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Birmingham Cover July 2019.qxp_Birmingham Cover 21/06/2019 10:50 Page 1 GREASE IS THE WORD Your FREE essential entertainment guide for the Midlands FEATURE INSIDE... BIRMINGHAM WHAT’S ON JULY 2019 JULY ON WHAT’S BIRMINGHAM Birmingham ISSUE 403 JULY 2019 ’ 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 AMÉLIE brand new musical visits The Alexandra Theatre TWITTER: @WHATSONBRUM TWITTER: @WHATSONBRUM TROY HAWKE stops off at Midlands Arts Centre en route to Edinburgh FACEBOOK: @WHATSONBIRMINGHAM FACEBOOK: HOME OF METAL celebrating 50 years of Black Sabbath at BMAG BIRMINGHAMWHATSON.CO.UK IFC Birmingham.qxp_Layout 1 20/06/2019 12:52 Page 1 Contents July Birmingham.qxp_Layout 1 21/06/2019 15:42 Page 2 July 2019 Contents It’s A Hard Knock Life... Jodie Prenger stars as Miss Hannigan in Annie at the Hippodrome page 24 Little Miss Sunshine MoonFest BE FESTIVAL the list join the dysfunctional Hoover plus much more at Midlands celebrates Europe’s performing Your 16-page family at The Alexandra Theatre Arts Centre this summer arts scene at The REP week-by-week listings guide feature page 8 feature page 12 page 16 page 53 inside: 4. First Word 15. Gigs 19. Festivals 22. Comedy 24. Theatre 33. Film 36. Visual Arts 39. 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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 July.qxp_Layout 1 21/06/2019 15:53 Page 1 Entertainment news from around the region Birmingham arts venue gets major funding boost A £4.5million Arts Council investment of National Lottery money is set to finance a transformation of Birming- ham’s Symphony Hall. The cash will be used to up- date the venue’s foyers, create new learning & participation spaces and enhance the expe- rience for visitors of all ages. Alongside flexible spaces that can host workshops, pre- show talks and corporate guests, opportunities will also be made available for artists with limited mobility, sensory and cognitive disabilities. The best of Handsworth at Lesley Joseph set to get The theatre will use the money to install handrails on every row of its auditorium. historic Soho House wicked in Snow White... Commenting, Michael Penn, the venue’s Birmingham Museums’ Lesley Joseph and Joe executive director, said, “It’s great that this historic Soho House is McElderry are among will make our beautiful old theatre even more this month hosting the the stars who’ll be accessible to audiences, so that they can first ever Best Of gracing the stage in share in our amazing programme of shows Handsworth fair. Birmingham Hippo- and events.” Taking place on Sunday drome’s must-see The handrails are being built specifically to 7 July, the event aims to pantomime, Snow fit The Old Rep’s seats and will be installed in promote the area’s rich White And The Seven time for the venue’s autumn season. culture and history by Dwarfs, this Christmas. giving visitors the opportunity to experience Lesley and Joe will be joined by Hippodrome ‘the tastes, sounds, artists, products and panto favourite Matt Slack, Coronation Youth ballet showcases people of Handsworth’. Street’s Faye Brookes, Britain’s Got Talent new works in Birmingham The fair will place an emphasis on ‘healthy street dance troupe Flawless and the Black living, mutual respect and cross-cultural Country’s very own ‘lazy cow’, Doreen Tip- National Youth Ballet (NYB) return to Birm- solutions to the issues of today’. For more in- ton. Completing the principal line-up is one ingham next month with Wonderlands, a formation, visit birminghammuseums.org.uk of Birmingham Hippodrome’s favourite mixed programme of new works created by dames, Andrew Ryan, who will this year be some of the country’s most promising young making his 33rd pantomime appearance, his choreographers. The programme is presented Calling Planet Earth II at 29th as a dame and his third in Birmingham. by a company of young dancers aged Resorts World Arena Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs runs at between nine and 18 from across the UK. the Hippodrome from Saturday 21 December NYB perform at the Crescent Theatre on A live version of the award-winning BBC TV to Sunday 2 February. To book tickets, visit Thursday 29 & Friday 30 August, following a series Planet Earth II will visit Birmingham’s birminghamhippodrome.com residential programme at Elmhurst Ballet Resorts World Arena next year as part of a UK School in Edgbaston. For more information, & Ireland tour. visit nationalyouthballet.org Following on from the success of the Blue Lottery grant to fund Planet II Live tour, the 3 April 2020 concert will feature specially selected footage shown improved access at the in 4K ultra high-definition on a gigantic LED city’s Old Rep theatre screen. The footage will be accompanied by Birmingham’s Old Rep Theatre has received music performed by the City Of Prague an award of £9,942 from the National Lottery Philharmonic Orchestra. Community Fund to increase accessibility at To purchase tickets for the show, visit the venue. theticketfactory.com 4 whatsonlive.co.uk First Word Birmingham July.qxp_Layout 1 21/06/2019 15:53 Page 2 First Word John Partridge to star in Cabaret at the Grand Theatre Former EastEnders favourite John Partridge will take on the role of Emcee when hit musi- cal Cabaret visits the Wolver- hampton Grand Theatre in the autumn. The show, which features iconic songs including Money Makes The World Go Round, Maybe This Time and the title track itself, is helmed by the National Theatre’s Artistic Director, Rufus Norris, and visits the Grand from Tuesday 3 to Saturday 7 September. Tickets for the production are now on sale and can be bought online at grandthe- atre.co.uk or by calling 01902 429212. Family festival goes intergalactic for moon landing’s 50th Birmingham Hippodrome’s free two-day family ram’s Museum Of The Moon - a stunning seven- festival, Summer In Southside, returns on metre model of the moon projected with detailed Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 July. NASA imagery - Motionhouse’s dance piece, This year sees the festival going intergalactic to Gravity, exploring weightlessness, and Highly celebrate 50 years since the first moon landing. Sprung’s popular aerial performance, Urban The Hippodrome and surrounding streets will be Astronaut, which sees an astronaut suspended transformed into a lunar landscape to accommo- 20 feet in the air. date a whole weekend of performances, installa- For full details of the programme, visit birming- tions and extraterrestrial antics. hamhippodrome.com/summerinsouthside ‘Out of this world’ attractions include Luke Jer- Fancy a cuppa? A summer of free events to enjoy at the Birmingham Women’s & city centre’s Bullring & Grand Central New initiative for Children’s Hospitals Char- Birmingham’s Bullring & Grand Central is hosting a selection of free Birmingham dance ity is asking members of events over the summer, including a space-themed family festival to the general public to help mark the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. community raise much-needed funds Circus performances and a summer food festival also feature in the A brand new non-profit initia- by hosting their own tea line-up of attractions. tive supported by local dance party, as part of the NHS Commenting on the sched- artists, companies and organi- Big Tea celebrations taking ule, Danielle Bozward, sations has launched in Birm- place on Friday 5 July... Marketing Manager at ingham. To learn more about this Bullring & Grand Central, Responding to the ambition of year’s event or to down- said: “We’re looking for- the city’s dance sector to have load a free pack to raise ward to hosting lots of free a consistent offer of classes in money for Birmingham entertainment and experi- a variety of styles, Birming- Women’s Hospital Charity, ences for our customers to ham Pro Class provides visit bwh.org.uk/nhs-big- enjoy. With new restaurants bi-weekly sessions open to tea. to discover, including Kitty professional dancers, recent Alternatively, to fundraise Café and a beach bar to kick graduates and those in train- for Birmingham Children’s back in, summer is officially ing.