Highlights
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Spires Music Coventry Philharmonic Orchestra
Spires Music Coventry Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus will be finding their inspiration in Shakespeare when they perform at the city’s King Henry VIII School in the middle of the month. Taking the tit...
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Spires Music Coventry Philharmonic Orchestra
Spires Music Coventry Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus will be finding their inspiration in Shakespeare when they perform at the city’s King Henry VIII School in the middle of the month. Taking the tit...
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The National Motorhome, Campervan & Camping Exhibition
Get 25% off tickets by using code WhatsOn at the checkout.
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Titanic Exhibition
Featuring new artefacts, immersive experiences, and insight into the true story of the world's most famous ship.
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Stratford Literary Festival 2026
The festival returns, with guests including Mark Gatiss, the Scummy Mummies, Natalie Haynes & more...
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Royal Three Counties Show
This award-winning show celebrates the best of rural life, agriculture and community.
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Being Hazel
An exhibition celebrating Coventry Singer/actress Hazel O’Connor
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Henry V
Alfred Enoch returns to the RSC in Shakespeare’s most memorable history play
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Resonate Summer Festival - Day Out!
Featuring lots of new and exciting activities to explore!
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Troublemakers And Prophets
An exploration of ‘art, isolation and extraordinary vision’
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RHS Malvern Spring Festival
Providing a plethora of plants and gardens to inspire new and established gardening enthusiasts alike.
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AJ Bell Great Birmingham Run
The Midlands’ biggest and most exciting mass-participation running event, returns this May.
Latest...
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Warwickshire Volunteer Named Winner at Gaydio Awards 2026
Daniel Browne was commended for a decade of dedication to Warwickshire Pride
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Hundreds share reflections on South Asian identity, family and heritage in Coventry
New pop-up at the Herbert Art Gallery encourages more to add to the city’s story
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Digbeth Dining Summer Tour returns to the Midlands in 2026
Pairing award-winning street food with notable heritage sites.
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Royal Three Counties Show Announces Exciting New Features
The countryside living event includes Animal Encounters, Live Entertainment and lots of Family Fun!
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New Coventry exhibition depicts youth culture over the past 13 years
The Saturday Town project by photographer Casey Orr has opened at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
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Original Calendar Girl pledges support to local ladies daring to bare
A local cheeky charity calendar has won the support of fundraising royalty...
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Easter holiday fun in store at Warwick Arts Centre
Featuring award-winning family cinema, interactive performances and much more...
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The Tin supports community ownership ambitions
An important and positive moment for the future of the Canal Basin
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St Mary's Guildhall to celebrate Victorian Easter traditions
Easter tea parties and falconry take place during the school holiday...
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Warwickshire Volunteer Named Winner at Gaydio Awards 2026
Daniel Browne was commended for a decade of dedication to Warwickshire Pride
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Hundreds share reflections on South Asian identity, family and heritage in Coventry
New pop-up at the Herbert Art Gallery encourages more to add to the city’s story
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Digbeth Dining Summer Tour returns to the Midlands in 2026
Pairing award-winning street food with notable heritage sites.
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Royal Three Counties Show Announces Exciting New Features
The countryside living event includes Animal Encounters, Live Entertainment and lots of Family Fun!
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New Coventry exhibition depicts youth culture over the past 13 years
The Saturday Town project by photographer Casey Orr has opened at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
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Original Calendar Girl pledges support to local ladies daring to bare
A local cheeky charity calendar has won the support of fundraising royalty...
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Easter holiday fun in store at Warwick Arts Centre
Featuring award-winning family cinema, interactive performances and much more...
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The Tin supports community ownership ambitions
An important and positive moment for the future of the Canal Basin
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St Mary's Guildhall to celebrate Victorian Easter traditions
Easter tea parties and falconry take place during the school holiday...
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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Havin' a laugh!
Get your ribs well and truly tickled over the next few weeks...
Festivals
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Cheltenham Jazz Festival
Celebrating 30 years of Jazz in Cheltenham.
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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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Cafe Mambo Ibiza Classics
Line-up includes: Groove Armada, Roger Sanchez and Chicane.
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Penkridge Open Air
Line-up includes: The Drifters, ABC and 2 Unlimited.
Latest Reviews
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Review: War Of The Worlds at the Belgrade, Coventry
"the sort of magical enterprise that can only happen in live theatre"
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Review: Henry V at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre
"a production which reframes and interrogates the legend of England’s warrior king"
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Review: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at the Hippodrome
"packed to the brim with pop classics and dazzling dance routines"
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Review: Legally Blonde The Musical at The Alexandra
"the ultimate feelgood show"
Features, interviews & blogs...
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Feature: Bruce's Got Talent
Bruce Herbelin-Earle talks about starring in the touring production of The Talented Mr Ripley.
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Feature: A Grand Day Out
The University of Warwick’s Resonate Summer Festival returns.
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Feature: In A League Of His Own
Mark Gatiss makes his RSC debut in a role he’s always wanted to play...
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Feature: Questions For Cash
Christopher Ryan Grant and Christina Bianco chat Johnny and June.
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Feature: Rock & Rollin' Back The Years
The New Vic celebrates its 40th birthday with a revival of hit Stoke musical Good Golly Miss Molly…
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Feature: Prince-less
A sassy musical mash-up of favourite fairytales hits the stage in Lichfield this month...
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Feature: Q&A with Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
Packed full of toe-tapping songs, puppetry, and all your friends from Acorn Wood
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Feature: Puck In Brum
Adam Carver talks about starring in a very different version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream...
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Feature: In The Pink
Legally Blonde: The Musical visits the Midlands.
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Feature: Laughing & Learning
Comedy and science combine in Lieven Scheire’s deep dive into Artificial Intelligence...
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Feature: Dying Matters
BrumYODO’s annual festival, A Matter Of Life And Death, returns to the city this month
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Feature: Making Mincemeat
Hit musical Operation Mincemeat is set to cause a splash in the Midlands...
What's On Arts Venues
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Royal Shakespeare Theatre
The home of the Royal Shakespeare Company was originally opened in 1932 as the Shakespeare Memorial...
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Belgrade Theatre
The Belgrade was built in 1958 as part of the city’s reconstruction after the Second World War. The...
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Albany Theatre
The Albany is a beautiful Art Deco theatre in the heart of Coventry which stages in-house and profes...
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Warwick Arts Centre
One of the largest multi-artform venues in the UK, Warwick Arts Centre first opened its doors in 197...
Places To Visit
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Severn Valley Railway
Beautiful railway operating mainly steam-hauled passenger trains between Bridgnorth, Bewdley & Kidde...
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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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West Midlands Police Museum
Discover stories about some of Birmingham’s most notorious criminals, including the real Peaky Blind...
Competitions
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Tickets to see Omar
Playing Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, on Thursday 18 June.
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A family ticket to see Zog
Flying into Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, this May.
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A family ticket to Fireman Sam
Heading to Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, on Sunday 26 April.
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Two tickets to see The Shawshank Redemption
Showing at The Alexandra, Birmingham from 26 - 30 May.
What's On elsewhere in the West Midlands...
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Evita
Presented by Worcester Operatic & Dramatic Society
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Badly Drawn Boy
A late-afternoon show with songs, stories and conversation
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Suzi Ruffell: The Juggle
It’s hard to be good all the time...
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Ellen Kent's Madama Butterfly
Puccini’s opera is among the most popular of all time...
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I Photograph Comedians
A selection of images of beloved comics by Andy Hollingworth
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Evita
Presented by Worcester Operatic & Dramatic Society
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Badly Drawn Boy
A late-afternoon show with songs, stories and conversation
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Suzi Ruffell: The Juggle
It’s hard to be good all the time...
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Ellen Kent's Madama Butterfly
Puccini’s opera is among the most popular of all time...
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I Photograph Comedians
A selection of images of beloved comics by Andy Hollingworth
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