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WHEN rising folk star Lucy Ward felt in dire need of a posh frock for the recent BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, the Derbyshire songstress knew exactly where to go.

  • A FAULTY sound system wasn’t the only notable misfortune to hit Joy Division on a fateful Birmingham gig on Friday, May 2, 1980.
  • Boys are back in town when Guns N' Roses play LG Arena Birmingham
  • Olly Murs announces new show at Birmingham NIA
  • Bonafide to rock Wolverhampton Slade Rooms
  • Wolverhampton Civic Hall to sell tickets for city Blur concert
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Theatre

Theatre

Denise Welch in Steel Magnolias on stage in Birmingham

  • Tim Minchin, Melanie C and Chris Moyles bring Jesus Christ Superstar to Birmingham NIA
  • Theatre: The Birds Of A Feather ladies return
  • Theatre: Birmingham's Victoria Square plays host to Wings of Desire
  • Music: Choirs wanted for new opera show
  • Phantom of the Opera coming to the Birmingham Hippodrome
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Classical, jazz & folk

Beth Jeans Houghton. Picture Simon Hadley
  • Music: Kristy Gallacher sings a fine tune
  • Review: Don Williams, at Birmingham Symphony Hall
  • Review: British Classics, CBSO at Symphony Hall, Birmingham
  • Brahms and Mozart at Wolverhampton church
  • Music: Alex Farrell is set to be 'Mr Showbiz'
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Comedy

An audience member laughing

Michael Winslow is the Man of 10,000 Voices

  • Rising comedy star Daniel Sloss to play Wolverhampton Slade Rooms
  • Comic Micky Flanagan to bring house down in Birmingham and Wolverhampton
  • Comedians Carey Marx, Duncan Oakley and Joe Lycett to play Wolverhampton Slade Rooms
  • Comedy: Stewart Francis comes to the Midlands
  • Wolverhampton comedy group Pappys to play last-ever show at Slade Rooms
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Film reviews

All In Good Time
  • Film Review: How I Spent My Summer Vacation
  • Film Review: Dark Shadows
  • Film Review: Jeff, Who Lives At Home
  • Film Review: American Pie Reunion
  • Film Review: The Lucky One
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Gig reviews

Elvis Costello
  • Review: Fred Zeppelin at the Robin 2, Bilston
  • Review: New Order at the Birmingham Ballroom
  • Review: New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys at Birmingham's LG Arena
  • Review: Bombay Bicycle Club, at Wolverhampton Civic Hall
  • Review: Emeli Sande, at HMV Institute
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