Arts events in Birmingham, UK

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Sun Jul 06

The Jam DRC|

  • The Patrick Kavanagh
  • today
  • in Music: Tribute Bands & Shows
  • Cost: £3 on the door

The Moseley Festival is very proud to welcome back the finest Jam tribute band in the UK, following last years sell out date. Playing all the hits – Town Called Malice, Eton Rifles, In the City, Going Underground etc. + D.J. Sunflower Full info on The Jam DRC

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Mon Jul 07

Duran Duran|

  • NIA (National Indoor Arena)
  • tomorrow
  • in Music: Pop
  • Cost: £40 - £65 plus booking and transaction fees

With their RED CARPET MASSACRE WORLD TOUR now underway, in support of the release of their 12th studio album, musical innovators DURAN DURAN have announced details of a special date at Birmingham’s NIA on Monday 7 July, that will form part of an extensive 30 date European summer run. The four or... Full info on Duran Duran

Music for Organ and Guitar|

  • Birmingham Cathedral
  • tomorrow
  • in Music: Classical
  • Cost: £4 (£2.50 concessions)

Stuart Nicholson & Victoria Green Full info on Music for Organ and Guitar

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Thu Jul 10

Sonny Bradshaw & Myrna Hague with Andy Hamilton & the Blue Notes|

  • Bearwood Corks Social Club
  • Thursday next week
  • in Music: Jazz
  • Cost: £5/£4

Sonny Bradshaw and Myrna Hague - Legendary Jamaican trumpeter and pianist Sonny Bradshaw is a bandleader, producer, promoter, composer, arranger and so much more. As a pioneer of Jamaican Jazz he is one of the great influences on all modern Caribbean Music. His wife and partner Myrna Hague is one of... Full info on Sonny Bradshaw & Myrna Hague with Andy Hamilton & the Blue Notes

When Angels Collide|

  • The Drum
  • Thursday next week - July 11th
  • in Theatre & Drama: Contemporary Plays
  • Cost: £6 (£4)

This touching play takes the audience on a journey into the private, ordinary worlds of two mothers living in South London, dealing with the tragic loss of their teenage sons, Tola Adeyemi and Jasmine Baptists try to come to terms with this senseless tragedy and introduce the human dimension behind ... Full info on When Angels Collide

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Fri Jul 11

Paul Chowdhry: Lost in Confusion|

  • The Drum
  • Friday next week
  • in Other Artforms: Comedy
  • Cost: £10 (£8)

Tapping into the multicultural diversity of contemporary Britain Paul Chowdhry has distinguished himself over the years as one of the most talented and popular Asian comedians of today. Crashing from one moment of social insanity to another tonight Paul Chowdhry brings his sell out show Lost In Conf... Full info on Paul Chowdhry: Lost in Confusion

When Angels Collide|

  • The Drum
  • Thursday next week - July 11th
  • in Theatre & Drama: Contemporary Plays
  • Cost: £6 (£4)

This touching play takes the audience on a journey into the private, ordinary worlds of two mothers living in South London, dealing with the tragic loss of their teenage sons, Tola Adeyemi and Jasmine Baptists try to come to terms with this senseless tragedy and introduce the human dimension behind ... Full info on When Angels Collide

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Sat Jul 12

Henry VI Part III: The Chaos|

  • Birmingham Repertory Theatre
  • Saturday next week - July 19th
  • in Theatre & Drama: Classic Plays
  • Cost: £5

Following their outstanding productions of Antigone and The Laramie Project last year, The Young REP return with their most ambitious production to date.Set during the War of the Roses, Shakespeare’s compelling play sees father set against son, and brother against brother as bloody battles rage in... Full info on Henry VI Part III: The Chaos

Soulfires - Word from the Hood|

  • The Drum
  • Saturday next week
  • in Other Artforms: Literature, Poetry & Talks
  • Cost: £5 (£3)

Soulfiresis a hard-hitting and challenging interdisciplinary spoken word project designed to deepen our understanding of the inner city experience, presented by a talented group of spoken word artists who converge to share their thoughts, ideas, visions, fears, and pain, that both harmonise and argu... Full info on Soulfires - Word from the Hood

The Final of the Robert William & Florence May Brant International Pianoforte Competition 2008|

  • Town Hall, Birmingham
  • Saturday next week
  • in Music: Classical
  • Cost: £10, 60 plus/full-time students/under 16s/ unwaged £7.50 (Unreserved seating)

With an illustrious list of former winners, including Mark Bebbington and Roger Owens, and a first prize of £3000, this prestigious international piano competition provides young pianists with the opportunity to further their careers and perform in world-class venues. In tonight’s concert three f... Full info on The Final of the Robert William & Florence May Brant International Pianoforte Competition 2008

Who's afraid of the Hood?|

  • The Drum
  • Saturday next week
  • in Other Artforms: Literature, Poetry & Talks
  • Cost: £3 (£2)

Each time a young Black youth is murdered in the inner city, politicians and experts pontificate about the causes of crime and punitive measures to tackle it. Sensationalist media headlines make tenuous links between the inner city, crime and Black-on-Black violence, this generalisation problematise... Full info on Who's afraid of the Hood?

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Henry VI Part III: The Chaos

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