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Diwali the festival of lights is ready to shine once again in the Midlands - but this is one Diwali party with a twist. The worlds of Indian cuisine, Diwali festivities and museum culture are set to collide in one magical celebration in the heart of Birmingham. Dishoom Diwali Party Birmingham is set to take…
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My first visit to Sneinton Market Avenues Nottingham was a real joy one sunny Saturday afternoon. It is just 10 minutes' walk from Nottingham city centre.
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I attend The 39 Steps press night show, a Derby Theatre and Hull Truck Theatre Production. Adapted by Patrick Barlow from John Buchan’s adventure novel and immortalised on the silver screen in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 classic, the inspired take is more comedy thriller packed with brilliant performances.
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What is your favourite type of book? My go-to read is a good old psychological thriller or whodunnit. (I have always marvelled at this, as being a deeply impatient person, how on earth can I stand reading a 400 page book when only the ending can shed light on a twisty book?) Clare Leslie Hall’s…
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Why do I read? I love learning about different cultures, other worlds and realms. Honestly a book is the closest thing to magic, how else can you be magically transported to some place else in just a few seconds? I have always been fascinated by pirates. I remember at primary school, my history teacher gave…
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Whisky fans will unite at Sheffield’s Seven Hills Whisky Festival this month. I love whisky, but up until a few years ago, I didn’t really know much about drams. What better way to explore the whisky arena and discover my own dream dram, than to attend an event that is a congregation of whisky enthusiasts?…
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August 26, 2026
The Mantrap at Theatre Royal Nottingham is the third and final play of the highly anticipated Colin McIntyre Classic Thriller Season which runs until August 29 2026.
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