Highlights
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The return of Heritage Open Days in Wolverhampton & Black Country
The event returns this year from Friday 12 to Sunday 21 September.
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Hetain Patel: Come As You Really Are
Featuring hundreds of objects created, crafted and collected by hobbyists.
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Walsall MakerFest
MakerFest this month returns to the heart of Walsall for a second year. A vibrant celebration of creativity and community spirit, the event features showcases, performances, storytelling, and a full...
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Surinderella
Christmas is coming early to Wolverhampton this year, courtesy of this British South Asian pantomime, co-produced by the city’s Grand Theatre and Rifco Theatre Company. Fusing the British tradition...
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Gruff Rhys
Gruff Rhys finds inspiration for his music in a variety of unusual places. The Pembrokeshire-born, Cardiff-based musician - best known, of course, as the singer and main songwriter for Super Furry An...
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Pirates Love Underpants
Swashbuckling adventure for children
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Billy Dosanjh Endz Of The World: Coded Furnaces
Film, photography, sculpture, print making and painting all feature in the artistic output of Billy Dosanjh, much of whose practice is set in the de-industrialised factory towns of the Midlands. This...
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Cally Beaton
Cally is visiting the Midlands with Namaste Motherf*ckers, a show described by its publicity as ‘a quick-witted, unexpected and unapologetic insight into life in midlife’.
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Joanne Shaw Taylor
Wednesbury-born Joanne Shaw Taylor has certainly made good on a dream start to her career. At the tender age of 16, her remarkable guitar playing caught the attention of Eurythmics star Dave Stewart,...
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Spot’s Birthday Party
Steve the Monkey, Tom the Crocodile and Helen the Hippo are poised to party with birthday boy Spot the Dog in this well-regarded theatrical adaptation of Eric Hill’s classic book, Happy Birthday, Spot...
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Peaky Blinders Night
Peaky Blinders fans can travel back in time to the gritty industrial landscape of the 1920s at the Black Country Living Museum (BCLM) this month. Visitors are invited to don their finest threads and f...
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Calamity Jane
Starring West End actor and singer Carrie Hope Fletcher
Latest News
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Anastacia announces Wolverhampton show
Bringing her Not That Kind tour to Civic Hall on 23 September 2026.
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Adventure Cinema returns to Himley Hall for Halloween
The touring outdoor cinema will show three screenings this October.
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Wolverhampton Christmas Shopping Market is back for 2025
Taking place on Dudley Street from Friday 12 to Thursday 18 December.
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Oktoberfest is coming to Molineux
The Bavarian party arrives in Wolverhampton on Saturday 11 October.
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Wolverhampton Grand Theatre's Travel Fund for schools returns for a second year
The scheme has been funded in collaboration with The Richardson Brothers Foundation.
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Dudley Pride returning in September
Dudley Pride 25 will be held at Stone Street Square on Saturday 6 September.
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Rare Black Country-built scooter joins Black Country Living Museum's collection
The DKR Capella De-Luxe will be on display inside the Bradburn & Wedge Motor Garage.
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Oasis tribute band to play Wolverhampton's Market Sqaure
WonderWolves will transform Market Square into Heaton Square on Saturday 13 September.
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Bromwich Hall to receive £200k heritage grant
The funding will be used for urgent conservation and repair work.
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Anastacia announces Wolverhampton show
Bringing her Not That Kind tour to Civic Hall on 23 September 2026.
-
Adventure Cinema returns to Himley Hall for Halloween
The touring outdoor cinema will show three screenings this October.
-
Wolverhampton Christmas Shopping Market is back for 2025
Taking place on Dudley Street from Friday 12 to Thursday 18 December.
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Oktoberfest is coming to Molineux
The Bavarian party arrives in Wolverhampton on Saturday 11 October.
-
Wolverhampton Grand Theatre's Travel Fund for schools returns for a second year
The scheme has been funded in collaboration with The Richardson Brothers Foundation.
-
Dudley Pride returning in September
Dudley Pride 25 will be held at Stone Street Square on Saturday 6 September.
-
Rare Black Country-built scooter joins Black Country Living Museum's collection
The DKR Capella De-Luxe will be on display inside the Bradburn & Wedge Motor Garage.
-
Oasis tribute band to play Wolverhampton's Market Sqaure
WonderWolves will transform Market Square into Heaton Square on Saturday 13 September.
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Bromwich Hall to receive £200k heritage grant
The funding will be used for urgent conservation and repair work.
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...
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Get looking! Visual arts across the Midlands
Check out some of the fantastic exhibitions showing across the region this month.
Latest reviews
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Review: Mary Poppins at Birmingham Hippodrome
"infectious energy and playfulness which leaves the audience rapt"
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Review: Fat Ham at the RSC's Swan Theatre
"an uplifting and laughter-laced reincarnation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet"
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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"
Features, interviews & blogs...
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Into The Bolly-Woods
Rifco and the Wolverhampton Grand present new Desi-pantomime Surinderella.
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A home-grown British comedy
Mel Giedroyc talks about starring in new musical Starter For Ten, which visits Birmingham next month...
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Lightning In A Bottle
The Percy Jackson Musical promises to be epic in more ways than one...
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Head In The Clouds - interview with Jason Byrne
Comedian talks about bringing his new show to Birmingham next month
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Time Of Death: Interview with Dr Richard Shepherd
find out why time is so important in forensic medicine...
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Vivienne Carlyle talks about returning to Mrs Johnstone in Blood Brothers
Willy Russell’s iconic musical returns to the region
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Sabbath Spectacular
BRB’s Black Sabbath - The Ballet returns to the Hippodrome stage.
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The Return of Acid Beats
World-renowned VR experience comes to Warwick Arts Centre.
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Body Language
Adam Garcia stars in smash-hit musical The Bodyguard at The Alexandra.
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Feline Groovy
Griff Rhys Jones is happy to be back on the road with stand-up comedy show The Cat’s Pyjamas.
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Striking The Right Notes
Tickets are on sale now for The CBSO’s 2025/26 season.
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Thinking Games
Alan Davies talks about returning to the stage for the first time in a decade.
What's On Theatres & Arts Centres
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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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Birmingham Hippodrome
Birmingham Hippodrome is one of the country’s biggest theatres, staging top West End shows all year...
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Walsall Arena & Arts Centre
The Walsall Arena is one of the most technically advanced venues in the West Midlands and stages a v...
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Wolverhampton Arts Centre
Wolverhampton Arts Centre presents a wide range of entertainment across the year, including music, t...
Places To Visit
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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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Severn Valley Railway
Beautiful railway operating mainly steam-hauled passenger trains between Bridgnorth, Bewdley & Kidde...
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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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Royal Air Force Museum Midlands
Telling the story of aviation history and housing one of the UK's largest collections of its kind....
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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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2:22 - A Ghost Story
Starring real-life couple Kevin Clifton and Stacey Dooley alongside Grant Kilburn and Shvorne Marks....
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The Lightning Thief
The Percy Jackson musical
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Griff Rhys Jones: The Cat's Pyjamas
Griff is back on the road with the second tour of his much-anticipated brand-new stand-up show, foll...
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Malvern Autumn Festival
The best of Autumn against the backdrop of the Malvern Hills
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British Ceramics Biennial 2025
British Ceramics Biennial returns for its ninth edition this month. Taking place across six weeks, t...
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2:22 - A Ghost Story
Starring real-life couple Kevin Clifton and Stacey Dooley alongside Grant Kilburn and Shvorne Marks....
-
The Lightning Thief
The Percy Jackson musical
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Griff Rhys Jones: The Cat's Pyjamas
Griff is back on the road with the second tour of his much-anticipated brand-new stand-up show, foll...
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Malvern Autumn Festival
The best of Autumn against the backdrop of the Malvern Hills
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British Ceramics Biennial 2025
British Ceramics Biennial returns for its ninth edition this month. Taking place across six weeks, t...
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