First acts announced for Now We Are Weekender!
Allo Darlin’, Darren Hayman and Johnny Foreigner are amongst the first acts to be announced for the Now We Are Weekender this May.
Almost Eric: Classic Clapton
Following on from their sold–out 2012 tour, Classic Clapton return to Artrix in Bromsgrove
National Libraries Day free event
Coventry University’s Lanchester Library will be hosting a free event to highlight the many different facets of what libraries today are able to offer visitors.
The Short and the Long of it: Valentine’s day at mac birmingham
Average Height Englishman, Gareth Berliner (stand-up comedian) and Little Person Australian, Kiruna Stamell (actress) present a fresh new comedy double-act; full of diversity and difference.
Review: The Video Above and the Shakespeare Below
Shakespeare’s play The Winter’s Tale is a late great fable, now opening at Stratford. Richard Lutz reviews it.
Alan Bennett’s new play People to reopen Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Alan Bennett’s new play People will reopen Birmingham Repertory Theatre this September following the theatre’s two and a half year closure for refurbishment as part of the new Library of Birmingham.
Driving Miss Daisy stops off at Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre
David Esbjornson’s award-winning production of Driving Miss Daisy is making its way to Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre
Sample The Leisure Society at the Glee
Following the release of their new album Alone Aboard The Ark, The Leisure Society are embarking on a full UK tour
Contemporary Dance returns to Artrix
Parlor Dance presents Close Distance – A Show About Next Door
What’s On at the Robin
The return of Robin favourites the Spindoctors, Blue Coupe, The Animals and more – on in Bilston this week
Ten Midlands comics battle it out for cash prize
After a recent call for comedians, ten aspiring comics from across the region have been selected to take part in a unique showcase with an opportunity to win £100.
Rose’s Pawn Shop at the Kitchen Garden Café
With an arsenal of banjos, guitars, mandolin, fiddle, pedal steel, upright bass, and thundering drums, Rose’s Pawn Shop deliver a riotously addictive brew of creek mud, rusty nails and your mom’s cookin’.
Midland Sinfonia present Farewell My Lovely
The local orchestra Midland Sinfonia returns to Artrix on Saturday, February 2nd with a programme of music by Haydn, Mozart, Wagner and Hummel
Solihull sax stars join BGT’s Julian Smith
Talented saxophone players from Solihull School who triumphed at a top music contest are to join ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ star Julian Smith for a live performance.
After the snow comes Heatwave at The Jam House
Disco supremos Heatwave are all set to fill the dance floor at Birmingham’s Jam House on Wednesday, January 30.
Gaga – Tribute to Queen
The ever popular Queen Tribute, Gaga, returns to Artrix on Friday, February 1st.
Major new £1m art collection coming to Birmingham
A nationally-significant new collection of international contemporary art will open to the public this March at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Music, comedy and dance at the Belgrade Theatre
Viennese Strauss Gala, Hats off to Led Zeppelin, Swinging at the Cotton Club, The Soldiers, Midday Variety and Barnstormers Comedy at the Belgrade Theatre
What’s on in Bilston
Open sessions, Alan Merrill and the Arrows, David Bowie tribute Jean Genie and….. professional wrestling!
Theatre graduates return to stage with hit adaptation of Grimm tale
A theatre company formed by Coventry University performing arts graduates is set to return to the stage at the end of January with its popular adaptation of a Brothers Grimm tale.
Get ready for adventure with mac birmingham this half-term
mac birmingham has two great family shows to offer this February half term, along with a busy programme of activities to keep children of all ages entertained.
A lesson in promotion: Players take to streets in pyjamas
Look out for shoppers in their pyjamas in Lichfield city centre this Saturday morning – January 26th – as the Lichfield Players brave the elements in their nightwear to promote their next show.
None down, two to go
Dave Woodhall on the activity, and lack thereof, inside Villa Park.
Belgrade actress lands one of the biggest stage roles of the year
The Belgrade Theatre’s ongoing commitment to nurturing up and coming talent continues to pay off
Go wild in the country
Dave Woodhall talks to TV presenter Michaela Strachan ahead of her forthcoming date in Birmingham.
Midnight Bonfires & Friends at mac Birmingham
Following on from the success of One Beat Sunday last summer, mac birmingham presents Midnight Bonfires & Friends – a special night of new music from across Birmingham.
You can believe in miracles… Colin Blunstone in Bromsgrove
The iconic lead singer of The Zombies – probably the most quintessentially English Pop Voice of his generation – plays a solo concert
Paper Aeroplanes – UK Tour 2013
Sarah and Richard of Paper Aeroplanes are heading out on tour with a new album
Holocaust survivor to present lecture
A Dutch film-maker who was deported to a Nazi concentration camp during the Holocaust is to visit the University of Wolverhampton to present an annual lecture.
Midlands aerospace growth under the microscope
US expert to share insights and issues for future with Midlands aerospace community