Namaste, fellow Brummies. Do you think yoga is a waste of time? I did. Until this Sunday. Slightly hungover, I forced myself out of bed at 8am. I had been invited to try my first[…]
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Category: Birmingham
Theatre review | Blue/Orange at Birmingham REP
Blue/Orange is a play which centres around the themes of mental health and race. It premiered at the National Theatre nearly two decades ago, in 2000. I wondered if it would still feel relevant, or[…]
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Review | Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake at Birmingham Hippodrome
It’s 15 years since I saw Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake at Sadler’s Wells in London. I had previously found classical ballet a bit dull, if I’m honest. But this was the show that changed my[…]
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ODOX | New gallery & artist studios opens in Birmingham
Introducing Odox: a new gallery, artist studios provider and project space in Birmingham. Based in the Jewellery Quarter, Odox is an artist-run space, which will exhibit contemporary art and design, offer affordable studio spaces for[…]
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Inside culture guide | 10 reasons to visit Birmingham Cathedral
Birmingham’s St Philip’s Cathedral is in the heart of the city. You may have lived in Brum for years but never paid a visit. Maybe you’ve walked past it? Or visited the Christmas Market in[…]
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Creative café culture | Birmingham’s most bohemian coffee shops
I’ve loved researching this blog post on Birmingham’s most bohemian coffee shops! You see, I usually need a strong cappuccino, sometimes two, to wake up. When I get writer’s block, I also find that my[…]
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8 must-see theatre shows coming to Birmingham & Wolverhampton in 2019
2019 is going to be a brilliant year for theatre in Birmingham and the Black Country. What’s on? Well, the upcoming programme includes big musicals Les Miserables, Ghost and Dirty Dancing, amongst many more. Also[…]
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Inside culture guide | Best things to do in Birmingham city centre
Argentea Gallery exhibits & sells contemporary photography in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. You’ve checked into one of the many hotels in Birmingham city centre. Now what should you see and do? Beyond the Bullring, there’s so much[…]
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10 of the best Birmingham art exhibitions to see in 2019
Here is my guide to 10 of the best Birmingham art exhibitions in 2019. From drawings by Leonardo da Vinci at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery to contemporary craft in the Jewellery Quarter, it’s going[…]
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Women Power Protest | 55 contemporary feminist artists to take over BMAG
Contemporary feminist artists will soon be taking over the Gas Hall at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. Opening on 10th November 2018, ‘Women Power Protest’ marks a century since the first women won the right[…]
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