The List Birmingham 27 - 31 May.qxp_Layout 1 18/04/2019 11:39 Page 1
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Classical Music CATHEDRAL CLASSICS: AFTERNOON RECITAL Mon 27 May, Lichfield Cathedral CBSO: BRAHMS’ SYMPHONY NO.2 Featuring Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla (conductor), Programme includes works by Honegger, Ravel & Brahms, Fri 31 May, Symphony Hall, Birmingham
The Tiger Lillies: Devil’s Fairground - The Old Rep, Birmingham
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KIP MOORE Wed 29 May, Birmingham Town Hall
A LOSS FOR WORDS Mon 27 May, The Flapper, Birmingham
KYLA BROX BAND Wed 29 May, O2 Academy, Birmingham
HUGH JACKMAN: THE MAN. THE MUSIC. THE SHOW. Mon 27 - Tues 28 May, Resorts World Arena, Birmingham
ROSE ELINOR DOUGALL Wed 29 May, The Cuban Embassy, Birmingham
YOLA Tues 28 May, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham
THE MEAT LOAF STORY Thurs 30 May, The Alexandra Theatre, B’ham
ALBERT LEE & BAND Tues 28 May, Artrix, Bromsgrove
MARK KNOPFLER Thurs 30 May, Resorts World Arena, Birmingham
BULLETS AND OCTANE Tues 28 May, The Flapper, Birmingham
MAREN MORRIS: GIRL THE WORLD TOUR 2019 Thurs 30 May, O2 Institute, Birmingham
20 GUILDERS Tues 28 May, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham STORY UNTOLD & BETWEEN YOU AND ME Tues 28 May, The Asylum, Birmingham EX-HEX Wed 29 May, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY Wed 29 May, Mama Roux’s, Birmingham
SOWETO KINCH Thurs 30 May, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire THE TIGER LILLIES: DEVIL’S FAIRGROUND Thurs 30 May, The Old Rep, Birmingham ANDREW CHEETHAM, HANNAH MARSHALL, DAVE BIRCHALL & JULIE KJAER Thurs 30 May, Midlands Arts Centre,
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JONNY AWSUM & COMIC TBC Sun 26 May, The Glee Club, Birmingham
GIO SPANO Thurs 30 May, O2 Academy, Birmingham
ANGELA BARNES Wed 29 May, The Glee Club, Birmingham
THE ALLERGIES FT. ANDY COOPER Thurs 30 May, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham PUNCH THE SKY + BLACKBEARD'S TEA PARTY Thurs 30 May, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham THE MARIACHIS MEXICAN FIESTA Fri 31 May, The Mill Digbeth, Birmingham
DARREN HARRIOTT & ROB KEMP Thurs 30 May, Midlands Art Centre, B’ham CARL DONNELLY, THE RAYMOND AND MR TIMPKINS REVUE & COMEDY CAROUSEL WITH ANDY ROBINSON Thurs 30 May, The Glee Club, Birmingham SOFIE HAGEN Fri 31 May, The Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham
HARRIET Fri 31 May, Pizza Express Live, Birmingham
THE SKA45’S Fri 31 May, The River Rooms, Stourbridge GOV’T MULE Fri 31 May, Birmingham Town Hall EMMY THE GREAT + BISHI Fri 31 May, The Cuban Embassy, Birmingham
JEEVES AND WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE Wed 29 May - Sat 1 June, The Crescent Theatre, Birmingham CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN Based on the bestselling novel by Louis de Berniéres that inspired the hit film of the same name, Wed 29 May - Sat 15 June, The REP, Birmingham LIPSTICK ON YOUR COLLAR Step back in time to a golden era of music in a performance direct from the West End, Fri 31 May, Artrix, Bromsgrove THE WORST LITTLE WAREHOUSE IN LONDON A ‘mind-bogglingly funny story of companionship, shared accommodation, and how to grit your teeth and bare it’, Fri 31 May - Sat 1 June, The Old Joint Stock Theatre, Birmingham
Kids Shows THE JUNGLE BOOK A classic tale with brand new songs, creative staging and ‘bags full of fun’, Mon 27 May, The Old Rep, Birmingham SOURPUSS String & puppet shadows combine in a theatrical adventure for younger audiences, Wed 29 May, Artrix, Bromsgrove
DINOSAUR WORLD LIVE Interactive show for all the family, Thurs 30 - Fri 31 May, Lichfield Garrick
THE SONGS OF LEONARD COHEN Fri 31 May, Artrix, Bromsgrove HEAVY RAPIDS Fri 31 May, The Actress & Bishop, Birmingham
THAT’LL BE THE DAY Ever-popular production fusing comedy and music from the ’50s to the ’70s, Wed 29 May, The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
PIRATE PEARL & THE BIG BLUE MONSTER A ‘fun, happy, monster of a show, especially for little pirates & their grown-ups’, Wed 29 May, The Core Theatre, Solihull
BBC INTRODUCING SHOWCASE FEAT IVORY WAVE + LA DHARMA + KARKOSA Fri 31 May, The Castle & Falcon, Birmingham
CEDRIC BURNSIDE + TODD ALBRIGHT Fri 31 May, The Flapper, Birmingham
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CARL DONNELLY, THE RAYMOND AND MR TIMPKINS REVUE & COMEDY CAROUSEL WITH ANDY ROBINSON Thurs 30 May, The Glee Club, B’ham
HIPSWAY Fri 31 May, O2 Academy, B’ham
AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA Fri 31 May, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Soweto Kinch - Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Comedy
June, Birmingham Hippodrome
CARL DONNELLY, DANNY MCLOUGHLIN, THE RAYMOND AND MR TIMPKINS REVUE & DAISY EARL Fri 31 May, The Glee Club, Birmingham
Theatre MRS KAPOOR’S DAUGHTER’S WEDDING Bollywood comedy & dance production featuring YouTuber and BBC sensation Parle Patel, Mon 27 May, The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham ROCK OF AGES Smash-hit musical featuring 25-plus classic rock anthems. Zoe Birkett, Kevin Kennedy & Antony Costa star, Tues 28 May - Sat 1 June, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre CALENDAR GIRLS THE MUSICAL Tim Firth & Gary Barlow’s award-winning production, Tues 28 May - Sat 8
Cabaret JULIAN CLARY - BORN TO MINCE Outrageously camp new show in which the prince of innuendo bares his soul in the interests of light entertainment, Fri 31 May, The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham