Arts Deirdre O’Halloran to join Birmingham Hippodrome as Head of New Musical Theatre Birmingham Hippodrome has announced that Deirdre O’Halloran will be joining them as the Head of New Musical Theatre. The first UK venue to launch an in-house department dedicated to musical theatre, O’Halloran will head the Birmingham Hippodrome’s development of new musicals for the West Midlands. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Birmingham Fierce Festival appoints new artistic director Clayton Lee will be joining Fierce Festival’s team as the new artistic director after Aaron Wright left in the spring to become Head of Performance and Dance at the Southbank Centre, London. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
HIV Birmingham HIV activists honoured at Opt-Out HIV and hepatitis testing round table Artist Garry Jones and Positive Peers project lead, Rachel Greaves, were honoured with awards for their work on The Ribbons, Birmingham AIDS and HIV Memorial (BAHM). Presented by Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, the awards were “in recognition of your contribution to the West Midlands throug By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Birmingham Birmingham drag community to host fundraiser for performer Crip Ladywood Crip L in Need, “a fundraiser to help a queer in need”, will be held at The Loft in Birmingham on Sunday, August 6 from 6.30pm. The show will feature performances from Alanna Boden, Blanche, Cake Boi, Crip Ladywood, Dahliah Rivers, Fatt Butcher, Ginny Lemon, Jenna Davinci, Misfit, Pork Pie and Peach By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Birmingham Birmingham South Asian music festival to host its first LGBTQ+ village Spotify presents: Birmingham Mela – billed as the UK’s biggest South Asian music festival – will be hosting an LGBTQ+ village for the first time in 2023 this weekend. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Birmingham Baton of Hope’s visit to Birmingham raises awareness around suicide The Baton of Hope – designed to be the biggest suicide awareness and prevention initiative in the UK – travelled through Birmingham on Monday, July 3, starting at Alexander Stadium before journeying throughout the city, including via Birmingham LGBT+. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Birmingham Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ community pays tribute to Nightingale Club DJ Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ community has been paying tribute to Simon Harris – a resident DJ at the Nightingale Club – who sadly passed away in the evening of Sunday, July 16. Harris, known by much of the community as DJ Simon, first worked as a DJ at Tin Tins, and had been working with the Nightingale Clu By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Birmingham Fatt Projects to bring Big Fatt Pool Party to Moseley Road Baths “We’re pro-fat, pro-femme, pro-trans, pro-disabled, anti-racist, pro-fabulous. Bring your best self, bring your bingo wings, bring your pals, bring your inflatables!” explains Fatt Projects on the event’s booking page. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Exhibitions Birmingham Museums photo project captures history of queer women in Birmingham Snap Project: Birmingham Queer Women 1977-99 – curated by artist, writer and educator, Sarah Dolman – captures the stories and histories of queer women in Birmingham through a collection of photographs. The images featured were predominately donated from archives and individuals who were out and pro By Catherine Muxworthy • 3 min read
Khuram Qadeer Mirza Interviews INTERVIEW: Joe Lycett – Welcome to the Gayborhood Catherine Muxworthy catches up with everyone’s favourite mischief maker, Joe Lycett By Catherine Muxworthy • 4 min read
Baga Chipz Coventry and West Midlands Baga Chipz to headline Cabaret Stage at this year’s Walsall Pride Walsall Pride, which will be held on August Bank Holiday Saturday, have released their full line-up, which this year includes a star from RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Coventry and West Midlands Walsall Pride to host Pride Picnic in the Park on Sunday, July 30 The picnic is completely free to attend, and guests are encouraged to bring their own food and drink, as well as blankets and chairs to sit on. Some chairs will also be provided by Walsall Pride for those who don’t have their own, and guests are also welcome to make use of the steps in the area too. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
