The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
An action-packed new dance show based on the hit BBC show about Small Heath’s Peaky Blinders is coming to Birmingham this week. Famed dance group Rambert – Britain’s oldest dance company – will premiere the dramatic new show at The Birmingham Hippodrome on 27 September.
A popular Birmingham street culture and art festival is taking place this month to showcase arts and dance performances, including workshops, with some of the best street food in the Midlands on offer throughout the day. The High-Vis Festival is coming to Digbeth for its fifth year (on Saturday 24th September) with a major spotlight…
The electrifying songs of British rock group Queen usher in the light and heat of summer in crowd-pleasing musical We Will Rock You which is now playing in Birmingham. The multi-million pound jukebox musical, which has been delighting audiences for twenty years, is now rocking and rollicking across The Hippodrome stage in a dynamic new…
A video of random Brummies breaking into song to perform ‘Killing Me Softly’ in the city centre streets is going viral after being shared across social media. Posted to Twitter last night (29 January) at 11.08am, the short clip showing revellers and passers-by joining in with an impromptu rendition of the hit song – which was being played…
Birmingham-based award-winning choreographer Rosie Kay is returning to the stage in Autumn to perform the premiere of her new solo work as part of a special triple bill. Titled ‘Absolute Solo II’, the performance will take place at Birmingham Repertory Theatre and will be one of the venue’s first shows on stage after re-opening its doors…
Strictly fans will be packing Arena Birmingham from tonight as this year’s Strictly Come Dancing Arena Tour kicks off in the city tonight. The show features a fantastic line-up of celebrities and their professional partners – newly crowned Strictly champion Stacey Dooley and new dance partner Aljaž Skorjanec; Ashley Roberts and Pasha Kovalev; Dr Ranj…
Carlos Acosta, one of the world’s greatest ballet dancers, has been announced as the new director of Birmingham Royal Ballet. This appointment is a major fete for Birmingham Royal Ballet as their current director, David Bintley, steps down in July 2019 after holding the position for 24 years. Hailing from an underprivileged background in Cuba…
Over fifty schools in Birmingham took to dancing ‘the floss‘ and sharing it on social media this week, in a bid to raise awareness of government cuts to education. ‘Floss4Funding’ is a national campaign with the parent-led campaign group Save Our Schools at the forefront.
After busting a few moves in South Africa a couple of months go, it seems old Theresa’s got her groove back, as the Prime Minister walked onto stage at the Tory conference dancing to ABBA. Arriving on stage for her keynote speech at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, Theresa May entered swaying and bobbing to Abba’s…