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Marking the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War, Birdsong is the hit, critically acclaimed stage show based on the world famous novel by Sebastian Faulks.
The Chocolate Soldiers is a theatre performance that commemorates and reflects upon the experiences of […]
From Street to Trench: A World War that Shaped a Region Imperial War Museum North […]
A poignant new free exhibition, Last Post: Remembering the First World War, will explore the […]
Thomas Merry and his wife Elizabeth lived at Blakesley Hall from 1901 to 1932. Their […]
War Correspondents is the second song theatre performance created by composer Helen Chadwick and choreographer and co-founder of Frantic Assembly, Steven Hoggett, (Oliver award winner for Black Watch) following the success of Dalston Songs commissioned by the Royal Opera House.
The third instalment of the popular study days from the University of Wolverhampton's First World […]
To commemorate the centenary of the First World War, the University of Birmingham's Centre for […]
An in-depth talk exploring the First World War centenary exhibition at Blakesley Hall by the […]
This free, one-day event will bring together people working in different sectors (including museum learning […]
Winner of the Blue Peter Book of the Year, Private Peaceful is by third Children’s Laureate, Michael Morpurgo. Presented by Scamp Theatre and Fiery Angel and directed by Simon Reade.
This one-off workshop organised by Writing West Midlands is an opportunity to explore how working […]
A Land Fit for Heroes: War and the Working Class 1914-1918 People's History Museum, Manchester […]
Before the outbreak of the War in 1914, Birmingham’s jewellery industry was vast, with an […]
This historical dramatisation of the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the outbreak of […]
A Bosnian Serb finger pulled the trigger of the gun that started the First World […]
At the end of the First World War thousands of men returned from the frontline […]
A commemoration concert marking the 100 years of the commencement of World War One and […]
During the centenary of the First World War, the University of Wolverhampton's First World War […]
As part of a national programme to mark the centenary of the start of the […]
Birmingham was the main recruiting area for the Royal Warwickshire Regiment at the beginning of […]
Throughout the summer holiday period Black Country Living Museum will be inviting families to get involved in drills, giving demonstrations of 1914 cookery and offering other crafty events.
This exhibition of paintings by Cradley-born artist Brian Yale forms part of Wolverhampton Art Gallery's […]
Born in Gloucestershire in 1888, F.W. Harvey became one of England’s most popular war poets, […]
Bickenhill Parish Council has arranged four activities to commemorate this major historical event and for […]
The Great War: Coventry’s Story marks the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, […]
Birmingham Back to Backs New for 2014, join us for a special tour of Court […]
For the first time in Great Britain, Brazilian artist Néle Azevedo creates a breath-taking display of over […]
The Bill Lloyd Memorial Trust is holding a cricket match on Sunday 3rd August in […]
11.30am – 6.00pm in Victoria and Chamberlain Squares there will be a full day’s entertainment […]
A series of short talks about the First World War including: Overtures & Beginners, Jonathan […]
As part of the Black Country Living Museum's programme to commemorate the centenary of the First World War, an evening service of reflection will be centred around the Museum’s Chapel and the War Memorial.
