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IN PICTURES: Commuters in awe as CBSO musicians perform at Birmingham New Street Station
Staff Reporter
November 18, 2022
Birmingham’s New Street station was alive with music from the movies today, thanks to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, who treated commuters to two special pop-up performances to kick…
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…
“There is no cure” says Duran Duran’s Andy Taylor after shocking cancer diagnosis
Rangzeb Hussain
November 7, 2022
Music fans have been left shocked after iconic Birmingham band Duran Duran announced original guitarist Andy Taylor has stage four metastatic prostate cancer. Taylor, 61, revealed the news via a…
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…
Wolverhampton’s first South Asian dance competition showcases stunning talent
Rangzeb Hussain
October 12, 2022
The first ever South Asian dance competition at the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre proudly announced the winners of the hotly contested dance event. The sensational Just Naach night of dancing took…
Thousands gather in Brum for city’s big Diwali lights switch-on
Staff Reporter
October 10, 2022
Thousands of people gathered in the Handsworth area of Birmingham yesterday for the big Diwali lights switch-on. The unveiling of the festive illuminations drew a huge crowd following a two-year break for the public…
Stars of Birmingham Rep’s Muslim comedy ‘Tartuffe’ make surprise visit to Stratford Road
Rangzeb Hussain
October 10, 2022
Ahead of opening night this Friday (14 October), cast members from Birmingham Rep’s upcoming production of Tartuffe headed out to Sparkhill’s famous Stratford Road, where this new version of the…
Spectacular Diwali on the Square event returns to Birmingham after two-year absence
Staff Reporter
October 10, 2022
A spectacular free Diwali celebration with singing, dancing, food and fun for all the community will make an eagerly anticipated return to Birmingham city centre this weekend. After being suspended…
Virtuoso Birmingham violinist to give free performances at Black History Month event
Rangzeb Hussain
October 8, 2022
An award-winning Birmingham violinist is to give two free performances as part of Black History Month events on Sunday (9 October). Melika Queely will give informal musical performances at the…