Paul Murphy is the Birmingham Royal Ballet's new Music Director and Principal Conductor

Paul Murphy announced as new Music Director for Birmingham Royal Ballet

The Birmingham Royal Ballet has announced Paul Murphy as its new Music Director and Principal Conductor. The appointment of Murphy was announced today as the Company’s new Music Director and Principal Conductor leading the company’s orchestra, the Royal Ballet Sinfonia. He will assume the role on 1 July 2024, following Koen Kessels stepping down as…

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Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby is playing at The Birmingham Hippodrome

Smoking hot Peaky Blinders dance show returns to Birmingham by popular demand

The legendary Peaky Blinders of Small Heath are back by popular demand at The Birmingham Hippodrome for a fiery dance show. Written and adapted for the stage by Peaky Blinders’ creator Steven Knight, Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby is a smoking hot dance theatre show directed and choreographed by Rambert’s artistic director Benoit Swan…

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A petition has been launched to save the Commonwealth bull from being dismantled and destroyed after the games end

Show-stopping Birmingham 2022 bull will be dismantled and destroyed after games end

It appears that the celebrated and well-received bull, which made a dramatic appearance at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022, is destined for the scrapheap once the sporting event comes to an end. The animatronic bull was a massive hit with the audience, and proved to be a major highlight during the spectacular opening ceremony on Thursday…

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The fiery Opening Ceremony stunned people around the world

Birmingham 2022 opening ceremony thrills with a fiery journey from dark to light

The audacious multicultural opening ceremony of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 thrilled with a show that dared to look at the dark past while looking forward to a positive future. Thursday night’s show threw a subtle, yet profoundly moving, spotlight on the horrors of colonialism, slavery and homophobia, while looking forward to a more hopeful and…

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Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight and Duran Duran will delight audiences at Birmingham 2022 Games

Peaky Blinders creator and Duran Duran plan exciting opening ceremony for Commonwealth Games

Legendary Birmingham band Duran Duran are headlining the opening ceremony celebrations at the Commonwealth Games 2022 tonight. Steven Knight, the creative force behind the BBC smash-hit drama series Peaky Blinders, is also on hand as executive producer of the opening ceremony and says he has a few surprises for the audience.

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