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Birmingham Cover Online.qxp_Birmingham Cover 25/11/2015 12:50 Page 1 THE MIDLANDS ULTIMATE ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE BIRMINGHAM ’ Whatwww.whatsonlive.co.uk sOnISSUE 360 DECEMBER 2015 TONY MAUDSLEY TALKS ABOUT PLAYING EDNA IN HAIRSPRAY interview inside... INSIDE: FILM COMEDY THEATRE MADONNA LIVE MUSIC MADONNA VISUAL ARTS EVENTS REBELREBEL HEARTHEART TOURTOUR COMESCOMES TOTO BIRMINGHAMBIRMINGHAM FOOD & DRINK & MUCH MORE! ARENA CROSS (FP).qxp_Layout 1 23/11/2015 11:33 Page 1 Contents December Region 1 .qxp_Layout 1 23/11/2015 14:43 Page 1 December 2015 Hairspray - hit musical comes to Brum for Christmas. Read our interview with Tony Maudsley, page 8 Fiona Allan talks about her Madonna Clothes Show Live career in the arts and passion for brings her Rebel Heart fashion extravaganza returns to dance... page 6 to the Midlands page 15 the NEC page 57 INSIDE: 4. News 15. Music 24. Comedy 27. Theatre 45. Film 53. Visual Arts 57. Days Out 65. 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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. News December Region One.qxp_Layout 1 23/11/2015 16:19 Page 1 News A ROUND-UP OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Team GB to take on Japan at Barclaycard Arena Birmingham is to host Great Britain’s first- round tennis match in the 2016 Davis Cup. The tie takes place at the Barclaycard Arena from 4 to 6 March and sees the Aegon GB Davis Cup Team take on Japan. Commenting on the fixture, GB team captain Leon Smith said: “Birmingham is a city with a great sporting history that’s hosted some incredible Davis Cup ties in the past. Japan will be a tough contest but I’m sure the Birmingham fans will get right behind us and make as much noise as they can.” Dance festival launches at the House of Lords DanceXchange and Birmingham Hippodrome have launched the 2016 International Dance Festival Birmingham (IDFB) at a special reception at the House of Lords. Commenting on next year’s festival, Fiona Allan, Birmingham Hippodrome’s new chief execu- tive, said: “It’s an exciting time to have moved to the city of Birmingham and Birmingham Steel And Jelly launches Hippodrome, and I’m thrilled to be involved in my first International Dance Festival. Headlining performances at Birmingham Hippodrome include a mixed bill from Nederlands at Grand Central Dans Theater 2 (pictured above), Carlos Acosta’s classical farewell tour, Cloud Gate Dance A new menswear store has opened in Grand Theatre of Taiwan and Ballet British Columbia’s debut performance as part of IDFB. This stel- Central Birmingham. Steel And Jelly is a lar line-up, and more across the city, proves once again Birmingham attracts the very best in family business established in the city in international dance to the city.” 2004. Its collection offers everything from for- International Dance Festival Birmingham 2016 runs at various venues across the city from 1 mal tailoring to soft casuals and premium to 22 May. accessories. “The Steel And Jelly philosophy centres on scrupulous attention to detail,” explains the company’s owner, Nish Thakrar. Twenty five years of birth of her second child in August, Frankie “We’re passionate about embracing innova- said: “I’m thrilled to have been asked to join tive British design by creating a hybrid of the Disney On Ice... the 2016 tour. It will be great to get my danc- ing shoes back on and be part of the Strictly contemporary and the traditional. Each item An action-packed adventure celebrating family again. Roll on January!” is made with the modern-day gentleman in twenty-five years of Disney On Ice is coming mind, threading the past through to the pres- to the Midlands next year. ent.” Disney On Ice Presents Silver Anniversary Celebration invites audiences to enjoy ‘the Celebrating fifty years of ultimate sightseeing holiday’. It features Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Goofy, and Asian programming Donald and Daisy Duck as they visit the Fifty years of Asian programming on the magical worlds of The Lion King, The Little BBC is being celebrated at The Drum in Mermaid and Peter Pan. Birmingham this month. Disney On Ice Presents Silver Anniversary A special comedy night at the Aston venue Celebration visits Birmingham’s Genting on Friday 11 December is hosted by BBC Arena from 6 to 10 April. Asian Network’s Breakfast Show presenter, Tommy Sandhu. Guz Khan, Shaista Aziz, Aditi Mittal and newcomer Tez Ilyas are the mirth-makers charged with the challenge of One-woman show to make its Additions to Strictly’s providing a memorably side-splitting debut in Birmingham star-studded line-up evening. Georgia May Foote, Ainsley Harriott and Birmingham Theatre School graduate Natalie Anita Rani are to join Strictly Come Cutler’s interest in feminist theatre has Dancing’s Live Tour next year. Launching at inspired her to write a one-woman show - the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham from and she’ll be performing a preview of it this 22 to 24 January, the show is hosted by month. Great British Bake Off’s Mel Giedroyc. Not Yet Suffragette takes a look at modern- Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood and day feminism and alternative ways of viewing Bruno Tonioli are the judges. marriage, baby showers, motherhood and The Saturdays’ Frankie Bridge will also join men. The show previews at Birmingham’s the line-up after being unable to make last mac on 5 December. year’s tour. Of her involvement following the 4 www.whatsonlive.co.uk News December Region One.qxp_Layout 1 23/11/2015 16:19 Page 2 Cocktails for kids at the RST The Royal Shakespeare Company has launched three new children’s mocktails inspired by its festive family show, Wendy & Peter Pan. The ‘Tinkertini’ is based on Peter Pan’s mis- chievous fairy sidekick, Tink. The pink drink, a mix of raspberry sherbet and apple juice, comes complete with edible glitter stars. There’s also a pirate-style ‘Dastardly Daiquiri’, containing edible buried treasure in the bottom of the glass. The third mock- tail is the ‘Neverland Sunrise’, a layered fruit juice drink. Commenting on the new range, Sara Aspley, RSC Head of Commercial Services, said: “We hope our brand new mocktails will offer children an exciting flavour of Neverland.” Belgrade Theatre announces new season EastEnders favourites Kat and Alfie Moon are heading for the Coventry Belgrade Theatre next year. Jessie Wallace and Shane Richie, who play the popular pair in the hit BBC TV soap, will be appearing on stage together for the very first time when they star at the venue in Peter James’ hit thriller, The Perfect Murder. Regional showcase for Jessie and Shane headline a truly eclectic spring season at the Belgrade. Other highlights include Strictly Come Dancing stars Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace in Latin dance spec- regional artists tacular The Last Tango, a celebration of South Asian arts in Bring On The Bollywood, the polit- Forty-three artists from five regional art ical thriller The Dishonoured and Ishy Din’s World War One epic, Wipers. schools are set to exhibit new work at four There’s plenty of theatrical fun lined up for families to enjoy too, with Gangsta Granny, The leading galleries as part of New Art West Giant’s Loo Roll and Pongo’s Party - featuring the voice of CBeebies’ Justin Fletcher - all tak- Midlands 2016. ing their turn on the Belgrade stage. A launch vehicle for emerging artists, New For more information and to book tickets, visit belgrade.co.uk Art West Midlands is a Turning Point West Midlands initiative. It will next year use Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, mac, Prestigious award for Midlands theme park Wolverhampton Art Gallery and Coventry’s Drayton Manor Theme Park has enjoyed a major success at the prestigious Enjoy Herbert Gallery & Museum to display the Staffordshire Tourism Awards. new work, which includes paintings, photo- The much-loved visitor attraction scooped half a dozen gongs at a special lunch ceremony in graphs, sculptures, videos and conceptual its Tower Suite last month. The theme park won in the categories of Best Tourism Event of the pieces. Year (for the launch of its £2.5million Thomas Land expansion) and Access For All.
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