Highlights
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Good Food Show Winter
Unique gifts, festive decorations, and foodie delights.
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Twelfth Night
Shakespeare’s bittersweet winter masterpiece
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Spires Philharmonic Orchestra
“We are acoustic adventurers,” explain Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus, a community of ambitious musicmakers from Coventry. “We seek out unheard gems and then programme them alongside classics...
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The Book Of Mormon
Outrageous musical comedy from the creators of South Park
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Motorcycle Live
With a mighty shake-up for 2024, there will be new opportunities to ride, new entertainment, new features and more.
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Collecting Coventry
A catalogue of objects reflecting 75 years of collecting
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CBSO: The Best Of John Williams
Stephen Bell conducts the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra as they perform a programme of works by one of the most influential composers of the 20th Century. A defining voice in cinema history,...
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The Shed
Partnering with It Takes Balls To Talk
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Chila Kumari Singh Burman
Solo exhibition by one of the leading artists working in the UK
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The Enchanted Express
Severn Valley Railway’s ever-popular Enchanted Express will return to its Bridgnorth station each weekend until Christmas.
Latest...
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George Eliot in Words and Music to arrive in Coventry
The performance takes place in a 14th century venue which features in her work.
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Public Image Ltd (PiL) Announce Major Tour for 2025
John Lydon’s iconoclastic band Public Image Ltd (PiL) has announced a major tour of the UK and Irela...
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Albany Theatre offers first Christmas shows since £3.5m redevelopment
Hundreds of free tickets have been donated
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Festive songs and space adventures at Warwick Arts Centre
Get into a festive mood this Christmas at the Coventry venue.
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Volunteer Open day at Compton Verney
Book a free ticket, and drop in!
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Young people inspired to re-imagine a sustainable future, in Accelerate 2024
A new programme of work by charity Highly Sprung.
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Three November Gigs not to miss at The Tin
Rising local stars and Midlands debuts feature at the Coventry venue.
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Principal Casting announced for RSC's Hamlet
Multi Award-Winning Director Rupert Goold takes the helm
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True crime talk featuring live psychopath test comes to Coventry
Murder: Staged uncovers the phenomenon of staged murders.
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George Eliot in Words and Music to arrive in Coventry
The performance takes place in a 14th century venue which features in her work.
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Public Image Ltd (PiL) Announce Major Tour for 2025
John Lydon’s iconoclastic band Public Image Ltd (PiL) has announced a major tour of the UK and Irela...
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Albany Theatre offers first Christmas shows since £3.5m redevelopment
Hundreds of free tickets have been donated
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Festive songs and space adventures at Warwick Arts Centre
Get into a festive mood this Christmas at the Coventry venue.
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Volunteer Open day at Compton Verney
Book a free ticket, and drop in!
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Young people inspired to re-imagine a sustainable future, in Accelerate 2024
A new programme of work by charity Highly Sprung.
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Three November Gigs not to miss at The Tin
Rising local stars and Midlands debuts feature at the Coventry venue.
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Principal Casting announced for RSC's Hamlet
Multi Award-Winning Director Rupert Goold takes the helm
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True crime talk featuring live psychopath test comes to Coventry
Murder: Staged uncovers the phenomenon of staged murders.
Christmas Theatre coming to the Midlands
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Beauty and the Beast
Enjoy the enchanting family pantomime Beauty and the Beast starring Spa Centre panto favourites JP M...
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Alice In Wonderland
Follow Alice and the White Rabbit for an adventure in Wonderland.
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The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Join the tea-guzzling tiger in this delightful family show!
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Dick Whittington
The Belgrade's 2024 Panto, written by Iain Lauchlan
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The Red Shoes
New staging of Hans Christian Andersen's dark fairytale.
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Peter Pan
The panto adventure that never grows old!
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The Smeds And The Smoos
A joyful story of star-crossed aliens
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Beauty and the Beast
Starring Gladiator’s Giant, Jarneia Richard-Noel, Tam Ryan and Ian Adams.
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A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story
Starring Matthew Cottle as Scrooge and Rufus Hound as Jacob Marley.
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Elf The Musical
A festive spectacle not to be missed.
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The Nutcracker
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s spectacular Christmas show returns for 2024.
Latest Reviews
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Review: Here & Now: The Steps Musical at The Alexandra
"camp, silly, tongue in cheek, and simply hilarious"
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Review: The Red Shoes at the RSC
A weird, wonderful, bold and gory 'dark fairy tale'.
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Review: Come From Away at Wolverhampton Grand
"A truly uplifting and heart-warming experience"
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Review: Othello at the RSC
The words take centre stage in this innovative production...
Coming soon to the Midlands
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Let's go to the theatre…
Check out our selection of shows coming to venues across the region during the next few weeks...
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Great gigs coming soon
A selection of gigs worth grabbing a ticket for in the coming weeks...
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Get looking! Visual arts across the Midlands
Check out some of the fantastic exhibitions showing across the region this month.
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Havin' a laugh!
Get your ribs well and truly tickled over the next few weeks...
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Let's get classical
concerts to check out across the Midlands this month...
Features, interviews & blogs...
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Bearly believable
A new play telling the incredible true story of a bear who lined up alongside soldiers during the Se...
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Warwick Arts Centre is 50!
Director Doreen Foster chats to What's On about WAC’s past, present and future...
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Children of the revelation
New family drama at the Coventry Belgrade...
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Taking on the Bard
Matt Cardle talks about starring as the world’s most famous playwright...
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Finding love in the 1970s
Brand-new musical Becoming Nancy is set to make its UK debut at Birmingham Repertory Theatre
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All the sky's a stage
Epic drone show coming to Edgbaston Stadium in October
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Telling stories...
Casey Bailey's new play, Please Do Not Touch, makes its debut at Belgrade Theatre next month
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Keeping it real
David Edgar talks about going full circle with his new political thriller...
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Jump For Joy
Talawa Theatre Company present a retelling of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night
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Making An Entrance
Tamara Harvey talks about leadership, collaboration, and directing a new production of Pericles...
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Making It Up
Birmingham Improv Festival returns to the city this autumn
What's On Arts Venues
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Royal Shakespeare Theatre
The home of the Royal Shakespeare Company was originally opened in 1932 as the Shakespeare Memorial...
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Belgrade Theatre
The Belgrade was built in 1958 as part of the city’s reconstruction after the Second World War. The...
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Albany Theatre
The Albany is a beautiful Art Deco theatre in the heart of Coventry which stages in-house and profes...
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Warwick Arts Centre
One of the largest multi-artform venues in the UK, Warwick Arts Centre first opened its doors in 197...
Places To Visit
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Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park
Compton Verney is widely considered to be an art gallery of international standing. The Georgian hou...
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British Motor Museum
The British Motor Museum is home to the world’s largest collection of historic British cars. Take a...
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Coventry Transport Museum
This popular museum not only houses the largest publicly owned collection of British vehicles on the...
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Severn Valley Railway
Beautiful railway operating mainly steam-hauled passenger trains between Bridgnorth, Bewdley & Kidde...
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Thinktank Science Museum
Located in Birmingham city centre, Thinktank offers a great day out for visitors of all ages....
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Royal Air Force Museum Midlands
Telling the story of aviation history and housing one of the UK's largest collections of its kind....
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West Midlands Police Museum
Discover stories about some of Birmingham’s most notorious criminals, including the real Peaky Blind...
Eat & Drink in Warwickshire
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New restaurant Twine opens in Warwickshire
Exclusive Collection has announced the launch of Twine, a new dining restaurant set within the recen...
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The Woodsman to host exclusive tasting evening
exclusive Flavours of the Ocean tasting evening, Flying Fish, takes place this week...
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Review: Five stars for Warwickshire's Fleur de Lys
This hidden gem encapsulates everything that’s great about the modern-day countryside inn.
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Stratford-upon-Avon's The Woodsman awarded 2 AA Rosettes
Delivering an exceptional dining experience with focus on sustainability, seasonality and more.
What's On elsewhere in the West Midlands...
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Birmingham Frankfurt Christmas Market
A traditional market with Christmas Cheer and hot chocolate!
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Atchin Tan: Travelling Through Art
Oral histories, poetry and music feature in a new exhibition
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The Three Musketeers
A spirited country boy arrives in the big city with big dreams.
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Beauty and the Beast
Starring Gladiator’s Giant, Jarneia Richard-Noel, Tam Ryan and Ian Adams.
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Peter Pan
The panto adventure that never grows old!
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Birmingham Frankfurt Christmas Market
A traditional market with Christmas Cheer and hot chocolate!
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Atchin Tan: Travelling Through Art
Oral histories, poetry and music feature in a new exhibition
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The Three Musketeers
A spirited country boy arrives in the big city with big dreams.
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Beauty and the Beast
Starring Gladiator’s Giant, Jarneia Richard-Noel, Tam Ryan and Ian Adams.
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Peter Pan
The panto adventure that never grows old!
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