Dec

There are three things that say Christmas has arrived in Birmingham: The Frankfurt Market, the amazing Christmas tree by St Martin’ Church Bullring and The Nutcracker Ballet. And today, I finally got to see The Nutcracker at the Hippodrome in its full festive glory. The Birmingham Royal Ballet’s spectacular production of the fairy tale classic pulls out all...

Dec

If you’re anything like us, you’re dreading the thought of braving the wind and rain to do a bit of Christmas shopping. To make things a little easier, the lovely folk at Highcross Leicester are hosting a number of events to get you in the festive mood. CHRISTMAS CAROLS AT HIGHCROSS: Choirs from across Leicester will serenade Christmas shoppers at Highcross...

Nov

Birmingham Wine School is offering 69 and dluxe readers the chance to win a voucher for its popular course, ‘An Introduction to Wine with Lunch and Champagne’, worth £79. Birmingham Wine School offers a range of wine tasting experiences, from a two-hour evening tasting to a full eight-week course. No previous wine tasting experience is required. The winner...

Jan

Following the run away success of Curve’s production of ‘The King & I’ over the Christmas period and into this January, the team at Curve have revealed that the Christmas 2011 show will be, drumroll please…..legendary Broadway Muscial ’42nd Street’! This new production is an all singing, all dancing homage to the ...