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Birmingham Cover May 2018.Qxp Birmingham Cover 23/04/2018 18:31 Page 1 Birmingham Cover May 2018.qxp_Birmingham Cover 23/04/2018 18:31 Page 1 MICHAELEL MCINTYREMCINTYRE PLAYSPLAYS Your FREE essential entertainment guide for the Midlands ARENARENA BIRMINGHAMBIRMINGHAM BIRMINGHAM WHAT’S ON MAY 2018 MAY ON WHAT’S BIRMINGHAM Birmingham ISSUE 389 MAYAY 20182018 ’ WhatFILM I COMEDY I THEATRE I GIGS I VISUAL ARTS I EVENTSs I FOOD Onbirminghamwhatson.co.uk PART OF WHAT’S ON MEDIA GROUP GROUP MEDIA ON WHAT’S OF PART inside: Yourthe 16-pagelist week by week listings guide PHOENIX DANCE celebrates 70 years of multicultural Britain TWITTER: @WHATSONBRUM TWITTER: @WHATSONBRUM AnDIFFERENT Officer And A Gentleman ‘GERE’ - from hit movie to 80s musical! FACEBOOK: @WHATSONBIRMINGHAM FACEBOOK: GET 40% OFF admission to the National Sea Life Centre! Voucher inside... BIRMINGHAMWHATSON.CO.UK Contents May Birmingham.qxp_Layout 1 23/04/2018 14:41 Page 1 Contents May Birmingham.qxp_Layout 1 23/04/2018 16:15 Page 2 May 2018 Contents Phoenix Dance - celebrate the 70th anniversary of Windrush... more on page 31 Calixto Bieito Gaz Coombes Dancing in the streets the list on bringing sex, anxiety and a Supergrass frontman takes the return of Birmingham Your 16-page string quartet to The REP World’s Strongest Man on tour International Dance Festival week-by-week listings guide feature page 8 page 17 feature page 31 page 51 inside: 4. First Word 11. Food 17. Music 20. Comedy 22. Theatre 36. Film 38. Visual Arts 43. Events @whatsonbrum fb.com/whatsonbirmingham @whatsonmediagroup Birmingham What’s On Magazine Birmingham What’s On Magazine What’s On Media Group Managing Director: Davina Evans [email protected] 01743 281708 ’ Sales & Marketing: Lei Woodhouse [email protected] 01743 281703 Chris Horton [email protected] 01743 281704 WhatsOn Editorial: Lauren Foster [email protected] 01743 281707 Brian O’Faolain [email protected] 01743 281701 MEDIA GROUP Sue Jones [email protected] 01743 281705 Abi Whitehouse [email protected] 01743 281716 Ellie Hutchings [email protected] 01743 281722 Adrian Parker [email protected] 01743 281714 Contributors: Graham Bostock, James Cameron-Wilson, Katherine Ewing, Jenny Ell, Lauren Cole, Steve Adams, Jack Rolfe, Elly Yates-Roberts, Daisy Sparkle, Carol Lovatt, Steve Taylor, Chris Eldon Lee, Patsy Moss Publisher and CEO: Martin Monahan Accounts Administrator: Julia Perry [email protected] 01743 281717 This publication is printed on paper from a sustainable source and is produced without the use of elemental chlorine. We endorse the recycling of our magazine and would encourage you to pass it on to others to read when you have finished with it. All works appearing in this publication are copyright. It is to be assumed that the copyright for material rests with the magazine unless otherwise stated. No part of this publication may be reproduced, or stored in an electronic system, transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopied, recording or otherwise, without the prior knowledge and consent of the publishers. First Word Birmingham May.qxp_Layout 1 23/04/2018 19:26 Page 1 Entertainment news from around the region Les Misérables heading back to Birmingham The phenomenal Les Misérables is making a welcome return to Birmingham Hippodrome next year. Cameron Mackintosh’s hit musical, based on the novel by Victor Hugo and written by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, will visit the Hurst Street venue from 2 April to 11 May. The part of Jean Valjean will be played by Kil- lian Donnelly, who is currently starring in the role in the West End production. Les Mis has been seen by over 120 million people worldwide in 45 countries and 22 lan- guages. The epic show features a raft of now-classic songs, including I Dreamed A Dream, On My Own, Stars, Bring Him Home, Do You Hear The People Sing?, One Day More, Empty Chairs At Empty Tables and Master Of The House. Tickets for the show’s Hippodrome performances are on general sale from 21 June and can be purchased by calling 0844 338 5000 or visiting birminghamhippo- drome.com CBSO to perform outdoor Team-up offers insight More microscopic magic fiesta programme into the life of a pianist from renowned local artist The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Royal Birming- A Midlands artist who’s become internation- will perform an ‘outdoor fiesta’ programme ham Conserva- ally renowned for his microscopic sculptures when they headline Sutton Coldfield’s 2018 toire and has created a beautiful ballerina for his latest Concerts In The Park celebration, with more Elmhurst Ballet work. performers set to be announced in the com- School are Dr Willard Wigan’s Tiny Dancer was made ing weeks. teaming up for using miniature handmade tools and the The popular two-day community event takes a second time to artist’s own eyelashes, attached to an place in Sutton Park on Saturday 30 June and provide music acupuncture needle and used as a paint- Sunday 1 July. students with brush. To purchase tickets, ring 0121 296 9543 or the chance to The sculpture will eventually be auctioned to visit townhallsuttoncoldfield.co.uk. experience the working life of a professional raise funds for young ballet students, partic- ballet pianist. ularly those who need financial assistance in The venues’ Placement For Pianists Pro- order to realise their dance dreams. gramme offers students a very rare opportu- nity to explore ‘the highly specialised artistry and technique of ballet pianism’ during men- Michael Jackson tribute toring, observational and practical sessions. A ‘spectacular music tribute’ to Michael Jack- Commenting on the programme, Julian Lloyd son is coming to the Midlands this month. Webber, Principal of Royal Birmingham Con- The Michael Jackson History Show is a full- servatoire, said: “I am delighted that this scale stage production featuring a playlist of partnership with Elmhurst has come to the King of Pop’s greatest hits, including fruition - the combination of some of the Thriller, Billie Jean, Bad, Beat It, ABC and country’s best young dancers and pianists Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough. The show working together is simply electrifying, and stars highly regarded impersonator Dantanio exemplifies our joint ethos of wanting to fur- and visits the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre ther embed ourselves within the city we on 6 May. serve.” 4 whatsonlive.co.uk First Word Birmingham May.qxp_Layout 1 23/04/2018 19:26 Page 2 First Word Museum initiative supports visitors with autism An award-winning Birmingham museum founded by world fa- mous chocolate-maker George Cadbury is to launch a series of resources to support visitors with autism. Commenting on the innovation, Daniel Callicott, Manager of Selly Manor Museum, said: “We hope that these resources, once launched, will make the mu- seum even more accessible and enjoyable to all.” To find out more about the mu- seum, visit sellymanormu- seum.org.uk Conservatoire’s opening festival now under way Royal Birmingham Conservatoire’s opening festival is now under way. A 15 month-long event, the festival features performances by, among many others, Sir Lenny Henry, Julian Lloyd Webber, Peter Donohoe, Nitin Sawhney and Jennifer Walshe. The event’s programme also includes the Flatpack Film Festival and the Supersonic Festival. For more information, visit Fundraising with bcu.ac.uk/opening-festival Fun Family 5 walk Birmingham Children’s Hospital Region set to Charity is calling on people to Tickets now on sale for annual Birmingham get involved in its second an- benefit from festival of European performing arts nual Fun Family 5 five-kilometre new railways Tickets are now on sale for Birmingham’s forthcoming BE Festival. walk. The West Midlands The annual event, which comprises five days of European performing arts Taking place in Sutton Park on region is set to benefit Saturday 16 June, the event will and culture, takes place at Birmingham Repertory Theatre from 3 to 7 July. from seven new rail- raise vital funds for the sick At the time of going to print, festival organisers were adding the final children and families at the hos- ways, one of which touches to the 2018 programme. For more information about purchasing pital, and aims to raise in excess would serve West tickets and to keep up to date with developments, visit befestival.org. of last year’s near-£20,000 total. Midlands Safari Park. To sign up for the event and re- The multi-million ceive a fundraising pack, visit pound proposals rest bch.org.uk/Event/funfamily5 on the outcome of ‘feasibility assess- ments’ currently being undertaken. If the project gets the green light, it would also mean 20,000 extra seats and stand- ing room being made available for an addi- tional 50,000 peak- time passengers in and around Birming- ham. whatsonlive.co.uk 5 First Word Birmingham May.qxp_Layout 1 23/04/2018 19:26 Page 3 First Word Champion boxes clever in Brum A man once considered by many to be boxing’s greatest ever pound-for-pound fighter is telling his story in Birming- ham this month. Legendary world champion Roy Jones Jr appears at The Hagley (IBIS) on Thursday 24 May. Tickets for the event are being sold at showfighter.co.uk/rjj Birmingham Rep launches autumn/winter programme of shows A new written-for-the-stage story featuring novelist company Stan’s Cafe. Ian Rankin’s popular detective Rebus features Commenting on the season, The REP’s Artistic Di- among the highlights of Birmingham Repertory rector, Roxana Silbert, said: “New work is the Theatre’s autumn/winter season of shows. lifeblood of theatre,
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