On Saturday night I took a couple of (out of town) friends to AE Harris for the Birmingham European Theatre Festival. We turned up a bit late so only managed to catch the last piece – one which would’ve been a fantastic spoof on art student theatre if it wasn’t for the fact they were … [Read more…]
In the last week’s CiBmail (sign up if you haven’t already) we featured a competition to win a free 12-month CiB Supporters slot. We’re extending the competition for a couple more days. To enter – email the name of your organisation to createdinbirmingham@gmail.com using SUPPORT as the subject. We’ll draw a winner on Wednesday 7 … [Read more…]
The DIY Times is a new zine from the folks at Cut Out Shop. A 16 page bargain with a screen printed cover designed by the lovely Alex Curtis, featuring interviews with the lady herself, Ammo Magazine, Southsea DIY and Sauna Youth Only £2 from here.
Word’s been going round (although at the moment I can’t tell where from) that Thursday 15 July is decision day on the whole City of Culture 2013 thing. While we work ourselves into barely-concealed bundles of anticipation, Arts Industry have done a quick round-up of each city’s bid. All much of a muchness, but recent … [Read more…]
Hiya, still here. I’ve just been off, away and working for a bit. Here’s some stuff: Rhymes from the Rocks is a showcase for poetry inspired by the geology of the Black Country and its storehouse of unusual and beautiful objects. The poems on this site have been produced by young people from the Dudley … [Read more…]
SoulBoy’s had a fair amount of local involvement. Here’s the trailer: And here’s the SoulBoy website. SoulBoy facts: Number of funder/sponsor/partner logos on all SoulBoy stuff – 16 Number of SoulBoy cast members listed on IMDB – 24 Number of SoulBoy cast members listed as ‘Purple Onion Girl’ – 1 (with a special mention for … [Read more…]
The website’s up for the HMV Institute and tickets are on sale for a few of the gigs, the first one being Gong (wow – now that’s a website) on 20 Sept. It’ll be interesting to see the push and pull between this place and the Academy.
Screen WM – The West Midlands to play central role in new film TOAST starring Helena Bonham Carter “The investment means that TOAST, produced by Ruby Films for the BBC, will also be filmed entirely in the West Midlands. A fantastic local story, the film will be shot in and around Birmingham and Wolverhampton, with … [Read more…]