A local playwright is to feature two plays in the Radio Public Festival on 9th July after months of free workshops by social artists Helen Garbett and Bill Laybourne of Workshop 24. “Radio Public was about inviting practitioners working across all disciplines” explained local playwright Ian Henery “and demographics to bring their creative selves and […]
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Renowned Birmingham Chinese Restaurant Championing Performing Arts Ahead of Commonwealth Games Celebrations
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A renowned Chinese restaurant in Birmingham is supporting young actors of Chinese heritage to perform at two festivals next month plus an extra showcase in the Chinese Quarter of Birmingham ahead of the Commonwealth Games. Ming Moon Birmingham, located at 16 Hurst Street in the Chinese Quarter, is supporting a group of young actors for […]
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Famous Birmingham Restaurant Supports Young Actors Of Chinese Heritage For Two Festivals
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A famous Chinese restaurant in Birmingham is supporting young actors of Chinese heritage to perform in two forthcoming festivals next month. Ming Moon Birmingham, located at 16 Hurst Street in the Chinese Quarter, is supporting a group of young actors for the forthcoming Radio Public Festival and the Black Country Festival, both of which will take […]
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A local playwright and poet has turned part of a new play he has been commissioned to write for China West Midlands into a radio play for the forthcoming Radio Public Festival. The play is the second in a trilogy of plays for China West Midlands by Ian Henery called “Coming To Birmingham: Making Of […]
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A new piece of theatre premiered at Shimla Peppers in Ablewell Street as part of the Walsall Festival of Words this month has been turned into a radio play. The play is the second in a trilogy of plays for China West Midlands by Walsall playwright and poet Ian Henery called “Coming To Birmingham: […]
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Caldmore Community Gardens are supporting the Mayor Walsall’s Appeal and made a generous donation to Councillor Rose Burley Mayor Walsall of £720. The Mayor Walsall ‘s Appeal is the following three charities; 1. Phoenix French Bull Dog Rescue, 2. Alzheimer’s Society, and 3. Walsall Foster Carers Association. Ian Henery of Ian Henery Solicitors is Mayor […]
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Walsall’s Poet Laureate ready to tell tales of region’s Chinese labourers | Express & Star
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The newly-appointed poet laureate of a Black Country town has been commissioned to write a play on a Chinese working group. Walsall’s poet laureate Ian Henery is set to write a trilogy for China West Midlands, telling the story of Chinese people living in Walsall and the surrounding area, ahead of Chinese New Year at […]
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Culture Writer Charis Gambon reviews The Chinese Labour Corps, deeming it a significant help in spreading awareness of what Chinese soldiers went through during World War One The Chinese Labour Corps play was overall a very well done play on an incredibly important subject; the piece was very thought provoking and was most certainly a touching […]
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“One of the least known stories of the First World War.” That was the opening blurb of the advert, and I was intrigued. I’m no fan of the British Empire; its atrocities make modern day Isis and Al Qaeda look like beginners in the human rights stakes: The Boer concentration camps, the massacre at Amritsar, […]
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A local playwright, Ian Henery, has been commissioned to write a trilogy of plays for China West Midlands which strengthens connections in business, education, culture, art and sports for deeper understanding, greater collaboration and mutual prosperity between the West Midlands and China. The first in the trilogy, The Chinese Labour Corps, is being performed between […]