The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
The crown jewel of musicals – Les Misérables – is now playing to packed out audiences in Birmingham in a spectacular production for the 21st century which touches upon the troubled state of our world. The worldwide smash-hit musical is using every inch of the vast Birmingham Hippodrome stage to amaze show goers with a production…
Brummie comedian Joe Lycett – who now goes by the name of Hugo Boss – has recruited a team of fellow comics to send up movie star Gal Gadot’s celebrity all-star tribute to John Lennon, with his own expletive-laden version of the song ‘Imagine’. After the Wonder Woman actress shared a recent video roping in…
R&B legends Joe, 112 and Dru Hill graced the stage at the O2 Academy in Birmingham last week. If you love R&B music, it would be a sin to not know these grandees of that genre. Fans turned out in huge numbers diverse in every way from singles in their teens, to couples in their 50s, to sing along…
Internationally-renowned actor Sam Neill appeared in The Legitimate Peaky Blinders Festival in Digbeth on Saturday and was pleasantly surprised when fans sang ‘Happy Birthday’ as he sat with cast members from the hit BBC series. Sam Neill, who turned 72 today, was born in Omagh, Northern Ireland, and later moved to New Zealand.
Westside BID (Business Improvement District) brought Christmas cheer to office staff in Baskerville House, with Christmas carols sung by a local choir. Staff were not only treated to seasonal mince pies but their very own hour long concert of Christmas favourites including “Silent Night”, “We wish you a Merry Christmas” and the more contemporary “Mary’s Boy…