Another milestone for youth theatre company Stage2 who celebrated their 20th anniversary last year – their forthcoming Twelfth Night will be their 100th major production. As well as cast of 100 we will have carol singers to serenade the audience and street urchins giving out programmes, allowing our whole company to join in the fun. … [Read more…]
That’s me (on the right) working the mulled wine stall on Saturday at the Kings Heath Big Party. A huge thanks to everyone who came down and bought a cup of something warm. In fact, a fair few thanks are in order: Kings Heath Centre Partnership for having (and supporting) us Sarah Allen for her … [Read more…]
The Bench 504 is a graffiti store in the Custard Factory. Their blog features lots of (often Digbeth-y) street art stuff. Nicky Getgood noticed this.
I kinda don’t want to know too much about this before doing it, which makes telling you about it a little difficult. All I really know is that it’ll happen on 18 December at 6pm in Birmingham. You can sign up on the Subtlemob website. People use the words small, gorgeous and filmic to describe … [Read more…]
Guest Blog: The Pharaoh of Film – Khaled El Hagar – profiled by Professor Roger Shannon “Acknowledged in his home country Egypt as the most controversial movie maker of his generation, Khaled lives quietly for half of the year in Kings Heath, in Birmingham, where he has established himself as the city’s leading auteur” Rhubarb … [Read more…]
A couple of weeks back there was a meet-up of West Mids theatre folk – the event was called The Challenge of Change and (from what I understand) there were two days of workshops and discussions around the future of West Mids theatre. Graeme Rose (Stan’s Cafe, The Modified Toy Orchestra, etc) has written up … [Read more…]
Birmingham’s bidding for the title of City of Culture in 2013 and as a result a couple of attempts to get your feedback have been launched. Big Blank Canvas Big Blank Canvas is a project managed and devised by Fierce (on behalf of the council who are responsible for the bid itself) which, in its … [Read more…]
From Jo Ruth‘s ‘artist info’ page: Jo studied Fine Art at Reading University and has lectured in Art and Design in colleges in London and the West Midlands. As a painter and printmaker, she has a growing reputation for her striking colourist painting and mixed media pieces. Her work covers a variety of subject matter, … [Read more…]