Highlights
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Titanic Exhibition
Featuring new artefacts, enhanced immersive experiences, and deeper insight into the true story of the world’s most famous ship.
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National Homebuilding & Renovating Show
Get your 2 FREE tickets worth £36 with What's On.
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The Gruffalo’s Child
Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler’s picture book brought to the stage by Tall Stories
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BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
The orchestra visits the Potteries with soloist Senja Rummukainen
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Andy Parsons - Please #@!$ off to Mars
With complimentary reviews including such observations as 'what he lacks in hair, he more than makes up for in originality,' Andy Parsons is a sharp and topical comedian who's well known from TV shows...
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AJ Bell Great Birmingham Run
The Midlands’ biggest and most exciting mass-participation running event, returns this May.
Latest...
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The Tawny's restaurant awarded three AA Rosettes
It has become the first hotel in Staffordshire to be awarded three AA Rosettes for its restaurant.
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Ceramic Makers’ Market returns to Gladstone Pottery Museum
Taking place on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 March.
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The Potteries Museum to reopen key spaces this spring
From Saturday 28 March, visitors can access the iconic Spitfire, the Forum Theatre and Violet’s Café...
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Wolverhampton Art Gallery presents a major exhibition of works by Andy Warhol
A chance to see drawings, screenprints, paintings and photographs spanning the 1950s-1980s.
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Staffy art trail design competition opens to the public
The Staffy Trail will run for 10 weeks across Stoke-on-Trent, Tamworth, Stafford and Lichfield.
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Forestry England to plant largest new woodland in over 20 years in Staffordshire
The new woodland, near the village of Abbots Bromley, will be called Bagots Park Wood.
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Casting announced for UK premiere of Disenchanted!
Making its professional UK theatre debut at Lichfield Garrick this spring.
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Staffordshire History Centre to host tours and talks of the county’s past
The events offer an accessible and enjoyable way to explore Staffordshire’s heritage.
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The Festival of Brilliant returns for 2026
Back at Biddulph Old Hall on Friday 10 & Saturday 11 July 2026.
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The Tawny's restaurant awarded three AA Rosettes
It has become the first hotel in Staffordshire to be awarded three AA Rosettes for its restaurant.
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Ceramic Makers’ Market returns to Gladstone Pottery Museum
Taking place on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 March.
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The Potteries Museum to reopen key spaces this spring
From Saturday 28 March, visitors can access the iconic Spitfire, the Forum Theatre and Violet’s Café...
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Wolverhampton Art Gallery presents a major exhibition of works by Andy Warhol
A chance to see drawings, screenprints, paintings and photographs spanning the 1950s-1980s.
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Staffy art trail design competition opens to the public
The Staffy Trail will run for 10 weeks across Stoke-on-Trent, Tamworth, Stafford and Lichfield.
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Forestry England to plant largest new woodland in over 20 years in Staffordshire
The new woodland, near the village of Abbots Bromley, will be called Bagots Park Wood.
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Casting announced for UK premiere of Disenchanted!
Making its professional UK theatre debut at Lichfield Garrick this spring.
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Staffordshire History Centre to host tours and talks of the county’s past
The events offer an accessible and enjoyable way to explore Staffordshire’s heritage.
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The Festival of Brilliant returns for 2026
Back at Biddulph Old Hall on Friday 10 & Saturday 11 July 2026.
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.
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.
Latest Reviews
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Review: Dear England at Birmingham Hippodrome
"fun, vital, joyous"
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Review: Here & Now at Wolverhampton Grand
"a disarmingly moving and exceedingly fun night out - it’s simply Step-tacular!"
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Review: Top Hat at Birmingham Hippodrome
Escape "into a wonderful bygone era full of Art Deco glamour and sophistication"
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Review: The Hound of The Baskervilles at the New Vic
The National Theatre of Brent has a lot to answer for. In 1980 Patrick Barlow and, notably, Jim Broa...
Features, interviews & blogs...
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Feature: Laughing & Learning
Comedy and science combine in Lieven Scheire’s deep dive into Artificial Intelligence...
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Feature: In The Pink
Legally Blonde: The Musical visits the Midlands.
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Feature: Back of the Net
The Beautiful Game comes under the spotlight at Birmingham Hippodrome.
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Feature: If The Shoe Fits
Sir Matthew Bourne’s sumptuous adaptation of The Red Shoes visits Birmingham.
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Feature: Making Mincemeat
Hit musical Operation Mincemeat is set to cause a splash in the Midlands...
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Feature: From Harry to Henry
Alfred Enoch takes on his biggest stage role to date.
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Feature: Crocs Away
Roald Dahl’s Enormous Crocodile slides onto the stage.
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Feature: Tour De Force
Ellen Kent’s Farewell Tour brings opulent opera to the Midlands.
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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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...
Competitions
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A family ticket to Fireman Sam
Heading to Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, on Sunday 26 April.
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A family ticket to see Zog
Flying into Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, this May.
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Two tickets to see Death On The Nile
Showing at The Alexandra, Birmingham from 7 - 11 April.
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Tickets to see Omar
Playing Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, on Thursday 18 June.
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Two tickets to see Driftwood
Showing at The Other Place from Fri 17 April - Sat 30 May.
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Two tickets to see The Shawshank Redemption
Showing at The Alexandra, Birmingham from 26 - 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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Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
Seen by tens of millions of people across the globe, Buddy is an enormously enduring and touchingly...
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Ballet Black at 25
Cassa Pancho’s Ballet Black celebrates its 25th Anniversary with a much-anticipated debut to Wolverh...
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Countrytastic
Popular family day out packed with farmyard fun.
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I'm Every Woman: The Chaka Khan Musical
The life story of the multi-platinum selling icon.
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Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
Seen by tens of millions of people across the globe, Buddy is an enormously enduring and touchingly...
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Ballet Black at 25
Cassa Pancho’s Ballet Black celebrates its 25th Anniversary with a much-anticipated debut to Wolverh...
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Countrytastic
Popular family day out packed with farmyard fun.
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I'm Every Woman: The Chaka Khan Musical
The life story of the multi-platinum selling icon.
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