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Diane Parkes

Diane Parkes

Theatre: Tracie Bennett stars in End of the Rainbow

FOR someone who has been playing Judy Garland nearly every night for the past 18 months, actress Tracie Bennett is somewhat ambivalent about the late Hollywood star.Read

Theatre: Triple bill from Birmingham Stage Company

THERE is a triple bill of family fare for Christmas with Birmingham Stage Company.Read

Theatre: Tap the Table tests the character

SUTTON Coldfield theatre company Tap The Table is bringing Test Of Character to the Highbury Theatre.Read

Theatre: Goldilocks at Lichfield Garrick

THE classic fairy tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears returns in a family show at Lichfield Garrick Theatre for half term.Read

Life coaching, diet and style on hand

WOMEN can pick up tips from the experts with a day of weight loss and style advice in Birmingham.Read

Britain's Got Talent singer Susan Boyle in Birmingham musical

BRITAIN’S Got Talent singing sensation Susan Boyle will play a cameo role in a musical based on her life in Birmingham next year.Read

Special report: Birmingham City University reveals life working with prisoners on death row in Amercia

THE meeting was a momentous one for young law student LaToya Morgan, so there was an understandable tension in the air.Read

Theatre: Modern love in Hockley

MODERN romance comes under the spotlight in the musical comedy I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change.Read

Theatre: Birmingham play at mac

A TEENAGE theatre director is staging her first play at MAC.Read

Theatre: So You Think You Can Dance Lizzie Gough in new show

WHEN Lizzie Gough joined the competitors for the television talent show So You Think You Can Dance, she had no idea where it would take her.Read

Theatre: War time drama in Confessions of Honour

RUGELEY actor and writer Gerry Hinks was prompted to put pen to paper for his latest play by a dream.Read

Theatre: Circus comedy in West Bromwich

CIRCUS skills and theatre join forces in the family show A Komedy of Errors.Read

Wing walker Tom Lackey is Pride of Britain

VETERAN wing walker Tom Lackey has been recognised with a Pride of Britain award.Read

Support for positive parenting in Kingstanding

PARENTS across Kingstanding, Perry Barr and Oscott are invited to join a lunch club aiming to promote positive families.Read

Singing to welcome London Olympics 2012

SINGERS are invited to perform at Birmingham Town Hall for an Olympics 2012 concert in January.Read

Service of remembrance in Harborne for brief lives

A CEREMONY of remembrance takes place this Sunday for people who have lost a baby in pregnancy or soon after birth.Read

Theatre: Don't trust Claire Sweeney with your tresses

CLAIRE Sweeney may be taking the role of hairdresser Paulette in the musical Legally Blonde – but don’t trust her with a pair of scissors near your locks.Read

BRB principal Robert Parker new artistic director at Elmhurst

BIRMINGHAM Royal Ballet principal Robert Parker has been named as the new artistic director of Elmhurst School for Dance.Read

Birmingham Royal Ballet champions the city

DANCERS and staff from Birmingham Royal Ballet are flag-waving for the city with a new publicity campaign.Read

Special report: Birmingham woman who lost four babies to miscarriage aims to raise awareness with walk

A BIRMINGHAM woman who has lost four babies to miscarriage is urging people to take part in a walk to raise awareness of the problem.Read

Author Profile

Diane Parkes has worked in journalism for 14 years and has been with the Birmingham Mail for ten. She is Women's Editor covering health, fitness, education, fashion and beauty features. As Dance and Theatre Editor she is also responsible for professional arts coverage across the region.