"Theatre begins at the cloakroom"—almost everyone has heard this famous saying. It is traditionally associated with Konstantin Stanislavsky, though he likely never phrased it in exactly those words. Yet, the essence remains:...
It may seem a little strange to some that a discussion of Birmingham’s musical genres has to begin not with a talk of concerts, clubs, or vinyl records, but with a reminder...
Every major city has its own so-called ‘musical showcase’—a place where people in evening suits and dresses listen to symphonies opera arias and discuss the works of Gustav Mahler or Ludwig van...
In the classic Eastern European sense, ‘academic theatre, opera, and ballet’ effectively do not exist in Birmingham. And this is somewhat surprising, as the city is so large and ambitious that it...
In the popular imagination, Birmingham is a city more commonly associated with factory chimneys and the clatter of heavy industrial machinery—in other words, that ‘music’ which is far louder than a symphony...
A flash mob is a rather strange phenomenon, if not downright eccentric. People who, just a minute ago, were rushing about with serious expressions on their faces, attending to their very important...
