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Birmingham Cover - Nov_Mids Cover - August 28/10/2013 19:44 Page 1 BIRMINGHAM WHAT’S BIRMINGHAM ON WHAT’S THE MIDLANDS ESSENTIAL ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE BIRMINGHAM ISSUE 335 NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 2013 ’ Whatwww.whatsonlive.co.uk sOnISSUE 335 NOVEMBER 2013 JOHN WHAITE PUNS ON BUNS INTERVIEW INSIDE... MARK WILLIAMS Father Brown star in Moliere comedy interview inside.... PART OF MIDLANDS WHAT’S ON MAGAZINE GROUP PUBLICATIONS GROUP MAGAZINE ON WHAT’S MIDLANDS OF PART VAMPIRE WEEKEND Modern Vampires Of The City in Brum MANA colourful contemporary dance in the Midlands... @WHATSONBRUM WWW.WHATSONLIVE.CO.UK @WHATSONBRUM Grand Theatre (FP-Nov)_Layout 1 28/10/2013 16:59 Page 1 Great Theatre at the Grand! TUES 5 - SAT 9 NOVEMBER SUN 10 NOVEMBER TUES 15 - SAT 19 OCTOBER An amateur production THURS 14 - SAT 16 NOVEMBER TUES 19 - SAT 23 NOVEMBER TUES 26 - SAT 30 NOVEMBER ★★★★★ ‘WILL YOUNG’S TRIUMPH. 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News November region one_Layout 1 28/10/2013 16:51 Page 1 News A ROUND-UP OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Royal Shakespeare Company record increase in sales The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is celebrating after its Annual Review revealed that the organisation’s annual turnover grew to more than £62million in 2012/13. The review revealed that box office receipts increased by 75% to £31.6million, revenue fundraising grew by 28% to £4.1million, and trading income went up by nine percent to £4.8million. At the same time, public invest- ment from Arts Council England fell by a fur- ther £0.8million to £16.6million. The RSC now generates 73% of its own income. Commenting on the Annual Review, RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran said: “It’s our job to bring the best possible experience of Shakespeare and live theatre to the widest possible audience and inspire a lifelong love of his work. The Annual Review highlights just some of the work we have shared with more than 1.5million people worldwide.” David Essex to open REP new season Birmingham Repertory Theatre has announced its programme of shows for the first half of 2014. The recently refurbished Centenary Square venue was visited by one hundred-and-seventy thou- sand people during the month following its 3 September reopening, and is determined to build on its autumn success. Opening the 2014 season in the main auditorium is David Essex starring in the European premiere of The Dishwashers, Canadian writer Morris Panych’s play about the Zen of dishwashing. Other 2014 REP highlights include a revival of Roxana Silbert’s critically acclaimed RSC production, A Life Of Galileo; the premiere of Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti’s latest play, Khandan; the Spooky tales sought by premiere of Birmingham-born Rachel De-lahay’s Circles, set on the city’s outer-circle bus route; and a revival of Bryony Lavery’s award-winning 1998 play, Frozen. For further information, ring National Trust 0121 236 4455 or visit birmingham-rep.co.uk. The Midlands branch of the National Trust has launched a storywriting competition for children. The Halloween-themed initiative is Of Treasures - described as a reflection on TV success for City Choir contemporary prosperity and abundance - is asking youngsters aged twelve and under to Birmingham’s Town Hall Gospel Choir has the first exhibit in an ongoing Millennium put pen to paper and create a ghoulish tale been crowned winner of a prestigious national Point initiative which aims to place contem- inspired by one of the Trust's West Midlands competition. The Songs Of Praise Gospel porary art at the centre of its public program- venues. The winning entry will then be made Choir of the Year competition, filmed on home ming. Members of the general public will be into an illustrated book. The closing date for turf at Birmingham’s Grade One listed Town able to step inside the pig to watch video entries is 15 November. More information Hall, saw the choir beat off stiff competition footage made by Cao Fei. The exhibit’s 5 to can be found at from five other UK church and community 15 November stay at Millennium Point marks www.nationaltrust.org.uk/spookystories choirs. Commenting on the success, Colin the first time the work has been presented Anderson, Town Hall Gospel Choir Musical outside China. Director, said, “This wonderful achievement has come about thanks to the hard work, passion On the hunt for singing and talent that each choir member brings to both rehearsals and concerts. We look forward teenagers... to celebrating this accolade with family, friends TeenStar - the first and only singing competi- and fans, and to taking the next step forward in tion exclusively for teenagers - is on a UK- what has been an incredible journey so far.” wide search for talent. The competition, The Town Hall Gospel Choir next perform at which is split into three categories, attracted the city’s Black arts venue, The Drum, on 15 over nine thousand entrants last year, and December. it’s hoped that the 2014 event will prove to be even more popular. TeenStar auditions will take place at venues across the UK, Chinese artwork to show at including Birmingham’s NEC, with a £5,000 cash prize being awarded to the overall Millennium Point national winner at a prestigious event at A huge inflatable suckling pig is set to be London’s O2. If you think you’ve got what it installed inside Birmingham Millennium takes, then log on to www.teenstarcompeti- Point’s vast indoor space, as part of a new tion.co.uk to find out more about auditions in arts strategy. Chinese artist Cao Fei’s House your area. 4 www.whatsonlive.co.uk News November region one_Layout 1 28/10/2013 16:51 Page 2 Image from the recent Squash & Squeeze exhibition BRB awarded Arts Council at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery England funding Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) has announced that it’s secured £1.85million as part of Arts Council England’s Capital Investment Programme. The grant will allow the Hippodrome-based company to under- take major improvements to its Thorpe Street rehearsal base. By developing its cur- rent site into a multi-purpose building able to accommodate both a large workforce and visiting personnel, BRB believes it will be able to ‘build on the delivery of a wide range of activities expected of a modern and outward-facing world-class ballet company’. It’s antici- pated that the total cost of the refurbish- ment will be £2.7mil- lion, the remainder of which will be raised via funding from pri- vate sources, as part of BRB’s Campaign BRB’s The Nutcracker - For The Future.