Highlights
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Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
Although originally finding fame in 1970s new-wave band Squeeze, Jools Holland is best known as a broadcaster who boasts an infectious enthusiasm for all kinds of music (his well-established BBC TV sh...
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Permindar Kaur: Dread Naught
Newly commissioned sculptures and important historic works.
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Dirty Dancing
See the hit film come to life.
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THIS IS DANCE: GRACES by Silvia Gribaudi
Silvia Gribaudi blurs the boundaries between dance, theatre and performance.
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Mind Body Spirit Festival
With talks, workshops and immersive activities.
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Legally Blonde The Musical
The iconic international West End and Broadway smash hit musical comedy Legally Blonde The Musical is back in fashion with a huge new production.
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Ginger Johnson
Offering a winning blend of high-camp ridiculousness and whip-smart comedy.
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Gladstone Girls
From Oscar Award-Winning Rachel Shenton, this brand-new play set in the heart of Stoke-on-Trent’s pottery industry is an uplifting, joyful story about one group of women and a factory tradition that t...
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CBSO: Double Nutcracker!
If you go nuts for The Nutcracker at this time of year, then grab yourself a ticket for one of these two sure-to-be-memorable evenings in the company of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Th...
Latest...
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New Vic Theatre announces spring 2027 season
Featuring The 39 Steps, Folk and The Unfriend.
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Bearded Theory announces line-up for 2027
Featuring Public Enemy, Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls and Super Furry Animals.
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Ceramic Makers Market returns to Gladstone Pottery Museum this December
More than 60 ceramic artists and makers from across the UK will showcase their work.
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Christmas is steaming ahead at Severn Valley Railway
Following the complete sell-out of its Ghost and Scream Trains, the Severn Valley Railway is urging...
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MAMMA MIA! to return to Stoke-on-Trent’s Regent Theatre in 2027
Showing from Tuesday 17 to Sunday 22 August 2027.
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St Chad’s Church to host new Christmas event in Pattingham
Step into Christmas will run from Friday 11 to Sunday 13 December.
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Stafford town centre regeneration receives £10million boost for new market hall
The funding was announced by Chancellor John Healey on Wednesday 28 October.
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Staffordshire writers celebrated as short stories published in new collection
The winners were celebrated at a special awards event at Stafford Library on 17 October.
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New Leek exhibition unravels the Staffordshire story behind the Bayeux Tapestry
Stories through Stitch brings together heritage, craft and community creativity.
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New Vic Theatre announces spring 2027 season
Featuring The 39 Steps, Folk and The Unfriend.
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Bearded Theory announces line-up for 2027
Featuring Public Enemy, Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls and Super Furry Animals.
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Ceramic Makers Market returns to Gladstone Pottery Museum this December
More than 60 ceramic artists and makers from across the UK will showcase their work.
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Christmas is steaming ahead at Severn Valley Railway
Following the complete sell-out of its Ghost and Scream Trains, the Severn Valley Railway is urging...
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MAMMA MIA! to return to Stoke-on-Trent’s Regent Theatre in 2027
Showing from Tuesday 17 to Sunday 22 August 2027.
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St Chad’s Church to host new Christmas event in Pattingham
Step into Christmas will run from Friday 11 to Sunday 13 December.
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Stafford town centre regeneration receives £10million boost for new market hall
The funding was announced by Chancellor John Healey on Wednesday 28 October.
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Staffordshire writers celebrated as short stories published in new collection
The winners were celebrated at a special awards event at Stafford Library on 17 October.
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New Leek exhibition unravels the Staffordshire story behind the Bayeux Tapestry
Stories through Stitch brings together heritage, craft and community creativity.
Pantos & Festive Shows
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Robin Hood
When the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham teams up with the forces of evil to steal the crown, it’s t...
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Treasure Island
It’s time to set sail for a brand new pantomime adventure!
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Sleeping Beauty
Spells aplenty at Birmingham Hippodrome this Christmas.
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The Three Musketeers
A wild new adaptation of the thrilling novel, for all ages.
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Step Into Christmas
This warm-hearted family spectacular is the ideal show for anybody who fancies spending a relaxing e...
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A Shoddy Nativity
After the smash-hit success of A Shoddy Christmas Carol - the best-selling Studio Christmas show in...
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Peter Pan
J M Barrie’s much loved children’s story.
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BRB: The Nutcracker
Spectacular Christmas show
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BRB: The Nutcracker
Spectacular Christmas show
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Snow White
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs will be spectacularly brought to life with an abundance of comedy, s...
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Snow White
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs will be spectacularly brought to life with an abundance of comedy, s...
Festive Events & Concerts
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Winter Funland
Home to the UK’s largest indoor Christmas funfair.
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THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride
See the film theatrically recreated onboard.
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Festive Good Food Show
Bringing together top chefs, food expert and more.
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Santa’s Steam Specials
A Five-Star Christmas Experience at Severn Valley Railway!
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The Winter Light Experience
Explore more than 30 illuminated installations.
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Ex Cathedra: Christmas Music by Candlelight
An evening of favourite carols & readings.
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Love Actually Live in Concert
Coming to Symphony Hall on 14 December.
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The Snowman: Film with Live Orchestra
This award-winning show features some of the UK’s finest musicians.
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The Christmas Light Show
Lichfield Cathedral’s much-loved Christmas Light Show returns this December with an all-new theme in...
Coming soon to the Midlands
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Let's go to the theatre…
Check out our selection of shows coming to venues across the region during the next few weeks...
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Things to do in the Midlands
Check out our selection of things to do in the Midlands during the next few weeks.
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Great gigs coming soon
A selection of gigs worth grabbing a ticket for in the coming weeks...
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Havin' a laugh!
Get your ribs well and truly tickled over the next few weeks...
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Get looking! Visual arts across the Midlands
Check out some of the fantastic exhibitions showing across the region this month.
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Let's get classical
concerts to check out across the Midlands this month...
Latest Reviews
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Review: As You Like It at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre
"Quite possibly the most fun - and the most laughs - you'll have at the RST..."
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Review: Sylvia at Birmingham Hippodrome
"a high-energy, fizzy and tremendously entertaining show"
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Review: Romeo & Juliet at the New Vic
A glimpse of beauty that Shakespeare might never have thought of.
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Review: Mamma Mia! at Birmingham Hippodrome
"high-energy, lighthearted and brilliantly choreographed"
Features, interviews & blogs...
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Amanda Root talks about her roles in the RSC's Middlemarch
Middlemarch shows at Swan Theatre until Saturday 16 January.
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Feature: Borrowers Time
There’s a family of tiny people at Staffordshire’s New Vic Theatre this Christmas...
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Feature: Flight of Fancy
Festive favourite The Nutcracker makes a welcome return to Birmingham Hippodrome.
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Feature: Tall Tales
A Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler favourite gets a festive twist at MAC.
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Feature: Snow Business
A sparkling new production of festive favourite The Snowman launches at Birmingham Rep…
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Feature: Dread Naught
Leading sculptor Permindar Kaur is showcasing her biggest-ever exhibition of new work.
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Feature: Ned Talk
Ned’s Atomic Dustbin's Jonn Penney discusses new book.
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Feature: Fly Away To Neverland
A new production of Peter Pan opens at Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
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Feature: Judy Craymer talks Mamma Mia!
A feelgood musical with a score of irresistible ABBA songs
What's On Theatres
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Regent Theatre
When the Regent first opened its doors, it wasn’t a theatre at all but a cinema, presenting its firs...
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Lichfield Garrick
The purpose-built Lichfield Garrick Theatre opened in 2003 and has a main auditorium seating more th...
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New Vic Theatre
Purpose-built as a theatre-in-the-round and opened in 1986, the New Vic is the regional producing th...
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Birmingham Hippodrome
Birmingham Hippodrome is one of the country’s biggest theatres, staging top West End shows all year...
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Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
The Wolverhampton Grand is one of the Midlands’ best-established theatres. Opening in 1894, the venu...
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Regent Theatre
When the Regent first opened its doors, it wasn’t a theatre at all but a cinema, presenting its firs...
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Lichfield Garrick
The purpose-built Lichfield Garrick Theatre opened in 2003 and has a main auditorium seating more th...
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New Vic Theatre
Purpose-built as a theatre-in-the-round and opened in 1986, the New Vic is the regional producing th...
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Birmingham Hippodrome
Birmingham Hippodrome is one of the country’s biggest theatres, staging top West End shows all year...
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Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
The Wolverhampton Grand is one of the Midlands’ best-established theatres. Opening in 1894, the venu...
Eat & Drink in Staffordshire
Places To Visit across the Midlands
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Lichfield Cathedral
Lichfield Cathedral is one of the oldest places of Christian worship, the burial place of Anglo-Saxo...
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Thinktank Science Museum
Located in Birmingham city centre, Thinktank offers a great day out for visitors of all ages....
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West Midlands Police Museum
Discover stories about some of Birmingham’s most notorious criminals, including the real Peaky Blind...
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Weston Park
Weston Park is a house set in 1,000 acres of Capability Brown-landscaped parkland, making it the per...
What's On Elsewhere
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The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime
New adaptation of the award-winning book.
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Murder, She Didn’t Write
Improvised Agatha Christie-inspired whodunnit
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Dog Man: The Musical
The author & illustrator behind Dog Man - a crime-biting hero with the head of a dog and the body of...
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Mean Girls
Heading to the Midlands direct from the West End.
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The Silence of the Lambs
The global cultural phenomenon make its stage play premiere
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The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime
New adaptation of the award-winning book.
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Murder, She Didn’t Write
Improvised Agatha Christie-inspired whodunnit
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Dog Man: The Musical
The author & illustrator behind Dog Man - a crime-biting hero with the head of a dog and the body of...
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Mean Girls
Heading to the Midlands direct from the West End.
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The Silence of the Lambs
The global cultural phenomenon make its stage play premiere
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