There are currently five main theatres in the centre of Birmingham but, in the past, there were many more. Most of those were lost as cinema, radio and television took hold, as audiences, especially f

The House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, London SW1

Grandma’s engagement ring IN the pantheon of stories ...

The smell of the greasepaint, the roar of the crowd, the flare of the floodlights – what enchantments they conjure! If you’d visited a regional playhouse over two centuries ago, though, a very differe

Bellerby & Co Globemakers, No 7, Bouverie Mews, N16

This historic manor house celebrates the best of old and new and its elegant interiors look beautiful decorated for the holidays