Highlights
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Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour
It's time to dust off those scoring paddles and get those dancing shoes ready, because the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour is back for 2025.
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Cheltenham Literature Festival 2024
The world’s longest-running literature festival celebrates 75 Years.
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Motorcycle Live
With a mighty shake-up for 2024, there will be new opportunities to ride, new entertainment, new features and more.
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Disney's Aladdin
One lamp, three wishes and a great theatrical experience.
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Grand Designs Live
Be inspired by hundreds of exhibitors, spanning across four different sectors: Build, Kitchens and Bathrooms, Gardens, and Interiors.
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Eternal Love The Musical
Steve Steinman celebrates 22 years of Vampires Rock.
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Iron & Wine
Sam Beam jokes, “Light verse is a form of poetry about playful themes that often uses nonsense and wordplay, and it’s my first official Iron & Wine comedy album!…. Just kidding….”
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Nikita Kuzmin - Midnight Dancer
A brand new show from the rising star of Strictly Come Dancing
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Dear Evan Hansen
The production makes its two Midlands stop-offs as part of its first-ever UK & Ireland tour.
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Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience is a highly interactive experience, where audiences enjoy a 3-course meal and 5-star comedy.
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Evolution
Evolution, an epic drone light show that promises to take audiences on a mesmerising journey through time and space, comes to Edgbaston Stadium this October.
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Mo Gilligan and Friends
The Black British Takeover Tour.
Latest...
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First ever world tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical comes to Birmingham
It'll show at Birmingham Hippodrome from Wednesday 15 October - Saturday 15 November 2025.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year comes to Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
The world-renowned exhibition is on display until 20 April 2025.
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Full casting announced for Mary Poppins in Birmingham
The classic shows at Birmingham Hippodrome from Wednesday 16 July - Saturday 23 August 2025.
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War and Craig Charles announced for Mostly Jazz Funk and Soul Festival 2025
The festival runs from Friday 11 - Sunday 13 July.
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Ricky Gervais brings Mortality tour to Birmingham
He's playing Utilita Arena Birmingham on Tuesday 28 January 2025.
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Paddington Bear statue comes to Birmingham as part of UK tour
In celebration of the forthcoming release of Paddington in Peru.
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New dance production receives Birmingham premiere at Thinktank
Balance is a mesmerising dance theatre performance, inspiring appreciation of the human body.
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Oktoberfest celebrations come to Birmingham's Button Factory
Featuring DJs, MCs, Bavarian dancers, live Oompah bands, steins and more.
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Claim two free tickets to Grand Designs Live
The popular event returns to NEC Birmingham from 2-6 October.
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First ever world tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical comes to Birmingham
It'll show at Birmingham Hippodrome from Wednesday 15 October - Saturday 15 November 2025.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year comes to Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
The world-renowned exhibition is on display until 20 April 2025.
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Full casting announced for Mary Poppins in Birmingham
The classic shows at Birmingham Hippodrome from Wednesday 16 July - Saturday 23 August 2025.
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War and Craig Charles announced for Mostly Jazz Funk and Soul Festival 2025
The festival runs from Friday 11 - Sunday 13 July.
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Ricky Gervais brings Mortality tour to Birmingham
He's playing Utilita Arena Birmingham on Tuesday 28 January 2025.
-
Paddington Bear statue comes to Birmingham as part of UK tour
In celebration of the forthcoming release of Paddington in Peru.
-
New dance production receives Birmingham premiere at Thinktank
Balance is a mesmerising dance theatre performance, inspiring appreciation of the human body.
-
Oktoberfest celebrations come to Birmingham's Button Factory
Featuring DJs, MCs, Bavarian dancers, live Oompah bands, steins and more.
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Claim two free tickets to Grand Designs Live
The popular event returns to NEC Birmingham from 2-6 October.
Latest Reviews
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Review: Five stars for Birmingham Royal Ballet’s La Fille mal gardée
"an entertaining, elegant and extremely enjoyable night "
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Review: Lord of the Dance in Birmingham
The Michael Flatley classic celebrates its 25th anniversary.
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Review: Hairspray at Birmingham Hippodrome
"A wonderful evening of escapism and delights"
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Review: Northern Ballet's Romeo & Juliet
"The whole performance is visually stunning"
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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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.
Features, interviews & blogs...
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Theatrical dinner event with a difference
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience comes to Brum
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Aiming high
New drone light show set to wow audiences at Edgbaston Stadium
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Stepping out...
Steps’ brand-new musical, Here & Now, to debut at Birmingham theatre The Alexandra next month
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Celebrating the small screen
What’s On chats to Red Dwarf star Chris Barrie ahead of this year’s Square Eyes TV Festival...
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On the road...
Comedian Maisie Adam chats about her new hair-do, football and plenty more...
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Disney Magic
What’s On recently caught up with two of Aladdin’s cast - Adam Strong and Desmonda Cathabel
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Warwick Arts Centre is 50!
Director Doreen Foster chats to What's On about WAC’s past, present and future...
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Children of the revelation
New family drama at the Coventry Belgrade...
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From dance floors to earthquakes
Black Country Touring returns with a show to go wild about.
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Taking on the Bard
Matt Cardle talks about starring as the world’s most famous playwright...
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Finding love in the 1970s
Brand-new musical Becoming Nancy is set to make its UK debut at Birmingham Repertory Theatre
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To the Moon and back...
BRB's brand-new production, Luna, champions women as creators, innovators and activists...
What's On theatres
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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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The Alexandra
The Alexandra is situated in the heart of Birmingham and originally opened in 1901. The theatre host...
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The Old Rep Theatre
The Old Rep is a young people driven theatre situated on Station Street in the centre of Birmingham,...
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Old Joint Stock Theatre
Originally a library, then the Birmingham Joint Stock Bank, the Old Joint Stock was purchased in 188...
Competitions
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Win a pair of tickets to see Dear Evan Hansen
The show stops off at The Alexandra, Birmingham from 22 - 26 October.
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Win a two-night escape with tickets to explore historic Cheshire
Enjoy a weekend break for two at The Best Western Cresta Court Hotel.
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Win a premium family ticket to see Evolution: The Drone Light Show
The epic drone show makes its debut at Edgbaston Stadium on Saturday 26 October.
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Win a pair of tickets to see Dear Evan Hansen
The show stops off at The Alexandra, Birmingham from 22 - 26 October.
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Win a two-night escape with tickets to explore historic Cheshire
Enjoy a weekend break for two at The Best Western Cresta Court Hotel.
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Win a premium family ticket to see Evolution: The Drone Light Show
The epic drone show makes its debut at Edgbaston Stadium on Saturday 26 October.
Eat & Drink in Birmingham
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Six by Nico rolls out red carpet with latest Hollywood menu
For £42 guests will be able to enjoy a taste of La La Land.
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Big Mamma's La Bellazza opens in Birmingham this November
La Bellezza will offer 100% homemade Italian dishes.
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Birmingham pizza restaurant Smoke + Ash doubles in size
Smoke + Ash is growing with a strategic expansion next door, into 13 Greenfield Crescent, doubling i...
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Birmingham Cocktail Weekend returns with first winter edition
The popular festival will see signature cocktails being priced at £5.
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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The Roundhouse
The Roundhouse was built in 1874 and was originally stables and stores for the Birmingham Corporatio...
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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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Cotswold Farm Park
An award-winning visitor attraction on the outskirts of Guiting Power, Gloucestershire. Cotsw...
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British Motor Museum
The British Motor Museum is home to the world’s largest collection of historic British cars. Take a...
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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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Severn Valley Railway
Beautiful railway operating mainly steam-hauled passenger trains between Bridgnorth, Bewdley & Kidde...
What's On elsewhere...
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Only Fools and Horses The Musical
Cherished material from Britain’s best loved TV series.
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Chila Kumari Singh Burman
Solo exhibition by one of the leading artists working in the UK
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War Horse
The acclaimed production returns in an all-new UK tour.
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Dracula
Adapted for the stage by Nick Lane
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Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
Enjoy a 3-course meal and 5-star comedy.
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Only Fools and Horses The Musical
Cherished material from Britain’s best loved TV series.
-
Chila Kumari Singh Burman
Solo exhibition by one of the leading artists working in the UK
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War Horse
The acclaimed production returns in an all-new UK tour.
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Dracula
Adapted for the stage by Nick Lane
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Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
Enjoy a 3-course meal and 5-star comedy.
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