Peaky Blinders creator to produce Birmingham Commonwealth Games

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight has been commissioned to produce Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games ceremonies.

“It is going to be mind-blowing, that’s all I can say,” Knight told The Guardian on August 26 and he wants to “bang the drum for Birmingham and to let people know what a fantastic multicultural, welcoming city it has been and continues to be.”

“There is in Birmingham a reluctance to get too big for your boots, a preference for the harsh verdict, if you like. Which is great and it is funny and humorous but it doesn’t help with the marketing of the city.

“It has quite a brutal practicality about it. But all of that I like as well. There is something bold about a city that has the bypass running straight through the middle.

“The idea that you are putting together a show that will be live, in front of a billion and half people, is terrifying but also a great challenge,” he added.

The Games take place from July 28 to August 8, 2022 and are “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to showcase the West Midlands on a global stage,” according to the organisers.

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