Features

James Ijames’ Pulitzer prize-winning play, Fat Ham, will make its European premiere at the RSC’s Swan Theatre 

In celebration of Lunar New Year, Midlands Rainbow exploring the connection shared between Chinatown and the Gay Village in Birmingham.

Remembering Matthew Hawkins also known to many as the drag performer, The Divine Miss M; an icon in Birmingham's LGBTQ+ community.

2025 is fast approaching & with it comes a new year of great shows in Birmingham & across the Midlands. We've picked just a few of our faves

Geoff Hardy was an educator and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights much of whom's life was spent living in Shropshire.

Jack and George Scott-Lee are a married gay couple living in the West Midlands, whose marriage Visa has been rejected by the Home Office

Nick Hurley is the neurodivergent, non-binary visionary behind the newly-launched ‘FAGUE; Queer Unfashion’

an exciting new project with Fatt Projects which will see the creation of dancefloor ‘hymns’. ‘Congregational’ 

The Smithfield site has been used for many years by Birmingham Pride but how will development impact it?

The world premiere of a new musical, ‘Here & Now’ – which uses the music of Steps – at The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham has added dates