Highlights
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The Festival of Brilliant
The children's book festival returns to Biddulph Old Hall.
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Blood Brothers
Willy Russell's iconic musical returns.
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Lichfield Food & Drink Festival Spring
100+ food, drink & artisan stalls across the city centre.
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Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox
Postmodern Jukebox, the internationally acclaimed music collective famed for their signature time-twisting style, transforming some of our most loved songs into dazzling vintage masterpieces, has anno...
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Quill
When bass guitarist Ben Brain died suddenly in 2012, his wife and Quill’s lead singer, Joy Strachan-Brain, was of a mind to call time on the popular Tamworth band’s 30-plus years of musicmaking. Event...
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Suzi Ruffell: The Juggle
It’s hard to be good all the time...
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Josh Widdicombe
The Not My Cup of Tea tour...
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Titanic Exhibition
Featuring new artefacts, immersive experiences, and insight into the true story of the world's most famous ship.
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BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Residing at the Corporation’s Manchester home of Media City, the BBC Philharmonic visits the Potteries early this month in the company of violinist Zoe Beyers and cellist Peter Dixon, who will be team...
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Operation Mincemeat
The unbelievable true story of the secret mission that won us WWII.
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AJ Bell Great Birmingham Run
The Midlands’ biggest and most exciting mass-participation running event, returns this May.
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Disenchanted!
The musical fairytale that bites back!
Latest...
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Residents invited to help create flower display at Tamworth Castle
The exterior of Tamworth Castle will be transformed into a breathtaking flower castle.
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Craft beer festival comes to Stoke for the first time
Craft Brew Festival comes to King’s Hall on Saturday 11 July.
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Around The World In 80 Days returns to the New Vic
Showing from Saturday 23 May to Saturday 13 June 2026.
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Shed Seven return to Victoria Hall
Performing on Thursday 8 December 2026.
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National Memorial Arboretum announces new name
Becoming the Royal British Legion National Remembrance Gardens this September.
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Eric and Friends return to the New Vic with two new shows
Eric In Downtown Abbey and Spend Spend Spend Eric will debut later this year.
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RAF Museum Midlands takes the top spot of Which's best UK museums list
The RAF Museum Midlands achieved an outstanding score of 93%.
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Claybody Theatre awarded £150k for The Dipping House improvements
The funding will support essential improvements to the venue.
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Wet Wet Wet bring new tour to the Midlands in 2027
Playing three Midlands' venues.
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Residents invited to help create flower display at Tamworth Castle
The exterior of Tamworth Castle will be transformed into a breathtaking flower castle.
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Craft beer festival comes to Stoke for the first time
Craft Brew Festival comes to King’s Hall on Saturday 11 July.
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Around The World In 80 Days returns to the New Vic
Showing from Saturday 23 May to Saturday 13 June 2026.
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Shed Seven return to Victoria Hall
Performing on Thursday 8 December 2026.
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National Memorial Arboretum announces new name
Becoming the Royal British Legion National Remembrance Gardens this September.
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Eric and Friends return to the New Vic with two new shows
Eric In Downtown Abbey and Spend Spend Spend Eric will debut later this year.
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RAF Museum Midlands takes the top spot of Which's best UK museums list
The RAF Museum Midlands achieved an outstanding score of 93%.
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Claybody Theatre awarded £150k for The Dipping House improvements
The funding will support essential improvements to the venue.
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Wet Wet Wet bring new tour to the Midlands in 2027
Playing three Midlands' venues.
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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Get looking! Visual arts across the Midlands
Check out some of the fantastic exhibitions showing across the region this month.
Festivals
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Shrewsbury Folk Festival
Line-up includes: Andy Fairweather Low and Ferocious Dog.
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Penkridge Open Air
Line-up includes: The Drifters, ABC and 2 Unlimited.
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Bearded Theory
Line-up includes: Pixies, Garbage and Skunk Anansie.
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Glastonbudget
Line-up includes: Flash and Antarctic Monkeys.
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Cafe Mambo Ibiza Classics
Line-up includes: Groove Armada, Roger Sanchez and Chicane.
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Cheltenham Jazz Festival
Celebrating 30 years of Jazz in Cheltenham.
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House on the Hill
Bringing top DJs, fresh from the White Isle, to Warwickshire.
Latest Reviews
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Review: Barnum at Birmingham Hippodrome
"dazzling theatrical extravaganza"
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Review: Good Golly Miss Molly
An absolutely a feel good night, even if you've never heard of Stoke.
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Review: The Constant Wife at Theatre Severn
An affable evening of well-honed comedy
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Review: The Talented Mr Ripley at The Grand
"a distinctive, exhilarating adaptation of a remarkable psychological thriller"
Features, interviews & blogs...
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Feature: Trocks Away
All-male comedy ballet company Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo are heading for Wolverhampton.
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Feature: Riding on a Wave
A new production of The Tempest opens at the RSC.
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Feature: Pop Party
A collection of works by the Pop Art icon will go on display in the city.
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Feature: Top of the Voix
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK favourite La Voix stars as Miss Hannigan in Annie at The Alexandra.
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Feature: Pots of Talk
Keith Brymer Jones and Marj Hogarth bring their Us, Pots And A Welsh Chapel show to the Midlands.
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Feature: Going Her Own Way
Katriona O’Sullivan chats about her bestselling memoir, Poor, and its stage adaptation.
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Feature: Prince-less
A sassy musical mash-up of favourite fairytales hits the stage in Lichfield this month...
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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Stafford Gatehouse Theatre
Opening in 1982, Stafford Gatehouse Theatre programmes both professional and amateur shows, and thro...
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Crown Wharf Theatre
The Crown Wharf Theatre is a brand new arts & community space located in the heart of Stone, Staffor...
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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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Stafford Gatehouse Theatre
Opening in 1982, Stafford Gatehouse Theatre programmes both professional and amateur shows, and thro...
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Crown Wharf Theatre
The Crown Wharf Theatre is a brand new arts & community space located in the heart of Stone, Staffor...
Competitions
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A family ticket to Midsummer Night's Dream
Showing at The Rep from 25 April - 24 May.
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Tickets to see Omar
Playing Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, on Thursday 18 June.
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Two tickets to '80s Classical
At Birmingham's Symphony Hall on Thursday 11 June.
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Two tickets to see Driftwood
Showing at The Other Place from Fri 17 April - Sat 30 May.
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 Last Laugh
“I’ve written a play that imagines Eric Morecambe, Tommy Cooper and Bob Monkhouse sitting in a dress...
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Waitress
The five-star musical returns, starring Carrie Hope Fletcher.
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RHS Malvern Spring Festival
Plants & gardens inspiring gardening enthusiasts
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Miss Saigon
The legendary musical is reborn.
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Driftwood
One wrong move and everything could shatter
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The Last Laugh
“I’ve written a play that imagines Eric Morecambe, Tommy Cooper and Bob Monkhouse sitting in a dress...
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Waitress
The five-star musical returns, starring Carrie Hope Fletcher.
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RHS Malvern Spring Festival
Plants & gardens inspiring gardening enthusiasts
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Miss Saigon
The legendary musical is reborn.
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Driftwood
One wrong move and everything could shatter
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