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Rory Bremner laments lost personalities in UK politics

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:11:00 GMT

Rory Bremner tells Roz Laws that he struggles to tell the election hopefuls apart.

Birmingham's Flatpack festival celebrates Odeon founder Deutsch

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:06:00 GMT

One of the smallest, neatest and best-packaged film festivals is all set to celebrate one of the industry’s most influential giants.

Review: The Abduction from the Seraglio, Welsh National Opera at Birmingham Hippodrome

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:04:00 GMT

“Setting: the 1920s. All the action takes place on the Orient Express, en route from Paris to Istanbul”. That might have come as a surprise to Mozart. But James Robinson’s stylish 1997 production of The Abduction from the Seraglio, now acquired by Welsh National Opera, looks fantastic.

Review: Twelfth Night at Birmingham Old Rep

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:02:00 GMT

Birmingham Stage Company’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night premiered in the city for just two days before it tours the Middle East.

Review: How Now Mrs Brown Cow, at Alexandra Theatre

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:59:00 GMT

Scribbling a raucous comedy crowd-pleaser of a play can be as demanding as writing esoteric theatre.

Julian Barnes novel Arthur & George hits the Birmingham stage

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:53:00 GMT

A novel on a Midland miscarriage of justice is being adapted for stage. Lorne Jackson talks to the author.

Behzti playwright Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti returns with Behud

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:45:00 GMT

After death threats and protests, the playwright behind Behzti is back with a new play. She speaks to Lorne Jackson.

Birmingham Royal Ballet looks forward to the next 20 years

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT

As Birmingham Royal Ballet hits 20, director David Bintley is looking to the future, writes Diane Parkes.

Review: The Dark Side of Buffoon, at B2, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT

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.

Review: Andersen’s English, at Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT

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.

Review: Behna (Sisters), at Birmingham Rep (off site)

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT

This site-specific production is a kitchen sink drama – literally.

Review: Spike Milligan’s Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall, at Birmingham Repertory Theatre

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Based on the war memoirs of comedian Spike Milligan, this production attempts to replicate his somewhat haphazard humour.

Review: Birmingham Royal Ballet, 20 Years Celebration, at Birmingham Hippodrome

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:45:00 GMT

It’s two decades since Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet moved lock, stock and barrel up the M1 and became The Birmingham Royal Ballet at a purpose-built home at the Hippodrome theatre.

Dave Gorman on the cyclepath

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:08:00 GMT

Comedian Dave Gorman gets off his bike to speak to Jon Perks about his ‘recycled’ show.

Birmingham comedy clubs keep smiling through the recession

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:45:00 GMT

Phil Vinter looks at how the laughter business has fared in Birmingham during the recession.

David Blake's Scoring The Century gets world premiere in Birmingham

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:04:00 GMT

An opera written more than a decade ago will finally gets its world premiere in Birmingham, writes Christopher Morley.

Theatre Review: Witness for the Prosecution at the Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:13:00 GMT

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.

Review: King Lear by the Royal Shakespeare Company

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:10:00 GMT

Near the end of his Premiership, Tony Blair was confronted by his rising rival, David Cameron, across the dispatch box.

Review: The Sleeping Beauty, by Birmingham Royal Ballet, at the Hippodrome

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:32:00 GMT

The Sleeping Beauty, by the Birmingham Royal Ballet, at Birmingham Hippodrome

Joe Lycett's slice of comedy

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:53:00 GMT

Roz Laws talks to up and coming comedian Joe Lycett about cheese and middle-class whimsey.