Gothic Horror is somewhat of an enthusiasm of mine. The old classic tales that feel as scary now as they did when they were written hundreds of years ago; Frankenstein, Dracula, Dorian Grey and of course, the play whose title now forms part of the English language for a person with wildly different sides, Jekyll…
Band of Gold
If you are anything like me, and anything like my age (30s) you may be aware that a TV series called Band of Gold existed in the early 90s. As it was about the life of prostitutes strugging to get by under the shadow of a serial killer preying on them, it becomes clear why…
The Big Birmingham Bake
You’ve heard of The Great British Bake Off, well now you can participate in The Big Birmingham Bake. Digbeth manages to once again bring the fun to Birmingham. Based on Floodgate Street next door to The Floodgate . The Big Birmingham Bake is here on a three year lease and is ready to provide endless…
Asking For It
Last night I went to Birmingham Repertory Theatre to watch Landmark Productions and The Everyman’s adaptation of Louise O’Neills novel about sexual consent. Today, at 1pm, I am sat at my dining room table, unsure of what words to put down on paper. How do you put into words, an aching in your heart for…
Roxy Ball Room, Digbeth
Yes! It has opened and we were lucky to head along on launch night to see what Roxy Ball Room is all about. The over 18’s venue is bringing competitive social gaming to the streets of Digbeth, joining some of our other favourites including Drop Shot and The Floodgate. Roxy brings the vibe of Snobs…
The Bodyguard
We were lucky enough to be invited to review the return of The Bodyguard to Birmingham’s Alexandra Theatre last night. The Bodyguard first did the rounds as a musical back in 2012 and has remained consistently popular, being nominated for four Olivier Awards and going on a sell out 18 month UK and Ireland tour….
Kipper’s Snowy Day
If you have children aged between 2 and 9, then the Midlands Art Centre (MAC) have put on the BEST Christmas Show for that age range this year. It is obviously a hit too as many of the seats in our performance yesterday were taken and I have heard of quite a few schools taking…
A Winters Tale, B’Opera.
Yesterday afternoon, me and Jemima headed excitedly to St Georges Church in Edgbaston. We were going to a show by B’Opera and could not wait. If you follow me, you will be used to me sharing bits about B’Opera and I know from many of you, that you have attended some of the relaxed concerts…
Peter Pan Reimagined
Peter Pan.Ticking Crocs (see what I did there?), flying fairies and rogue children hiding from evil pirates. Been done before right? Well, what we have here is Peter Pan Reimagined, the flagship Christmas show playing at Birmingham Rep from now until 19 January 2020.Liam Steel and the creative team at The Rep have taken Neverland…
The Snow Queen
The German Market is here and John Lewis have released their annual tearjerker advert. Once again Christmas is upon us. With Christmas comes The Old Reps flagship yearly Christmas production. Last year we were enthralled by the Old Reps take on Pinocchio. This year we have an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic snowy fairy…