Birmingham City Council this week released news of its impending funding cuts and surprise, surprise! …. the independent contemporary arts get the slash. Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Fierce, Big Brum, Women & Theatre and Stan’s Cafe….and more (link to Birmingham Post article)

Here’s something to cheer us up through all the current gloom-mongering. A theatre(ish) party (which means normal people are also invited). We’re doing our level best to warm the place up in rehearsals this week and by saturday the jive will be certainly jumpin’.

Be there.