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Simon Hale has an evening of unashamed nostalgia at the Alexandra Theatre.

As an incompetent, neurotic and paranoid hotel owner who treats everyone with either fear or disdain, Basil Fawlty has been one of the nation’s most famous comic characters for the past fifty years.

Inspired by a bizarre real-life hotel stay in To...


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Jessica Harris is at Birmingham Rep for a powerful solo performance.

A park bench on an otherwise bare stage. 15 characters who bring to life the grittiness of 1970s Dublin. A sole performer on stage for a full-length show. Myra’s Story is a play which stands or falls on the strength of the acting. And Fionna Hewitt-Twamley delivers a powerhous...


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Villa lose at Old Trafford. Dave Woodhall points out that the Pope’s also Catholic.

First of all, I’d like to wish everyone a very happy Thank God That’s Out of the Way Day. It’s incredible how one team, despite how badly they might be playing and how good we can be, can have such a hold over us.

It goes back to at lea...


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Andy Munro sees Blues draw with Sheffield United.

After 90 minutes of huffing and puffing at St Andrews, Blues dropped two points which were there for the taking and, at the same time, extinguished any hope of catching up with the ‘mighty’ Wrexham.

After scoring a decent goal direct from a Marvin Ducksch free-kick, Blue...


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Villa’s win in Lille, as seen by Dave Woodhall.

The myth of English club dominance in Europe has taken a bit of a hit this week, giving the media the chance for a bit of hand-wringing and providing the rest of us with an opportunity to laugh at the whole mercenary lot of them. Luckily there was one club who managed to do the nation proud.


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