Highlights
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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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Mark Watson
Mark Watson was born in Bristol to Welsh parents and initially delivered his act with a Welsh accent, claiming he felt “more comfortable talking in a voice that I didn’t quite recognise as my own”.
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Mary Poppins
Everybody's favourite magical nanny is flying back into the Midlands!
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Havin' a laugh...
Check out the line-up at this month's Shrewsbury Comedy Festival
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The Nag’s Head
After inheriting a failing pub from their father, three estranged siblings discover an unnerving painting which he'd kept hidden from them for years - and not without good reason...
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Ghost Stories
After a couple of years spent giving London West End theatre-goers the heebie jeebies, Ghost Stories is this month spooking audiences across the West Midlands!
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Telford Balloon Fiesta
Promising a packed programme of fun activities.
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Minsterley Show
Shropshire's oldest one-day agricultural show celebrates its 150th anniversary
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Shrewsbury Folk Festival
A highlight of any folk fan’s calendar, this four-day fest brings together centuries of musical tradition in one picturesque setting.
Latest
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Weston Park launch interactive story trail
Oli and Nel’s Hare-Raising Adventure: The Tale of The Lost Lyrebird runs until 14 September.
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Shropshire’s first Happier Festival launches at Flaxmill Maltings
Bringing together over 50 Shropshire-based small businesses, wellness leaders and creatives.
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Ludlow Fringe Festival announces 2025 line-up
Featuring comedy, music, theatre and more.
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Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile comes to Shrewsbury in 2026
Showing at Theatre Severn from Thursday 4 - Sunday 7 June.
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Shropshire Petal Fields tickets go live
The flower field will be open daily from Thursday 24 July - Sunday 3 August.
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Bookings now open for summer activities for young people across Telford & Wrekin
Activities range from forest adventures and football camps to robotics.
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Summer family fun at Severn Valley Railway
There's plenty to enjoy over the summer holidays and beyond.
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The Peach Tree Restaurant and Havana Republic to reopen this summer
Peaberry Café owner Lee Ozturk is taking them over.
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Cast frontman John Power heads to Shrewsbury with spoken word tour
He stops off at The Buttermarket from Sunday 19 April 2026.
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Weston Park launch interactive story trail
Oli and Nel’s Hare-Raising Adventure: The Tale of The Lost Lyrebird runs until 14 September.
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Shropshire’s first Happier Festival launches at Flaxmill Maltings
Bringing together over 50 Shropshire-based small businesses, wellness leaders and creatives.
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Ludlow Fringe Festival announces 2025 line-up
Featuring comedy, music, theatre and more.
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Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile comes to Shrewsbury in 2026
Showing at Theatre Severn from Thursday 4 - Sunday 7 June.
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Shropshire Petal Fields tickets go live
The flower field will be open daily from Thursday 24 July - Sunday 3 August.
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Bookings now open for summer activities for young people across Telford & Wrekin
Activities range from forest adventures and football camps to robotics.
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Summer family fun at Severn Valley Railway
There's plenty to enjoy over the summer holidays and beyond.
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The Peach Tree Restaurant and Havana Republic to reopen this summer
Peaberry Café owner Lee Ozturk is taking them over.
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Cast frontman John Power heads to Shrewsbury with spoken word tour
He stops off at The Buttermarket from Sunday 19 April 2026.
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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Thinking Games
Alan Davies talks about returning to the stage for the first time in a decade.
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Odd Ones, Out
Fun-loving Oddsocks bring Shakespeare into the open air - and it works like a Dream...
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Kindred Spirits
Acclaimed RSC production My Neighbour Totoro is enjoying an extended run in the West End.
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Lichfield Festival: Best Of The Fest
Featuring a feast of entertainment and a smorgasbord of performances.
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Take A Chill Pill
The Old Joint Stock brings contemporary musical theatre to Birmingham.
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Lights, Camera, Action
Become a film-maker at BOA Stage & Screen Production Academy.
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Practically Perfect
Mary Poppins flies back to Birmingham.
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Comic Relief
Paul Hendy’s new play, The Last Laugh, is a love letter to a golden age in British comedy...
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Constant Evolution
A new version of Somerset Maugham’s The Constant Wife opens at the RSC’s Swan Theatre this month.
Latest Reviews
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Review: TINA - The Tina Turner Musical at the Hippodrome
"be thrilled, moved and inspired by this extraordinary story of resilience and triumph"
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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: The Constant Wife at the RSC
"charming, thought-provoking and ever so chic"
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Review: Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
"prepare to be entranced by a truly wonderful show"
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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Kinky Boots
A feelgood evening of catchy tunes and warm-hearted humour.
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Troubled
An explosive tale of love, loss and human connection.
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Three Counties Food & Drink Festival
The ultimate food lover’s paradise...
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Jimmy Carr
Brand new live tour: Laughs Funny
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Calamity Jane
Starring West End actor and singer Carrie Hope Fletcher
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Kinky Boots
A feelgood evening of catchy tunes and warm-hearted humour.
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Troubled
An explosive tale of love, loss and human connection.
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Three Counties Food & Drink Festival
The ultimate food lover’s paradise...
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Jimmy Carr
Brand new live tour: Laughs Funny
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Calamity Jane
Starring West End actor and singer Carrie Hope Fletcher
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