After almost 45,000 votes cast in the What's On Readers' Awards 2017, we're delighted to announce the group winners, as voted for by the public...
Best Kids Show
Disney On Ice presents Frozen - WINNER
The Birmingham Stage Company's Gangsta Granny - RUNNER-UP
Room On The Broom
Pins and Needles' The Bear
The Snowman
Little Angel Theatre's We're Going On A Bear Hunt
Best Midlands Amateur Dramatic/Operatic Group
Wolverhampton Musical Comedy Company - WINNER
Old Joint Stock Theatre Company - RUNNER-UP
Bilston Operatic Company
Bournville Musical Theatre Company
Get Your Wigle On
WBOS - Musical Theatre Shows
Best Midlands Classical Production
Welsh National Opera's Sweeney Todd - WINNER
Birmingham Opera Company's Dido 'n' Aeneas - RUNNER-UP
English Touring Opera's Don Giovanni
Sasha Regan's All Male HMS Pinafore
Welsh National Opera's Kiss Me Kate
Best Midlands Band
The Twang - WINNER
Ned's Atomic Dustbin - RUNNER-UP
Electric Swing Circus
Peace
Stephen Duffy & The Lilac Time
Best Midlands Large Theatre
Birmingham Hippodrome - WINNER
Wolverhampton Grand - RUNNER-UP
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Royal Shakespeare Company
Regent Theatre & Victoria Hall
New Alexandra Theatre
Best Midlands Musician
Laura Mvula - WINNER
Scott Matthews - RUNNER-UP
Dan Owen
Libby Gliksman
Soweto Kinch
Best Touring Play
The Full Monty - WINNER
Of Mice & Men - RUNNER-UP
Gangsta Granny
Shawshank Redemption
The Woman In Black
Best Midlands Comedy Night
Comedy Carousel at Glee Club Birmingham - WINNER
Comedy at Henry Tudor House - RUNNER-UP
BLUE Giraffe Comedy Nights
Can Comedy
Comedy 42 at Lichfield Garrick
Just the Tonic at The Comedy Loft - Birmingham
Best Pantomime in The Midlands
Wolverhampton Grand's Aladdin - WINNER
Birmingham Hippodrome's Dick Whittington - RUNNER-UP
Theatre Severn's Cinderella
Regent Theatre & Victoria Hall's Cinderella
Belgrade Theatre, Coventry's Dick Whittington
Lichfield Garrick's Sleeping Beauty
Best Midlands Chef
Glynn Purnell (Purnell's Restaurant) - WINNER
Adam Stokes (Adam's) - RUNNER-UP
Brad Carter (Carters of Moseley)
Luke Tipping (Simpsons Restaurant)
Richard Turner (Turners at 69)
Best Dance Production
Birmingham Royal Ballet's The Nutcracker - WINNER
Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty - RUNNER-UP
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Vienna Festival Ballet's Snow White
Balletboyz's Life
Best Classical Orchestra/Choir
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - WINNER
Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra - RUNNER-UP
Birmingham Bach Choir
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Birmingham Gay Symphony Orchestra
Best Touring Musical
Mamma Mia - WINNER
Mary Poppins - The Musical - RUNNER-UP
Hairspray (musical)
Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage
Blood Brothers
Jersey Boys UK
Best Midlands Street Food Vendor
Buddha Belly - WINNER
The Vegan Grindhouse by Vegan Vox - RUNNER-UP
Low 'N' Slow
Baked in Brick
The Bournville Waffle Company
The Meat Shack
Best Midlands Retail Shopping Centre
Bullring Birmingham - WINNER
intu Merry Hill - RUNNER-UP
Grand Central Birmingham
The Mailbox
Touchwood
Telford Shopping Centre
Best Midlands Music Festival
Shrewsbury Folk Festival - WINNER
Moseley Folk Festival - RUNNER-UP
Slam Dunk Festival
Birmingham and Solihull Jazz and Blues Festival
Lichfield Fuse Festival
Best Midlands Food Festival
Ludlow Food Festival - WINNER
Great British Food Festival - RUNNER UP
Shrewsbury Food Festival
Lichfield Food Festival
Foodies Festival
Best Midlands Music Venue
Symphony Hall, Birmingham - WINNER
O2 Academy Birmingham - RUNNER-UP
Genting Arena
Barclaycard Arena
Regent Theatre & Victoria Hall
Best Midlands Comedy Breakthrough Artist
Sarah Johnson - WINNER
Tom Christian - RUNNER UP
Josh Pugh
Masai Graham
Stu Woodings
Best Midlands Arts Festival
Birmingham Comedy Festival - WINNER
International Dance Festival Birmingham - RUNNER UP
Birmingham Literature Festival
Flatpack Film Festival
Godiva Festival
Artsfest (University of Wolverhampton)
Best Midlands Independent Cinema
The Electric Cinema, Birmingham - WINNER
Light House Media Centre - RUNNER UP
The Old Market Hall
mac Birmingham
Red Carpet Cinema And Cafe Bar
Best Midlands Personality Of The Year
Doreen Tipton - WINNER
Julie Walters - RUNNER UP
Adil Ray (Citizen Khan)
Beverley Knight
Lenny Henry
Best Home Produced Show
Gangsta Granny (The Birmingham Stage Company) - WINNER
The Wind In The Willows (Old Rep) - RUNNER UP
Bring On The Bollywood (Belgrade Theatre, Coventry)
Hamlet (Royal Shakespeare Company)
Singin' In The Rain (New Vic Theatre)
The Exorcist (Birmingham Repertory Theatre)
After almost 45,000 votes cast in the What's On Readers' Awards 2017, we're delighted to announce the group winners, as voted for by the public...
Best Kids Show
Disney On Ice presents Frozen - WINNER
The Birmingham Stage Company's Gangsta Granny - RUNNER-UP
Room On The Broom
Pins and Needles' The Bear
The Snowman
Little Angel Theatre's We're Going On A Bear Hunt
Best Midlands Amateur Dramatic/Operatic Group
Wolverhampton Musical Comedy Company - WINNER
Old Joint Stock Theatre Company - RUNNER-UP
Bilston Operatic Company
Bournville Musical Theatre Company
Get Your Wigle On
WBOS - Musical Theatre Shows
Best Midlands Classical Production
Welsh National Opera's Sweeney Todd - WINNER
Birmingham Opera Company's Dido 'n' Aeneas - RUNNER-UP
English Touring Opera's Don Giovanni
Sasha Regan's All Male HMS Pinafore
Welsh National Opera's Kiss Me Kate
Best Midlands Band
The Twang - WINNER
Ned's Atomic Dustbin - RUNNER-UP
Electric Swing Circus
Peace
Stephen Duffy & The Lilac Time
Best Midlands Large Theatre
Birmingham Hippodrome - WINNER
Wolverhampton Grand - RUNNER-UP
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Royal Shakespeare Company
Regent Theatre & Victoria Hall
New Alexandra Theatre
Best Midlands Musician
Laura Mvula - WINNER
Scott Matthews - RUNNER-UP
Dan Owen
Libby Gliksman
Soweto Kinch
Best Touring Play
The Full Monty - WINNER
Of Mice & Men - RUNNER-UP
Gangsta Granny
Shawshank Redemption
The Woman In Black
Best Midlands Comedy Night
Comedy Carousel at Glee Club Birmingham - WINNER
Comedy at Henry Tudor House - RUNNER-UP
BLUE Giraffe Comedy Nights
Can Comedy
Comedy 42 at Lichfield Garrick
Just the Tonic at The Comedy Loft - Birmingham
Best Pantomime in The Midlands
Wolverhampton Grand's Aladdin - WINNER
Birmingham Hippodrome's Dick Whittington - RUNNER-UP
Theatre Severn's Cinderella
Regent Theatre & Victoria Hall's Cinderella
Belgrade Theatre, Coventry's Dick Whittington
Lichfield Garrick's Sleeping Beauty
Best Midlands Chef
Glynn Purnell (Purnell's Restaurant) - WINNER
Adam Stokes (Adam's) - RUNNER-UP
Brad Carter (Carters of Moseley)
Luke Tipping (Simpsons Restaurant)
Richard Turner (Turners at 69)
Best Dance Production
Birmingham Royal Ballet's The Nutcracker - WINNER
Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty - RUNNER-UP
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Vienna Festival Ballet's Snow White
Balletboyz's Life
Best Classical Orchestra/Choir
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - WINNER

Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra - RUNNER-UP
Birmingham Bach Choir
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Birmingham Gay Symphony Orchestra
Best Touring Musical
Mamma Mia - WINNER
Mary Poppins - The Musical - RUNNER-UP
Hairspray (musical)
Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage
Blood Brothers
Jersey Boys UK
Best Midlands Street Food Vendor
Buddha Belly - WINNER
The Vegan Grindhouse by Vegan Vox - RUNNER-UP
Low 'N' Slow
Baked in Brick
The Bournville Waffle Company
The Meat Shack
Best Midlands Retail Shopping Centre
Bullring Birmingham - WINNER

intu Merry Hill - RUNNER-UP
Grand Central Birmingham
The Mailbox
Touchwood
Telford Shopping Centre
Best Midlands Music Festival
Shrewsbury Folk Festival - WINNER
Moseley Folk Festival - RUNNER-UP
Slam Dunk Festival
Birmingham and Solihull Jazz and Blues Festival
Lichfield Fuse Festival
Best Midlands Food Festival
Ludlow Food Festival - WINNER
Great British Food Festival - RUNNER UP
Shrewsbury Food Festival
Lichfield Food Festival
Foodies Festival
Best Midlands Music Venue
Symphony Hall, Birmingham - WINNER
O2 Academy Birmingham - RUNNER-UP
Genting Arena
Barclaycard Arena
Regent Theatre & Victoria Hall
Best Midlands Comedy Breakthrough Artist
Sarah Johnson - WINNER
Tom Christian - RUNNER UP
Josh Pugh
Masai Graham
Stu Woodings
Best Midlands Arts Festival
Birmingham Comedy Festival - WINNER
International Dance Festival Birmingham - RUNNER UP
Birmingham Literature Festival
Flatpack Film Festival
Godiva Festival
Artsfest (University of Wolverhampton)
Best Midlands Independent Cinema
The Electric Cinema, Birmingham - WINNER
Light House Media Centre - RUNNER UP
The Old Market Hall
mac Birmingham
Red Carpet Cinema And Cafe Bar
Best Midlands Personality Of The Year
Doreen Tipton - WINNER
Julie Walters - RUNNER UP
Adil Ray (Citizen Khan)
Beverley Knight
Lenny Henry
Best Home Produced Show
Gangsta Granny (The Birmingham Stage Company) - WINNER
The Wind In The Willows (Old Rep) - RUNNER UP
Bring On The Bollywood (Belgrade Theatre, Coventry)
Hamlet (Royal Shakespeare Company)
Singin' In The Rain (New Vic Theatre)
The Exorcist (Birmingham Repertory Theatre)