Highlights
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Down for the Count Swing Orchestra: Swing Into Christmas
Kick off the festive season in style at Warwick Arts Centre!
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The Forsyte Saga Parts 1 & 2
Classic tale of love, ownership and the end of Empire.
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Coventry Biennial 2025: Obsessions, Possessions
An exploration of the roles and functions of collecting...
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Down for the Count Swing Orchestra: Swing Into Christmas
Kick off the festive season in style at Warwick Arts Centre!
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Takuro Kuwata, Tea Bowl Punk
Traditional Japanese pottery techniques fused with experimental sculptural processes
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Blood Brothers
Willy Russell's iconic musical returns.
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Cally Beaton
The Namaste Mother F*ckers Tour
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The National Youth Orchestra
The ‘world’s greatest orchestra of teenagers’
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Vincent Simone: Tango Passions
A ‘sexy, steamy, passionate’ show complete with Argentine tango music
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The Rocky Horror Show
Richard O Brien’s scantily clad and seductive cult musical
Latest...
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Shakespeare Birthplace Trust welcomes new Hamnet film
To celebrate the UK release the Trust will join forces with Everyman Cinema
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British Motor Museum celebrates win!
The Museum has won a prestigious Royal Automobile Club Historic Award
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Rickie Lee Jones announces 2026 UK Tour
The Duchess of Coolsville visits Warwick Arts Centre in 2026
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Historic Shakespeare House Damaged in Car Crash
A £500,000 appeal has been launched to save Hall’s Croft
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Bill Bailey will bring his spellbinding new show to Coventry
The comedian, musician and ballroom trailblazer presents Vaudevillean next November
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Get ready for Christmas with Leamington Music
The region hosts the Mellstock Band and Joglaresa
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Fundraisers in Warwick will paint the town pink at a Gala Dinner
A Touch of Pink is set to raise thousands of pounds for The Esther Project
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Bearded Theory announces first wave of acts for 2026
The festival returns to Catton Park, Derbyshire from 20 - 24 May 2026.
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Full Cast and West End Transfer announced for The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
A new musical premiers at the RSC's Swan Theatre
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Shakespeare Birthplace Trust welcomes new Hamnet film
To celebrate the UK release the Trust will join forces with Everyman Cinema
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British Motor Museum celebrates win!
The Museum has won a prestigious Royal Automobile Club Historic Award
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Rickie Lee Jones announces 2026 UK Tour
The Duchess of Coolsville visits Warwick Arts Centre in 2026
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Historic Shakespeare House Damaged in Car Crash
A £500,000 appeal has been launched to save Hall’s Croft
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Bill Bailey will bring his spellbinding new show to Coventry
The comedian, musician and ballroom trailblazer presents Vaudevillean next November
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Get ready for Christmas with Leamington Music
The region hosts the Mellstock Band and Joglaresa
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Fundraisers in Warwick will paint the town pink at a Gala Dinner
A Touch of Pink is set to raise thousands of pounds for The Esther Project
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Bearded Theory announces first wave of acts for 2026
The festival returns to Catton Park, Derbyshire from 20 - 24 May 2026.
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Full Cast and West End Transfer announced for The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
A new musical premiers at the RSC's Swan Theatre
Festive events
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Winter Funland
Back at the NEC from 6 December - 3 January.
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Visit Santa: Vintage Sleigh Ride Experience
Meet Santa, ride his sleigh and make family memories.
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THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride
See the film theatrically recreated onboard.
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Christmas Grotto & Festive Fun
Santa is returning to the lock-up and ready to share the Christmas spirit.
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Spectacle of Light 2025
Discover the Court of King Arthur and the Magic of Merlin
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Magical festive experiences at Severn Valley Railway
Offering two festive-themed attractions this Christmas.
Festive shows
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The Wicked Wizard of Oz
With a cast of 40, spectacular aerial stunts and special effects.
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Sleeping Beauty
The Belgrade's Christmas show, written by Iain Lauchlan
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The Tiger Who Came To Tea
Olivier Award nominated smash hit show
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Well Done, Mummy Penguin
A perfect wintery treat for everyone aged 3 and up.
Latest Reviews
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Review: Macbeth at The Other Place
"a tense, immersive reimagining of a violent tale"
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Review: Sleeping Beauty at The Belgrade, Coventry
"If you’re on the look out for your annual helping of festive cheer, look no further."
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Review: The Nutcracker at Birmingham Hippodrome
"an enchanting theatrical experience"
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Review: Sleeping Beauty at the Wolverhampton Grand
"a riot of garish glitter, stunning spectacle and healthy dose of holiday hilarity"
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...
Features, interviews & blogs...
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Meet The Stars
Panto time is here again - oh yes it is!
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Rainbow Connection
Circus magic is on offer in a very different version of The Wizard Of Oz this Christmas...
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Sensational Sleuthin
Holmes and Watson solve Christmas crimes at The Rep.
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A Christmas Cracker
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s iconic production of The Nutcracker celebrates 35 years in the city
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What A Hoot
The Owl Who Came For Christmas shows at Birmingham’s Midlands Arts Centre.
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Dressed To Impress
Gok Wan returns to Birmingham Hippodrome this Christmas.
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Still Going Strong (Oh yes he is...)
Andy Hockley stars in his 2oth panto at Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre this Christmas...
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Animal Antics
My First Musical returns to the Hippodrome with a brand new adventure, No Such Thing As Wolves
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Bad Attitude
RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner Danny Beard crosses over to the dark side.
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More Than A Match
Hit musical Fiddler On The Roof is spending Christmas in Birmingham
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Having A Ball
Director Lorna Laidlaw chats about making a festive fairytale relatable to 21st-century audiences.
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Big Bang Fun
Brainiac Live! promises to entertain and educate this Christmas.
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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The Wave
The Wave is one of the UK’s largest and newest indoor waterparks and offers something for all the fa...
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Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park
Compton Verney is widely considered to be an art gallery of international standing. The Georgian hou...
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Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings
England’s first open-air museum with over 700 years of Midlands history and 19 acres of countryside...
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Coventry Transport Museum
This popular museum not only houses the largest publicly owned collection of British vehicles on the...
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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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Family ticket to The Tiger Who Came To Tea
Showing at Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, from 29 November to 28 December 2025..
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An overnight stay at The Belfry
A one night stay in a Deluxe Room at the hotel.
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Two tickets to Strictly Come Dancing Live
Showing at Utilita Arena Birmingham from 23 - 25 January.
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Four tickets to see The BFG
Showing at Royal Shakespeare Theatre until 7 February.
What's On elsewhere in the West Midlands...
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Designing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld
Exhibition celebrating 30 Years of Paul Kidby’s Illustration
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The Rocky Horror Show
Richard O Brien’s scantily clad and seductive cult musical
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The Nutcracker
BRB's acclaimed festive performance
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SIX The Musical
Queens pick up the mic in the smash-hit musical...
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A Shoddy Christmas Carol
If slapstick is the name of your game comedy-wise, then bag yourself a seat for this high-energy sho...
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Designing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld
Exhibition celebrating 30 Years of Paul Kidby’s Illustration
-
The Rocky Horror Show
Richard O Brien’s scantily clad and seductive cult musical
-
The Nutcracker
BRB's acclaimed festive performance
-
SIX The Musical
Queens pick up the mic in the smash-hit musical...
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A Shoddy Christmas Carol
If slapstick is the name of your game comedy-wise, then bag yourself a seat for this high-energy sho...
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