November 9, 2021 | 08:55 am
Unsung heroes from the community and business sectors have been honoured at a special awards ceremony in Birmingham which aims to recognise people who "go that extra mile" and inspire others to do the same. The…
Interactive Squid Game experience heading to Birmingham and Manchester
Staff Reporter
October 31, 2021 | 04:00 pm
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…
10 stunning murals launched in Lozells as interactive Birmingham art trail goes live
Staff Reporter
October 29, 2021 | 01:29 pm
A series of stunning murals have been unveiled throughout Lozells in Birmingham as part of an interactive arts trail created to inspire local residents. The colourful artworks have been designed…
Artist unveils outdoor exhibition in Chamberlain Square to mark 50 years of Bangladesh freedom
Rangzeb Hussain
October 22, 2021 | 06:18 pm
A new outdoor exhibition has opened in Birmingham’s Chamberlain Square to mark the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence with works that explore the dark history of colonialism and oppression. 'Lost…
