Shropshire What's On

Highlights

Comedy

Mark Simmons: Jest to Impress

Winner of Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe 2024.
Events

Winter Steam Gala

Severn Valley Railway’s two-day festival of steam is back this month, with the home-fleet locomotives operating a busy timetable between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth.
Gigs

Martyn Joseph

Modern folk artist Martyn Joseph is a unique performer who is driven by passion, social awareness, and an abiding love for his trade.
Events

Tattoo Freeze

The popular annual event gives visitors the opportunity to get tattooed by some of the very best artists in the industry.
Events

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience is a highly interactive experience, where audiences enjoy a 3-course meal and 5-star comedy.
Theatre

Friends! The Musical Parody

Lovingly lampooning the hit sitcom, the production is a good-hearted romp through the series’ most memorable moments.
Dance

Motionhouse: Hidden

The world premier from the dance-circus company.
Kids Theatre

Peppa Pig's Big Family Show

The brand new show will visit four Midlands' venues.
Gigs

Travellers Tunes: An Evening With Steve Cradock

In his debut tour, Steve will be playing and singing hits from the OCS songbook, and much more.
Comedy

Cally Beaton

The Namaste Mother F*ckers Tour
Theatre

Blood Brothers

Willy Russell's iconic musical returns.
Theatre

Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story

Seen by tens of millions of people across the globe, Buddy is an enormously enduring and touchingly affectionate portrayal of one of rock & roll’s earliest and brightest stars.

Latest

The Beekeeper Of Aleppo returns to Theatre Severn

Showing from Tuesday 19 - Saturday 23 May 2026.
The Skints and Panic Shack announced for Loopfest

The infectious Hackney Colliery Band also join the line-up.
Pick of the Pantos 2025

Discover What's On's top-rated festive productions of the year...
Shrewsbury International Comedy Festival announces first wave of next summer’s gala show acts

Featuring Esther Manito and Ignacio Lopez for 2026.
Half-season tickets now on sale for Aston Villa Women

Six games. Six events. One unmatched half-season ticket.
Become one of The Hive100 and help shape a brighter future

The new initiative is inviting local people to help change young lives.
Shropshire restaurant Embers launch Fire Festival

Expect live fire cooking demos, world class pit masters, live music and more.
Alan Carr brings Have I Said Too Much? tour to the Midlands in 2027

Alan Carr's back on tour and his lips are unsealed!
West End icon Kerry Ellis brings Rock Anthems tour to Shrewsbury

Kerry Ellis plays The Buttermarket on Sunday 15 November 2026.

The Beekeeper Of Aleppo returns to Theatre Severn

Showing from Tuesday 19 - Saturday 23 May 2026.
The Skints and Panic Shack announced for Loopfest

The infectious Hackney Colliery Band also join the line-up.
Pick of the Pantos 2025

Discover What's On's top-rated festive productions of the year...
Shrewsbury International Comedy Festival announces first wave of next summer’s gala show acts

Featuring Esther Manito and Ignacio Lopez for 2026.
Half-season tickets now on sale for Aston Villa Women

Six games. Six events. One unmatched half-season ticket.
Become one of The Hive100 and help shape a brighter future

The new initiative is inviting local people to help change young lives.
Shropshire restaurant Embers launch Fire Festival

Expect live fire cooking demos, world class pit masters, live music and more.
Alan Carr brings Have I Said Too Much? tour to the Midlands in 2027

Alan Carr's back on tour and his lips are unsealed!
West End icon Kerry Ellis brings Rock Anthems tour to Shrewsbury

Kerry Ellis plays The Buttermarket on Sunday 15 November 2026.

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Festive Shows

Cinderella

Showing at Telford International Centre this Christmas.
Tales From Acorn Wood At Christmas

Stage adaptation of books by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler.
Aladdin

Let Ludwig Theatre Arts take you on a magical adventure this Christmas.
Dick Whittington

Showing at Theatre Severn until Sunday 4 January.
Robin Hood

The ultimate sheriff-busting pantomime extravaganza.
Sleeping Beauty

Showing at Wolverhampton Grand this festive season.

Festive Events

THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride

See the film theatrically recreated onboard.
Winter Wonderland Stoke

Returning for its tenth year of festive fun.

Coming soon to the Midlands

Things to do in the Midlands

Check out our selection of things to do in the Midlands during the next few weeks.
Let's go to the theatre…

Check out our selection of shows coming to venues across the region during the next few weeks...
Great gigs coming soon

A selection of gigs worth grabbing a ticket for in the coming weeks...
Get looking! Visual arts across the Midlands

Check out some of the fantastic exhibitions showing across the region this month.
Havin' a laugh!

Get your ribs well and truly tickled over the next few weeks...

Interviews & Blogs

Wind of Change

The RSC is set to stage the world premiere of a bold new musical.
Chart Attack

A new musical tells the story of the battle of Britpop.
Viva España

Birmingham Royal Ballet presents Carlos Acosta’s Don Quixote.
Catch The Thief

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical visits Birmingham Hippodrome.
Family Ties

New exhibition illuminates the life of a South Asian family.

Latest Reviews

Review: Fiddler On The Roof at The Alexandra

"surely the ‘must see’ of the season"
Review: Sleeping Beauty at the Stafford Gatehouse

"a finely-tuned and fabulous festive treat"
Review: Dick Whittington at Theatre Severn

a brilliant blend of stellar professionalism and family friendlines
Review: Sleeping Beauty at the Wolverhampton Grand

"stunning spectacle and healthy dose of holiday hilarity"

The Twelve Wins of Christmas

Two weekend tickets to Bearded Theory

Returning to Catton Park, Derbyshire from 20 - 24 May.
An overnight stay at The Belfry

A one night stay in a Deluxe Room at the hotel.
A meal for 2 at 24 Stories Birmingham

Birmingham’s popular skyline restaurant.
A pair of tickets to see Don Quixote

BRB's production returns to the Hippodrome this February.
Family ticket to see Robin Hood

Showing at Birmingham Hippodrome from 20 December - 1 February.
Four tickets to Birmingham International Tattoo

At bp Pulse LIVE on 14 & 15 February.
Four tickets to see The BFG

Showing at Royal Shakespeare Theatre until 7 February.
Two tickets to see Legally Blonde

Showing at The Alexandra, Birmingham from 31 March - 4 April.
Two tickets to see Sherlock Holmes

Showing at The Rep, Birmingham until 18 January.
Two tickets to Strictly Come Dancing Live

Showing at Utilita Arena Birmingham from 23 - 25 January.
Two weekend camping tickets to Shrewsbury Folk Festival

Returning from 28 - 31 August 2026.
Freedom of the Line ticket to Severn Valley Railway

Running through 16-miles of beautiful countryside.

What's On Theatres & Arts Centres

Theatre Severn

Shrewsbury's best-known entertainment venue features a 650-seat main auditorium and offers an attrac...
Birmingham Hippodrome

Birmingham Hippodrome is one of the country’s biggest theatres, staging top West End shows all year...
Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

The Wolverhampton Grand is one of the Midlands’ best-established theatres. Opening in 1894, the venu...
Regent Theatre

When the Regent first opened its doors, it wasn’t a theatre at all but a cinema, presenting its firs...

Places To Visit across the Midlands

Severn Valley Railway

Beautiful railway operating mainly steam-hauled passenger trains between Bridgnorth, Bewdley & Kidde...
West Midlands Police Museum

Discover stories about some of Birmingham’s most notorious criminals, including the real Peaky Blind...
Weston Park

Weston Park is a house set in 1,000 acres of Capability Brown-landscaped parkland, making it the per...
Thinktank Science Museum

Located in Birmingham city centre, Thinktank offers a great day out for visitors of all ages....