Sat 2 & Sun 3 June - Birmingham Pride
Sat 2 & Sun 3 June - Birmingham Pride
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An Evening Of Burlesque at<br />
the New Alexandra Theatre<br />
I Dreamed A Dream - the<br />
musical of Susan Boyle’s life<br />
What’s On in and around Southside<br />
Amy Lamé at mac <strong>Birmingham</strong><br />
The Southside district of <strong>Birmingham</strong> not only accommodates<br />
the hustle and bustle of the Gay Village, it also hosts a<br />
wealth of theatre, arts and music events for visitors to enjoy.<br />
Here’s a small selection of entertainment events we think<br />
you might find appealing during the <strong>Birmingham</strong> <strong>Pride</strong> festival<br />
and beyond.<br />
I Dreamed A Dream - Susan Boyle<br />
Tue 29 May to <strong>Sat</strong> 2 <strong>June</strong>, <strong>Birmingham</strong> Hippodrome<br />
Susan Boyle's extraordinary journey from never-been-kissed<br />
fortysomething unknown to global superstar-singer is very much<br />
the stuff that dreams are made of. No wonder, then, that this<br />
rags-to-riches tale has been deemed suitable material for a<br />
stage musical! Elaine C Smith, best known as Mary Doll in<br />
BBCTV’s Rab C Nesbitt, takes the lead role, and will be joined<br />
by Susan herself, who'll be making a guest appearance,<br />
notwithstanding unforeseen circumstances.<br />
An Evening Of Burlesque<br />
<strong>Sat</strong> 2 <strong>June</strong>, The New Alexandra Theatre<br />
Comedy, magic and vocal harmony are here combined with<br />
couture costumes, top-notch choreography and virtuoso<br />
classical piano performances to present a show that pays<br />
tribute to the once-again-popular art of burlesque.<br />
Unhappy Birthday - Amy Lamé<br />
Fri 8 <strong>June</strong>, mac <strong>Birmingham</strong><br />
American-born Amy is a naturalised Brit who made her stage<br />
debut back in the mid-1990s with her memorably titled onewoman<br />
show, Gay Man Trapped In A Lesbian's Body. She's<br />
since gone on to co-found the Olivier Award-winning<br />
‘performance club night and collective’ Duckie, which she's<br />
toured to the Midlands from its London home of the Royal<br />
Vauxhall Tavern. Amy here appears with her Edinburgh preview<br />
show, which she says 'cracks open the cult of celebrity and<br />
fandom; flays fat, faith and sexual identity; probes the pains of<br />
growing up; and cross-examines a curious nostalgia for a time<br />
that may never have existed except in the bedroom of our<br />
imagination'.<br />
<strong>Birmingham</strong> <strong>Pride</strong> Proms<br />
<strong>Sat</strong> 9 <strong>June</strong>, Adrian Boult Hall, <strong>Birmingham</strong> Conservatoire<br />
<strong>Birmingham</strong> <strong>Pride</strong> Proms 2012 promises to be a fabulous night<br />
out for its loyal and devoted audience. The Proms will see a<br />
capacity crowd of 500 people really getting into the spirit of<br />
things by waving their rainbow flags and blowing their proms<br />
hooters. The night’s repertoire includes Mussorgsky’s Night On<br />
Bald Mountain; Strauss’s Die Fledermaus Overture;<br />
Tchaikovsky’s Romeo & Juliet Suite; John Williams’ The Phantom<br />
Menace; and Verdi’s Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves from<br />
Nabucco. The concert will also include old Proms favourites<br />
such as Pomp And Circumstance, Fantasia On British Sea<br />
Songs, Rule Britannia and Jerusalem.<br />
The <strong>Birmingham</strong> <strong>Pride</strong> Proms, presented by<br />
<strong>Birmingham</strong> Gay Symphony Orchestra<br />
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