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Review: Dunsinane at The Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon Jun 24 2011

To call Dunsinane a sequel to Shakespeare’s Macbeth fails to capture the full measure of this play by David Greig.Read

Former Birmingham dancer takes top job at the Royal Ballet. Jun 20 2011

FORMER Birmingham Royal Ballet principal Kevin O’Hare is to be the new director for the Royal Ballet.Read

Review: Coppelia, at Birmingham Hippodrome Jun 17 2011

Do you gag with distaste every time a footballer sets up a sneaky super-injunction?Read

Review: Turandot, performed by the Welsh National Opera, at Birmingham Hippodrome Jun 12 2011

I doubt there’s ever been a more compassionate production of Puccini’s Turandot than Christopher Alden’s for Welsh National Opera. Read

Life after Macbeth Jun 10 2011

Writer David Greig has penned a sequel to Shakespeare’s story of Macbeth.Read

Tudor coroner's report suggests truth behind Shakespeare's Ophelia Jun 08 2011

A “tantalising” family link to Shakespeare’s tragic character Ophelia has been revealed by an academic study of accidental deaths in Tudor England.Read

Write of passage for young playwrights at Coventry's Belgrade Theatre Jun 03 2011

An innovative playwriting course is energising young people from ethnic backgrounds. Lorne Jackson spoke to three of them.Read

Review: Yes, Prime Minister at Birmingham Hippodrome Jun 03 2011

The television series was never like this.Read

Review: Midnight Tango, at Birmingham Hippodrome May 27 2011

Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace are ballroom dancers.Read

Birmingham Hippodrome steps on to the world stage May 20 2011

As arts funding cuts bite, the chief executive of Birmingham’s Hippodrome Theatre has had to look abroad to bring in new shows, writes Arts Editor Lorne JacksonRead

Birmingham Opera Company on national awards short-list May 20 2011

Birmingham Opera Company and its artistic director, Graham Vick, have been short-listed for the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation UK award.Read

Birmingham Royal Ballet keeps its promise to Japan May 20 2011

Birmingham Royal Ballet is hoping to raise its international profile on a tour of Japan. Diane Parkes reports from Tokyo.Read

Chris Upton: Curtain goes up on a new theatre for the city May 20 2011

It’s one of those urban myths of Birmingham. An empty theatre in the centre of the city, fully equipped with stage, auditorium and lighting, which was never used. Except that it’s not a myth.Read

Alan Carr's the star May 20 2011

Comedian and TV chat show host Alan Carr tells Roz Laws why he is going back on tour to prove himself again.Read

Review: Avenue Q, at Birmingham Hippodrome May 20 2011

I’ve witnessed plenty of jaw-dropping action at Birmingham Hippodrome.Read

Review: Daphnis and Chloe and The Dream, Birmingham Royal Ballet, in Tokyo, Japan May 20 2011

For many in this Tokyo audience the star attraction was Japanese dancer Miyako Yoshida guesting as fairy queen Titania. The former BRB and Royal Ballet principal, now living back in Japan, received thunderous applause.Read

Review: The Merchant of Venice, at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon May 20 2011

Rarely can there have been a darker, more menacing and ultimately unhinged production of The Merchant of Venice. Read

Birmingham Royal Ballet dancers tell of being caught up in Japan earthquake May 17 2011

The recent turmoil in Japan caused by a tsunami and earthquake was particularly close to home for two of the dancers on this tour as they both hail from the country. Read

Review: John Cleese: The Alimony Tour, at Birmingham Hippodrome May 13 2011

John Cleese comes on to the stage to the Monty Python music and warm applause.Read

Why Shappi Khorsandi is still happy May 13 2011

As Roz Laws finds out, there’s no hiding under the covers for new divorcee, comic Shappi Khorsandi.Read

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