I'm still smiling May 13 2005
BOBBY Davro is on the comeback trail - in more ways than one. more
On the ceiling...so off the wall May 13 2005
ROME'S Sistine Chapel was last month the centre of world attention as the cardinals gathered to decide their new Pope - and 500 years ago it was the centre of another drama as controversy raged over its ceiling. more
A lesson for all school teachers Apr 29 2005
TEACHERS battling classroom stress with unruly pupils in Midland schools will be told: "It's not all doom and gloom." more
Ed making a last stand Mar 4 2005
The Irish master of mirth Ed Byrne is back in Birmingham with a brand new show. more
Wardrobe works without a hitch! Mar 4 2005
It takes 130 people working behind the scenes and on stage to ensure Saltimbanco's daily performances succeed without a hitch. more
Rotters luck for our Peter Mar 4 2005
Peter Bankole must have been born under a lucky star. Just weeks after leaving drama school the former Kings Norton schoolboy bagged a part in the hit television series The Rotters' Club and this spring he will be treading the boards at one of the country's premier theatres in Stratford-upon-Avon. more
Amateur stage round-up Feb 4 2005
Birmingham's Crescent Theatre is heading for trauma in triplicate, courtesy of Birmingham School of Acting. more
Donald Sinden saves the day Feb 4 2005
Donald Sinden and Alan Howard have stepped in to fill the breach left by the cancellation of Vanessa Redgrave's Hecuba for the Royal Shakespeare Company. more
I just do the bast I can... Feb 4 2005
For a man described as Canada's finest singer-songwriter, James Keelaghan is disarmingly modest about his many musical achievements. more
Weighty issue for Weasel Jan 28 2005
Solihull actor Neil Sheffield was on his first visit back home in months this week when he came to Birmingham to promote a stage version of the children's classic Wind in the Willows. more
Role is right up Susie's Street Jan 21 2005
WHEN actress Susie Blake was banned from her daughter Shelly's home in Coronation Street for stealing her man she walked straight into the part of another mum - in Cole Porter's musical High Society. more
Holocaust play is a timely reminder Jan 21 2005
A THOUGHT-provoking play aiming to highlight the plight of the thousands of children who grew up in the Holocaust will be performed at Birmingham's St Martin's Church. more
High hopes for stage star Jan 14 2005
Cirque du Soleil singer Nicola Dawn-Brook is keeping her fingers crossed for a bit of time off when the company comes to Birmingham next month as she hopes to see her boyfriend - who is across the city at the Hippodrome Theatre playing in the musical Tommy. more
Comic's dreams Jan 8 2005
After his first public performance at a school show at the age of 12 Andy Bucknall has become a familiar face on Birmingham's live music scene. more
Voyage to the land of Narnia Jan 7 2005
C S Lewis's classic The Voyage of the Dawn Treader sets sail at Birmingham's Crescent theatre from tomorrow. more
Review - Aladdin, Malvern Festival Theatre Dec 20 2004
A lively Christmas pantomime with lots of fun and good performances always leaves you with a nice feeling of euphoria and Malvern's got it just right. more
Jasper silent on star line-up Dec 17 2004
Jasper Carrott returns to the stage at the NEC Arena on Sunday - and this time it's for one night only. more
Wild night without the animals! Dec 17 2004
Cirque du Soleil is a circus without animals - but when it began 22 years ago the founders had no choice about making it a humans-only show. more
Look who's come to call Dec 17 2004
JB PRIESTLEY'S timeless classic An Inspector Calls kicks off the new spring season at Birmingham's Repertory Theatre. more
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