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Exam success for Belgrade's students

Twelve Coventry students who were previously at risk of exclusion from school have been awarded BTEC First Certificates in Performing Arts, the equivalent of four GCSEs, thanks to a groundbreaking education project run by the city's Belgrade Theatre.

Free Tasting Event

The Belgrade Theatre is offering people the chance to come and experience their new range of high quality food and drink at a special free tasting event at the venue on Thursday 4 September.

November return for hit blitz play

Due to enormous popular demand, the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry has announced plans to revive its hugely successful production of the Coventry Blitz play, One Night in November, this autumn.

Belgrade Theatre's Community Festival

The Belgrade's Community & Education Company is proud to announce its first festival of theatre, In Our Own Words, performed by and for young people. The Company has continued to deliver high class projects and productions during the months of building and development work whilst the theatre was closed and now has the opportunity to showcase its diverse range of work in the theatre's exciting new performance space, B2.

Prince Edward to officially open the Belgrade Theatre's new auditorium

HRH Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex will visit the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry on 4 February to officially open the venue's new B2 auditorium, which was the centre piece of a recent £14m redevelopment project.

Nominate your men to help the Dame!

We are asking people to nominate male friends or relatives to join in the fun during a scene in this year's pantomime, Aladdin, which runs from 27 November � 12 January.

The Belgrade Theatre inspires young people to work their way into theatre

The Belgrade Theatre will be running an exciting Open Doors day for young people on Friday 16 November from 9.30am to 3.30pm to introduce them to a whole range of creative career opportunities in the theatre.

Belgrade's reopening season

The Belgrade Theatre, a truly iconic institution in British post-war theatre, has revealed details of an expanded season of home-produced and presented work that will open the fully renovated Coventry landmark this autumn.

Belgrade awarded HLF grant

The Belgrade has been awarded a grant of £995k from the Heritage Lottery Fund to turn two parts of the building into exciting new exhibition and education areas and to restore parts of the original Grade II listed building to their former glory.

Belgrade's youth group are 'acting up' in new black comedy

Live Like Us, a brand new black comedy inspired and performed by young adults from the Belgrade Theatre's Acting Up group, will tour to a number of local venues this February.

Designer revisits newly uncovered Belgrade mosaics nearly fifty years on

Martin Froy, the designer responsible for the mosaic murals which originally covered the walls on both levels of the Belgrade Theatre's foyers, returned to the theatre for the first time since 1958 this week to see his work uncovered as part of the Belgrade's capital development project.

A grand for designs at MAD UK Live

Contestants from all over the country competed for the top prizes of £1,000 in the first official live final of the newly launched MAD UK competition in the E.ON Lounge at Coventry's Ricoh Arena on 26 March.

Century PR become latest Corporate Founding Partner

A recent visit to the Belgrade Theatre by Sir Digby Jones, the Director-General of the Confederation of British Industry, is already paying dividends for us with local firm Century PR donating £5,000 as a direct result of his visit.

Thanks a Million!

Donations from three separate Midlands businesses have helped the Belgrade Theatre smash the £1m mark in their private fundraising campaign.

MAD UK Launch 2006

Belgrade Theatre Events Team Launches MAD UK Design Competition 2006.

Allied Irish Bank (GB) become our latest Founding Partners

Allied Irish Bank (GB) Coventry has become the latest business to give its backing to the Belgrade Theatre's development plans by pledging its support as a corporate founding partner with a donation of £5,000 towards the theatre's £10m capital development scheme.

Belgrade extension turns up medieval find

The preserved remains of four medieval leather shoes have recently been uncovered several feet below the surface on the site of the Belgrade Theatre's service yard.