Eat! Feasting, fasting, famine and food for thought
Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Black Country Touring bring their intimate, unique and tasty play to Wolverhampton in May.
Ain’t nobody but Jaki at The Jam House
On Thursday 2 May, Wolverhampton born singing sensation Jaki Graham will take to the stage at The Jam House
Kipling centenary production
Audiences are invited to a gritty fly-on-the-wall World War I drama when the Lichfield Players present ‘My Boy Jack’ in the Garrick Studio next month.
The Busby Babes return to The Public for free gig
A free evening of live entertainment will be taking place at The Public on Saturday 27 April, as covers band, The Busby Babes, take to the stage.
This Week at the Robin 2
New acts, old acts and some in between
Pine would
Dave Woodhall talks to Courtney Pine ahead of the jazz legend’s Birmingham show at the weekend.
‘Boycie’ to visit The Public
John Challis, best known for playing ‘Boycie’ in hit BBC show, Only Fools and Horses, was at The Public in West Bromwich promoting his forthcoming show, ‘Only Fools and…Boycie’.
Cream of UK’s comedy improvisers descend on Birmingham pub theatre
A selection of the best comedy improvisers from all over the country are descending on the Old Joint Stock Theatre in Birmingham City Centre
The Blues Brothers are coming to Coventry
The Blues Brothers – The Smash Hit will be bringing the classic hits and capers of Jake and Elwood Blues to life live on stage at Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre
Sooty’s birthday celebrations at Cadbury World
Sooty, Sweep and Soo are heading to Cadbury World this month to treat visitors to a spectacular birthday celebration.
Ruby Maihem Burlesque returns to The Public
Ruby Maihem returns to The Public in West Bromwich with a night of burlesque glitz and glamour.
The Good Enough Mums Club
Brand new British musical The Good Enough Mums Club will have its World Premiere at the MAC, Birmingham in May
Sexton Blake Strikes Back! – at Bookmark Bloxwich Theatre
Edwardian London is being held to ransom – and who can rescue the capital from arch-villains ‘The British League of Underhanded Scoundrels, Traitors, Extortionists and Rapscallions?’
Courtney Pine at Birmingham’s The Drum
The award winning multi-instrumentalist Courtney Pine makes a rare appearance at Birmingham’s The Drum on Saturday 27 April 2013
Electric Railway Museum opening for the first time this year
Rail enthusiasts in Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond are gearing up for a treat in May, as award-winning Electric Railway Museum opens for the first time this year
Belgrade’s Acting Out Company act up in new show
The Belgrade Theatre’s Community & Education Company is showcasing some of the city’s up and coming young talent in its new production Journey to X
East meets west as theatre students present new English adaptation of Romanian play
A theatre company formed by performing arts students at Coventry University is premiering an English adaptation of an established Romanian play in the city at the end of the month.
Albert Lee and Hogan’s Heroes come to Artrix
Double Grammy award winning musician Albert Lee brings his band Hogan’s hero’s to the Artrix theatre on Wednesday 24th April at 8pm.
The Gramophones Theatre Company from End to End
Trusting to their resourcefulness and the kindness of strangers they traveled the 874 miles from Land’s End to John O’Groats to discover the real Britain.
Readings and free books for World Book Night Bloxwich
The 23rd of April is Shakespeare’s birthday and St George’s Day, so what better day to pop into Bloxwich Library for a free book (or to borrow one!)
Deadline looms for photography open exhibition
Photographers from across the region have until 15 April to submit images to an open exhibition at The Public entitled, HomeMade.
Spiffing good fun with The 39 Steps
Currently celebrating its sixth year on London’s West End, the Olivier award-winning comedy, The 39 Steps, will stop off at Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre as part of a national tour.
Vamos Theatre presents Finding Joy
Follow the story of Joy, creative, funny but losing her memory and her grandson Danny who decides to take on the role of her carer
The Jam House gives Birmingham music fans The Real Thing
British soul group The Real Thing is bringing a night of funk to Birmingham’s legendary live music venue The Jam House
Simone Felice – Glee Club Birmingham
American songwriter Simone Felice returns to Glee Club Birmingham on Friday 5th July.
All Aboard
It’s winter in 1852 on a train travelling between Birmingham and Cheltenham
Café Poetry: ‘and then came the rain’
With the age of literary correspondence dying, it seems more important than ever to provide spaces of warmth and comfort in which writers can not only retreat
Blunderbus presents The Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark
Plop was a baby Barn Owl. He was exactly the same as every barn owl that has ever been, except for one thing – he was afraid of the dark!
Hexham Book Festival announces 2013 programme
The eighth annual Hexham Book Festival, which will take place this year from 24 April to 2 May, has just announced its line-up, with a variety of writers offering events blending words, stories and ideas.
The Russians Are Coming… and Birmingham Opera Company Needs You
Wanted – actors, dancers and flash-mobbers. Flash Mob – Easter Sunday , 31st March 2013, 1430 – 1530, Millennium Point Main Concourse