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birmingham repertory theatre featured event:
cabaret

musicals
29 August - 13 September
birmingham rep

The sensational double Olivier Award Winner and Variety Club Awards Best Musical turns Weimar Berlin of 1931 into a divine haven of decadence, its extraordinary and morally ambiguous inhabitants determined to keep up appearances as the real world - outside the comfortable sanctuary of the cabaret - prepares for the nightmarish chaos of war.

And at its heart is the legendary Sally Bowles who performs nightly at the infamous Kit Kat Klub in A shimmering masterpiece of a show guaranteed night after night! It's divine decadence darling!
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birmingham repertory theatre featured event:
Pornography

theatre
3 September - 20 September
birmingham rep

Originally produced in Hanover, this is the English language premiere of Simon Stephens' stark and shattering new play that captures Britain as it craches from the euphoria and promise of 2012 into the chaos and reality of 7/7.
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birmingham alive ! featured event:
John Wyatt: Pharaohs & Pratincoles

talks
28 October
birmingham medical institute

A talk presented by the West Midland Bird Club, at the Birmingham Medical Institute, 36 Harborne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 3AF

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birmingham alive ! featured event:
Keith Offord: Western Cape

talks
25 November
birmingham medical institute

A talk presented by the West Midland Bird Club, at the Birmingham Medical Institute, 36 Harborne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 3AF

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