Highlights
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Mary Poppins
Everybody's favourite magical nanny is flying back into the Midlands!
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The Reunion Show
A one-day celebration of cars from the golden era of modifications.
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The Festival of Brilliant
The children's book festival returns to Biddulph Old Hall this July.
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Mark Watson
Mark Watson was born in Bristol to Welsh parents and initially delivered his act with a Welsh accent, claiming he felt “more comfortable talking in a voice that I didn’t quite recognise as my own”.
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Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice: Together
More fun, more dance, more song, and even more entertainment.
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Lucy Beaumont
“I started out acting but quickly realised I needed to try something else,” says Hull-born comic Lucy Beaumont, who was diagnosed with ADHD a couple of years back and more recently separated from her...
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Much Ado About Falstaff
One of Shakespeare’s greatest and most enduring comic creations is here returning to the stage in a brand-new show. The famously vain, gluttonous and ale-supping Sir John Falstaff appears in three o...
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Through Their Eyes: 80 Years On
Marking this month’s 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, Through Their Eyes is part of the National Memorial Arboretum’s The Year Was 1945... project. The initiative comprises displays, even...
Latest...
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Enjoy a Sensasian-al family day at the New Vic
Celebrating South Asian art and culture, Sensasian Family Day is back on Saturday 26 July.
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The Staffordshire Moorlands to host first ever Pride
Pride in the Moorlands takes place on 27 - 29 June 2025.
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Cotton to open new café-bar at Goods Yard this June
Serving up fresh coffee, juices, pastries and cakes seven days a week.
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Stafford charity walk returns for second year
Katharine House Hospice’s Walk to Remember will be back at Shugborough this September.
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Arthur Berry exhibition takes to the streets
The exhibition will run from August to October.
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Six the Musical makes a royal return to Stoke-on-Trent
Showing at Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent from Wednesday 25 - Saturday 28 March 2026.
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Mean Girls The Musical is coming to the Midlands
The show will visit Wolverhampton, Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent.
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Outdoor exhibition by The National Gallery goes on display in Stoke-on-Trent
The exhibition includes 15 famous masterpieces from the world-famous London gallery.
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Free street velodrome is returning to Lichfield and Burntwood
The Street Velodrome is returning to Beacon Park and Burntwood Leisure Centre.
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Enjoy a Sensasian-al family day at the New Vic
Celebrating South Asian art and culture, Sensasian Family Day is back on Saturday 26 July.
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The Staffordshire Moorlands to host first ever Pride
Pride in the Moorlands takes place on 27 - 29 June 2025.
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Cotton to open new café-bar at Goods Yard this June
Serving up fresh coffee, juices, pastries and cakes seven days a week.
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Stafford charity walk returns for second year
Katharine House Hospice’s Walk to Remember will be back at Shugborough this September.
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Arthur Berry exhibition takes to the streets
The exhibition will run from August to October.
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Six the Musical makes a royal return to Stoke-on-Trent
Showing at Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent from Wednesday 25 - Saturday 28 March 2026.
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Mean Girls The Musical is coming to the Midlands
The show will visit Wolverhampton, Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent.
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Outdoor exhibition by The National Gallery goes on display in Stoke-on-Trent
The exhibition includes 15 famous masterpieces from the world-famous London gallery.
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Free street velodrome is returning to Lichfield and Burntwood
The Street Velodrome is returning to Beacon Park and Burntwood Leisure Centre.
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: The Constant Wife at the RSC
"charming, thought-provoking and ever so chic"
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Review: Chicago at The Wolverhampton Grand
"to be given the Ol’ Razzle Dazzle - head to Wolverhampton without delay"
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Review: Greg Davies Full Fat Legend at BP Pulse Live, Birmingham
"rude, grisly, puerile and most importantly hilarious"
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Review: TINA - The Tina Turner Musical at the Hippodrome
"be thrilled, moved and inspired by this extraordinary story of resilience and triumph"
Features, interviews & blogs...
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Lichfield Festival: Best Of The Fest
Featuring a feast of entertainment and a smorgasbord of performances.
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Thinking Games
Alan Davies talks about returning to the stage for the first time in a decade.
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A Sort Of Homecoming
Local lad taking lead role in this summer’s Stafford Shakespeare production of Hamlet.
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Odd Ones, Out
Fun-loving Oddsocks bring Shakespeare into the open air - and it works like a Dream...
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Comic Relief
Paul Hendy’s new play, The Last Laugh, is a love letter to a golden age in British comedy...
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Practically Perfect
Mary Poppins flies back to Birmingham.
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Constant Evolution
A new version of Somerset Maugham’s The Constant Wife opens at the RSC’s Swan Theatre 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...
Competitions
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Win two tickets to see Surinderella
Showing at Wolverhampton Grand from 23 - 27 September.
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Win a family ticket to Three Counties Food & Drink Festival
Taking place at Three Counties Showground on 26-27 July.
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Win two tickets to see War Horse
Showing at The Alexandra, Birmingham from 10 - 19 July.
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Win two tickets to see Surinderella
Showing at Wolverhampton Grand from 23 - 27 September.
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Win a family ticket to Three Counties Food & Drink Festival
Taking place at Three Counties Showground on 26-27 July.
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Win two tickets to see War Horse
Showing at The Alexandra, Birmingham from 10 - 19 July.
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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Three Counties Food & Drink Festival
The ultimate food lover’s paradise...
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Mary Poppins
Everybody's favourite magical nanny is flying back into the Midlands!
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Brick Dinos
Step back in time for a Dino-tastic day out at the Herbert!
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Shrewsbury Folk Festival
A highlight of any folk fan's calendar.
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Bat Out Of Hell
The Jim Steinman/Meat Loaf musical extravaganza...
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Three Counties Food & Drink Festival
The ultimate food lover’s paradise...
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Mary Poppins
Everybody's favourite magical nanny is flying back into the Midlands!
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Brick Dinos
Step back in time for a Dino-tastic day out at the Herbert!
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Shrewsbury Folk Festival
A highlight of any folk fan's calendar.
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Bat Out Of Hell
The Jim Steinman/Meat Loaf musical extravaganza...
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