Highlights
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Stratford Literary Festival 2026
The festival returns, with guests including Mark Gatiss, the Scummy Mummies, Natalie Haynes & more...
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Being Hazel
An exhibition celebrating Coventry Singer/actress Hazel O’Connor
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Henry V
Alfred Enoch returns to the RSC
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Spires Music: Sounds and Sweet Airs
A concert of music inspired by works of Shakespeare
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National Homebuilding & Renovating Show
Get your 2 FREE tickets worth £36 with What's On.
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RHS Malvern Spring Festival
One of the first major flower shows of the year, RHS Malvern Spring Festival provides a plethora of plants and gardens to provide inspiration for new and established gardening enthusiasts alike.
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Photography & Video Show
Get 20% off tickets with code WON26. FREE entry for professional photographers.
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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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26 Musicals coming to the Midlands in 2026
Smash hits and new productions heading to a theatre near you!
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Family Concert: The Storm Whale
Based on the colourful children’s book by Benji Davies
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Creative Craft Show
Three inspiring events for the price of one!
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Takuro Kuwata, Tea Bowl Punk
Traditional Japanese pottery techniques fused with experimental sculptural processes
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Countrytastic
Popular family day out packed with farmyard fun.
Latest...
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Coventry Music Historian pins down definitive Coventry singles
Coventry Music Museum curator Pete Chambers celebrates forty five years of the 45 single record
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Community theatre takes centre stage at The Albany Theatre
The Coventry-based theatre launches Albany Creates Together (ACT)
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John Torode and Lisa Faulkner join Three Counties Food & Drink Festival
Get ready for a weekend of flavour and fun.
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Paines Plough announce details for Tour the Writer Festival
The one-day celebration of new writing takes place at the Belgrade Theatre
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Former radio presenter puts her voice to new project
Nikki Tapper partners with The National Apprenticeship & Education Events.
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Royal Shakespeare Company Announces 2026/27 Season
Tony award-winning Broadway star Jonathan Groff and Harriet Walter feature
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'Hold your Horses' at Countrytastic 2026
Celebrate everything equestrian, with a full day of family fun!
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Coventry residents with Go CV+ card invited to visit Coventry Charterhouse for free
Coventry residents with a Go CV+ card are being welcomed to Coventry Charterhouse to visit for free,...
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Creative Craft Show brings UK’s finest makers to Birmingham
The Creative Craft Show, Sewing for Pleasure and Fashion and Embroidery returns to the NEC Birmingha...
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Coventry Music Historian pins down definitive Coventry singles
Coventry Music Museum curator Pete Chambers celebrates forty five years of the 45 single record
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Community theatre takes centre stage at The Albany Theatre
The Coventry-based theatre launches Albany Creates Together (ACT)
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John Torode and Lisa Faulkner join Three Counties Food & Drink Festival
Get ready for a weekend of flavour and fun.
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Paines Plough announce details for Tour the Writer Festival
The one-day celebration of new writing takes place at the Belgrade Theatre
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Former radio presenter puts her voice to new project
Nikki Tapper partners with The National Apprenticeship & Education Events.
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Royal Shakespeare Company Announces 2026/27 Season
Tony award-winning Broadway star Jonathan Groff and Harriet Walter feature
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'Hold your Horses' at Countrytastic 2026
Celebrate everything equestrian, with a full day of family fun!
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Coventry residents with Go CV+ card invited to visit Coventry Charterhouse for free
Coventry residents with a Go CV+ card are being welcomed to Coventry Charterhouse to visit for free,...
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Creative Craft Show brings UK’s finest makers to Birmingham
The Creative Craft Show, Sewing for Pleasure and Fashion and Embroidery returns to the NEC Birmingha...
Coming soon to the Midlands
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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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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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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...
Festivals
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Shrewsbury Folk Festival
Line-up includes: Andy Fairweather Low and Ferocious Dog.
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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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Penkridge Open Air
Line-up includes: The Drifters, ABC and 2 Unlimited.
Latest Reviews
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Review: Fawlty Towers at Wolverhampton Grand
"like putting on your favourite old cardigan"
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Review: Warwick Spice - 25 years on and still going strong
"nothing short of exceptional"
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Review: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind at the RSC
"when the company joins voices in effervescent harmony, the effect is truly magical"
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Review: The Lightning Thief at Birmingham Hippodrome
"a lighthearted and delightfully camp romp, which brings the magic of Percy Jackson’s world to life"...
Features, interviews & blogs...
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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: A Living Legend
I’m Every Woman: The Chaka Khan Musical comes to Coventry.
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Feature: Killer Thriller
Twisted comedy thriller Murder At Midnight visits Belgrade Theatre.
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Wind of Change
The RSC is set to stage the world premiere of a bold new musical.
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Family Ties
New exhibition illuminates the life of a South Asian family.
What's On Arts Venues
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Royal Shakespeare Theatre
The home of the Royal Shakespeare Company was originally opened in 1932 as the Shakespeare Memorial...
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Belgrade Theatre
The Belgrade was built in 1958 as part of the city’s reconstruction after the Second World War. The...
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Albany Theatre
The Albany is a beautiful Art Deco theatre in the heart of Coventry which stages in-house and profes...
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Warwick Arts Centre
One of the largest multi-artform venues in the UK, Warwick Arts Centre first opened its doors in 197...
Places To Visit
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Severn Valley Railway
Beautiful railway operating mainly steam-hauled passenger trains between Bridgnorth, Bewdley & Kidde...
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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...
Competitions
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Two tickets to see Legally Blonde
Showing at The Alexandra, Birmingham from 31 March - 4 April.
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A family ticket to Fireman Sam
Heading to Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, on Sunday 26 April.
What's On elsewhere in the West Midlands...
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Malvern Festival of Ideas
Featuring 2026's Social Change Programme & Family Programme
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Dead Ringers
BBC Radio Four's master impressionists hit the road...
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I Photograph Comedians
A selection of images of beloved comics by Andy Hollingworth
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Diversity - Soul
Based around the technological advancements of AI.
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Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile
A wickedly funny musical adventure.
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Malvern Festival of Ideas
Featuring 2026's Social Change Programme & Family Programme
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Dead Ringers
BBC Radio Four's master impressionists hit the road...
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I Photograph Comedians
A selection of images of beloved comics by Andy Hollingworth
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Diversity - Soul
Based around the technological advancements of AI.
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Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile
A wickedly funny musical adventure.
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