Dr. Seuss books are a firm favourite in our house and we purchased the whole collection of books when Matilda was just two years old. Nearly four years later and we still love the nonsensical and quite frankly kooky stories. The Cat in the Hat production at Birmingham Repertory Theatre is no different to the…
Month: February 2019
Same Same… But Different (a Sonia Sabri Company Production at Birmingham Hippodrome)
We were kindly invited along to see Same Same… But Different a new production created and performed by the wonderful Sonia Sabri Company, at Birmingham Hippodrome for their Press Launch. My girls have always been huge fans of theatre shows, so they were incredibly excited to be going along to the theatre during their half…
David Bintley’s Beauty and The Beast with Birmingham Royal Ballet
There’s just that something extra when you go to watch a ballet performance. I liken it to a bit of therapy. You get immersed into the story, the costumes, the movements, the ballet and of course, the fantastic score (by Royal Ballet Sinfonia). You forget the outside world and for the duration of the performance,…
Summerhouse Bar and Grill
Summer House Bar and Grill is a newly refurbished Bar and Grill Restaurant serving both modern Indian and an international menu. When you click open the website you are greeted with the caption “Food made with love” and after experiencing the food myself, I can vouch that it is true. The food is made with…
Blue/Orange at Birmingham Rep
It has been a hectic week for Smallhousebigtrips as we moved house on Monday late afternoon (why don’t houses exchange in the morning?) And on Tuesday I headed to one of my favourite places, Birmingham Repertory Theatre with my friend Megan to watch Joe Penhall’s classic Blue/Orange, currently directed by Daniel Bailey. I had been…