Highlights
Latest...
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Get 30% off Shakespeare Express trains this spring
Join Vintage Trains on 6 April for a delightful Sunday trip to Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Colour Runner event back in Hanley
Caudwell Children’s Colour Runner will take place in Hanley Park on 19 July.
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Prison poetry and artwork to visit Staffordshire Libraries
An international artwork and poetry exhibition will be visiting Staffordshire libraries in the summe...
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Volunteers help plant more than 40 oak trees at Brocton Coppice
The planting is part of ongoing efforts to maintain the genetic resilience of the woodland.
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People urged to share their Staffordshire photos for county's celebration
Staffordshire Day organisers are looking for images to showcase as part of the celebrations.
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Freya Ridings confirmed to support Snow Patrol at Forest Live
Snow Patrol with support from Freya Ridings will perform on Thursday 26 June 2025.
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Lesters Arms serves up first birthday celebrations
The Staffordshire gourmet restaurant and bar celebrates its first year of business.
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Local DJ raises £1.9k for Katharine House Hospice
DJ Tim Rowlands' 80s disco saw over 400 people attend.
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New arts festival announced for Tamworth
Kaleidoscope of Dreams festival sets to promote and celebrate diversity.
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Get 30% off Shakespeare Express trains this spring
Join Vintage Trains on 6 April for a delightful Sunday trip to Stratford-upon-Avon.
-
Colour Runner event back in Hanley
Caudwell Children’s Colour Runner will take place in Hanley Park on 19 July.
-
Prison poetry and artwork to visit Staffordshire Libraries
An international artwork and poetry exhibition will be visiting Staffordshire libraries in the summe...
-
Volunteers help plant more than 40 oak trees at Brocton Coppice
The planting is part of ongoing efforts to maintain the genetic resilience of the woodland.
-
People urged to share their Staffordshire photos for county's celebration
Staffordshire Day organisers are looking for images to showcase as part of the celebrations.
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Freya Ridings confirmed to support Snow Patrol at Forest Live
Snow Patrol with support from Freya Ridings will perform on Thursday 26 June 2025.
-
Lesters Arms serves up first birthday celebrations
The Staffordshire gourmet restaurant and bar celebrates its first year of business.
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Local DJ raises £1.9k for Katharine House Hospice
DJ Tim Rowlands' 80s disco saw over 400 people attend.
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New arts festival announced for Tamworth
Kaleidoscope of Dreams festival sets to promote and celebrate diversity.
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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Things to do in the Midlands
Check out our selection of things to do in the Midlands 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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Havin' a laugh!
Get your ribs well and truly tickled over the next few 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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Let's get classical
concerts to check out across the Midlands this month...
Latest Reviews
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Review: Kinky Boots at Birmingham Hippodrome
"it surely doesn’t get much better than this"
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Review: Chicago at The Alexandra
"the razzle-dazzle truly has arrived!"
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Review: Pig Heart Boy at Wolverhampton Grand
"provocative and emotional theatre"
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Review: Only Fools and Horses at Birmingham Hippodrome
"a dynamic, joyful production"
Features, interviews & blogs...
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Razzle Dazzle
Janette Manrara talks ahead of Chicago in the Midlands.
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A Dying Art
Picture You Dead shows at Shrewsbury’s Theatre Severn.
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Learning Opera on the Job
Welsh National Opera return to Birmingham Hippodrome.
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Life of Bryan
Bryan Adams plays bp pulse LIVE on Sunday 18 May.
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Whip-crack-away
Hit musical Calamity Jane rides into town...
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Lola Land
Kinky Boots The Musical shows at Birmingham Hippodrome this April.
What's On Theatres
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Regent Theatre
When the Regent first opened its doors, it wasn’t a theatre at all but a cinema, presenting its firs...
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Lichfield Garrick
The purpose-built Lichfield Garrick Theatre opened in 2003 and has a main auditorium seating more th...
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New Vic Theatre
Purpose-built as a theatre-in-the-round and opened in 1986, the New Vic is the regional producing th...
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Stafford Gatehouse Theatre
Opening in 1982, Stafford Gatehouse Theatre programmes both professional and amateur shows, and thro...
Competitions
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Win a family ticket to Alderfest
The firm family favourite returns to Alderford Lake on Friday 4 & Saturday 5 July.
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Win two tickets to see The Girl On The Train
The show visits The Alexandra, Birmingham from Tues 29 April - Sat 3 May.
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Win a family ticket to Circus Extreme
The circus will be at NEC Birmingham from 16 May - 1 June.
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Win a family ticket to Alderfest
The firm family favourite returns to Alderford Lake on Friday 4 & Saturday 5 July.
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Win two tickets to see The Girl On The Train
The show visits The Alexandra, Birmingham from Tues 29 April - Sat 3 May.
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Win a family ticket to Circus Extreme
The circus will be at NEC Birmingham from 16 May - 1 June.
Places To Visit across the Midlands
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Lichfield Cathedral
Lichfield Cathedral is one of the oldest places of Christian worship, the burial place of Anglo-Saxo...
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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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West Midlands Police Museum
Discover stories about some of Birmingham’s most notorious criminals, including the real Peaky Blind...
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Weston Park
Weston Park is a house set in 1,000 acres of Capability Brown-landscaped parkland, making it the per...
What's On Elsewhere
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International Living History Festival
Avoncroft Museum comes to life across the final weekend of the month as 40-plus living-history reena...
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And Juliet
...There is life after Romeo!
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Beyond The Canvas
Taking the subtitle A Celebration Of British Sculpture From The Ingram Collection, Beyond The Canvas...
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Peter James: Picture You Dead
Bestselling crime writer Peter James has scored major successes on stage as well as in print and on...
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Marie & Rosetta
Wolverhampton’s very own Beverley Knight returns to her home city to star as African American singer...
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International Living History Festival
Avoncroft Museum comes to life across the final weekend of the month as 40-plus living-history reena...
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And Juliet
...There is life after Romeo!
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Beyond The Canvas
Taking the subtitle A Celebration Of British Sculpture From The Ingram Collection, Beyond The Canvas...
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Peter James: Picture You Dead
Bestselling crime writer Peter James has scored major successes on stage as well as in print and on...
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Marie & Rosetta
Wolverhampton’s very own Beverley Knight returns to her home city to star as African American singer...
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