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20 awesome photos from Brum’s inaugural Festival of Audacity
Staff Reporter
September 28, 2018
The Festival of Audacity, a free three-day extravaganza from Free Radical, has seen a myriad of creatives and artists occupy unusual spaces across Birmingham these last few days. Described by organisers…
Portrait exhibition launched immortalising the NHS contribution of Windrush Generation
Paul Stringer
September 13, 2018
Here To Stay is a portrait series documenting the impact of the Windrush generation in the formation and contributions to the NHS. Having recently celebrated 70 years of the NHS, it's…
12 photos of the new ‘Star Wars’ street art mural in Digbeth
Staff Reporter
June 22, 2018
You've probably seen a new mural in The Custard Factory celebrating's Birmingham's cinematic history, including Brum's Star Wars connections, and wondering what it's all about. Well, the artwork has been created to…
Impressive new ‘Star Wars’ mural unveiled in Birmingham city centre
Rangzeb Hussain
June 22, 2018
A new mural has been unveiled in The Custard Factory to tie in with the opening of the all-new Odeon Luxe cinema at Broadway Plaza in Birmingham. The huge spray painting, under…
Birmingham City University appoints Professor Alison Honour to top creative role
Staff Reporter
May 25, 2018
Birmingham City University has strengthened its position as a leading provider of creative arts education by appointing Professor Alison Honour as Pro-Vice Chancellor and Executive Dean of its Faculty of Arts, Design…
‘Beyond Windrush’ launches with Vanley Burke and Benjamin Zephaniah
Staff Reporter
May 10, 2018
An exhibition and series of events celebrating the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the SS Empire Windrush, which brought people from the Caribbean to the UK in 1948, has…
Wolverhampton Art Gallery preparing for Viking invasion!
Staff Reporter
April 27, 2018
Nine of history’s most formidable Vikings will arrive in the City of Wolverhampton next month - and they’re staying for the summer. It will mark the launch of Wolverhampton Art…
Does your dog have what it takes to star in Legally Blonde The Musical?
Staff Reporter
January 18, 2018
Does your dog have star quality? The producers of Legally Blonde the Musical are on the hunt for a canine star for when the show comes to Birmingham in May. Legally…
Beatfreeks to mark 5th birthday with Town Hall extravaganza
Staff Reporter
January 7, 2018
A Birmingham spoken word poetry night organised by city arts collective Beatfreeks celebrates its fifth birthday next month. Launched in 2013, Poetry Jam has been giving young people a safe space to…
REVIEW | Midland Opera: Norma by Bellini
Rangzeb Hussain
November 17, 2017
It may have been a wet and windy night in Birmingham city, but inside The Old Rep Theatre there was warmth and magic as the bars of the overture faded…