Month: September 2018

On the 28th September, me and Jemima headed off to Birmingham Hippodrome to one of the First Step productions, courtesy of Birmingham Royal Ballet. If you haven’t been before then I really recommend you go to the next First Steps Production as they are fantastic. Not just good for children but parents too. Fridays First…

Birmingham Royal Ballet bring yet another beautiful performance to Birmingham Hippodrome. La Fille Mal Gardée freely adapted and arranged by John Lanchberry, choreography by Frederick Ashton and music by Ferdinand Hérold (performed by Royal Ballet Sinfonia) . I’ve been to watch The Nutcracker and Swan Lake but one ballet I’ve never seen is La Fille…

Running until the 6th October, you don’t have much time left to catch Ian Rankins much loved and now much aged creation, Detective Inspector John Rebus on stage at The Repertory Theatre in Birmingham. John Rebus has been with us for some time now, spanning some 20 novels, a graphic novel, radio plays and audio…

Event: Tiny Dancers for ages 0-5 years by Oneday Theatre Location: Moorpool Hall, Harborne, Time: Tuesdays 9:30am and 10:30am Me and Jemima headed over to the first session of Tiny Dancers last week run by the lovely Meg of Oneday Theatre. We didn’t really know fully what to expect, so we were both very excited…

C.O.M.P.E.T.I.T.I.O.N T.I.M.E Win ONE of TWO Family Tickets (for 4 people) to BRICKLIVE this November at Birmingham NEC. Running from 1st to 4th November 2018, BRICKLIVE brings the most fantastic day out for LEGO fans of all ages. A chance to ‘Create – Play – Discover’ this is the ideal chance for you to get…

Event: Young Herbert’s Horrors Location: Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Centenary Square, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EP Time: Saturday 22nd September 2018 at 11:30am and 2:30pm Today the Smallhousebigtrips household headed off to see Young Herbert’s Horrors, as part of the Birmingham Reps First Stages performances that they put on for children. The idea is to start…

Event: Toddler Splash and Play Location: Bloxwich Active Living Centre, High Street, Bloxwich Times: Wednesday 9am – 12pm and Friday 10:30am – 1:30pm Prices: Non-member £5 (admits one parent and toddler), direct debit members £2.50, Move It PAYG members £3.50, Family Membership FREE. I saw this advertised earlier in the week on Facebook and decided…

Location: Rush Birmingham, Unit 6 Avery Dell, Lifford Lane, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B30 3DZ Opening Times: Term Time Open Jump (age 4+) Mon- Thurs 11:30am – 9pm, Fri 11:30am – 10pm, Sat 10am – 10pm, Sun 10am – 9pm. School Holidays Open Jump (4+) Sun – Thurs 9am – 9pm, Fri – Sat 9am –…

Are you a pet lover? Do you have a pet currently or are you thinking about getting one? If so, you’ll be glad to hear that the National Pet Show is back at Birmingham NEC this year, on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th November. Tickets start from £19.99 for adults and £14.99 for children (aged…

Location: The Door, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham Dates: Tuesday 4th – Saturday 8th September. Price: From £10 per ticket. Strong females fighting Dystopian futures are all the rage these days. Between Katniss Everdean in the far future of The Hunger Games, to June raging against the system in the near future of The Handmaid’s Tale…