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April 21, 2024

Steps-tacular new musical hits the stage

Features|Apr 21, 2024

April 18, 2024

Birmingham Rep's artistic director to step down this summer

Birmingham entertainment|Apr 18, 2024

April 17, 2024

Review: Dead Donkey reawakened for 21st century

Theatre & Comedy|Apr 17, 2024

March 30, 2024

Brum Rep succeeded where Tom Cruise failed, brave production of futuristic Minority Report worryingly close to present day

Birmingham entertainment|Mar 30, 2024

March 29, 2024

'A magical performance' - Our review of Birmingham Royal Ballet's Tchaikovsky Classics at Symphony Hall

Birmingham entertainment|Mar 29, 2024

March 27, 2024

Wolves is the butt of the joke as I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue lands at the Grand Theatre

Theatre & Comedy|Mar 27, 2024

March 25, 2024

It's news, but not as we know it says Dead Donkey creator Andy Hamilton amid stage adaptation

Birmingham entertainment|Mar 25, 2024

March 23, 2024

Julian Clary delighted to able to show off his outrageous side on visit to Shrewsbury and Birmingham

News|Mar 23, 2024

March 20, 2024

Plays appeal to drama fans in the region

Theatre & Comedy|Mar 20, 2024

March 13, 2024

Night of mirth and music with Black Country funnyman

Theatre & Comedy|Mar 13, 2024

March 4, 2024

Leeford Village episode 118: (Grandfathers)

Theatre & Comedy|Mar 4, 2024

March 1, 2024

Actors to embark on journey of a lifetime as new play travels to Staffordshire theatre

Staffordshire entertainment|Mar 1, 2024

February 28, 2024

Review: Popstar queens keep making 'herstory' in fun-filled production of Six

Theatre & Comedy|Feb 28, 2024

February 27, 2024

Tears at council meeting over cuts to Birmingham's ‘cultural heartbeat’

Birmingham entertainment|Feb 27, 2024

February 26, 2024

Strictly judge Anton Du Beke brings his singing and dancing tour to the West Midlands and Shropshire

Music|Feb 26, 2024

February 23, 2024

New season of am dram on the horizon

Theatre & Comedy|Feb 23, 2024

February 22, 2024

New partnership brings authentic touch to Shakespearean classic

Theatre & Comedy|Feb 22, 2024

The Sleeping Beauty weaves magical spell on audience – Our five star review of Birmingham Royal Ballet

Theatre & Comedy|Feb 22, 2024

February 21, 2024

'An entertaining modern-day thriller' – Our review of 2.22 A Ghost Story at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

Theatre & Comedy|Feb 21, 2024

Dream show for Disney fans to hit Birmingham this year - how to get tickets

Birmingham entertainment|Feb 21, 2024

February 19, 2024

Leeford Village episode 117: Does he know?

Theatre & Comedy|Feb 19, 2024

February 17, 2024

Comedian Andy Parsons staying optimistic ahead of tour visit to West Midlands and Shropshire

Theatre & Comedy|Feb 17, 2024

February 14, 2024

Comedian Jim Davidson heading to Stafford with stand-up show

Theatre & Comedy|Feb 14, 2024

February 9, 2024

Netflix star joins Stafford Shakespeare cast

Stafford|Feb 9, 2024

February 7, 2024

Audience did Wolverhampton proud for Rocky Horror's Show return

Theatre & Comedy|Feb 7, 2024

February 5, 2024

Leeford Village episode 116: (Thanks, Billy!)

Theatre & Comedy|Feb 5, 2024

Love of books a great way to bring festival to a close

Wolverhampton|Feb 5, 2024

February 2, 2024

Review: Why Bluey's Big Play at Birmingham Hippodrome is a ten out of ten kids show

Birmingham entertainment|Feb 2, 2024

The many roles of Grange Hill, Eastenders and Dancing in Ice star Todd Carty as he prepares for The Mousetrap at Grand Theatre

News|Feb 2, 2024

January 22, 2024

Leeford Village episode 115: Merger? Surely not.

Theatre & Comedy|Jan 22, 2024

January 18, 2024

Beverley Knight on whether stage performing or being a pop star is harder

Wolverhampton|Jan 18, 2024

January 17, 2024

Britain's Got Talent star Amy Lou joins enchanting cast of Black Country pantomime

Dudley entertainment|Jan 17, 2024

A new way to enjoy a bump in the night - a paranormal podcaster's fictional ghost story

Birmingham entertainment|Jan 17, 2024

January 11, 2024

17 magical photos from behind the scenes at the region’s biggest pantomime featuring Alison Hammond

Birmingham entertainment|Jan 11, 2024

Ombersley Dramatic Society promises plenty of laughs with Sleeping Beauty pantomime

Theatre & Comedy|Jan 11, 2024

January 10, 2024

Stafford panto Beauty and The Beast pulls in record audience

Theatre & Comedy|Jan 10, 2024

January 8, 2024

Leeford Village episode 114: (Today’s coffee will be late)

Theatre & Comedy|Jan 8, 2024

January 3, 2024

Cinderella proves to be Walsall venue's best-selling panto ever

Walsall entertainment|Jan 3, 2024

December 27, 2023

A peak behind the curtain at Wolverhampton's Grand Theatre pantomime Snow White

News|Dec 27, 2023

The Full Monty goes on tour – the cast reveals the naked truth about stage show

Theatre & Comedy|Dec 27, 2023

December 16, 2023

A Christmas Getaway to enjoy at Lichfield's Garrick

Theatre & Comedy|Dec 16, 2023

December 15, 2023

Limited tickets remain to see Tom Odell at The Halls in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton entertainment|Dec 15, 2023

December 11, 2023

Leeford Village episode 112: (Simon smells the coffee)

Theatre & Comedy|Dec 11, 2023

December 2, 2023

Beauty and the Beast is a wonderfully silly show that lights up Lichfield's Garrick Theatre

Theatre & Comedy|Dec 2, 2023

December 1, 2023

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre announces next year's panto will be Beauty and the Beast

Theatre & Comedy|Dec 1, 2023

Powerpoint high priest delivers another excellent performance and big laughs

Dudley|Dec 1, 2023

November 28, 2023

Campaign to make theatre more accessible launches

Birmingham|Nov 28, 2023

November 25, 2023

Cleudo makes it to the stage – a show of laughter and inevitable death

News|Nov 25, 2023

November 18, 2023

'Magical, mystical and spectacular' – Our review of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe at Birmingham Rep

Birmingham entertainment|Nov 18, 2023

Small mound of rubble is all that remains of flattened Dudley Hippodrome

Dudley|Nov 18, 2023

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