Location: The Old Rep Theatre, Station Street, Birmingham Dates: Now until 30th December 2018 Prices: Family Tickets starting from £55.50, Stalls from £17.80, Balcony from £14.80. Click here to purchase tickets. The Old Rep Theatre never ceases to impress with their shows. Alice in Wonderland last year and The Wind in the Willows in 2016….
Month: November 2018
Magical Lantern Festival: Birmingham Botanical Gardens
It is back this year but in a new location… Birmingham Botanical Gardens. And it is even better than last year with more lanterns, dual culture, vibrant colours and artistic sculptures than ever before. Be prepared to enter a magical experience and discover life sized and larger then life, lanterns is all shapes and forms….
Rudolf: A Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) and Pins & Needles Co-Production, 17th Nov – 31st December 2018
Event: Rudolf Location: Midlands Arts Centre (MAC), Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9QH Dates: 17th November – 31st December 2018 Duration: 60 minutes Recommended Age: 4+ Ticket Prices: £9.50 – £13.50 Website for more info and to book tickets: https://macbirmingham.co.uk/event/Rudolf This week me and Jemima went along to watch Rudolf at Midlands Art Centre (MAC)….
The Nutcracker: Birmingham Royal Ballet 2018
Event: Sir Peter Wright’s production of The Nutcracker (Birmingham Royal Ballet) Location: Birmingham Hippodrome, Hurst Street, Birmingham Dates: 23rd Nov – 13th December 2018 Ticket Prices: From £20. Family Offer – up to two Under 16’s, half price with every full paying adult (excluding Band A+ tickets on Friday – Sunday performances). Call 0844 338…
COMPETITION TIME: Big Fish Little Fish, Jingle Bell Ball
Christmas is nearly here and it is time to start thinking about those Christmas activities and days out with your little ones. Smallhousebigtrips have a perfect Christmassy idea to book into your calendars – the Big Fish Little Fish Meets Wobble, Jingle Bell Ball, December 9th, 2pm – 4:30pm at The Nightingale Club, Birmingham. Get…
Midlands Arts Centre: Little Angel Theatre, Sleepyhead 20th November – 2nd December
Little Angel Theatre: Sleepyhead Where? Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9QH When? 20th November – 2nd December 2018 (10am and 1pm) Price? £9.50 – £12.50 per ticket Recommended for aged 2-5 , me and Jemima headed along to watch Sleepyhead yesterday afternoon. The production by Little Angel Theatre was fantastic and kept…
Heart of Darkness @ Birmingham Rep
Running from now until the 24 November is Imitating The Dog’s interpretation of the classic Joseph Conrad novel Heart of Darkness. This is a brilliantly created and performed production, that confronts and challenges its audience. It takes the story of Heart of Darkness and transposes it to a late 70’s nightmare vision of Europe, battered…
A Haunted Canal Ghost Walk
Last night (17th November 2018) me and Mr Trips headed over to St Paul’s Square (opposite the Jam House) to meet with Alex and Matthew from Ghosts Unlimited Tours at 7:30pm, for a Haunted Canal Ghost Walk. Matthew is a medium and is spirit sensitive and Alex tells us that he has seen ghosts too….
Orchard Hills Bakery
Location: Orchard Hills Bakery, 6 Rookery Lane, Aldridge. Opening Times: 9am – 2pm, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays This morning me and Jemima headed over to Aldridge to see Station Road (see previous post) and decided to have a look around the village after. We were walking to the park when we spotted Orchard Hill Bakery,…
Poppy Road, Aldridge
Today me and Jemima headed to Station Road in Aldridge. The road has been renamed Poppy Road for 11 days (1st – 11th November 2018), as the wonderful people from The Great War Project in conjunction with Aldridge Local History Society, have transformed the road into a beautiful, very moving commemoration for the 100th anniversary…