Highlights
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Robin Hood
The ultimate sheriff-busting pantomime extravaganza.
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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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Birmingham International Tattoo
Birmingham International Tattoo will return with ‘three hours of pomp, pageantry and spectacle’ in the new year.
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Creative Craft Show
Three inspiring events for the price of one!
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Photography & Video Show
Get 20% off tickets with code WON26. FREE entry for professional photographers.
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Grayson Perry: The Annunciation Of The Virgin Deal
Part of the Turner Prize-winning artist’s The Vanity Of Small Differences series
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Ocean In Concert
A live screening of the stunning nature documentary feature Ocean with David Attenborough.
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Sophie Lloyd
Four million followers across her social channels and more than 180 million views on YouTube is testament to the irrefutable fact that Sophie Lloyd’s star is most definitely in the ascendant. Highli...
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Drag Me To The 80s
The title says it all, as a cast of camp-as-Christmas drag queens pump out an evening of chartbusters from the decade of big hair and even bigger shoulder-pads. The show features hits from Kylie, Mado...
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ANDI
Coventry-based artist ANDI is spending 12 weeks in the New Art Gallery’s purpose-built artists’ studio, developing new paintings and working at a larger scale for the first time. The residency, which...
Latest News
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Dudley Zoo looking for donations after storm damage
The Flamingo Falls area will need a total rebuild after Storm Goretti.
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Corrie star Sally Ann Matthews stars in Here & Now - The Steps Musical at Wolverhampton Grand
Showing from Tuesday 10 – Sunday 15 March 2026.
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Major Wolverhampton regeneration project gets green light
The former M&S building will become apartments and retail units.
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Wolverhampton Grand Theatre celebrates panto success
The in-house produced pantomime received over 25 five-star reviews.
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Famous blues club launches at West Bromwich Indoor Market
Henry’s Blueshouse will be running the weekly gigs every Friday.
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The Merry Boys reopens after £383k investment
The much-loved community pub has been transformed with new features.
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Jeff Wayne's The War of The Worlds concert comes to Wolverhampton
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds LIVE! shows at Civic Hall on 22 October 2026.
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Playback Creates launches landmark programme Playback
Playback Creates, an exciting new not-for-profit platform dedicated to championing South Asian creat...
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Wolverhampton Literature Festival is back for 2026
Returning to the city from 6 - 8 February.
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Dudley Zoo looking for donations after storm damage
The Flamingo Falls area will need a total rebuild after Storm Goretti.
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Corrie star Sally Ann Matthews stars in Here & Now - The Steps Musical at Wolverhampton Grand
Showing from Tuesday 10 – Sunday 15 March 2026.
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Major Wolverhampton regeneration project gets green light
The former M&S building will become apartments and retail units.
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Wolverhampton Grand Theatre celebrates panto success
The in-house produced pantomime received over 25 five-star reviews.
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Famous blues club launches at West Bromwich Indoor Market
Henry’s Blueshouse will be running the weekly gigs every Friday.
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The Merry Boys reopens after £383k investment
The much-loved community pub has been transformed with new features.
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Jeff Wayne's The War of The Worlds concert comes to Wolverhampton
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds LIVE! shows at Civic Hall on 22 October 2026.
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Playback Creates launches landmark programme Playback
Playback Creates, an exciting new not-for-profit platform dedicated to championing South Asian creat...
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Wolverhampton Literature Festival is back for 2026
Returning to the city from 6 - 8 February.
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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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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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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Penkridge Open Air
Line-up includes: The Drifters, ABC and 2 Unlimited.
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Cafe Mambo Ibiza Classics
Line-up includes: Groove Armada, Roger Sanchez and Chicane.
Latest reviews
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Review: John Bramwell at the Temperance Bar, Leamington Spa
Bramwell is clearly as content as he’s ever been.
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Review: SIX The Musical at Wolverhampton Grand
'A joyous and uplifting spectacle"
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Review: Sleeping Beauty at the Wolverhampton Grand
"stunning spectacle and healthy dose of holiday hilarity"
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Review: Fiddler On The Roof at The Alexandra
"surely the ‘must see’ of the season"
Features, interviews & blogs...
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Feature: Cheek to Cheek
Phillip Attmore and Amara Okereke face the music in classic comedy Top Hat.
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Feature: A Towering Achievement
Fawlty Towers madness live on stage...
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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.
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Feature: Killer Thriller
Twisted comedy thriller Murder At Midnight visits Belgrade Theatre.
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Feature: Fred Alert
Hijinx Theatre bring a highly acclaimed and ‘unmissable comedy’ to the Midlands.
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Viva España
Birmingham Royal Ballet presents Carlos Acosta’s Don Quixote.
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Catch The Thief
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical visits Birmingham Hippodrome.
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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 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...
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 pair of tickets to see Don Quixote
BRB's production returns to the Hippodrome this February.
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Two weekend camping tickets to Shrewsbury Folk Festival
Returning from 28 - 31 August 2026.
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Two weekend tickets to Bearded Theory
Returning to Catton Park, Derbyshire from 20 - 24 May.
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Four tickets to Birmingham International Tattoo
At bp Pulse LIVE on 14 & 15 February.
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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Bluey's Big Play
Featuring brilliantly created puppets.
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Stories That Made Us
Step back in time at the Herbert Art Gallery.
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Motionhouse: Hidden
The world premier from the dance-circus company.
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Malvern Festival of Ideas
Featuring 2026's Social Change Programme & Family Programme
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Mean Girls
Heading to the Midlands direct from the West End.
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Bluey's Big Play
Featuring brilliantly created puppets.
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Stories That Made Us
Step back in time at the Herbert Art Gallery.
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Motionhouse: Hidden
The world premier from the dance-circus company.
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Malvern Festival of Ideas
Featuring 2026's Social Change Programme & Family Programme
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Mean Girls
Heading to the Midlands direct from the West End.
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