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] Bournville Book Festival 14th – 24th March
Meet your favourite authors. Discover astonishing books. Interactive storytelling fun at Birmingham’s only dedicated children’s book festival for 0-12s.
Blood Brothers
17th – 21st March at Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Willy Russell’s legendary musical tells the captivating and moving tale of twins separated at birth, who grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with tragic consequences.
David Baddiel: Trolls Not The Dolls 19th March at Symphony Hall, Birmingham
The Book of Mormon
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The Book of Mormon is the outrageous musical comedy from the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and Bobby Lopez, co-writer of Avenue Q and Frozen, follows the misadventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries, sent on a mission to a place that’s about as far from Salt Lake City as you can get.
Based on the critically acclaimed and much-loved film, you will meet (and never forget) two lost souls – a Dublin street busker and a Czech musician – who find each other unexpectedly and fall in love.
Until 28th March at Birmingham Hippodrome
Following his five-star Oliviernominated hit My Family: Not The Sitcom and the return to number 1 of his seminal football anthem Three Lions, David Baddiel comes back to the stage with a brand new one-man show, Trolls: Not The Dolls.
10th – 14th March at Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Stewart Lee
12th – 13th March at Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Stewart Lee returns to Symphony Hall with a doublebill in one night, with two new sets Snowflake and Tornado. Both will be performed on the night for consecutive nights!
Jamie Cullum
15th March at Symphony Hall, Birmingham
After recently announcing the release of his new album, Taller, critically acclaimed musician and songwriter Jamie Cullum announces he will be taking to the stage for a 2020 tour.
Tartuffe
20th March – 4th April at Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Tartuffe has the gift of the gab. A spirituality. A certain aura about him… that comes only when you claim to have Allah on your side, hundreds of Twitter followers and access to the family’s bank account. Eventually, the lies and deceit unfold in this wickedly hilarious Brummie satire of faith, family and #fakingit
Coventry Festival of Running Jimmy Carr
6th March at Symphony Hall, Birmingham Jimmy’s brand-new show contains jokes about all kinds of terrible things. Terrible things that might have affected you or people you know and love. But they’re just jokes - they are not the terrible things. Having political correctness at a comedy show is like having health and safety at a rodeo. 50 dluxe-magazine.co.uk 48 dluxe-magazine.co.uk
Marisha Wallace
14th March at Birmingham Hippodrome
Inspired by the likes of the late, great Aretha Franklin, Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald, Marisha’s voice will pull you from your seat and to your feet. She effortlessly infuses jazz, gospel and R&B with a healthy dose of soul that will leave you feeling inspired and uplifted.
My Mother Said I Never Should 16th – 18th March at Birmingham Repertory Theatre
A moving and funny exploration of the lives of four generations of women in one family. Shifting back and forth in time, we see their loves, expectations and choices play out against huge social change from 1900-1980s.
22nd March – 5th April
This celebration of sport kicks off with the Children’s Mile and Toddler Dash on Sunday 22nd March and finishes two weeks later on Sunday 5th April 2020 with the Coventry Half Marathon and 5k run.
Birmingham Wine Weekend 22nd – 24th March
Birmingham Wine Weekend is a long weekend of sipping delicious wines in some of Birmingham’s best venues!
