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LO CA L A R E A<br />
What’s on Second City<br />
A LOOK AT SOME OF THE BIGGEST AND BEST<br />
EVENTS TO COME TO BIRMINGHAM THIS MONTH<br />
WHAT: THE LOVELY BONES<br />
WHERE: BIRMINGHAM REP<br />
WHEN: OCT 30 TO NOV 10<br />
The REP brings best-selling novel<br />
The Lovely Bones to the stage for the<br />
very first time.<br />
Susie Salmon is just like any other<br />
young girl. She wants to be beautiful,<br />
adores her charm bracelet and has a<br />
crush on a boy from school. There's<br />
one big difference though - Susie is<br />
dead.<br />
Now she can only observe while her<br />
family manage their grief in their<br />
different ways. Her father, Jack is<br />
obsessed with identifying the killer.<br />
Her mother, Abigail is desperate<br />
to create a different life for herself.<br />
And her sister, Lindsay is discovering<br />
the opposite sex with experiences<br />
that Susie will never know. Susie is<br />
desperate to help them and there<br />
might be a way of reaching them…<br />
Alice Sebold's novel The Lovely<br />
Bones is a unique coming-of-age tale<br />
that captured the hearts of readers<br />
throughout the world. Awardwinning<br />
playwright Bryony Lavery<br />
has adapted<br />
it for this unforgettable play about<br />
life after loss. For more details visit<br />
www.birmingham-rep.co.uk<br />
WHAT: BIRMINGHAM FESTIVAL OF<br />
REMEMBRANCE<br />
WHERE: BIRMINGHAM TOWN HALL<br />
WHEN: <strong>NOVEMBER</strong> 4<br />
Birmingham Canoldir Male Choir<br />
with the English Association of Male<br />
Voice Choirs hosts the Birmingham<br />
Festival Of Remembrance at Town<br />
Hall this month. The massed male<br />
voices with celebrity compère Don<br />
Maclean, soprano Denise Leigh and<br />
Gemini Brass will be joining together<br />
to commemorate the end of the<br />
First World War in this celebratory<br />
remembrance concert.<br />
Tickets are priced from £15, and<br />
the concert will be in support of<br />
Troop Aid, a West Midlands charity<br />
supporting injured troops. For more<br />
information and to book tickets visit<br />
www.thsh.co.uk<br />
WHAT: DIRTY DANCING<br />
WHERE: NEW ALEXANDRA THEATRE<br />
WHEN: <strong>NOVEMBER</strong> 5 TO 10<br />
Dirty Dancing is back on stage,<br />
exploding with heart-pounding<br />
music, breathtaking emotion and<br />
sensationally sexy dancing. Seen<br />
by millions across the globe, this<br />
worldwide smash hit tells the classic<br />
story of Baby and Johnny, two<br />
fiercely independent young spirits<br />
from different worlds, who come<br />
together in what will be the most<br />
challenging and triumphant summer<br />
of their lives.<br />
Featuring 35 hit songs, including<br />
Hungry Eyes, Hey Baby, Do You<br />
Love Me? and the heart-stopping<br />
(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life,<br />
the iconic score is brought to life on<br />
stage, where live cast performances<br />
are seamlessly blended with the<br />
movie soundtrack.<br />
Don’t miss your chance to see this<br />
sensational new production. For<br />
more details visit www.atgtickets.<br />
com/birmingham<br />
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