Home Authors Terry Grimley

Terry Grimley

Terry Grimley

And Then There Were None at Malvern Festival Theatre

Known originally and for much of its history by a title now so politically incorrect that it is not even alluded to in the programme notes, Agatha Christie's play is almost the definition of a theatrical warhorse. Read

Chocs away for new building

Cadbury's new £30 million development is an impressive reassertion of the company's commitment to art and design. Read

Handsworth's ambitious new musical revolution

An historic recording studio in Handsworth has been reinvented as a communitybased centre for music and arts technology. Terry Grimley takes the tour. Read

Review: The English Game at Malvern Theatre

Richard Bean's new comedy, which had its premiere last month in this production from Headlong Theatre, is a state-of-the-nation play - or at least it's about the state of the male half of the nation. Read

Decade of perfection at the CBSO with Sakari Oramo

Sakari Oramo conducts his finnal concert as CBSO's music director at Symphony Hall tonight. He talked to Terry Grimley about the orchestra and plans for his future role as principal guest conductor. Read

Terry Grimley: Manchester's public transport billions are death knell for Brum

Will plans for congestion charging in Manchester turn out to be a disaster for Manchester, or a disaster for Birmingham? Read

Michael Corder's Stravinsky challenge

Choreographer Michael Corder talks to Terry Grimley about the challenge of staging Stravinsky's tribute to his idol Tchaikovsky. Read

Review: Eurobeat at Birmingham Hippodrome

There are some things, surely, which are beyond parody - and until seeing this show I would have felt pretty confident in saying the Eurovision Song Contest was one of them. Read

Prime home and a royal cache of treasured art

Terry Grimley takes a rare opportunity to study some historic portraits from Chequers. Read

Impressive concentration of portraiture at RBSA

Terry Grimley finds a fine crop of portraits dominating the RBSA's Prize exhibition. Read

Review: Our House at Birmingham Repertory Theatre

First let me be an honest reporter and acknowledge that a packed house evidently loved this show, to judge from the number of people on their feet, clapping along, at the end. Read

Rolf Wallin brings something a little out of the ordinary

Terry Grimley meets leading Norwegian composer Rolf Wallin, whose Birmingham premiere mixes new music with theatre, electronics and TV documentary. Read

Ikon Gallery finds space for a sense of humour

Terry Grimley enjoys the wacky world of Swiss duo Lutz and Guggisberg at Ikon Gallery and takes a look at Ikon's new outpost in Digbeth. Read

Review: The Flyover Show at Hockley Circus

Not the kind of space in which most of us would usually care to linger, the grim undercroft of Hockley Flyover proved ideally suited to an experimental community arts festival. Read

Soweto Kinch gets his flyover show on the road

Soweto Kinch tells Terry Grimley why the Hockley flyover is the ideal place to showcase the best of Britain’s and Birmingham’s urban culture.  Read

Terry Grimley: Gordon can change the rail signals at Crewe

So, for John Major, now read Gordon Brown. Following last week's derailment at Crewe, it seems we face the prospect of another lame-duck government limping painfully towards its nemesis. Read

To Be Straight With You, at Warwick Arts Centre

Performed straight-through and lasting for little over an hour, DV8 Physical Theatre's stunning new show can fairly be described as a short, sharp shock. Read

Review: Guillemots at Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton

Despite the critical hammering handed out to their album Red, Guillemots demonstrated that their live show has lost none of the enthusiasm or edge which won them a Brit nomination last year. Read

A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Courtyard, Stratford-upon-Avon

Gregory Doran's production, a big hit at the old-style Royal Shakespeare Theatre a couple of seasons ago, makes an interesting transition to The Courtyard. Read

Birmingham Opera Company wins a classical 'Oscar'

Birmingham Opera Company, which was threatened with closure at the beginning of the year when the Arts Council withdrew its annual grant, won a prestigious award last night. Read

Author Profile

Terry is The Birmingham Post's arts editor.

Get Involved

We want your local stories, videos & pics.