‘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

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

Belgrade’s new play tells tale of sex, vodka and shattered dreams

Sons Without Fathers, which is a new adaptation of Chekhov’s first play – Platonov – will be on in April at The Belgrade Theatre

Rasputin’s Mother at The Old Joint Stock

Imagine being granted exclusive access to the workings of an extraordinary, charismatic and deeply sinister mind…

Punch Records present Soul Acoustic

Birmingham-based creative arts company PUNCH have announced their inaugural Soul Acoustic tour, to take place across the UK in June 2013

Fay Hield and The Hurricane Party

Artrix is building up a reputation for staging gigs by some of the leading performers on the folk scene

Stage adaptation of Oscar winner’s novel to play at Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre

Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre will spring into Spring with a week of drama, dance and music in March, leading with a combination of drama and circus in The Arrival

Soul boys

Lovers of sweet soul music will be interested in a couple of upcoming dates.

My Daughter’s Trial

Kali Theatre is presenting Jabine Chaudri’s absorbing and fast moving new play, My Daughter’s Trial