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News from around the region
Olivier Award-winning production to return to Birmingham theatre Olivier and Tony Award-winning West Ender, The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, will visit Birmingham Hippodrome next year as part of a 10th anniversary UK and Ireland tour. The hit show, which has so far been seen by more than five million people worldwide, stops off at the venue from 29 March to 2 April. A programme of activity, including discussions on depictions of neurodivergence in fictional characters, will be available online to coincide with the production’s Birmingham stop-off. For more information about the show, visit birminghamhippodrome.com
Ex-Strictly star Kevin set to return to Rock Of Ages Former Strictly Come Dancing star Kevin Clifton is set to make a return to hit West End musical Rock Of Ages. Kevin will reprise the role of Stacee Jaxx when the show tours the UK in the autumn, although he won’t be a part of the production when it visits Birmingham’s The Alexandra next month (19 - 21 August). Commenting on the news of his return, the show’s producers said: ‘We are delighted Kevin will be back as Stacee Jaxx. He has wowed us and audiences with his superb singing voice, and we can’t wait for him to be part of our exciting show once again.” Rock Of Ages returns to the Midlands in November, showing at the Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent, from the 2nd to the 6th. It visits the Wolverhampton Grand next April.
four from businesses within the District being encouraged to get involved. The event takes place on Friday 17 September in Birmingham Cathedral Grounds. It features, among other challenges, a blindfold egg & spoon race, dodgeball, a tug-of-war and a four-lane bungee run. An after-games party will be held in Victoria Square. For more information, email Emma Jones at: signmeup@colmorebid.co.uk
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Cadbury World has launched a parent & toddler pass. The pass allows one adult and one child aged five or under to enjoy discounted entry to the Bournville-located visitor attraction from Monday to Friday during term time, with combined tickets priced at £16... Commenting, Gerrard Baldwin, general manager at Cadbury World, said: “We’re delighted to launch the pass, meaning that parents can bring their little ones along to enjoy our chocolatey zones for less this summer.”
Hit board game Cluedo takes to the stage Luna Springs’ summer parties come to Digbeth
Birmingham’s popular Colmore BID Community Games fundraising initiative makes a return in the autumn, with teams of
Cadbury World launches parent & toddler pass
A series of disco and orchestra-inspired parties is set to energise Birmingham’s Digbeth district this summer. Presented by Luna Springs, Cosmic Disco is described as ‘an open-air extravaganza’ boasting ‘festival vibes and the hottest DJs and vocalists’. The Untold Orchestra, meanwhile, are a collective of musicians ‘who are tearing up the orchestral rule-book to deliver the freshest symphonies’ through the exploration of a musical icon's life. To find out more, visit lunasprings.co.uk
A new stage play based on classic detective board game Cluedo and the hit 1985 movie, Clue, will be making multiple stop-offs in the Midlands next year. Featuring all of the board game’s famous characters - Miss Scarlett, Professor Plum, Mrs Peacock, Reverend Green, Mrs White and Colonel Mustard - the show is being helmed by Mark Bell, director of the award-winning The Play That Goes Wrong and A Comedy About A Bank Robbery. Cluedo visits the Coventry Belgrade Theatre in March, then in the following few months stops off at Shrewsbury’s Theatre Severn, Birmingham’s The Alexandra, Malvern’s Festival Theatre and the Wolverhampton Grand. For more information and to book tickets, visit Cluedostageplay.com
