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The Custard Factory launches summer Saturday events

The Custard Factory will host a series of summer events starting from 8 June until September.

Bryn Terfel joins the list of Norman Perryman's conquests

Norman Perryman’s portrait of the popular Bryn Terfel.
Artist Norman Perryman tells Christopher Morley about his latest addition to Symphony Hall’s collection.

Guitar legend Joe Satriani to play Wolverhampton Civic Hall

Joe Satriani is bringing his Unstoppable Momentum tour to Wolverhampton
Joe Satriani tells Michael Wood how the death of Jimi Hendrix made him give up his love of American football and embark on a musical career.

Alan Bennett's new play to reopen Birmingham Rep

Frances de la Tour and Linda Bassett in The National Theatre’s production of Alan Bennett’s People
Alan Bennett’s new play is to reopen the Birmingham Rep. He tells Roz Laws about offending the National Trust and life without a computer.

Style Birmingham Live to light-up Town Hall

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Former X Factor contestant Rylan Clark and TV presenter Emma Willis to host catwalk shows

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Birmingham Conservatoire’s Symphony Orchestra

Birmingham Conservatoire’s Symphony Orchestra premiere Britten poem

The world premiere of a Benjamin Britten tone poem composed when he was just 13 years old will be performed by students in Birmingham later this month. Christopher Morley reports.

Dan Nicholls believes music inspiration’s all about location, location

Dan Nicholls
Midland-born pianist and composer Dan Nicholls tells Peter Bacon how music inspiration’s all about location, location.

Jazz Diary with Peter Bacon

Django Bates
Peter Bacon rounds-up the coming week of jazz events in the West Midlands.

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Birmingham Town Hall

Review: New London Consort at Birmingham Town Hall

Maggie Cotton reviews New London Consort at Birmingham Town Hall.

Review: Neil Young and Crazy Horse at LG Arena, Birmingham

Neil Young
Time weighs heavily on Neil Young and his veteran band Crazy Horse these days – but you wouldn’t know it from this blistering gig.

Review: Bryn Terfel at Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Bryn Terfel
David Harte reviews Bryn Terfel at Symphony Hall, Birmingham.

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Tony Iommi performs in 2009 at the Sonisphere Festival in Knebworth with metal band Heaven & Hell which disbanded in 2010 after singer Ronnie James Dio died of cancer

What made Birmingham the birthplace of heavy metal?

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News & Previews

Glinda (Gina Beck) and Elphaba (Louise Dearman) in Wicked.

Bewitching musical Wicked comes to Birmingham

Tickets are about to go on sale for next year’s big Birmingham bewitching musical, so Roz Laws went behind the scenes at Wicked.

Alan Bennett's new play to reopen Birmingham Rep

Frances de la Tour and Linda Bassett in The National Theatre’s production of Alan Bennett’s People
Alan Bennett’s new play is to reopen the Birmingham Rep. He tells Roz Laws about offending the National Trust and life without a computer.

Why Birmingham Royal Ballet is close to arts philanthropist David Lloyd's heart

David Lloyd
He's donated more than £1million to UK dance companies over the years, but Roz Laws finds out there's one company closer than most to David Lloyd's heart.

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Birmingham Royal Ballet's production of Coppelia

Review: Coppelia, Birmingham Royal Ballet at Birmingham Hippodrome

Richard Edmonds reviews Birmingham Royal Ballet's production of Coppelia at the Birmingham Hippodrome.

Review: A Mad World, My Masters, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

John Hopkins (Penitent Brothel) and Ellie Beaven (Mrs Littledick) in A Mad World, My Masters
Rarely-performed 17th century comedy transformed into a 1950s Soho romp

Review: Titus Andronicus at Swan Theatre, RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon

Titus Andronicus
The grisly and often barbaric scenes are plentiful in Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.

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Restaurant manager Anthony Scaroni, Mohini Howard and chef Robert Grzeski.

Digbeth's vegetarian Warehouse Cafe back in business

Birmingham's original vegetarian hotspot The Warehouse Cafe, in Digbeth, returns this weekend.

Hat-trick of awards for Simpsons chefs

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Chefs from Simpsons restaurant in Birmingham have claimed a large slice of the honours at one of the culinary industry’s top awards.

Michelin-starred restaurant Turners marked down by hygiene inspectors

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A Michelin-starred restaurant in Birmingham has been ordered to make “major improvements” to its hygiene standards.

Film & TV

Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer in Warm Bodies

DVD Review: Warm Bodies (12)

Boy meets girl at the end of the world, the only problem is the boy is a brain-munching zombie and the girl is the daughter of an army general intent on wiping out the undead

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Adapted for the screen by John J McLaughlin from the book Alfred Hitchcock And The Making Of Psycho by Stephen Rebello, Sacha Gervasi’s biopic is a handsomely crafted portrait of tortured genius, distinguished by scintillating performances.

What's on TV tonight: Britain’s Secret Homes and The Time Traveller’s Guide to Elizabethan England

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Our pick of the best shows on the box for Friday, June 14 - plus our at a glance soaps round-up

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