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Music: Q Club ideal for University of Birmingham's huge concert

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:19:00 GMT

University of Birmingham’s music department heads to the Q Club for a big concert. Christopher Morley find out more.

Travel Reviews: A relaxing time at Malvern Spa

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Diane Parkes finds an affordable spa break in an unlikely setting near a business park in Worcestershire.

Travel Reviews: German village keeps up medieval tradition

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Jon Griffin visits Germany to see how a Bavarian village is preparing to keep up a medieval tradition.

Music: Review: University of Birmingham Music Society, at Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:52:00 GMT

After 30 years Colin Timms, Peyton and Barber Professor of Music, has decided to step down as conductor of the choir and orchestra at Birmingham University.

Music: Review: Birmingham Festival Choral Society, at Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:44:00 GMT

Birmingham Festival Choral Society, at Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham

Music: Review: The Mikado, by London Concert Chorus, at Birmingham Symphony Hall

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:37:00 GMT

The Mikado, by London Concert Chorus, at Birmingham Symphony Hall

Music: Jazz Diary: Portico Quartet head for Warwick Arts Centre

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:38:00 GMT

Who would have thought that a band of young guys busking on the South Bank in London would one day be filling the prestigious Barbican Theatre with their quirky, hard to classify instrumental music featuring weird percussion instruments?

Music: Review: Tosca, by Welsh National Opera, at Birmingham Hippodrome

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:43:00 GMT

Tosca, by Welsh National Opera at Birmingham Hippodrome

Stage: 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.

Stage: 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.

Music: Billy Bragg to curate Glastonbury stage

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:05:00 GMT

Billy Bragg is to curate his own stage at this summer's Glastonbury Festival, it has been announced.

Stage: 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.

Stage: 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.

Stage: 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.

Stage: 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.

Stage: 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.

Film: Film Reviews: I Love You Phillip Morris, The Spy Next Door and Old Dogs

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT

New films reviewed by Graham Young and Roz Laws.

Music: Birmingham date as Gorillaz open up rehearsals to fans only

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:22:00 GMT

Gorillaz are to open up rehearsals to their fan club (G-Club) in Birmingham ahead of their April headline debut at US music festival Coachella.

Music: CBSO launches Tuned In concerts to attract new audiences

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:05:00 GMT

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra is to launch a series of concerts to encourage a new audience to enjoy classical music.

Restaurants Birmingham & Midlands: Matthew Cheal joins the Simpsons team of winning chefs

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:09:00 GMT

A Birmingham restaurant has pulled off a unique catering coup – having three winners of the Chef of the Year title in the same kitchen brigade.

Music: Beverley Knight fans given chance to join her Broad Street Star celebrations

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:39:00 GMT