Spelleng Compotition

Part game show, part spelling-bee, part dance-off, the bizarrely brilliant team behind Rafiki's Cuisine and the resurgence of bingo in Brum is turning its general disdain towards most human beings into a new event, SPELL BMC, some sort of confused play on Run DMC. Spell words correctly under intense amounts of pressure, a theme tune of 90s bangers, and confetti cannons, to get a chance at prizes like a candlelit dinner at Pit Stop,  Broad Street — and yes, that's Pit Stop, not PINT Shop. Or maybe you're aiming at a Tamagotchi, the likes of which no one has seen since triple maths in 1996. Or the grand prize — coach travel to Skeggy with a caravan for four. Go forth and spell and drink and dance and probably get shouted at. Launch night's October 24 at Mama Roux's (and the spelling part actually isn't obligatory). Tickets from £5.