What's On Aug - Oct 2019

AUG - OCT 2019

WHAT’S ON Entertainment Pop Rock Families Jazz Folk World Roots

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Town Hall is located in Victoria Square, Birmingham, B3 3DQ.

Symphony Hall is located within the International Convention Centre, 8 Centenary Square, Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2EA.

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MAKING MUSIC ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE Each year, Town Hall and Symphony Hall welcome more than 550,000 people to over 800 concerts and events.

As a registered arts charity, we connect a further 18,000 young people and adults to musical opportunities through a variety of educational, artistic workshops and events.

We are proud to have introduced thousands of people to a world of music – made possible by the generous support of our audiences. Without you, many of our life changing projects simply could not happen.

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Lucinda Williams Plus Support Three-time Grammy Award winner, Lucinda Williams will play her Car Wheels On a Gravel Road anniversary show plus tracks from this album, followed by her greatest hits!

Date: Fri 2 August Venue: Town Hall Time: 8PM Tickets: £32.50*

Celeste Barber Challenge Accepted AUGUST

Actor, Comedian, and Social Media Super Star Celeste Barber is the self-proclaimed queen of everyday sophistication and low budget lifestyle aspirations.

Date: Thu 8 August Venue: Town Hall Time: 8PM Tickets: £22.50* Sold Out

Got 2 Sing Choir Proudly Presents - This Is Us! Back by popular demand, a wall of sound awaits you as Got 2 Sing Choirs from across the Midlands proudly presents This is Us! – a spectacular concert of roof-raising popular songs with an audience participation finale.

Date: Sun 18 August Venue: Symphony Hall Time: 2PM & 7PM Tickets from £18*

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Tabby McTat Interwoven with original songs, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s Tabby McTat is the heartwarming tale of friendship and loyalty from the team behind Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales and Zog. Date: Tue 20 – Sun 25 August Relaxed Performance Sun 25 Aug, 3PM Venue: Town Hall Time: Various Times Tickets: £13

Pankaj Udhas Live

Date: Fri 23 August Venue: Symphony Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets from £33*

AUGUST

With a singing career spanning over 35 years, Pankaj Udhas continues to be a music icon to millions of fans around the globe.

Malorie Blackman Noughts & Crosses Join legendary author Malorie Blackman as she introduces her new novel Crossfire in her bestselling series Noughts & Crosses, and discusses the TV adaptation.

Date: Sat 7 September Venue: Town Hall Time: 3PM Ticket from £16.50* Tickets available with and without book

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Jazzlines Summer School

Jazzlines Half Term Sessions

Mon 19 – Fri 23 August

Mon 28 - Wed 30 October

The Jazzlines Summer School is FREE to young musicians from Birmingham and the surrounding areas aged between 11 and 19. Instrumentalists and vocalists will have the opportunity to receive inspiring tuition from professional musicians, led by professional trumpet and bass player Percy Pursglove and professional vocalist and songwriter Sara Colman.

For just £100, attend three days of masterclasses with leading UK jazz musicians and educators. Each day, talented young musicians aged between 11 and 19 can learn different disciplines: Composition, Rhythm and Aural.

To join or for more information email jazzlines@thsh.co.uk or go to thsh.co.uk and search ‘Jazzlines Summer School’.

This unique opportunity is limited to 30 places. Application Deadline Friday 18 October 2019. To join or for more information email jazzlines@thsh.co.uk or go to thsh.co.uk and search ‘Jazzlines Half Term Sessions’.

The Jazzlines Summer School is very kindly supported

by The Leverhulme Trust, Ronnie Scotts Charitable Foundation and PRS Foundation as Talent Development Partners.

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Moseley Folk & Arts Festival Moseley Folk & Arts Festival is set to return to the beautiful Moseley Park. Every year people from across Birmingham and beyond flock to the park to witness a healthy mix of traditional, contemporary and downright experimental music.

Date: Fri 30 August – Sun 1 September Venue: Moseley Park Time: Various Times Tickets from £51*

Jazzlines present Atlas Atlas aim to create a progressive and unique sound with a clear identity – one that blends together elements of acoustic jazz with electronics, textural soundscapes, free improvisation, driving grooves which underpin strong melodies and dense harmonies.

Date: Thu 31 October Venue: Hare & Hounds Time: 8PM Tickets: £10

Jazzlines present Reuben James Best-known for his collaborations with Sam Smith, Reuben James returns to Birmingham later this year to perform an intimate gig at Symphony Hall.

Raised on an eclectic mix of jazz, gospel, hip hop and classical music, Reuben’s ambition is simple to bring a new flavour of jazz to the UK scene.

Date: Sun 17 November Venue: Symphony Hall Stage Time: 8PM Tickets: £13

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British Open Brass Band Championships 2019 The 167th British Open, supported by Besson, features the top British bands as well as the 2019 European Champions.

Date: Sat 7 September Venue: Symphony Hall Time: 10:30AM Tickets from £19.50*

SEPTEMBER

Brass Band Gala The most successful contesting bands in the world, Black Dyke Band and Cory Band are set to return to the Symphony Hall.

Date: Sun 8 September Venue: Symphony Hall Time: 2:30PM Tickets from £10.50

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone In Concert Audiences will be able to relive the magic of the entire film in High Definition on a 40-foot screen while hearing the Czech National Symphony Orchestra perform John Williams’ unforgettable score live.

Date: Wed 11 September Venue: Symphony Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets from £33.50*

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Stephen Fry Mythos: A Trilogy One of the world’s greatest storytellers, telling the world’s greatest stories. In this trilogy of plays (if you’re quick you can see them all!), Stephen Fry takes to the stage in the company of the Greek gods, heroes and men whose gripping tales still echo today. Laugh-out loud funny, mind-blowing and often personal, Mythos is a once-in-a-lifetime experience with the icon himself.

Date: Mon 9, Tue 10 & Thu 12 September Venue: Symphony Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets from £48* All 3 shows have different content and there is a multibuy discount of 10% when booking 2 shows and 15% when booking all 3 if booked at the same time

Gods

Mon 9 September, 7.30pm Gods takes us from primordial chaos to the creation of the Greek pantheon.

Heroes

Tue 10 September, 7.30pm Heroes recounts the escapades of Perseus, Heracles and Theseus.

Men

Thu 12 September, 7.30pm Men plunges us into the heat of the Trojan Warand Odysseus’ treacherous journey back home.

The Voice of the Moody Blues - Justin Hayward: All The Way In Concert The possessor of one of the most recognisable voices in rock, Justin Hayward will be performing songs from his acclaimed solo albums – All The Way is the name of a recent compilation album as well as Moody Blues favourites.

Date: Tue 10 September Venue: Town Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets from £38*

Last Podcast On The Left SEPTEMBER

Last Podcast on the Left barrels headlong into all things horror — as hosts Ben Kissel, Marcus Parks and Henry Zebrowski cover dark subjects spanning Jeffrey Dahmer, werewolves, Jonestown, iconic hauntings, the history of war crimes, and more.

Date: Wed 11 September Venue: Town Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets from £30.50*

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Last Night of The Rotary Proms 2019 This is the third time the Rotary Club of Birmingham has promoted The Last Night of the Rotary Proms with the CBSO, Anthony Inglis and Treorchy Male Choir providing two and a half hours of orchestral and choral entertainment to match the best anywhere.

Date: Sat 14 September Venue: Symphony Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets from £18*

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Hozier Plus Support The multi-platinum selling performer, Hozier and his band perform at Symphony Hall for the first time.

Date: Sun 15 September Venue: Symphony Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets from £32.50* Sold Out

Tape Face is back after storming into America with a brand new show. Putting your shoes on will never be the same after seeing this show.

Date: Thu 19 September Venue: Town Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets: £21*

SEPTEMBER

Tape Face

Sir Bradley Wiggins Join Britain’s most decorated Olympian Sir Bradley Wiggins with his insightful and at times hilarious live show. The shows will be moderated by ITV cycling presenter Matt Barbet, who will also be putting your questions to Wiggo on the night.

Date: Fri 20 September Venue: Symphony Hall Time: 7PM Tickets from £33.50*

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It’s not just Hear’Say…Suzanne Shaw is producing a show!

Suzanne Shaw is coming to Birmingham with a glittering new show – but for once, she won’t be the one taking the spotlight on stage, as she explains to Roz Laws.

The singer and actress is the creative mastermind behind Bravery to the Bell, a variety show at Symphony Hall in September to raise money for a special charity.

It’s to celebrate 30 years of Children with Cancer UK and is named after the joyful practice of patients ringing a bell on the cancer ward to mark the end of their treatment.

The line-up of entertainers includes singers Fleur East and Joe McElderry plus Britain’s Got Talent’s dance group Flawless and illusionist Marc Spelmann.

Former Hear’Say star Suzanne is producing the show as part of her new career in event and artist management.

It means she is dropping her microphone and picking up spreadsheets, and stepping into business meetings instead of on to the stage.

She set up Bourne Media Group with her business partner a year ago and one of their main clients is Children with Cancer. It was founded by Eddie and Marion O’Gorman after the heart-breaking deaths of both their children, Paul and Jean, from cancer within nine months of each other.

The charity has raised £230 million to support research into childhood cancers and to provide better facilities for patients and their families.

Last year Eddie O’Gorman was given a Lifetime

Achievement Award at the Pride of Britain Awards.

“Part of my job now is to raise awareness of this wonderful charity,” says Suzanne, 37, mum to Corey, 14, and three-year-old Rafferty. Some people are surprised to discover it’s me they’re dealing with when I email them about business.

Sometimes it’s an advantage, but I will always get ‘She’s the girl from Hear’Say’. I have to dig deep and prove myself, show I can deliver and that I know what I’m talking about. I have an eye for this business and I know what works and what doesn’t.

“That doesn’t mean I don’t wake up in the night worrying about something! I’ve had to learn new skills, such as marketing strategies, how to fill in spreadsheets and be really accurate with everything. I almost sent something off to be printed as 10,000 flyers until I spotted the date was wrong.

“Spreadsheets confuse me, I’ve never been good with numbers. Thankfully I’ve picked the perfect team to help me. I still like performing but I find producing more creative these days. I didn’t fall out of love with performing but the business isn’t what it used to be. It’s more focused on reality and social influencers these days.

“I set up Bourne Media Group with my business partner Bill Blenkarn. It’s something I’ve wanted to do since I left Emmerdale eight years

ago and I started thinking about being more creative behind the scenes. Last year I wrote and produced a sitcom pilot with my Hear’Say friend Noel Sullivan. It’s called Save Our Savoy, about the front-of-house staff at an ailing Welsh theatre trying to save it from being turned into a gym. We shot the pilot with Noel starring in it. Originally I was going to be in it too, but then Sally Phillips came along and she’s brilliant. It’s not a vanity project for me, I just want the best person for the part. I don’t want to be all ‘write the theme tune, sing the theme tune’!”

Now Suzanne is concentrating on Bravery to the Bell. She has booked in at four venues around the country, including Symphony Hall on September 22. She knows Birmingham well after starring as Cinderella in the Hippodrome’s panto two years ago.

“I’ve been touring the country looking at theatres from a different perspective than the one I’m used to. I’m chuffed to get Symphony Hall as it’s such a stunning venue. I want Bravery to the Bell to be a good old-fashioned variety show for all the family but with a modern twist. I know Flawless and Joe McElderry is a good friend since we were in panto together last year. I didn’t know Fleur but I brought her in because she’s very ‘of the moment’ after I’m a Celebrity, where we really got to know her personality. And she’s a great performer. The name Bravery to the Bell had a nice, pardon the pun, ring to it. As part of the finale, local children in remission will ring the bell on stage in front of 2,000 people. It’ll be emotional but hopefully a happy celebration, and all of the money raised will go to a great cause.”

Suzanne knows about the cruelty of cancer after her father died of a brain tumour in 2012. She says: “He died far too early but he was 62. I can’t imagine how devastating it would be to lose a child. What the O’Gormans went through is

absolutely heart-wrenching. They were amazing to turn their tragedy into triumph. Thanks to their fundraising, the chances of survival are so much greater now. If this research had been done 30 years ago, Paul O’Gorman would still be alive now.

“Meeting the children helped by the charity has touched me massively. Children should be running around in the garden, not thinking about their next chemotherapy session. We have fallen in love with the charity as a family. My fiancé Sam ran the London Marathon this year for Children with Cancer. If he can do that, then I can put on a show! Watching him and the other runners was so emotional, I got really tearful.

“I really wanted to run it myself but my knees would give out. I have too many Dancing on Ice injuries. I tried a half marathon a few years ago and suffered really badly with shin splints, so I have to help in other ways.

“I can’t wait to stand in the wings at Bravery to the Bell, watching my show entertain thousands.”

Bravery to the Bell is at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall on Sun 22 September.

Bravery To The Bell Fleur East, Joe McElderry, Flawless, Britain’s Got Talent illusionist Marc Spelmann, West End’s Aladdin Matt Croke, X Factor’s Lauren Platt and many more, come together to provide you with an evening of superb entertainment suitable for the whole family to celebrate the success of the charity Children With Cancer UK. Date: Sun 22 September Venue: Symphony Hall Time: 5:30PM Tickets from £38*

SEPTEMBER

Richard Dawkins Should we believe in God? Join Richard Dawkins as he rethinks the Big Questions, challenging us to understand how our world came into being.

Date: Sun 23 September Venue: Town Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets from £29* Every ticket includes a copy of the book

Average White Band Person to Person Tour Average White Band maintains their place at the top table of soul & funk music, much to the delight of eclectic and multi-generational audiences everywhere.

Date: Wed 25 September Venue: Town Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets from £33*

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Ant Middleton Mind Over Muscle A brand new show from the star of Channel 4’s SAS: Who Dares Wins!

Date: Fri 27 September Venue: Symphony Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets from £30.50*

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Penguin Cafe was founded in 2009 by Arthur Jeffes, following in the footsteps of his father, Simon Jeffes of the iconic Penguin Cafe Orchestra.

Arthur formed Penguin Cafe with a brand new line-up, bringing together a talented and disparate group of musicians from the likes of Suede, Gorillaz and Razorlight.

Date: Sat 28 September Venue: Town Hall

OCTOBER

Penguin Cafe

Time: 7:30PM Tickets from £22.50*

Seyed Ali Jaberi and the Hamdel Ensemble Internationally acclaimed Musician and Composer, Seyed Ali Jaberi, and the Hamdel Ensemble bring the mystical poetry of Persia’s beloved Rumi to life. This unique music production combines hauntingly beautiful Sufi music with whirling dervish dance and poetry.

Date: Tue 1 October Venue: Symphony Hall Stage Time: 8PM Tickets: £12

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OCTOBER

Lulu - On Fire

Armistead Maupin

Don’t miss this special opportunity to see Lulu live, as she recounts her remarkable career. Lulu will have you sitting, standing, dancing, singing, laughing and simply listening to her amazing story.

In his first ever UK tour, we present an evening with the bestselling, much-loved author and LGBT activist, Armistead Maupin. Best known for his iconic and ground-breaking series Tales of the City was first published as a column in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Date: Tue 1 October Venue: Town Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets from £38*

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Date: Wed 2 October Venue: Town Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets from £20*

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James Acaster Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 James Acaster will perform his sell out show Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999.

Date: Fri 4 October Venue: Town Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets: £21.50* Sold Out

Part of Birmingham Comedy Festival

Pop icon Will Young will be performing his new album Lexicon.

Date: Fri 4 October Venue: Symphony Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets from £38*

OCTOBER

An Evening With Will Young Plus Special Guests

Limited Availability

Jonathan Pie The Fake News Tour If no news is good news then good news is fake news. Jonathan Pie returns to the road once more to berate the people in power - and the journalists apparently holding them to account.

Date: Sat 5 October Venue: Symphony Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets from £20.50* Part of Birmingham Comedy Festival

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Belinda Carlisle Runaway Horses 30th Anniversary Tour Belinda Carlisle began her career as co-founder and lead vocalist of groundbreaking all-female new wave/rock band The Go-Go’s has amassed worldwide sales in excess of 15 million albums and singles.

Date: Sun 6 October Venue: Symphony Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets from £35.50*

Pam Ayres Up In The Attic OCTOBER

Pam Ayres will be performing poems from her new book Up In The Attic, along with classic poems and stories from her long career.

Date: Sun 6 October Venue: Town Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets: £22.50* Part of Birmingham Comedy Festival

Midge Ure - Vienna & Visage: 1980 Tour This is the very first time in the 40 years since Vienna was made that the album will be performed in its entirety.

Date: Mon 7 October Venue: Town Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets from £30.50* Sold Out

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Plus Special Guest Dan Patlansky Walter Trout plays earth shattering blues rock music. Plus special guest, Dan Patlansky, who has become one of the busiest and most respected blues artists to ever come out of South Africa.

Date: Wed 9 October Venue: Town Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets: £28*

Al Stewart Al Stewart will be playing selections from his deep catalogue along with favorites Year Of The Cat, Time Passages, On the Border, Nostradamus and Roads To Moscow.

OCTOBER

Walter Trout

Date: Thu 10 October Venue: Town Hall Time: 8PM Tickets from £40.50*

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Starring

Celebrating the music of

WHITNEY HOUSTON

OCTOBER

with THE NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC CONCERT ORCHESTRA

The Greatest Love Of All - Celebrating The Music of Whitney Houston The Greatest Love of All is a critically acclaimed live concert honouring the talent, music and memory of Whitney Houston. Featuring the breathtaking vocals of Belinda Davids.

Date: Thu 10 October Venue: Symphony Hall Time: 8PM Tickets from £48.50*

Limited Availability

Henning Wehn Getting On With It You couldn’t make it up; surely the German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn hasn’t bosched out yet another new show? And what’s he still doing here anyway? Well, his lack of transferable skills is what keeps him here and his belief that practise makes perfect is what keeps him going.

Date: Fri 11 & Fri 12 October Venue: Town Hall Time: 8PM Tickets: £22.50* Part of Birmingham Comedy Festival

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Bring Your Own Baby Comedy Birmingham Comedy Festival Special

Brum Craic Birmingham Comedy Festival Special Headliner – Harriet Dyer

Bring Your Own Baby Comedy is the UK’s premier baby friendly comedy club! Each brilliant comic will be performing their usual adult material, which is why we have a 12 month age limit for our little laughers.

Brum Craic is back for Birmingham Comedy Festival! As always we will be celebrating the best up-and-coming new acts, but this time join us for a very special intimate show performing against the backdrop of the world-renowned 2,262 seat venue.

Date: Fri 11 October Venue: Town Hall

Date: Sun 13 October Venue: Symphony Hall Stage

Time: 12PM Tickets: £10

Time: 8:30PM Tickets: £5

Part of Birmingham Comedy Festival

Part of Birmingham Comedy Festival

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OCTOBER

Brum Craic

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OCTOBER

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Ludovico Einaudi The 7 Days Walking Tour Ludovico Einaudi returns with his new project Seven Days Walking.

The Songs of Stevie Wonder Starring Beverley Knight

Date: Sat 12 October Venue: Symphony Hall

UK soul queen Beverley Knight will celebrate the songs of Stevie Wonder as part of BBC Radio 2’s Friday Night Is Music Night Live.

Time: 8PM Tickets from £38*

Date: Mon 14 October Venue: Symphony Hall Time: 8PM Tickets from £43*

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Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain celebrates the publication of her brand-new memoir, in her own warm, honest and humorous way.

Date: Tue 15 October Venue: Town Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets from £20* Tickets available with and without book

And In The End...

A Celebration of Abbey Road and Let It Be The award-winning Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the nation’s premier Beatle group The Bootleg Beatles are delighted to announce they will team up a second time for a special concert to mark the fiftieth anniversaries of the releases of two of The Beatles’ most iconic albums, Abbey Road and Let It Be.

OCTOBER

In Conversation with Nadiya Hussain

Date: Wed 16 October Venue: Symphony Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets from £38*

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Michael Palin North Korea Join Michael Palin, Monty Python stalwart and intrepid globetrotter, for the inside story of his acclaimed Channel 5 documentary on the world’s most secretive country.

Date: Wed 16 October Venue: Town Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets from £29* Every ticket includes a copy of the book

Kevin Bloody Wilson OCTOBER

Kevin Wilson songs are uniquely Australian, and yet year after year, album after album, tour after tour, people from all corners of the globe keep laughing at his completely authentic and original body of work.

Date: Thu 17 October Venue: Town Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets: £32.50* Limited Availability

Music From The Movies Celebrate the glitz and glamour of the awards season with a magnificent selection of Oscarwinning scores from the last eight decades of fantastic film making. Including; Lord Of The Rings, Star Wars, Out Of Africa, The Godfather, Jaws and many more!

Date: Fri 18 October Venue: Symphony Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets from £19.50*

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Lloyd Cole - From Rattlesnakes To Guesswork 2019 Tour Lloyd Cole’s new album Guesswork mirrors the uncertainty of the world as you enter your third act.

Date: Fri 18 October Venue: Town Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets from £28*

No Ashes year would be complete without An Evening With Boycott and Aggers and there’s nothing like a battle with the old enemy to bring out the belligerent best in this brilliant, brand new show.

OCTOBER

Out Of The Ashes A Brand New Evening With Boycott & Aggers

Date: Sun 20 October Venue: Symphony Hall Time: 8PM Tickets: £28*

Chris De Burgh Chris de Burgh will perform two of his most outstanding recordings, Into The Light and Moonfleet & Other Stories, back to back and in their entirety, on his Classic Albums Tour, 2019.

Date: Mon 21 October Venue: Symphony Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets from £43*

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Ben Elton Live Ben Elton is back on the road with an all new stand-up show, promises to try and make sense of a world which appears to have gone stark raving mad.

Date: Tue 22 October Venue: Town Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets: ÂŁ32.50*

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Squeeze

Plus Special Guests Heaven 17 OCTOBER

Squeeze will be bringing their scintillating live performances to Symphony Hall, treating you to not just the hits, but also rarities that span their 45 year career.

Date: Wed 23 October Venue: Symphony Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets from ÂŁ39* Limited Availability

Brum Youth Trends Brum Youth Trends is a pioneering flagship report for the city giving unprecedented insight on what young people think, want and need. Join us to hear the findings, and what young people and policymakers have to say about it.

Date: Thu 24 October Venue: Town Hall Time: 12PM Tickets: FREE

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Supported by Birmingham’s own Notebenders Established in 1968, Trojan was the first company to distribute the music of Jamaica on a grand scale, becoming for many in the UK the first point of contact with the island’s music and culture.

Offering a meeting place for young people to celebrate in sound what unites rather than divides us.

Date: Fri 25 October Venue: Town Hall

On Stage With: Lissie - When I’m Alone: The Piano Retrospective Tour Join Lissie and her piano for an intimate gig on stage at Symphony Hall, where she performs tracks from her new album, When I’m Alone: The Piano Retrospective against the backdrop of the world-renowned 2,262 seat venue.

OCTOBER

Jazz Jamaica All Stars The Trojan Story

Date: Fri 25 October Venue: Symphony Hall Stage Time: 9PM Tickets: £27.50*

Time: 7:30PM Tickets from £12.50

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“Silly old Fox! Doesn’t he know, There’s no such thing as a gruffalo?”

Based on the much-loved children’s books written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated

by Axel Scheffler, we are delighted to present the world premier of the wonderful animations, The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child, as Terry Davies conducts René Aubry’s inspired scores in this double film with orchestra performance.

Featured on BBC over Christmas 2018 and based on the much-loved children’s books written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated

by Axel Scheffler, we are delighted to present the WORLD PREMIERE live concert performance of the wonderful animations, Zog followed by a performance of The Gruffalo, as Terry Davies conducts René Aubry’s inspired scores.

Date: Sun 27 October Venue: Symphony Hall

Date: Sun 27 October Venue: Symphony Hall

Time: 2PM Tickets from £13

Time: 5PM Tickets from £13

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In Conversation with Margaret Atwood The event will cover the length of Margaret Atwood’s remarkable career, her diverse range of works, and why she has returned to her seminal Handmaid story, 34 years later. Don’t miss this remarkable evening.

Date: Mon 28 October Venue: Symphony Hall

OCTOBER

Time: 7:30PM Tickets from £20.50*

SYMPHONY HALL’S GIFT SHOP Our Gift Shop is home to a host of musically inspired gifts to suit all ages; including cards, homewares, CDs, toys, books and jewellery. We’re proud to work with local businesses offering an array of Birmingham themed products. Symphony Hall’s Gift Shop is overflowing with inspiration!

OPENING HOURS: 12PM - 5PM, 7 DAYS A WEEK...

AND LATER ON SYMPHONY HALL CONCERT NIGHTS.

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Lisa Stansfield - Affection 30th Anniversary Tour See Lisa Stansfield and her prodigious band perform the hits and more from Affection, alongside favourites and classics from her seven subsequent solo records.

Date: Tue 29 October Venue: Symphony Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets from £30.50*

Big Big Train In Concert OCTOBER

Four times Progressive Music Award winning band, Big Big Train, reached number one in the UK Official rock album charts with their 2017 album, Grimspound and number two with their recent live album, Merchants of Light, which was recorded at their sold out shows at London’s Cadogan Hall.

Date: Wed 30 October Venue: Town Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets: £33* Limited Availability

Halloween Silent Movie Special – The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) There’s nothing quite like the sound of the historic Town Hall organ to send shivers down your spine at Halloween. Join us if you dare...

Date: Thu 31 October Venue: Town Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets: £18*

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COMING SOON

This year, Town Hall Symphony Hall are launching a major capital project – Making an Entrance. This transformation of the foyers in Symphony Hall will provide local, regional and national communities with a musical hub, boasting brand-new spaces for informal performances, along with improved bars, increased seating, refurbished toilets and accessible toilets on every level plus a brand-new city café.

Sixties Gold 2019 Re-live the magic of the 1960s, as Sixties Gold 2019 returns with an even stronger line-up including Hermans Hermits, The Merseybeats, The Marmalade, Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders and Steve Ellis.

Date: Sun 24 November Venue: Symphony Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets: £38*

During your forthcoming visits to Symphony Hall, as the work takes place, please be aware that there will be reduced foyer space. Nevertheless, we remain committed to providing you with a firstclass experience throughout your visit. You will still be able to enter the venue from The ICC mall, access bars and pre-order interval drinks and access toilets. Thank you for your understanding and we look forward to welcoming you to our worldclass concert hall.

*A £3 per ticket commission is charged when you book through Town Hall Symphony Hall’s Box Office – online, by phone or in person.

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COMING SOON Thursday 26 December 2019 – Sunday 12 January 2020

‘Quite simply, the best family show I’ve seen’ ‘Quite simply, the best family show I’ve seen’ Sky Arts Relaxed Performance Sunday 5 January 2020 3PM

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ACCESSIBILITY For information on facilities for Wheelchair Users and Disabled Patrons, including discount information on selected shows, contact our Box Office on 0121 780 4949 for more details.

Alternatively visit www.thsh.co.uk/your-visit/accessibility.

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Disclaimer Information and prices in this guide were correct at the time of going to press and published in good faith. Unforeseen circumstances, however, may result in changes to the published programme or names of artists: please check prior to booking.

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A STANDING OVATION THSH is internationally recognised for our high-quality performances, uncompromising excellence, artistic finesse and fierce ambition for music education - but this wouldn’t be possible without the help of the businesses, trusts and foundations, and individuals on these pages. Every year we are able to present over 780 events on our stages and offer life-changing experiences to over 15,000 young people and adults. There’s never been a better time to play a leading role with us. To find out more please visit www.thsh.co.uk/support-us or call 0121 644 5072/5075 to speak to a member of the Development Team.

CORPORATE SUPPORTERS

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Carers’ Events

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Jazzlines Programme

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Live in the Lodge

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ECHO Rising Stars

Jazzlines Summer School and Jazzlines Ensemble

Jazzlines Talent Development Programme

A Cultural Citizens Pilot Programme

Jazzlines Talent Development Programme

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DONORS Alan Woodfield Charitable Trust, The Alchemy Foundation, The Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Settlement, Miss A Copsey, Angus Allnatt Charitable Foundation, Assay Office, Birmingham, Blackwell Charitable Trust, Blakemore Foundation, The Boshier-Hinton Foundation, Christopher Tobias Memorial Fund, The Cole Charitable Trust, DMC McDonald Foundation, D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust, Dumbreck Charity, The Edward & Dorothy Cadbury Trust, The E H Smith Charitable Trust, Ernest Cook Trust, The Estate of Mr William Jones, The Eveson Charitable Trust, Geoff Hill Charitable Trust, The George Cadbury Trust, The George Fentham Birmingham Charity, George Henry Collins Charity, GJW Turner Trust, The GNC Trust, Grantham Yorke Trust, Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce, Grimmitt Trust, The Heathcock Charitable Trust, The Hinrichsen Foundation, JMR Sales & Consultancy Ltd, Joseph Hopkins & Henry James Sayer Charity, The John Feeney Charitable Trust, Levells Design Limited, Lillie Johnson Charitable Trust, Limoges Trust, The Loppylugs and Barbara Morrison Charitable Trust, Lord Austin Trust, The Mercers’ Company, Michael Marsh Charitable Trust, M K Rose Charitable Trust, The Oakley Charitable Trust, The Patrick Trust, Peter and Jane How Trust, Mr Peter J Smith, The Estate of Mr Martin Purdy, The Roger and Douglas Turner Charitable Trust, Rotary Club of Birmingham, Roughley Trust, Rowlands Trust, R V J Cadbury Charitable Trust, The Saintbury Trust, Service Birmingham Staff Benefit Scheme, Mr Keith Stokes-Smith, Chairman of Birmingham Commonwealth Association, Tyndallwoods Solicitors, Dr Diana & Peter Wardley, W E Dunn Charitable Trust, Westhill Endowment, William A Cadbury Charitable Trust, Wilmcote Charitrust, Youth Music, our Supporters, Volunteers and Friends

MAESTRO, ICON & DIRECTOR PATRONS Mr B & Mrs V Adams, Mr D Barton, Mr & Mrs Bentley, Ms Anita Bhalla OBE, Mr & Mrs H Buckingham, Mrs J Cadbury MBE, Mr & Mrs Cocking, Mr & Mrs Collard, Mrs E Cooke, Mr C Cooper, Mr J Cunningham-Dexter, Mr N & Mrs P Cunningham-Dexter, Lady G Curtis, Mr I Davies, Mr Roger K Edwards, Mr R & Mrs C Evans, Ms Themla Gauton, Mr R Guest, Mr M Hale, Mr Philip Harrison, Mr Peter & Mrs Jane How, Mrs I T Justham, Mr & Mrs I Kershaw, Dr & Mrs D Kett, Mr K Martin, Mr & Mrs P Maskell, Mr David R. Mayes OBE, Mr Richard Meek, Mrs E Murray, Mr Robert Pockney, Ms K Porter, Mr Adrian Quin, Mr Jim Quinn, Mr J Redshaw, Mrs Angela Rollason, Mr Graham Russell, Mrs J Rutter, Mr K Stokes-Smith, Mr & Mrs Stormont, Mr & Mrs G Tovell, Mr & Mrs Verrion, Mr & Mrs Willis, Mr A J Woodfield and anonymous Patrons

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