At Christmas the Belgrade’s second theatre hosted an alternative seasonal entertainment from Coventry comedy double-act The Cheeky Chappies, and now here is another original show from a duo hailing from the city.Read
In the summer of 1857, Hans Christian Andersen turned up, almost unannounced, on the doorstep of Gad’s Hill Place in Kent, the home of Charles Dickens and his family.Read
It’s strange to reflect that Agatha Christie is now the only British playwright apart from Shakespeare to have a company dedicated to producing her work.Read
Just as opera singers sometimes describe a demanding role as "a big sing", this play is a big act for its two principals. But by the end the audience is likely to share some of their exhaustion. Read
Northern Broadsides scored a hit by taking a chance on Lenny Henry in last year’s Othello, but its new take on Euripides’ tragedy arrived in Coventry trailing the kind of reviews that hinted at a must-see theatrical disaster.Read
To choose the ten best productions from more than 30 years of theatre reviewing is an impossible task, but here are examples of eight which left a major impression on me, in many cases because they stretched the envelope of what performance could mean.Read
Terry Grimley has been covering the arts for the Birmingham Post since 1973. As he finally steps down from the role of arts editor, he reflects on some of the highlights and changes of the past four decades, concluding in the 90s and Noughties.Read
Terry Grimley has been covering the arts for the Birmingham Post since 1973. As he finally steps down from the role of arts editor, he reflects on some of the highlights and changes of the past four decades, starting with the 70s and 80s.Read
With British Dance Edition closely followed by the second International Dance Festival this spring and a National Festival of Youth Dance to follow, this is going to be a big year for dance in the city, writes Terry Grimley.Read
It’s ironic, as the West prepares to square up to Iran over its latest nuclear ambitions, to be reminded of a part of our heritage which originated there nearly 2,000 years ago.Read
This is just what the Cinderella at Warwick Arts Centre isn’t – a traditional panto version of the familiar story with a glitzy, anachronistic collision of 18th century costumes and X Factor-style vocals and dance routines.
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The story of Beauty and the Beast is a bit off panto’s beaten track, its Freudian undertones tending to attract more pretentious treatments. That hasn’t daunted writers Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton. Read
