Show will go on as Dudley Town Hall events moved
The show will go on as concerts and performances that were at risk of being cancelled because of urgent repair work to Dudley Town Hall have been re-arranged or moved to alternative venues.
Loose plaster on the ceiling needs to be fixed meaning the venue will shut until the end of March.
Dudley Council has rescheduled some events for later in the year while others have been moved to Brierley Hill Civic Hall.
The first to be re-arranged is the Superslam American Wrestling show which had been due to take place on February 14 and has now been moved to October 29.
And a fundraiser in aid of Mary Stevens and in memory of Black Country comic Tommy Mundon has been moved to Brierley Hill Civic Hall on February 17.
The Soul Survivors musical has been moved from February 21 to December 5 and the Shine concert on February 24 has been moved to Brierley Hill Civic Hall.
The Good Old Days of Variety showcase, with TV presenter Duggie Brown, originally scheduled for March 3 has been moved to October 13.
Comedy veteran Ken Dodd had been due to appear at the venue on March 7 but his show will now take place on June 20.
Bookings for the banqueting suite are unaffected by the work, the council said.
Councillor Hilary Bills, cabinet member for environment and culture, said: "We are continuing to work with groups and show organisers booked into Dudley Town Hall to find alternative venues or change scheduled dates wherever possible. In the meantime, we apologise to people for any inconvenience during this unforeseen but essential work."
A school's festive choral concert involving 175 performers due to take place before Christmas had to be called off because organisers were unable to find a different venue at short notice.
Jesson's CE Primary School was due to stage Now That's What I Call Christmas at the venue during which two children's choirs along with rock/pop choir Fusion Rock were due to perform.
It comes just months after the building was given a revamp including a new floor.
The £25,000 project included installing new carpets and giving dressing rooms a lick of paint.
The hall closed for five weeks during the summer in what is traditionally a quieter time for bookings and ahead of its busy autumn schedule.
The council has revealed plans to transfer the day-to-day running of Brierley Hill Civic Hall to Dudley Council for Voluntary Service (DCVS).
Bosses says the move would save the local authority money at a time a squeeze is on local authority coffers. They added that the transfer would also help increase the number of shows staged at the hall in Bank Street.
An 18-month trial will begin next month. As DCVS is a registered charity, it will be eligible for business rate relief enabling the money saved to be put into attracting and promoting new and bigger shows to increase visitor numbers.
The council is also in talks about whether to transfer the management of Dudley Town Hall and Stourbridge Town Hall to community groups.
