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The King and I musical comes to Birmingham in a production that continues to dance with dated and contentious themes. The Rogers and Hammerstein musical is currently playing at The Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham.
A new short film called Kaur, produced by talent from the Midlands, tells the story of a British South Asian woman’s decision to wear a turban as part of her Sikh faith despite her father’s misgivings and fears about reprisals. Kaur tackles the uncharted subject matter in a sensitive manner and highlights the social –…
The forward thinking musical South Pacific, brimming with breezy and topical melodies, is warming up audiences at Birmingham’s Alexandra Theatre. Rogers and Hammerstein’s smash-hit Broadway show, based on the the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Tales of the South Pacific by James A Michener, is back in the Midlands.
Fury erupts within Birmingham’s Sikh community after a police officer allegedly tore off a man’s turban at Perry Barr Custody Suite on Monday. Police have issued a statement to calm the rising tension in the local Sikh community following the appalling incident which took place on Monday 25th October.