Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery to get knitted
Plans are afoot to perform an act of ‘knit graffiti’ on Birmingham’s Museum and Art Gallery
Looking on the Bright Side
Terry Wills enjoys the latest production of Spamalot, at the New Alexandra Theatre
Cruel Hearts and Coronets
Terry Wills reports on the New Alex production of Anne Boleyn
Voices From The Void
A critic once famously said Waiting for Godot is about ‘nothing happening…twice’
Wedding time for Charlotte – again!
It’s not often that a bride gets to wear two wedding dresses in the space of six months
Joyful Mozart (Including the Cheeky Bits…)
Two pleasant things flow from Wales into Birmingham. One is water. The other is music from Welsh National Opera.
My Kinda Musical
Terry Wills on the latest production of Chicago, currently playing in Birmingham.
BBC star Keith Jack brings Joseph back to the Belgrade
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit family musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, is making its way to Coventry
Swallows and Amazons set sail for Coventry
West End hit family musical Swallows and Amazons drops anchor at Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre in February
Rough Magic for Pete and Kate
Richard Lutz sits down to see a play that still gets them hot under the collar 4 centuries on The Taming of the Shrew Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford The Taming of the Shrew is one of those Shakespeare plays that enrages people still today. How can it sit comfortably when a guy (Petruchio) bullies, pesters,…
Yes, Prime Minister
West End hit Yes, Prime Minister is coming to Coventry
Top Marks for Top Girls
Richard Lutz sits down to a real corker at the University of Warwick Arts Centre
The witches and wizards are gathering in Lichfield
Rehearsals are gathering speed for Lichfield Players’ production of Lords and Ladies, Irana Brown’s adaptation of the fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett.
Audition for a spooky theatre company
“Don’t Go into the Cellar!” is holding auditions for West Midlands-based actors and actresses at Birmingham’s Central Library Theatre
21 Today: Happy Birthday Symphony Hall
Symphony Hall’s 21st anniversary has begun, and there’s plenty to come.
Living on the LITE side of life
A compelling and emotionally gripping play about skin lightening heads to The Public
Battle of the sexes comes to the Belgrade Theatre with Nora
Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre starts its Spring 2012 season in style with its production of Nora,
Lords and Ladies at The Lichfield Garrick
The Lichfield Players are preparing for one of their biggest productions in recent years – a dramatisation of Lords and Ladies, by Terry Pratchett.
What’s on at mac Birmingham
February’s mac programme has lots on offer – comedy, theatre and music
EMPTY
A powerful new play in development about the pursuit of fame, love and money written by Jouvan Fucinni.
Free to see: The Legend of Spring Heeled Jack
The Cellar Theatre is giving families across the region an opportunity to see exciting and fun filled theatre for free in these cash-strapped times.
Tough Guy Robin Hood Meets His Match in Marion In a Five Star Production
“Well, how do you like your Robin Hood?”, asks Richard Lutz
Dramatic Dickensian Christmas
Theatre Company “Don’t Go into the Cellar!” is bringing a dash of classic Victorian ghostliness to Birmingham and the Black Country this Christmas.
Mother Goose lands in Coventry
The Belgrade Theatre’s traditional Christmas pantomime returns to the Main Stage with the timeless tale of Mother Goose.
Review: Written on The Heart at The Swan, Stratford
There seemed to be a lot of earnest and frantic rustling through the programmes just before the curtain went up for Written on The Heart.
The Legend of Spring-Heeled Jack
Spring-Heeled Jack can be seen for free in the West Midlands next month.
Anita and Greta coming to Coventry
A great line up of shows and artists for next year at The Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
West End musical Dreamboats and Petticoats back at the Belgrade
Hit West End musical Dreamboats and Petticoats is bringing the rock ‘n’ roll era back to the Belgrade Theatre’s Main Stage
Stripped Down Theatre brings you ‘Christmas on the Never Never’
Following on from the success of ‘Our Kylie’s Gettin’ Wed’ at ArtsFest 2011, Stripped Down Theatre brings you ‘Christmas on the Never Never’.
Review: One Man, Two Guvnors
Richard Lutz takes in One Man, Two Guvnors at The New Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham starring tv comedian James Corden