Theatre
Boxers Against Blades: Fighter pens powerful poem to warn kids from carrying knives
THE country’s only punching poet has thrown his weight behind the Boxers Against Blades campaign by penning a verse about the spiralling problem – called Live to Live. Matt Windle, crowned Birmingham’s poet laureate three times, has put the rhythm and bruise into the fight game since turning pro […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreWhat to expect at the JQ Festival in Birmingham
It’s that time of year again. The JQ Festival is back! The Jewellery Quarter is famed for its rich history, culture and craftsmanship. And this weekend Brummies will be celebrating this cool and quirky corner of Birmingham in style . The third annual family friendly Jewellery Quarter Festival runs […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreJewellery Quarter Festival 2017
JQ Festival The third annual Jewellery Quarter Festival is back this summer, bringing with it a taste of something quirky and a little bit different in Birmingham. Organised by the Jewellery Quarter Business Improvement District (JQBID) and supported by local businesses, JQ Festival 2017 will be hosted over the […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreA Tale As Old as Time…
This classic fairytale of two completely different people who fall in love in the most unlikely circumstances. There’s ups and there’s downs and there’s definitely love. Èdouard (Belle’s father) is lost in the woods. As we wonders deeper into the darkness, he comes across what seems to be an abandoned mansion. However, as he takes…
Read MoreOne Christmas Eve… First Play by New JQ Theatre Company
One Christmas Eve A new play by Edinburgh Fringe award-winning playwright Frank Bramwell. Christmas Eve in Birmingham . . . Mom’s battling desperately to buy last minute presents, Dad’s in the doghouse, and their daughter in London is really not looking forward to a Christmas Eve on her own . . . An amusing, touching…
Read MoreYour local Blue Orange Theatre – upcoming shows
Most of you will know that the JQ has its very own theatre on Great Hampton Street, the Blue Orange Theatre, reminiscent of the kind of small scale but high quality theatre you might encounter in the cooler parts of New York. Want to know what’s coming upon September? Read on. WEDNESDAY 3 to SATURDAY 6…
Read MoreChristmas at the Blue Orange Theatre
This year The Blue Orange Theatre presents not one, but three folk tales for Christmas! The three stories, under the title of THE ENCHANTED TALES each around 30 minutes in length, will be presented as a complete performance. The stories are ~ RUMPELSTILTSKIN – a character made famous by the SHREK movie, Blue Orange goes back to the…
Read MoreThe Inferno Kid @ AE Harris
There’s drama to be enjoyed at local venue @ A E Harris. According to their website: ‘The Inferno Kid was once professional wrestling’s brightest star – a risk-taking daredevil both inside the ring and out. Today he is disabled, destitute and all but forgotten by the wrestling world. He is only 36. Now the living…
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