J'AIME APRIL 2019

WHAT: DEMETRI MARTIN
WHERE: NEW ALEXANDRA THEATRE
WHEN: APRIL 17
Award-winning American comedian
and star of The Daily Show with Jon
Stewart, Demetri Martin is heading
across the pond to the UK this
month as part of his brand new tour,
Wandering Mind - including a stop in
Birmingham.
A man of many talents, Demetri
Martin is a stand-up comedian, artist,
writer and director. He began doing
stand-up comedy in New York City
where he worked as a staff writer for
talk show Late Night with Conan
O’Brien. Demetri then became a
regular performer on The Daily Show
with Jon Stewart.
Demetri has released three stand-up
comedy albums and four hour-long
stand-up comedy specials, including
his latest special The Overthinker
which was released on Netflix earlier
this year. For more details visit www.
atgtickets.com/birmimgham
WHAT: JEKYLL AND HYDE
WHERE: BIRMINGHAM REP
WHEN: APRIL 18 TO 27
Harriet Jekyll's investigation into her
husband's mysterious death has taken her
into a dark and dangerous world. A gothic
world of science, taverns and misogyny
that no decent Victorian woman has
dared to enter before.
It's a world that she's desperate to
change but to do so, she must embrace
the creature she's changing into. As she
sets about her blood-thirsty mission, her
actions start to bleed into the present day.
Award-winning writer Evan Placey
(Girls Like That, Orange Polar Bear)
combines contemporary chills and gothic
horror in his re-imaging of Robert Louis
Stevenson's classic story directed by Tessa
Walker (The Lion, The Witch And The
Wardrobe and The Hundred And One
Dalmatians) and performed by The
Young REP. For more details visit
www.birmingham-rep.co.uk
WHAT: BURN THE FLOOR
WHERE: NEW ALEXANDRA THEATRE
WHEN: APRIL 21
In the past two decades, Burn the
Floor has revolutionised ballroom style.
Combining jaw-dropping choreography
and ground-breaking moves, Burn the
Floor brings their famous, infectious
and rebellious energy to the stage every
single night in the UK, starring Strictly
Come Dancing favourite Kevin Clifton,
and the new Italian heartthrob, Graziano
Di Prima. Johannes Radebe - currently
a professional dancer on Strictly Come
Dancing, he has also been a professional
dancer on Dancing with the Stars South
Africa, and has performed on previous
Burn the Floor world tours. From
seriously romantic Waltz, to a futuristic
Foxtrot, the passion of the Tango and
Paso Doble cut right through. You will
revel in the emotional power of the Cha
Cha, the Samba and Jive, and be left
breathless by the smoking, irresistible
Rumba.
With Kevin headlining this electrifying
production, along with lights, costumes
and eclectic live music, it will have you
leaping out of the seat to join in. Don’t
miss your chance to experience the pure
dance joy of Burn the Floor. For more
details visit www.atgtickets.com/
birmingham
WHAT: RUFUS WAINWRIGHT
WHERE: SYMPHONY HALL
WHEN: APRIL 22
Grammy-nominated singer,
songwriter, and composer Rufus
Wainwright will play four highly
anticipated UK dates this month -
including one in Birmingham - to
commemorate the 20-year anniversary
of his eponymous debut album which
first burst him onto the music scene.
Immediately beloved and critically
acclaimed, both Rufus and the record
were widely hailed as a breakthrough.
It influenced many artists that came
after him and set the path for his
illustrious career ever since.
Rufus will hit the road with his band
and perform material from both
1998’s Rufus Wainwright and his 2001
follow-up Poses. For more details visit
www.thsh.co.uk
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