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Strictly dancers can be 'ignorant' of their star partners

WHEN the celebrities are announced for each year’s Strictly Come Dancing competition there is always the odd name where we scratch our heads and ask ‘who?’ but imagine being the dance partner who has to own up to ignorance.Read

These plays are right up your alley

MOSELEY has long been recognised as having a personality of its own. It’s the Birmingham suburb that mixes the arty with the crafty – and now it’s offering an additional treat for the intrepid explorer.Read

Queen stars join cast of We Will Rock You in Birmingham

THEATRE-GOERS were treated to a surprise performance from Queen musicians Brian May and Roger Taylor on the second Birmingham night of their hit musical We Will Rock You.Read

Skater Cousins no longer on thin

WHAT’S the link between the hit TV show Dancing On Ice, the heavy metal band Metallica and Birmingham ballet students?Read

Get your groove on with relentless 60s hits

GROOVIN’ IN THE ‘60s, BABY!Read

Versatile Johnny Wilkes rescues co-star Brenda Edwards

SINGER, dancer, actor, TV presenter, footballer, Robbie Williams’ best mate... and now life saver.Read

Review: The BFG, Birmingham Repertory Company

PRESENTING a giant on stage is always going to be a challenge but this David Wood adaptation of Roald Dahl’s ever-popular adventure story tackles the issue in a couple of ways.Read

Farce in Hall Green is vintage Ray Cooney

RUN FOR YOUR WIFERead

Mental health problems woven into musical night

JOHN TIGHE’S MAGICAL MUSIC MACHINE  Read

Audience sees only one side of Disco Inferno at Crescent Theatre

IT’S a case of making the songs fit the story while Mamma Mia! meets Faust – and a lively company ensures the recipe works.Read

Audience sees only one side of Disco Inferno at Crescent Theatre

IT’S a case of making the songs fit the story while Mamma Mia! meets Faust – and a lively company ensures the recipe works.Read

Delightful revival of legal farce played at full tilt

A VERY funny play by Roger Leach and Colin Wakefield is given a delightful revival by a talented company.Read

Dame Helen play screened to cinemas throughout UK

NT LIVE is an exciting new initiative from The National Theatre to broadcast live performances of plays on to cinema screens worldwide.Read

Pub theatre JFK insight

SUTTON Coldfield’s fledgling pub theatre, The Other RSC, launches its latest production next week with Kennedy’s Children from new Birmingham acting company Paradigm Shift.Read

Theatre chalks up milestone

IT WAS on April 1, 1950, that a group of would-be thespians rolled up their sleeves and started digging the foundations of Hall Green Little Theatre in Pemberley Road, which opened for the first time on April 8, 1951, with a performance of The Circle of Chalk, a translation of an old Chinese story.Read

Romance features icons of the ballet

THERE will be plenty of romance on stage when Birmingham Royal Ballet present two mixed bills this month.Read

The rhythm of life itself

A TRIPLE bill of dance aims to examine the mind, the heart and human existence.Read

Stagecraft is all blood and guts

THE girl behind the counter of the sandwich shop is horrified.Read