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Deadline for April things to do: Friday 20th March at Noon.
Compiled by Dave Massey twitter.com/BrumHour
Please note that ALL events listed on this page following Monday 16th March have been affected by restrictions on social gatherings due to COVID-19. Please check each website for further details.
Fifteen things to do in
Birmingham in March 2020
Theatre, book launches from local authors, classic cars, 3D printed vases and Alan Carr testing out jokes. This is March in Birmingham.
Sampad Asian Spring 2020 (1st March)
THSH Birmingham, Town Hall, Victoria Square, Birmingham B3 3DQ
Marking 30 years of Sampad, this Midlands-based showcase features everything from classical dance to Bollywood and Bhangra.
Book tickets here: thsh.co.uk/event/sampad-asian-spring-2020
The Book of Mormon (4th to 16th March)*
Birmingham Hippodrome, Hurst Street, Birmingham B5 4TB
Hello my name is Elder Dave and I would like to remind you that the good people of the Book of Mormon are coming to cause chaos and offend at Birmingham Hippodrome this March.
Tickets here: birminghamhippodrome.com/calendar/the-book-of-mormon
John Newling: Dear Nature (4th March to 31st May)*
Ikon Gallery, 1 Oozells Square, Birmingham B1 2HS
Born in Birmingham, artist John Newling creates art which also has a social purpose, look out for John’s work in the public space in Oozells Square at the front of Ikon Gallery.
Find out more here: ikon-gallery.org/event/dear-nature
Judy Watson (4th March to 31st May)*
Ikon Gallery, 1 Oozells Square, Birmingham B1 2HS
Ikon Gallery says:
Ikon presents the most comprehensive UK exhibition to date by Australian Aboriginal artist Judy Watson, as part of an international tour developed in partnership with TarraWarra Museum of Art, Healesville, Australia.
Discover more here: ikon-gallery.org/event/judy-watson
Ceramic Commons: 3D Printed Ceramics Collaborative Exhibition (7th March to 5th July)*
Midlands Arts Centre, Queen’s Ride, Birmingham B12 9QH
Midlands Arts Centre says
Ceramic Commons celebrates collaboration, open-source environment, and digital 3D technology. It allows us to share the 3D files electronically across the world and 3D print the physical works with clay locally.
Details here: macbirmingham.co.uk/exhibition/ceramic-commons-3d-printed-ceramics-collaborative-exhibition
What’s In A Name? (11th to 14th March)
The Alexandra, Suffolk Street Queensway, Birmingham B5 4DS
After its UK Premiere at Birmingham Rep in 2018, What’s in a Name? is a brash comedy about friends and family and what happens when you give a child an highly controversial name.
Book tickets with BrumHour’s affiliate link >> HERE <<.
Book Launch: The Vigilante Tooth Fairy by B.B. Taylor (12th March)
Waterstones, 24-26 High Street, Birmingham B4 7SL
Join Birmingham-based author B. B. Taylor for the launch of her latest children’s book.
Reserve a place here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-b-b-taylors-the-vigilante-tooth-fairy-birmingham-tickets-92704883803
Alan Carr – Not Again, Alan -Work in progress (14th to 17th March)*
The Glee Club, The Arcadian, Hurst Street, Birmingham B5 4TD
When he’s not laughing at things in the mid distance, Alan Carr is collecting stories and jokes for his tour. He will be testing them out at a series of SOLD OUT dates at The Glee Club.
SOLD OUT: glee.co.uk/performer/alan-carr/?location=1
Argle Bargle (17th March)*
The Jam House, 3-5 St Paul’s Square, Birmingham B3 1QU
The Jam House website says:
Local band Argle Bargle is a nine-piece high-energy jazz pop ensemble fusing catchy melodies, witty lyricism, jazz harmony and the occasional ska beat.
Get tickets here: thejamhouse.com/event/argle-bargle
The White Plague (17th to 21st March)*
The Old Joint Stock, 4 Temple Row West, Birmingham B2 5NY
A limited experience where sight is taken away for the other senses to become heightened from Ferodo Bridges.
Tickets here: oldjointstock.co.uk/whats-on/the-white-plague
Nosferatu (18th to 21st March)*
The Old Rep, 45 Station Street, Birmingham B5 4DY
A new production staged by Royal Birmingham Conservatoire based on the 1922 film of the same name.
Book tickets >> HERE <<.
Tartuffe (20th March to 4th April)*
Birmingham Rep, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EP
This 17th Century tale about a cuckoo in the nest comes to life in this version set in a modern middle-class Birmingham home. Co-produced with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Asif Khan returns to the title role which he first performed in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Tickets here: birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/tartuffe.html
A Bunch of Amateurs (21st to 28th March)*
Crescent Theatre, 20 Sheepcote Street, Birmingham B16 8AE
Crescent Theatre website says:
In a plot packed with twists and turns, the ultimate humbling of the ‘proud’ man mirrors the fate of Shakespeare’s Lear; Steele discovers a number of painful home-truths, and events provide a heart-warming denouement. Rich in comic dialogue, this is truly a ‘love-letter to amateur theatre’.
Tickets here: crescent-theatre.co.uk/theatre-event/?EventID=142133
Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show, with Discovery (27th to 29th March)*
The NEC, North Avenue, Marston Green, Birmingham B40 1NT
Featuring over 1000 cars, with more than 150 car clubs and 250 exhibitors and stalls, the 2020 Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show promises to kick-start the classic car season.
Book tickets with BrumHour’s affiliate link >> HERE <<.
PodFest Birmingham (28th and 29th March)*
THSH Birmingham, Town Hall, Victoria Square, Birmingham B3 3DQ
Postfest Birmingham returns for 2020 with seven events including Standard Issue, Films to be Buried with Brett Goldstein and Table Manners with Jessie Ware.
See the full line up here: thsh.co.uk/whats-on/season/podfest-birmingham
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When not writing about theatre for BrumHour, or producing Interval Theatre for Brum Radio (Tuesdays 3pm) brumradio.com/intervaltheatre,
Dave Massey can be found eating crisps and tweeting about Birmingham for #BrumHour.
