Birmingham Archives - Page 2 of 12 - The Bromsgrove Standard

LIFESTYLE 6^th Apr, 2024

REVIEW - 'What Broke Brum-Leigh?' at Moseley's Prince of Wales is a rip-roaring ride

LIFESTYLE 6^th Apr, 2024

REVIEW - 'What Broke Brum-Leigh?' at Moseley's Red Lion is a rip-roaring ride

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 5^th Dec, 2023

REVIEW - Stunning Bodyguard shines ar Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 13^th Nov, 2023

REVIEW - Birmingham Crescent's Othello cast were 'simply dazzling'

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 8^th Nov, 2023

REVIEW - Murder in the Dark at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre is 'short, sharp and spooky'

LIFESTYLE 31^st Oct, 2023

REVIEW - Twelve Angry Men at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre would have made Bill Kenwright proud

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 16^th Jun, 2023

REVIEW - Captivating 'After this Plane Has Landed' in Moseley creates massive roar

LIFESTYLE 28^th May, 2023

REVIEW - Florian's 'The Father' at the Birmingham Crescent good overall but the jury's out on some parts

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 25^th May, 2023

REVIEW - Peaky Blinders at Birmingham Hippodrome still as blindin' as ever

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 1^st May, 2023

REVIEW - Well worth a trip Into the Woods at Birmingham's Crescent Theatre

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 5^th Apr, 2023

REVIEW - Annie at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre is faultless and full-on

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 29^th Nov, 2022

REVIEW - Excellent thought-provoking theatre as An Inspector Calls comes to Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 29^th Sep, 2022

REVIEW - Peaky Blinders at Birmingham Hippodrome makes for a brilliant brutal ballet

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 18^th Sep, 2022

REVIEW - ‘I Love You You’re Perfect Now Change’ is fine as it is

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 21^st Aug, 2022

REVIEW - Six-country cast delivers empowering Counting and Cracking at Birmingham REP

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 14^th Aug, 2022

REVIEW - Les Mis at Birmingham's Hippodrome is '180 minutes of theatrical brilliance'

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 3^rd Aug, 2022

REVIEW - At Birmingham Hippodrome there's Cher and Cher and Cher I like

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 5^th Jul, 2022

REVIEW - Rebooted We Will Rock You at the Birmingham Hippodrome - much better with a bit of a surprise

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 17^th Jun, 2022

REVIEW - The Lord of the Dance lives up to his billing at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 16^th 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 REVIEW 25^th May, 2022

REVIEW - Magic Goes Wrong is the show that's 'so right' at Birmingham Hippodrome

LIFESTYLE REVIEW

20^th May, 2022

REVIEW - Bournville Musical Theatre's Wedding Singer at Birmingham's Crescent is a show worth crooning about

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 15^th May, 2022

REVIEW - Powerful Pitmen Painters at Birmingham's Crescent is a theatrical masterstroke

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 3^rd May, 2022

REVIEW - Cluedo stage play at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre brings board game to life with plenty of fun and frolics

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 1^st May, 2022

REVIEW - Birmingham Crescent Theatre's clever and enjoyable Little Shop of Horrors deserves a 'growing' audience

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 26^th Jan, 2022

REVIEW - Great show with much to love as Chicago comes to Birmingham

LIFESTYLE 23^rd Jan, 2022

REVIEW - The beautiful game makes for outstanding theatre as The Red Lion comes to Brum's Crescent

LIFESTYLE 9^th Jan, 2022

REVIEW - Goldilocks at Birmingham's Hippodrome 'is the best panto in town'

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 5^th Jan, 2022

REVIEW - You'll be Raven about Bat Out Of Hell at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 18^th Nov, 2021

Table Manners at Birmingham's Crescent Theatre gives us a 'trip down memory lane'

LIFESTYLE 17^th Nov, 2021

3D cyclorama, froth and frivolity as 'amazing' 9to5 comes to Brum's Alexandra Theatre

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 17^th 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 REVIEW 11^th 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 REVIEW 3^rd Sep, 2021

Pay a visit to this bloomin' great Little Shop of Horrors at Birmingham's Old Joint Stock theatre

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 1^st Sep, 2021

Perfect Priscilla at the Birmingham Hippodrome marked the end of the 18-month theatrical desert

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 26^th Aug, 2021

Brilliant Blackadder at Brum's Crescent is 'theatrical wonder'

LIFESTYLE

6^th Jul, 2021

More inspired performances on show as football play at Moseley's Prince of Wales delights the crowd

LIFESTYLE

15^th Jan, 2021

Listen - Centenarian Emily Cox and her friends are back for episode two of the Bromsgrove Grand Prix radio series

LIFESTYLE 28^th Nov, 2020

Recipes From My Travels - Paul's take on the 'Brummagem Balti'

LIFESTYLE

4^th Oct, 2020

The Remarkable Mrs Cox Radio Show - Episode 18 - now available

LIFESTYLE

10^th Sep, 2020

The Remarkable Mrs Cox Radio Show - Episode 17 - now available

LIFESTYLE

31^st 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^st Jul, 2020

Birmingham's Rush trampoline park bouncing back after Commonwealth champion gymnast reopens it

LIFESTYLE

30^th Jun, 2020

The Remarkable Mrs Cox Radio Show - Episode 11 - now available

LIFESTYLE

19^th Jun, 2020

The Remarkable Mrs Cox Radio Show - Part nine - now available

LIFESTYLE

11^th 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^th May, 2020

The Remarkable Mrs Cox radio show Episode six - 'The Pop Charts and the Great Cox's Bake Off' - now available

LIFESTYLE

22^nd May, 2020

The Remarkable Mrs Cox radio show Episode five - 'The Chugger and Captain Tom' - now available

LIFESTYLE 17^th May, 2020

The Remarkable Mrs Cox Blog - Lockdown Day 9 - Celebrating VE Day then and now

LIFESTYLE 14^th May, 2020

The Remarkable Mrs Cox Blog - Lockdown Day 8 - Telephone Porkies and Uncle Ernie’s shenanigans

LIFESTYLE

11^th May, 2020

Episode 3 of the Remarkable Mrs Cox Radio Show now available

LIFESTYLE 6^th May, 2020

The Remarkable Mrs Cox Blog - Lockdown Day 7 - Bullring Memories and camping out in Evesham

LIFESTYLE 19^th Apr, 2020

The Remarkable Mrs Cox Blog - Lockdown Day 4 - The Aussies, the Mask maker and the Editor

LIFESTYLE 15^th Apr, 2020

The Remarkable Mrs Cox Blog - Lockdown Day 3 - Boris, Spanners and Curry on Wheels

LIFESTYLE 6^th Apr, 2020

The Remarkable Mrs Cox Blog - Lockdown Day One

LIFESTYLE REVIEW

12^th 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^th Feb, 2020

Heart-warming stuff as ballet-master Bourne brings his Red Shoes to Brum

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 11^th Feb, 2020

More carats needed to entice new audiences to Alex's Band of Gold

LIFESTYLE REVIEW

5^th 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^th 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^rd Jan, 2020

Brum's Alexandra set alight by charismatic Bodyguard

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 10^th 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^th Dec, 2019

Hard-hitting King and I is Alex's crowning glory

LIFESTYLE

4^th Dec, 2019

The Grinch - stealing hearts and making Christmas at the Alex in Birmingham this Yuletide

LIFESTYLE REVIEW

28^th Nov, 2019

BMOS' Christmas Carol in Brum is a 'wonderful way to start the festive season'

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 24^th Nov, 2019

The magic of Christmas comes to Birmingham with Vintage Trains' Polar Express

LIFESTYLE 7^th Nov, 2019

Check out the new Curtains in Brum heading to West End

LIFESTYLE REVIEW

11^th 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^th Oct, 2019

Talented cast is the victim in 'overwritten' Ripper play

LIFESTYLE REVIEW

20^th Oct, 2019

D-Day weather play Pressure cooks up a storm at the Crescent

LIFESTYLE 18^th Oct, 2019

REVEALED - the dates of the Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas Market

LIFESTYLE REVIEW

2^nd Oct, 2019

Blood Brothers flows better in the second half at the Hippodrome

LIFESTYLE REVIEW

15^th Sep, 2019

Judging by Nell, Brum's Crescent could be onto a Gwynner with its new season

LIFESTYLE REVIEW

13^th Sep, 2019

Plenty of stars in Birmingham Hippodrome's take on the star-crossed lovers tale

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 12^th Sep, 2019

Working 9 to 5 in Brum has never been so much fun

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 16^th Aug, 2019

Audience wants Grease performers to 'tell them more' at the Birmingham Hippodrome

LIFESTYLE REVIEW

23^rd Jul, 2019

Amélie at the Alex is an Eiffel of entertainment and the 'musical experience of the year'

LIFESTYLE REVIEW 18^th 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^th 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

2^nd Jun, 2019

Crescent's popular favourite Spamalot was a knight to remember

LIFESTYLE

24^th 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^th 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^st Feb, 2019

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REVIEW - 'What Broke Brum-Leigh?' at Moseley's Prince of Wales is a rip-roaring ride

REVIEW - 'What Broke Brum-Leigh?' at Moseley's Red Lion is a rip-roaring ride

REVIEW - Stunning Bodyguard shines ar Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre

REVIEW - Birmingham Crescent's Othello cast were 'simply dazzling'

REVIEW - Murder in the Dark at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre is 'short, sharp and spooky'

REVIEW - Twelve Angry Men at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre would have made Bill Kenwright proud

REVIEW - Captivating 'After this Plane Has Landed' in Moseley creates massive roar

REVIEW - Florian's 'The Father' at the Birmingham Crescent good overall but the jury's out on some parts

REVIEW - Peaky Blinders at Birmingham Hippodrome still as blindin' as ever

REVIEW - Well worth a trip Into the Woods at Birmingham's Crescent Theatre

REVIEW - Annie at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre is faultless and full-on

REVIEW - Excellent thought-provoking theatre as An Inspector Calls comes to Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre

REVIEW - Peaky Blinders at Birmingham Hippodrome makes for a brilliant brutal ballet

REVIEW - ‘I Love You You’re Perfect Now Change’ is fine as it is

REVIEW - Six-country cast delivers empowering Counting and Cracking at Birmingham REP

REVIEW - Les Mis at Birmingham's Hippodrome is '180 minutes of theatrical brilliance'

REVIEW - At Birmingham Hippodrome there's Cher and Cher and Cher I like

REVIEW - Rebooted We Will Rock You at the Birmingham Hippodrome - much better with a bit of a surprise

REVIEW - The Lord of the Dance lives up to his billing at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre

REVIEW - Playboy of the West Indies at the Birmingham Rep is fitting on warm summer evening

REVIEW - Colourful Singing in the Rain at Birmingham's Hippodrome will brighten your year

REVIEW - Magic Goes Wrong is the show that's 'so right' at Birmingham Hippodrome

REVIEW - Bournville Musical Theatre's Wedding Singer at Birmingham's Crescent is a show worth crooning about

REVIEW - Powerful Pitmen Painters at Birmingham's Crescent is a theatrical masterstroke

REVIEW - Cluedo stage play at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre brings board game to life with plenty of fun and frolics

REVIEW - Birmingham Crescent Theatre's clever and enjoyable Little Shop of Horrors deserves a 'growing' audience

REVIEW - Great show with much to love as Chicago comes to Birmingham

REVIEW - The beautiful game makes for outstanding theatre as The Red Lion comes to Brum's Crescent

REVIEW - Goldilocks at Birmingham's Hippodrome 'is the best panto in town'

REVIEW - You'll be Raven about Bat Out Of Hell at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre

Table Manners at Birmingham's Crescent Theatre gives us a 'trip down memory lane'

3D cyclorama, froth and frivolity as 'amazing' 9to5 comes to Brum's Alexandra Theatre

I Call the Shots at The Prince of Wales in Moseley is 'storytelling at its best'

'Leave your inhibitions at home' for this classic Rock of Ages at Brum's Alexandra

Newly imagined dance Romeo and Juliet in Brum was full of passion and talent but would be better on a smaller stage

Pay a visit to this bloomin' great Little Shop of Horrors at Birmingham's Old Joint Stock theatre

Perfect Priscilla at the Birmingham Hippodrome marked the end of the 18-month theatrical desert

Brilliant Blackadder at Brum's Crescent is 'theatrical wonder'

More inspired performances on show as football play at Moseley's Prince of Wales delights the crowd

Listen - Centenarian Emily Cox and her friends are back for episode two of the Bromsgrove Grand Prix radio series

Recipes From My Travels - Paul's take on the 'Brummagem Balti'

The Remarkable Mrs Cox Radio Show - Episode 18 - now available

The Remarkable Mrs Cox Radio Show - Episode 17 - now available

The Remarkable Mrs Cox Radio Show - Episode 16 - now available

Gaucho review: Birmingham's high-end steakhouse delivers

Head to Stan's Cafe on YouTube for some quality theatre

Rush Birmingham - we head to the popular trampoline park to see how it's bounced back

Birmingham's Rush trampoline park bouncing back after Commonwealth champion gymnast reopens it

The Remarkable Mrs Cox Radio Show - Episode 11 - now available

The Remarkable Mrs Cox Radio Show - Part nine - now available

The Remarkable Mrs Cox Radio Show - Part eight - now available

The Remarkable Mrs Cox Radio Show - Episode seven - now available

The Remarkable Mrs Cox radio show Episode six - 'The Pop Charts and the Great Cox's Bake Off' - now available

The Remarkable Mrs Cox radio show Episode five - 'The Chugger and Captain Tom' - now available

The Remarkable Mrs Cox Blog - Lockdown Day 9 - Celebrating VE Day then and now

The Remarkable Mrs Cox Blog - Lockdown Day 8 - Telephone Porkies and Uncle Ernie’s shenanigans

Episode 3 of the Remarkable Mrs Cox Radio Show now available

The Remarkable Mrs Cox Blog - Lockdown Day 7 - Bullring Memories and camping out in Evesham

The Remarkable Mrs Cox Blog - Lockdown Day 4 - The Aussies, the Mask maker and the Editor

The Remarkable Mrs Cox Blog - Lockdown Day 3 - Boris, Spanners and Curry on Wheels

The Remarkable Mrs Cox Blog - Lockdown Day One

Standing ovation at the Alex as French feast serves up a night of laughter

Sparse stage and shorter script sees Hamlet shine at the Crescent

Heart-warming stuff as ballet-master Bourne brings his Red Shoes to Brum

More carats needed to entice new audiences to Alex's Band of Gold

Crescent's Victorian Gaslight burns brightly in the darkness

Put yourself out of your comfort zone this half term at Birmingham's Bear Grylls Adventure Centre

Excellent ecclesiastical comedy as the Vicar of Dibley comes to Birmingham's Crescent Theatre

Today's climate crisis enables Earthquakes in London to have its intended impact

Brum's Alexandra set alight by charismatic Bodyguard

Things go Brum-p in the night as Ghost Stories comes to the Second City

Renowned Brummie comedian heading to Bromsgrove's Artrix

Hard-hitting King and I is Alex's crowning glory

The Grinch - stealing hearts and making Christmas at the Alex in Birmingham this Yuletide

BMOS' Christmas Carol in Brum is a 'wonderful way to start the festive season'

The magic of Christmas comes to Birmingham with Vintage Trains' Polar Express

Check out the new Curtains in Brum heading to West End

Crescent's Streetcar is Swift and Stella but needs more power

Carmen staging was great on so many levels