Birmingham Fest line up at Old Joint Stock

City centre theatre sages second annual fringe events.

Birmingham Ormiston Academy celebrates English literature

College presents public classics performances.

20th Century Boy

Terry Wills watches the new musical dealing with the life of glam rocker Marc Bolan.

Explosive play explores social media pressures on teenagers

Return to Rep for acclaimed production.

Forthcoming festival celebrates the best of student theatre, music and dance

Performing arts students from Coventry University’s School of Art and Design will be showcasing their work from next week as part of the University’s annual Degree Show.

Artrix attractions

Coming up at Bromsgrove’s top venue.

Review: A Sher bet for Henry IV

Richard Lutz watches a new adaptation of an old classic.

Birmingham set to become theatre capital of Europe

BE FESTIVAL announces 2014 dates and a new home.

Coming up at Artrix

Music and theatre are on offer.

Review: The Roaring Girl

By Richard Lutz.

Review: West Side Story

Terry Wills witnesses a new production of an all-time classic.

Review: Dreamboats and Petticoats

Terry Wills on a barnstorming musical at the Alex.

Belgrade Theatre celebrates pioneering half-century

Theatre celebrates landmark anniversary of groundbreaking work.

Review: Singing In The Rain

RICHARD LUTZ slaps on his taps to dance along with a stage classic.

Let it Be: New Alexandra Theatre

Terry Wills has been reliving the glory days of the Fab Four.

On at Artrix

Dance, theatre and music are coming up at the venue.

Review: Birdsong

Richard Lutz gives his view of a haunting war play.

Belgrade Theatre celebrates National Apprenticeship Week

Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre has been celebrating their award-winning creative apprenticeship scheme by collating a blog to hear the experiences of the current apprentices and to encourage future applications.

Review: A Life of Galileo

Richard Lutz watches Ian McDiarmid grab centre stage in the Brecht play about reason and faith.

Coming up at Artrix

There’s theatre and comedy arriving in Bromsgrove.

Review: Never Try This At Home

Richard Lutz stirs childhood memories.

Review: Tonight’s the Night

Terry Wills waves his arms in the air and goes Sailing.

Birmingham based theatre company to perform their latest piece

Edinburgh Fringe award winners play mac in March.

Review: Twelfth Night

Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry.

from Richard Lutz.

Some Girl I Used to Know

Terry Wills reviews the new Denise van Outen production.

Play explores reality of living with meningitis

A hard hitting play on the reality of living with meningitis, takes to the stage at Birmingham’s International Convention Centre in April.

Birmingham students meet star of Broadway

More than 60 students from Birmingham Ormiston Academy rubbed shoulders with a Broadway musical star as part of an international trip to New York City.

Review: Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake

From Richard Lutz.

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Terry Wills waxes lyrical over the classic musical’s latest revival.

Epic Encounters at the Rep

Theatre, politics and science collide.