Sutton Coldfield Festival of Arts

[ July 12, 2008; 4:00 pm; ]

[ July 9, 2008; 8:00 pm; ] Our answer to Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - two exemplary musicians with very different backgrounds, joining together to produce something magical. Vocalist Natalie is best known for her work with pop group Scooch, who were the UK’s Eurovision representatives in 2007 and who have enjoyed a string of top-ten hits.

Ian was the house drummer [...]

[ July 12, 2008; 11:00 am; 2:30 pm; ] Performing at Starbucks

[ July 12, 2008; 12:00 pm to 12:45 pm. ] Theatre demo by Highbury’s Youth Theatre.

Highbury Youth Theatre are also performing all week in “Their Scarves were Red”

[ July 11, 2008; 6:00 pm; ] Razzamataz Theatre School production – pop dancing and singing, street dancing, musical theatre (ages five to 14) (18:00) (tickets £2 in advance on 0121 686 0594) @ Sutton Coldfield Methodist Church, South Parade

[ July 10, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] College students present their own variety performance (19:00) @ Sutton Coldfield College Theatre, Lichfield Road

[ July 12, 2008; 4:00 pm to 4:30 pm. ]

This four-piece “dark rock” band, formed by ex-Plantsbrook and Bishop Walsh pupils, rounds off a top day of live music on The Parade on Saturday July 12, between 4pm and 4.30pm.

They studied at The Birmingham Music Academy for two years and then The London Academy of Music for a year, learning about the music business.

The [...]

[ July 12, 2008; 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Sutton Festival Of Arts has managed to persuade author Kitty Aldridge to give a talk at Waterstone’s on July 12 at 1pm, as well as doing a signing.

The acclaimed writer, whose debut novel Pop, set in Sutton Coldfield, is being made into a film starring Patrick Stewart, will talk for between half an hour and [...]

[ July 9, 2008; 7:30 pm; July 10, 2008; 7:30 pm; July 11, 2008; 7:30 pm; July 12, 2008; 7:30 pm; ] The Highbury Youth Theatre contribution to the Sutton Festival of Arts will be by the ‘older and wiser’ members of the Group and will include a selection of comedy sketches created by the whole Youth Theatre during Group meeting Workshops.

These will cover subjects such as public transport, life with the Jedi, and short pieces written [...]

[ July 12, 2008; 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm. ] Treading The Boards…
How do I start… what do I do… and how much fun can it be???

Ever wanted to go on stage but didn’t know where to start?
Ever been on stage and wanted re-assurance that what you’re doing is good?
Ever wanted to just have fun?

If the answer to any of these is ‘YES’, then this [...]