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3 weeks ago |
afridiziak.com | Alex Taylor
Sophia Leonie‘s MILLENNIUM GIRLSis a love letter to growing up in the 90s — perfectly messy and shaped by UK garage. The standout show is on now at Brixton House until the May 31 with a 70-minute run time. Directed by Jade Lewis and performed by Tamara Camacho (Chanel), Sophia Leonie (Jessica), Nkhanise Phiri (Jasmine), and Unique Spencer (Latisha), the show follows three best friends as they navigate the space between girlhood and womanhood.
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1 month ago |
afridiziak.com | Alex Taylor
Breakin’ Convention 2025 at Sadler’s Wells in Angel has reaffirmed its status as the world’s largest hip-hop dance theatre festival, delivering a dynamic blend of artistry and community spirit over the May bank holiday weekend. Curated and hosted by the brilliant Jonzi D, the festival transformed the venue into a hub of dance, music, and culture, celebrating hip hop’s global reach and evolving narratives.
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2 months ago |
birminghamdispatch.co.uk | Alex Taylor
“You’ve got it all wrong,” warns a small man in his eighties, pushing a loaded shopping trolley. It squeaks across the pavement. “The pigeons didn’t just arrive one day: they’ve always been here. We all know what they want too.” He raises a weathered hand from the sleeve of his jumper, and gestures toward the carpet of birds obscuring the tarmac of the Aldi car park in Sparkbrook. Hundreds — and I mean hundreds — of pigeons surround us, pecking calmly around my trainers.
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Feb 26, 2025 |
afridiziak.com | Alex Taylor
Ten years before he becomes the first Black man to win the Oscar for Best Actor, Retrograde, this gripping drama captures the moment a young Sidney Poitier prepares to sign a career-defining Hollywood contract that could make him a star. But there’s a catch. Will he put his career before his principles? In a time of betrayals, will he name names? Will he sign his life away? Ryan Calais Cameron’s punchy Retrograde will debut at the Apollo Theatre following a sold-out run at the Kiln Theatre.
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Feb 12, 2025 |
birminghamdispatch.co.uk | Alex Taylor
By Alex TaylorI’m sitting in Jason Kerrigan’s cottage in a residential area of Sutton Coldfield, when the conversation turns to the conspiratorial. In a low whisper, Jason unspools the story of the fox. The fox had a den behind the row of houses Jason and his neighbours live in, backing onto the local tennis court. The fox was beloved by the local community, Jason tells me. He would often film it on his phone and his neighbours enjoyed watching it scurry about.
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