Listeners to 101.8 WCR FM already know they’re guaranteed the best mix of music and local life whenever they tune in or log on. But now Wolverhampton’s only station has added poetry to its repertoire after acclaimed local poet Ian Henery joined the Board as “Poet in Residence.” Ian’s latest collection, “Poems of Hope” by […]
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The only radio station dedicated to serving Wolverhampton has welcomed a new member to its Board of Directors. WCR FM, which broadcasts on 101.8FM and online at http://www.wcrfm.com/, has recently moved into new studios at Mander House in the city centre as it expands its operations. And it’s now growing further with the addition of […]
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Please note performances of Chinese Labour Corps have now ended. Chinese labourers were treated badly during the First World War but it’s difficult to think of any group that wasn’t, including the British Tommy. That is true, but equally true is that some were treated worse than others. On this Ian Henery and the Blue Orange Theatre’s […]
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The play, “Coming to Birmingham: Making of a Modern City”, written by Ian Henery, celebrates our diversity and inclusivity on the Eve of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. An excerpt from the play will be performed at the National trust`s Back-to-Backs in Hurst Street in the Chinese Quarter of Birmingham on 25th July. The performance […]
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A local poet and playwright is to appear at the Lichfield Arts Fuse Festival on Sunday 10th July with words he wrote about Birmingham. The play, “Coming To Birmingham: Making Of a Modern City”, has been in script development since April and has already appeared in the Walsall Festival of Words, Radio Public Festival and […]
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A new play is to be performed at the National Trust’s Back-to-Backs in the Chinese Quarter of Birmingham on the eve of the Commonwealth Games. The play, Coming to Birmingham: Making of a Modern City, is written by local poet and playwright Ian Henery and celebrates diversity and inclusivity in Birmingham. “The play has a cast […]
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The play, written by local poet and playwright Ian Henery, has been in script development since April and featured in 4 festivals including the Black Country Festival earlier this month. “We have a fantastic cast of actors of Chinese heritage, “ explained Ian Henery, “and they have worked extremely hard to bring this project to […]
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A poet and playwright from Walsall is to feature in the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham with a play that premiered last month during the Walsall Festival of Words. Ian Henery (pictured performing at the Black Country Festival with actors Chi Lam, Angela Huang, Cindy Millman and Kim Lam) will feature at the National Trust`s […]
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Local Playwright To feature At Lichfield Arts Fuse Festival With Play About Birmingham
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A local poet and playwright is to appear at the Lichfield Arts Fuse Festival on Sunday 10th July with words he wrote about Birmingham. The play, “Coming To Birmingham: Making Of a Modern City”, has been in script development since April and has already appeared in the Walsall Festival of Words, Radio Public Festival and […]
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A group of young actors will bring life to street theatre by a local playwright as part of the forthcoming Black Country Festival on Saturday 9th July with the support of Black Country Radio. It will be the first Black Country Festival since 2019 because of the COVID pandemic. The group, directed by Phil Liptrot of […]