Tread the boards at Belgrade Theatre’s Summer School

Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre is inviting the young people of Coventry to tread the boards in its first ever Belgrade Summer School

D’Arranged Marriage

On Saturday 23 July, internationally acclaimed production, D’Arranged Marriage, heads to The Public in West Bromwich.

Merchant of Venice: Review

Richard Lutz takes his seat at Stratford- on- Vegas for the latest Royal Shakespeare Company play. This is a production you will either love or hate: Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice placed emphatically and over the top in Las Vegas complete with Elvis, casinos, drunk gamblers and a Yank accents (some of them suspect). It is…

BBC Off By Heart Shakespeare schools contest

Teenagers from around the UK will be taking part this autumn in a national contest for secondary schools as part of the BBC’s Shakespeare Season.

New season, new website for Coventry theatre

Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre has announced details of its new Autumn/Winter Season

Review: Dunsinane at Stratford

Richard Lutz takes his seat at the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Swan Theatre for a play about MacBeth …and Afghanistan

The Art of Story

An exciting series of exhibitions encourages visitors to step inside a story this summer.

Wanted! Theatre professionals

Belgrade Theatre’s new apprentice scheme opens new avenues into the theatre industry

My Life with Kenneth Williams

A stunning portrayal of one of Britain’s much loved comedians, Kenneth Williams heads to The Public

Michael Jackson not appearing in Coventry!

But The World’s Greatest Michael Jackson Experience will be.

Top of the Pops in Stourbridge

If you’re still in mourning for Top of the Pops Stourbridge is the place to be on Saturday.

The Jungle Book – live on stage

Mowgli the man-cub, Baloo the bear and Shere Khan the tiger are making their way to Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre for a fun packed performance

Comedy fringe in Wolves

Wolverhampton on the Fringe, Light House’s new and exciting comedy season 2011 continues this June

Kings Heath set to be grabbed by the ghouls

Birmingham-based Theatre Company “Don’t Go Into The Cellar!” is bringing a series of gripping Victorian capers to King’s Heath over the summer.

Seeking budding BME playwrights

Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre is looking for 20 budding writers to take part in its free Critical Mass playwriting programme

RSC in a box to NYC

The Royal Shakespeare Company is set to travel from its traditional home in Stratford-Upon-Avon to the bright lights of New York.

There’s none as deaf as them as wanna be

The hearing of people working in the UK’s music and entertainment industry is being placed at risk.

Council meetings to be screened online

Birmingham city council’s first full meeting since elections will be accessible to internet viewers

BEst in Birmingham

News of another arts event taking place in the summer.

US Comedy comes to Brum

Legendary comedian and actor Joe Torry is to unleash his rapier wit in Birmingham for the first time

Simon Evans at The Glee

Simon Evans brings his trademark razor sharp, ironic wit to The Glee Club in June.

RSC’s City Madam: All Dressed Up with a Need For Some Tailoring

Oooo…Nothing like a ribald play filled with fops, tarts and dandies, writes Richard Lutz

Ding Dong…Avon Calling!

Wacky theatre or what? A cunning marketing ploy or just something different in your lounge?

Backstage passing

We had a look around Symphony Hall and Birmingham Town Hall recently, and came across a few surprises.

Royal Shakespeare Company’s Cardenio: To Bard Or Not To Bard

Richard Lutz reviews Shakespeare’s lost play at Stratford.

What’s on at Light House

The Light House has a packed program for May and June

Explore foreign lands at mac in May

Over a decade ago, writer and performer Jonathan Young fell in love with an Icelandic woman and went to live with her in Reykjavik.

Royal Shakespeare Company’s Macbeth: Too Tricky By Half

Richard Lutz takes his seat for the new season in Stratford

Sausage and Samosa

Ready Steady Cook meets Blind Date in true ‘Bollywood style’

There’s loads to see and do at The Public

Comedy / Theatre / Dance & Fitness / Community at The Public to the end of April