Theatre
| The Wizard of Oz Birmingham Rep. Centenary Square. Tel. 0121 236 4455 Playing: 30Nov-21Jan There´s no production like The REP´s production of The Wizard Of Oz. This Christmas don´t miss your second chance to see the smash hit sellout musical that wowed both audiences and critics two years ago. |
| Macbeth Crescent Theatre. Sheepcote Street. Tel. 0121 643 5858 Playing: 31 Jan - 4 Feb Sleep no more! Macbeth doth murder sleep... Be prepared to have your own sleep disturbed by this most unrelenting of Shakespeare`s tragedies. Greed, ambition and madness are bedfellows with gory murder to create a spectacle of fascinating complexity. |
| Pinocchio Crescent Theatre. Sheepcote Street. Tel. 0121 643 5858 Playing: 14-28 Jan The timeless classic for all the family |
Cinema
| Wallace & Gromit - Curse of the Were-Rabbit UGC Cinema, Broad Street Broad Street Tel. 0871 200 2000 It`s `vege-mania` in Wallace and Gromit`s neighborhood, and our two enterprising chums are cashing in with their humane pest-control outfit, "Anti-Pesto." With only days to go before the annual Giant Vegetable Competition, business is booming but suddenly, a huge, mysterious, veg-ravaging "beast" begins attacking the town`s sacred vegetable plots at night, and the competition hostess, Lady Tottington, commissions Anti-Pesto to catch it and save the day. |
| Doom UGC Cinema, Broad Street Broad Street Tel. 0871 200 2000 Something has gone wrong at a remote scientific research station on Mars. It`s a level 5 quarantine, and the only souls allowed in or out are the Rapid Response Tactical Squad--hardened Marines armed to the teeth with enough firepower to neutralize any enemy. The research being done at the station has opened a door, and all hell has broken loose. Sealing off the portal to Earth, Sarge, Reaper and their team must use every weapon at their disposal to carry out their orders: nothing gets out alive. |
Exhibitions
| National Fine Art and Antiques Fair. NEC Birmingham NEC, Birmingham. Tel: 0121 767 2596 18-22 January This prestigious Fair will once again be staged in the ever popular Forum, stylishly presented with dramatic lighting effects and lavish floral displays. The Forum lends itself happily to the display of the splendid furniture, fine porcelain, paintings, sculpture and exquisite objets d?art on sale. |
| National Wedding Show NEC Birmingham NEC, Birmingham. Tel: 0121 767 2596 17-19 February The National Wedding Show takes the hard work, the legwork and the guesswork out of all your decisions. It`s a fun, fresh and fabulous way to compare, contrast, touch, try on and tryout (even taste) all those essentials (and all those non-essential must haves) for your Big Day... |
Music
| Katia Melua NEC Birmingham NEC, Birmingham. Tel: 0121 767 2596 31 January Following the release of her second number 1 album Piece by Piece, British songstress Katie Melua announces a 16 date tour of Britain and Ireland. The popular UK artist performs at The NIA Academy on Tuesday 31 January 2006. |
| The Darkness NEC Birmingham NEC, Birmingham. Tel: 0121 767 2596 19 February Lock up your sons and daughters as The Darkness are set to return to the stage, announcing an arena tour for 2006. Debuting material from their new album, One Way Ticket To Hell?And Back, the NEC Arena show on Sunday 19 February will as always, be so much more than just an ordinary live show. |
