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WHAT: BHANGRA NATION - A NEW MUSICAL WHERE: BIRMINGHAM REP WHEN: FEBRUARY 17 TO MARCH 16 2024 is set to start with a bang with the UK Premiere of Bhangra Nation – A New Musical, a pulsating and powerful story about finding your true self, told with verve. When Mary and Preeti’s American collegiate Bhangra team qualifies for USA Nationals, they set off on opposing quests to dance to their own beat. Drawing from competitive Bhangra and mixing it with other Indian and Western dance forms, Bhangra Nation – A New Musical is a brash, intoxicating and joyous musical comedy for today. This exhilarating new musical has been created by an international creative team, brought together by Tony and Grammy Award-winning producers Mara Isaacs (Hadestown), Tom Kirdahy (Hadestown, The Inheritance) and Peggy Koenig. A new musical that celebrates traditions we inherit and those we create – Bhangra Nation promises to be a seriously great theatrical experience for all. For more information and to book tickets visit www.birmingham-rep.co.uk WHAT: BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET’S THE SLEEPING BEAUTY WHERE: BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME WHEN: FEBRUARY 21 TO MARCH 2 Cursed by a wicked fairy, a beautiful princess pricks her finger and falls into a deep sleep that can only be broken by true love’s kiss. The Sleeping Beauty has been delighting audiences for well over a hundred years, sprinkling ballet magic on this favourite childhood story and its cast of familiar characters. And all wrapped up with sparkling virtuoso dance from BRB’s brilliant dancers, fairy-tale characters, dazzling spectacle, and Tchaikovsky’s glorious music played live by the acclaimed Royal Ballet Sinfonia. BRB’s beautiful production was created by Sir Peter Wright, the genius behind the company’s famous The Nutcracker and Swan Lake, and is sure to be an enchanting experience for all the family. For more details and to book tickets visit www.birminghamhippodrome.com WHAT: MUSICAL YOUTH WHERE: TAMWORTH ASSEMBLY ROOMS WHEN: FEBRUARY 25 The year was 1982 and with these triumphant words, five school kids from Birmingham named Dennis, Michael, Kelvin, Patrick and Junior launched themselves on an unsuspecting public and into pop and reggae history as Pass the Dutchie surged to number one in the UK within two weeks of release and went on to sell over five million copies around the world. Pass the Dutchie even went as far as reaching the Billboard 100 topping out at number 10 in the US chart, becoming reggae music’s first top 10 hit in that country. For the next three years the hits kept on coming as the boys brought reggae out of the ghettos and into pop mainstream with singles like The Youth of Today, Never Gonna Give You Up, Heartbreaker, 007, Tell Me Why, and Sixteen, as well as two albums, The Youth of Today, and Different Style. They toured throughout the world, exchanging numbers with Michael Jackson, and Motown legend Stevie Wonder wrote a song especially for them. Irene Carra (Flashdance) and Jody Wotley (Shalamar) both sang on Sixteen, while they also duetted with Latoya Jackson. The band went on to record Unconditional Love with disco diva Donna Summer and also headlined at the world famous Montreux Jazz Festival and Reggae Sunsplash, eventually being nominated for a Grammy award as best newcomers in 1984. It’s now 40 years since the release of Pass The Dutchie, and Musical Youth - now a duo in the form of Dennis Seaton (vocals) and Michael Grant (keyboards) - are set to bring their generation-defining music to Tamworth this winter to celebrate the immortal words of Pass The Dutchie - “This Generation Rules the nation with version.” For more information and to book tickets visit www.tamworthassemblyrooms.co.uk 36 www.jaimemagazine.com
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