Highlights
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National Homebuilding & Renovating Show
Get your 2 FREE tickets worth £36 with What's On.
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YONEX All England Badminton Championships
Over six days visitors can enjoy 50 hours of live badminton with a total of 155 matches...
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Ignacio Lopez
The Cardiff-based Spanish/Welsh comedian visits the Midlands.
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Lou Sanders
Back with her new show, No Kissing in the Bingo Hall.
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An Inspector Calls
National Theatre presents J B Priestley's classic thriller.
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Chris McCausland - Yonks!
A brand new show for 2024...
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Jack Dee
The popular comedian brings his new tour Small World to the Midlands.
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Kerry Ellis - Queen of the West End
Singing songs from the biggest musicals and telling stories about how she came to play roles.
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Eternal Love The Musical
Steve Steinman celebrates 22 years of Vampires Rock.
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The Rocky Horror Show
Richard O Brien’s scantily clad and seductive cult musical
Latest
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The Fratellis headline Shrewsbury's Heal Festival
Other acts announced are DJ Hazard and Phil Hartnoll of Orbital.
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Shrewsbury’s new public park to be named Riverside Gardens
It marks the first phase of Shropshire Council’s ambitious regeneration plans.
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The Woman In Black returns to the Midlands in 2025/26
The new UK tour visits both Birmingham and Shrewsbury.
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Shrewsbury Regatta returns for 2025
The free event attracts hundreds of rowers from across the UK.
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Shropshire still life painting jets off to the US to feature in new exhibition
Still Life with Fruit, Bird’s Nest and Insects normally hangs in Dudmaston Hall.
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Troy Hawke announced for Shrewsbury International Comedy Festival
He will be playing the flagship gala show on 13 July.
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Parklands Festival returns to Telford with Dreadzone and Graeme Park
Book tickets now for Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 June.
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New independent lifestyle store Badu opens in Shrewsbury
Selling luxury bags, homeware, accessories and select vintage pieces.
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Shrewsbury Folk Festival finalises 2025 line-up
New additions include: Holy Moly & The Crackers, Touki and Sam Kelly & Jamie Francis.
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The Fratellis headline Shrewsbury's Heal Festival
Other acts announced are DJ Hazard and Phil Hartnoll of Orbital.
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Shrewsbury’s new public park to be named Riverside Gardens
It marks the first phase of Shropshire Council’s ambitious regeneration plans.
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The Woman In Black returns to the Midlands in 2025/26
The new UK tour visits both Birmingham and Shrewsbury.
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Shrewsbury Regatta returns for 2025
The free event attracts hundreds of rowers from across the UK.
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Shropshire still life painting jets off to the US to feature in new exhibition
Still Life with Fruit, Bird’s Nest and Insects normally hangs in Dudmaston Hall.
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Troy Hawke announced for Shrewsbury International Comedy Festival
He will be playing the flagship gala show on 13 July.
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Parklands Festival returns to Telford with Dreadzone and Graeme Park
Book tickets now for Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 June.
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New independent lifestyle store Badu opens in Shrewsbury
Selling luxury bags, homeware, accessories and select vintage pieces.
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Shrewsbury Folk Festival finalises 2025 line-up
New additions include: Holy Moly & The Crackers, Touki and Sam Kelly & Jamie Francis.
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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Get looking! Visual arts across the Midlands
Check out some of the fantastic exhibitions showing across the region this month.
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Havin' a laugh!
Get your ribs well and truly tickled over the next few weeks...
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Let's get classical
concerts to check out across the Midlands this month...
Interviews & Blogs
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Using His Loaf
Vampire’s Rock Eternal Love The Musical comes to the Midlands.
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Horse Play
War Horse shows in the Midlands this March.
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Lola Land
Kinky Boots The Musical shows at Birmingham Hippodrome this April.
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Turning 25 in '25
Walsall’s New Art Gallery celebrates its silver anniversary
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A Real Dead Ringer
Bat Out Of Hell: The Musical comes to the Midlands.
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Whip-crack-away
Hit musical Calamity Jane rides into town...
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The Perfect Thriller
Giovanna Fletcher talks about starring in The Girl On The Train.
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May The Farce Be With You
Hit theatre production …Earnest? comes to the Midlands.
Latest Reviews
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Review: War Horse at The Grand
'every element of the spectacular design tells the story'
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Review: Edward II at the RSC
"in turns heart-wrenchingly tender, brutally violent and bitingly political"
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Review: An Inspector Calls at Wolverhampton Grand
The National Theatre’s epic production of JB Priestley's seminal play.
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Review: Boy On The Roof by Vamos Theatre Company
"Vamos Revamped!" tours the Midlands this winter.
Competitions
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Win two tickets to Bearded The...
The well-loved, multi-award winning independent festival Bearded Theory returns to its idyllic homel...
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Win a family ticket to Alderfe...
Firm family favourite AlderFest is returning to popular visitor attraction Alderford Lake on Friday...
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Win two tickets to Bearded The...
The well-loved, multi-award winning independent festival Bearded Theory returns to its idyllic homel...
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Win a family ticket to Alderfe...
Firm family favourite AlderFest is returning to popular visitor attraction Alderford Lake on Friday...
Eat & Drink in Shropshire
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Shropshire restaurant Embers to open on Saturday nights for first time
They will be kicking things off with a speciality steak night.
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Shrewsbury restaurant La Dolce Vita now sold
For over 25 years, the popular family-run restaurant has been serving up authentic Italian cuisine.
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Digbeth Dining Club's Summer Tour is back this summer
The much-anticipated tour will include more than 40 street food events.
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Wild Shropshire awarded Michelin Green Star
Their micro-seasonal tasting menu is crafted to reflect the freshest local ingredients.
What's On Theatres & Arts Centres
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Theatre Severn
Shrewsbury's best-known entertainment venue features a 650-seat main auditorium and offers an attrac...
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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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Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
The Wolverhampton Grand is one of the Midlands’ best-established theatres. Opening in 1894, the venu...
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Regent Theatre
When the Regent first opened its doors, it wasn’t a theatre at all but a cinema, presenting its firs...
Places To Visit across the Midlands
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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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Weston Park
Weston Park is a house set in 1,000 acres of Capability Brown-landscaped parkland, making it the per...
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Thinktank Science Museum
Located in Birmingham city centre, Thinktank offers a great day out for visitors of all ages....
What's On elsewhere in the West Midlands...
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War Horse
The acclaimed production returns in an all-new UK tour.
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SIX The Musical
The wives of Henry VIII take to the stage to tell their own versions of their lives.
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Dracula
Adapted for the stage by Nick Lane
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Only Fools and Horses The Musical
Cherished material from Britain’s best loved TV series.
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Calamity Jane
Starring West End actor and singer Carrie Hope Fletcher
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War Horse
The acclaimed production returns in an all-new UK tour.
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SIX The Musical
The wives of Henry VIII take to the stage to tell their own versions of their lives.
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Dracula
Adapted for the stage by Nick Lane
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Only Fools and Horses The Musical
Cherished material from Britain’s best loved TV series.
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Calamity Jane
Starring West End actor and singer Carrie Hope Fletcher
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