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REVIEW: Noughts & Crosses – Malorie Blackman’s segregation love story comes to Birmingham
Rangzeb Hussain
November 15, 2022
One of the best-loved teenage novels – Noughts & Crosses by former children’s laureate Malorie Blackman – comes to Birmingham in a gripping stage adaptation. Blackman’s dystopian story about oppression…
BBC news platforms to host free Birmingham journalism event for budding talent
Staff Reporter
November 11, 2022
To celebrate their move to Birmingham, BBC Newsbeat and Asian Network News have partnered up with the BBC Academy to host a free event for those interested in entering the…
REVIEW: La Boheme – finding love and hope in a time of desperate poverty
Rangzeb Hussain
November 9, 2022
La Boheme, one of the world’s best loved and deeply emotional operas, is back in Birmingham. Welsh National Opera (WNO) return in stunning form to The Birmingham Hippodrome stage with…
The Shawshank Redemption actors visit Birmingham lock-up as UK stage tour ends
Rangzeb Hussain
November 8, 2022
The Shawshank Redemption has arrived at The Alexandra Theatre and cast members of the show visited the old Steelhouse Lane lock-up in Birmingham as the show comes to the end…
REVIEW: The Shawshank Redemption – a poignant translation from film to stage
Rangzeb Hussain
November 7, 2022
The classic Hollywood film The Shawshank Redemption has been transformed into a deeply moving stage play which is currently playing in Birmingham. The Shawshank Redemption is now running at The Alexandra…
Stunning life-size Peaky Blinders sponge cake on show in Birmingham
Rangzeb Hussain
November 5, 2022
A stunning replica of Tommy Shelby in sponge cake form went on display at the Cake International Show at The NEC in Birmingham on Friday (4 November). The Peaky Blinders…
South Asian soldiers film gets screening at Birmingham Film Festival during Remembrance Week
Rangzeb Hussain
November 3, 2022
A poignant film exploring the contribution of South Asian soldiers in World War I, and the dangers of forgetting the past during present times where division and misunderstanding can lead…
REVIEW: The Mousetrap – BBC EastEnders actors shine in Agatha Christie play
Rangzeb Hussain
November 1, 2022
One of the world’s longest-running West End plays arrives in Birmingham with BBC EastEnders soap stars in major roles. Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap is celebrating its 70th anniversary and is…
REVIEW: Strictly Ballroom: The Musical – a glittering night of hot dancing in Birmingham
Rangzeb Hussain
October 31, 2022
On a cold and wet Halloween evening, with the night coming in earlier after the end of British Summer Time, hearts were warmed by the glittering dancing on The Birmingham Hippodrome…
REVIEW: The Cher Show – a grand night at the theatre
Rangzeb Hussain
October 18, 2022
The Cher Show, which opened on Broadway in 2018, now arrives to the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre in an electrifying and joyous production which charts the life and music of a…