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Have they taken the mick with microphone?

I AM always intrigued by what has happened to the microphone. The microphone, that is, in its shortened, familiar form.Read

Feeling the heat

ACTOR Sam Kane smiles and says: “I’m a very lucky boy.”Read

There’s a riot at the heart of this play

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.Read

Nolan mother loves her role

PLAYING the watchful mother of Flashdance lead Alex came naturally to Bernadette Nolan as she spends hours nattering on the phone to her daughter while on tour.Read

A Flashy musical

THE first time Noel Sullivan came to the Birmingham Hippodrome was as an understudy with the Welsh National Opera aged 12.Read

New musical should appeal to fans of G&S

FROM beyond the Atlantic – from Kansas, in fact – I hear of a new musical set on a riverboat, with music its creators think may appeal to fans of Gilbert and Sullivan.Read

Che dream from a Joseph failure

WHEN Any Dream Will Do contestant Seamus Cullen was knocked out of the television talent show it looked like his own dreams were over. But in many ways they were just starting as the programme helped gain him the role of Che in the national tour of Evita.Read

A sizzling season

PANTO season is almost over ... oh, yes it is!Read

Milestone joy for Liz’s vision

IT is 20 years since Liz Light launched Stage 2, the Birmingham youth group that includes disadvantaged youngsters and ensures that every one of them becomes a sparkling facet in the outsize-cast productions that are its trademark.Read

A-level pupils to quiz director

AUDIENCE members will have the chance to quiz the director at The Lichfield Players’ studio production of The Country Wife, which will be at the Lichfield Garrick from January 20-24.Read

Boot-iful start to dream career inspires Mykee

THESE boots are made for walking... if only Mykee Mackenzie (above) can learn to stand up in them!Read

Protein’s take on our body obsession

OUR increasing obsession with the perfect body comes under the spotlight with the new work by Protein Dance – which comes to Birmingham later this month.Read

Zoo aids Louis’ roaring success

THE first place Louis Decosta Johnson headed when he won a leading stage role was Dudley Zoo.Read

Offbeat choices bring pantomime fun

HIGHBURY Theatre Centre, Sutton Coldfield, is the venue for two rarely-seen pantomimes. Its own production of Hickory Dickory Dock finishes tomorrow – then From The Top Theatre Company will be there next week with The Old Lady Who Lived In A Shoe.Read

Dance double

THE next few days will see St Petersburg Ballet Theatre prima ballerina Irina Kolesnikova take on two of the greats of Russian ballet – Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty.Read

Jack and the Beanstalk, Solihull Arts Complex

Veteran entertainer Malcolm Stent is back at the arts complex for the 18th year doing what he does best.Read

Peter Pan, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

IT’S not full of spectacle and it has turned its back on slapstick – but The Krankies ensure that this panto is never short of laughter for long.Read

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Birmingham Repertory Theatre

C S Lewis’s classic children’s story is imaginatively recreated in this stage version by Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company and West Yorkshire Playhouse.Read

High School Musical, Birmingham Alexandra Theatre

The phenomenon that is High School Musical Live on Stage! returned to Birmingham this week and was met by ecstatic crowds.Read

Review: High School Musical Live at Birmingham Alexandra Theatre

THE phenomenon that is High School Musical Live on Stage! returned to Birmingham and was met by ecstatic crowds.Read