http://www.birminghammail.net/authors/ Authors en-gb Birmingham Mail no Authors Authors http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/rock-and-pop/2009/11/20/fyfe-s-out-for-a-fine-solo-effort-97319-25215281/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:39:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/rock-and-pop/2009/11/20/fyfe-s-out-for-a-fine-solo-effort-97319-25215281/ After a year largely out of the public eye, Brummie singer-songwriter Fyfe Dangerfield’s multi-faceted career is poised to burst out in various directions. Rock & Pop http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2009/11/06/matthew-bourne-wants-to-live-forever-in-dorian-gray-97319-25102435/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2009/11/06/matthew-bourne-wants-to-live-forever-in-dorian-gray-97319-25102435/ TRYING to define a typical audience for one of Matthew Bourne’s dance shows is difficult, because it often looks as though a random cross-section of the public has been rounded up from the pavement outside the theatre. Theatre in Birmingham http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2009/10/02/the-crowded-life-of-busy-mr-slim-97319-24836860/ Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:50:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2009/10/02/the-crowded-life-of-busy-mr-slim-97319-24836860/ It’s a daunting assignment, interviewing John Slim, because the man himself has such vast experience of the interviewer’s craft. Theatre in Birmingham http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/classical-folk-jazz/2009/09/25/all-aboard-for-a-narrowboat-tour-97319-24778880/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:10:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/classical-folk-jazz/2009/09/25/all-aboard-for-a-narrowboat-tour-97319-24778880/ A CANALSIDE gig in Birmingham next Wednesday will bring to a conclusion a three week narrowboat journey and an innovative series of shows. Classical - Folk - Jazz http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2009/09/04/brummies-urged-to-get-dancing-in-run-up-to-2012-olympics-97319-24602809/ Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2009/09/04/brummies-urged-to-get-dancing-in-run-up-to-2012-olympics-97319-24602809/ THE West Midlands is being urged to get up and dance in a £2.61 million programme being promoted as part of the Cultural Olympiad leading up to London 2012. Birmingham News http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2009/08/12/birmingham-university-to-build-16m-music-centre-97319-24379624/ Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:51:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2009/08/12/birmingham-university-to-build-16m-music-centre-97319-24379624/ Birmingham University is to build a new £16 million home for its music department which will complete its original range of buildings, left unfinished when they first opened in 1909. Birmingham News http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/classical-folk-jazz/2009/06/12/it-ll-be-a-blast-under-flyover-97319-23863483/ Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:04:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/classical-folk-jazz/2009/06/12/it-ll-be-a-blast-under-flyover-97319-23863483/ WHEN Soweto Kinch first came up with the idea for a community festival under the Hockley flyover, it’s fair to say that not everyone got it. Classical - Folk - Jazz http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2009/05/28/that-s-the-way-to-do-it-for-midland-puppet-festival-97319-23728873/ Wed, 27 May 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2009/05/28/that-s-the-way-to-do-it-for-midland-puppet-festival-97319-23728873/ BRITAIN’S biggest festival of puppet theatre is launched on Saturday with a family fun day at the Newhampton Arts Centre in Wolverhampton. Birmingham News http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2009/03/13/pullman-unfazed-by-confrontation-97319-23138095/ Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:38:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2009/03/13/pullman-unfazed-by-confrontation-97319-23138095/ WHETHER it’s campaigning against the Government’s alleged erosion of civil liberties or fighting to save a boatyard in his home town of Oxford from redevelopment, it’s easy to see Philip Pullman as a full-time Mr Angry. Theatre in Birmingham http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2009/02/06/there-s-a-riot-at-the-heart-of-this-play-97319-22871750/ Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:43:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2009/02/06/there-s-a-riot-at-the-heart-of-this-play-97319-22871750/ IN October 2005, simmering tensions in the Lozells area of Birmingham suddenly flared into riots when rumours about the gang rape of a young Jamaican girl by a group of Asian men were fanned by a local pirate radio station. Theatre in Birmingham http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/classical-folk-jazz/2009/01/16/choral-singers-follow-prince-s-route-97319-22708931/ Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:09:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/classical-folk-jazz/2009/01/16/choral-singers-follow-prince-s-route-97319-22708931/ There’s a rare chance to hear some of America’s most evocative choral music sung by one of its best professional choirs at Birmingham Town Hall on Sunday. Classical - Folk - Jazz http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/11/21/children-s-classic-appeals-to-all-ages-97319-22311053/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:13:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/11/21/children-s-classic-appeals-to-all-ages-97319-22311053/ IT’S a children’s classic, but it’s not the easiest story to bring to life on stage. Theatre in Birmingham