The Challenge of Change was an event about the future of West Mids theatre. All the notes have been written up and presented quite nicely on this website. I’ve only had a glance through the discussions and the proposals put forward but the Birmingham European Theatre Festival sounds interesting. A lot of discussions seem to … [Read more…]
Mostly Jazz will be in Moseley Park the weekend of 3-4 July 2010. No further details on this yet other than news that Birmingham Jazz will be hosting the second stage on the Sunday. Looks like the Mostly Jazz Twitter is the place to get updates from. Liking the title though – mostly folk in … [Read more…]
This weekend, Saturday 12 December, we have 17 talented artists showcasing and selling their work from the Creative Open Workshops space. Them artists will be: Button Lea Once upon a Tin Lady and Small Kirsty Davies Rachel Warren The Matthew Craig DOT com Sally Pepper Laura Cameron Richard Johnson Gemma Donegan Jaccylee Jewellery My Twin … [Read more…]
It’d be pointless me adding to the mounting pile of gushing reviews this performance is receiving, so I’m going to float an idea instead (which should give you an inkling of what I thought of it). Graham Vick is the Artistic Director of Birmingham Opera Company. Year-round he works with the world’s major operas and … [Read more…]
A short video featuring 300-year old manufacturing company, Toye, Kenning & Spencer. Their Jewellery Quarter factory produces their metal goods and houses their design department. The firm designs and produces a wide variety of items including medals (including MBEs, OBEs, CBEs, GBEs, KBEs and DBEs for the Queens honors), trophies (examples produced by Toye being … [Read more…]
Brummie of the Year 2009 – vote now The poll’s up on BiNS We Live In Public – Private Screening – Eventbrite There’s a free screening of We Live In Public at The Electric on Weds 9 December. Not many tickets left for this… editorialgirl » Birmingham’s People: How do you represent Birmingham? In which … [Read more…]
There was a good showing for Birmingham on last week’s Culture Show. It’s available until Friday 11 Dec, so there’s still time to catch it. Birmingham Opera Company were featured (at 11mins). Othello is currently racking up rave reviews in a manner approaching unseemly – 5 stars in the Guardian and Times and the Birmingham … [Read more…]
For the next CiB Project we’ve been asked to take part in Capsule‘s 10th birthday celebrations. We’re getting together a bunch of Birmingham creative types, putting them on a stage for 3 minutes and asking them ‘What would you do if you were given the run of a space like Vivid?’ Featured folks will include: … [Read more…]