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100 posts
LIFESTYLE
6
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Apr, 2024
REVIEW - 'What Broke Brum-Leigh?' at Moseley's Prince of Wales is a rip-roaring ride
LIFESTYLE
6
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Apr, 2024
REVIEW - 'What Broke Brum-Leigh?' at Moseley's Red Lion is a rip-roaring ride
LIFESTYLE
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5
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Dec, 2023
REVIEW - Stunning Bodyguard shines ar Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre
LIFESTYLE
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13
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Nov, 2023
REVIEW - Birmingham Crescent's Othello cast were 'simply dazzling'
LIFESTYLE
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8
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Nov, 2023
REVIEW - Murder in the Dark at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre is 'short, sharp and spooky'
LIFESTYLE
31
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Oct, 2023
REVIEW - Twelve Angry Men at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre would have made Bill Kenwright proud
LIFESTYLE
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16
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Jun, 2023
REVIEW - Captivating 'After this Plane Has Landed' in Moseley creates massive roar
LIFESTYLE
28
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May, 2023
REVIEW - Florian's 'The Father' at the Birmingham Crescent good overall but the jury's out on some parts
LIFESTYLE
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25
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May, 2023
REVIEW - Peaky Blinders at Birmingham Hippodrome still as blindin' as ever
LIFESTYLE
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May, 2023
REVIEW - Well worth a trip Into the Woods at Birmingham's Crescent Theatre
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5
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Apr, 2023
REVIEW - Annie at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre is faultless and full-on
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
29
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Nov, 2022
REVIEW - Excellent thought-provoking theatre as An Inspector Calls comes to Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
29
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Sep, 2022
REVIEW - Peaky Blinders at Birmingham Hippodrome makes for a brilliant brutal ballet
LIFESTYLE
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18
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Sep, 2022
REVIEW - ‘I Love You You’re Perfect Now Change’ is fine as it is
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Aug, 2022
REVIEW - Six-country cast delivers empowering Counting and Cracking at Birmingham REP
LIFESTYLE
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14
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Aug, 2022
REVIEW - Les Mis at Birmingham's Hippodrome is '180 minutes of theatrical brilliance'
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Aug, 2022
REVIEW - At Birmingham Hippodrome there's Cher and Cher and Cher I like
LIFESTYLE
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5
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Jul, 2022
REVIEW - Rebooted We Will Rock You at the Birmingham Hippodrome - much better with a bit of a surprise
LIFESTYLE
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17
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Jun, 2022
REVIEW - The Lord of the Dance lives up to his billing at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
16
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Jun, 2022
REVIEW - Playboy of the West Indies at the Birmingham Rep is fitting on warm summer evening
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
8
th
Jun, 2022
REVIEW - Colourful Singing in the Rain at Birmingham's Hippodrome will brighten your year
LIFESTYLE
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25
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May, 2022
REVIEW - Magic Goes Wrong is the show that's 'so right' at Birmingham Hippodrome
LIFESTYLE
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20
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May, 2022
REVIEW - Bournville Musical Theatre's Wedding Singer at Birmingham's Crescent is a show worth crooning about
LIFESTYLE
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15
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May, 2022
REVIEW - Powerful Pitmen Painters at Birmingham's Crescent is a theatrical masterstroke
LIFESTYLE
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May, 2022
REVIEW - Cluedo stage play at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre brings board game to life with plenty of fun and frolics
LIFESTYLE
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May, 2022
REVIEW - Birmingham Crescent Theatre's clever and enjoyable Little Shop of Horrors deserves a 'growing' audience
LIFESTYLE
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26
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Jan, 2022
REVIEW - Great show with much to love as Chicago comes to Birmingham
LIFESTYLE
23
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Jan, 2022
REVIEW - The beautiful game makes for outstanding theatre as The Red Lion comes to Brum's Crescent
LIFESTYLE
9
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Jan, 2022
REVIEW - Goldilocks at Birmingham's Hippodrome 'is the best panto in town'
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
5
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Jan, 2022
REVIEW - You'll be Raven about Bat Out Of Hell at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
18
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Nov, 2021
Table Manners at Birmingham's Crescent Theatre gives us a 'trip down memory lane'
LIFESTYLE
17
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Nov, 2021
3D cyclorama, froth and frivolity as 'amazing' 9to5 comes to Brum's Alexandra Theatre
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
17
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Oct, 2021
I Call the Shots at The Prince of Wales in Moseley is 'storytelling at its best'
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
11
th
Sep, 2021
'Leave your inhibitions at home' for this classic Rock of Ages at Brum's Alexandra
LIFESTYLE
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11
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Sep, 2021
Newly imagined dance Romeo and Juliet in Brum was full of passion and talent but would be better on a smaller stage
LIFESTYLE
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3
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Sep, 2021
Pay a visit to this bloomin' great Little Shop of Horrors at Birmingham's Old Joint Stock theatre
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
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Sep, 2021
Perfect Priscilla at the Birmingham Hippodrome marked the end of the 18-month theatrical desert
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
26
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Aug, 2021
Brilliant Blackadder at Brum's Crescent is 'theatrical wonder'
LIFESTYLE
6
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Jul, 2021
More inspired performances on show as football play at Moseley's Prince of Wales delights the crowd
LIFESTYLE
15
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Jan, 2021
Listen - Centenarian Emily Cox and her friends are back for episode two of the Bromsgrove Grand Prix radio series
LIFESTYLE
28
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Nov, 2020
Recipes From My Travels - Paul's take on the 'Brummagem Balti'
LIFESTYLE
4
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Oct, 2020
The Remarkable Mrs Cox Radio Show - Episode 18 - now available
LIFESTYLE
10
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Sep, 2020
The Remarkable Mrs Cox Radio Show - Episode 17 - now available
LIFESTYLE
31
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Aug, 2020
The Remarkable Mrs Cox Radio Show - Episode 16 - now available
LIFESTYLE
24
th
Aug, 2020
Gaucho review: Birmingham's high-end steakhouse delivers
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
13
th
Aug, 2020
Head to Stan's Cafe on YouTube for some quality theatre
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
6
th
Aug, 2020
Rush Birmingham - we head to the popular trampoline park to see how it's bounced back
LIFESTYLE
31
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Jul, 2020
Birmingham's Rush trampoline park bouncing back after Commonwealth champion gymnast reopens it
LIFESTYLE
30
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Jun, 2020
The Remarkable Mrs Cox Radio Show - Episode 11 - now available
LIFESTYLE
19
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Jun, 2020
The Remarkable Mrs Cox Radio Show - Part nine - now available
LIFESTYLE
11
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Jun, 2020
The Remarkable Mrs Cox Radio Show - Part eight - now available
LIFESTYLE
3
rd
Jun, 2020
The Remarkable Mrs Cox Radio Show - Episode seven - now available
LIFESTYLE
26
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May, 2020
The Remarkable Mrs Cox radio show Episode six - 'The Pop Charts and the Great Cox's Bake Off' - now available
LIFESTYLE
22
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May, 2020
The Remarkable Mrs Cox radio show Episode five - 'The Chugger and Captain Tom' - now available
LIFESTYLE
17
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May, 2020
The Remarkable Mrs Cox Blog - Lockdown Day 9 - Celebrating VE Day then and now
LIFESTYLE
14
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May, 2020
The Remarkable Mrs Cox Blog - Lockdown Day 8 - Telephone Porkies and Uncle Ernie’s shenanigans
LIFESTYLE
11
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May, 2020
Episode 3 of the Remarkable Mrs Cox Radio Show now available
LIFESTYLE
6
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May, 2020
The Remarkable Mrs Cox Blog - Lockdown Day 7 - Bullring Memories and camping out in Evesham
LIFESTYLE
19
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Apr, 2020
The Remarkable Mrs Cox Blog - Lockdown Day 4 - The Aussies, the Mask maker and the Editor
LIFESTYLE
15
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Apr, 2020
The Remarkable Mrs Cox Blog - Lockdown Day 3 - Boris, Spanners and Curry on Wheels
LIFESTYLE
6
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Apr, 2020
The Remarkable Mrs Cox Blog - Lockdown Day One
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
12
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Mar, 2020
Standing ovation at the Alex as French feast serves up a night of laughter
LIFESTYLE
4
th
Mar, 2020
Sparse stage and shorter script sees Hamlet shine at the Crescent
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
12
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Feb, 2020
Heart-warming stuff as ballet-master Bourne brings his Red Shoes to Brum
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
11
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Feb, 2020
More carats needed to entice new audiences to Alex's Band of Gold
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
5
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Feb, 2020
Crescent's Victorian Gaslight burns brightly in the darkness
LIFESTYLE
PREVIEW
3
rd
Feb, 2020
Put yourself out of your comfort zone this half term at Birmingham's Bear Grylls Adventure Centre
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
26
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Jan, 2020
Excellent ecclesiastical comedy as the Vicar of Dibley comes to Birmingham's Crescent Theatre
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
26
th
Jan, 2020
Today's climate crisis enables Earthquakes in London to have its intended impact
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
23
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Jan, 2020
Brum's Alexandra set alight by charismatic Bodyguard
LIFESTYLE
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10
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Jan, 2020
Things go Brum-p in the night as Ghost Stories comes to the Second City
LIFESTYLE
PREVIEW
6
th
Jan, 2020
Renowned Brummie comedian heading to Bromsgrove's Artrix
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
13
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Dec, 2019
Hard-hitting King and I is Alex's crowning glory
LIFESTYLE
4
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Dec, 2019
The Grinch - stealing hearts and making Christmas at the Alex in Birmingham this Yuletide
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
28
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Nov, 2019
BMOS' Christmas Carol in Brum is a 'wonderful way to start the festive season'
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
24
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Nov, 2019
The magic of Christmas comes to Birmingham with Vintage Trains' Polar Express
LIFESTYLE
7
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Nov, 2019
Check out the new Curtains in Brum heading to West End
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
11
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Nov, 2019
Crescent's Streetcar is Swift and Stella but needs more power
LIFESTYLE
6
th
Nov, 2019
Carmen staging was great on so many levels
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
25
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Oct, 2019
Talented cast is the victim in 'overwritten' Ripper play
LIFESTYLE
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20
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Oct, 2019
D-Day weather play Pressure cooks up a storm at the Crescent
LIFESTYLE
18
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Oct, 2019
REVEALED - the dates of the Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas Market
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
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Oct, 2019
Blood Brothers flows better in the second half at the Hippodrome
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
15
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Sep, 2019
Judging by Nell, Brum's Crescent could be onto a Gwynner with its new season
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
13
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Sep, 2019
Plenty of stars in Birmingham Hippodrome's take on the star-crossed lovers tale
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
12
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Sep, 2019
Working 9 to 5 in Brum has never been so much fun
LIFESTYLE
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16
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Aug, 2019
Audience wants Grease performers to 'tell them more' at the Birmingham Hippodrome
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
23
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Jul, 2019
Amélie at the Alex is an Eiffel of entertainment and the 'musical experience of the year'
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
18
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Jul, 2019
When we wanted Sunshine in Brum we got rain
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
17
th
Jul, 2019
Birmingham Hippodrome's Color Purple - stimulating, stirring and soulful
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
10
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Jul, 2019
Theatre-goers will be a 'Happy Breed' watching this Coward classic at The Crescent
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
12
th
Jun, 2019
Lead actor Parker 'Steeles' the show in Brum Alexandra's Half a Sixpence
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
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nd
Jun, 2019
Crescent's popular favourite Spamalot was a knight to remember
LIFESTYLE
24
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May, 2019
Mildred Hubble 'is the best' Worst Witch at the Birmingham Hippodrome
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
14
th
May, 2019
Naughtiness in the Second City as the Rocky Horror Show flashes into town
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
12
th
May, 2019
Constellations under the lights of the Crescent was 'written in the stars'
LIFESTYLE
14
th
Apr, 2019
Comprehensive guide to Easter activities across Bromsgrove, Droitwich, Birmingham, Redditch and futher afield
LIFESTYLE
27
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Mar, 2019
Pepperland extravaganza at the Birmingham Hippodrome was Fab Four the audience
LIFESTYLE
28
th
Feb, 2019
Bromsgrove burlesque dancer leading the way in Brum
LIFESTYLE
REVIEW
21
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Feb, 2019
Glengarry Glen Ross at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre is the real deal