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The much-loved TV comedy show Spitting Image is being revived for a live show in Birmingham with a plot featuring King Charles asking action star Tom Cruise to save “broken Britain”. The 1980’s puppet show is being given a new lease of life in a theatrical production called Idiots Assemble which receives a world premiere tomorrow…
Chinese New Year celebration organisers are expecting thousands of visitors to attend festivities in Birmingham city on Sunday. Attendees can look forward to spectacular dancing, singing, acrobats, street food, arts and crafts activities, and a sensational fireworks display on 22 January.
Chinese New Year celebrations are set to return to Birmingham next month as a date has been set for East Asian cultural festivities to take place in the city centre. The Chinese Festival Committee Birmingham have announced the city’s Lunar New Year celebrations will be held in Southside and Bullring & Grand Central in January.
This year’s St Patrick’s Day parade in Birmingham has been cancelled for the third year in a row but festival organisers say a series of events will take place to celebrate the spirit of the popular annual ceremony. The cancellation of the parade is due to the extensive roadworks currently taking place in Digbeth which…
Chinese New Year celebrations are expected to take place in Birmingham next month as the city welcomes in the Year of the Tiger with free public events at Bullring & Grand Central. The Chinese Festival Committee Birmingham has once again joined forces with Birmingham Hippodrome and partners to announce Birmingham’s Chinese New Year celebrations which will take…
A London restaurant has come under fire for publishing an advertisement deemed “racist” by members of the British Asian community. The Ivy Asia restaurant has received a backlash from Stop Asian Hate activists, including its Birmingham chapter, after releasing an offensive marketing campaign portraying East and South East Asian people as demeaning caricatures.
The Birmingham Contemporary Music Group returns to live indoor performances next month to showcase new music inspired by poets Paul Celan and Rabindranath Tagore, including creative responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The classical music collective, known as BCMG, have announced two dates at the CBSO centre in Birmingham. They are scheduled to perform on 22 November and 13 December.
Huge Chinese New Year celebrations are expected to take place in Birmingham this month as the city welcomes in the Year of the Rat. The Chinese Festival Committee Birmingham has once again joined forces with Birmingham Hippodrome and partners to announce Birmingham’s massive Chinese New Year celebrations with three days of free festivities across the city.
Aston Villa Football Club has confirmed that Chief Executive Keith Wyness has been suspended. The announcement was made as it emerged Villa are working with HM Revenue & Customs to resolve an unpaid tax bill.
Birmingham Chinatown’s iconic Big Wok restaurant has been forced to close following “the rising costs of living and running a business” according to owners. Management of the eatery, located in the city centre’s Wrottesley Street, announced on the business’ Facebook page that it has been unable to keep up with rising costs to run the…