Highlights
Latest...
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Tribute to country music megastar comes to Coventry
Coventry Building Society Arena hosts the world-leading tribute in 2025
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FarGo Village to celebrate 10th anniversary with Big Birthday Weekender
Coventry’s Creative Quarter celebrates its special anniversary next month
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Yasmina Reza's fiendishly clever and funny play comes to the Belgrade
Seann Walsh, Chris Harper and Aden Gillett star.
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All the sky's a stage
Epic drone show coming to Edgbaston Stadium in October
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The return of Heritage Open Days...
This month sees the return of Heritage Open Days from Friday 6 to Sunday 15 September.
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Full Casting Announced for the RSC's Othello
Featuring Tony award-nominated actor John Douglas Thompson as Othello
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New escape room opens in Warwick
Nottah Temple promises to take aspiring adventurers on a jungle expedition.
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Edgbaston host thrilling T20 Finals Day
Witness the crowning of the champions on Saturday 14 September.
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Environmentally-friendly days out in south Warwickshire
Shakespeare’s England has unveiled its top tips on how to travel sustainably.
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Tribute to country music megastar comes to Coventry
Coventry Building Society Arena hosts the world-leading tribute in 2025
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FarGo Village to celebrate 10th anniversary with Big Birthday Weekender
Coventry’s Creative Quarter celebrates its special anniversary next month
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Yasmina Reza's fiendishly clever and funny play comes to the Belgrade
Seann Walsh, Chris Harper and Aden Gillett star.
-
All the sky's a stage
Epic drone show coming to Edgbaston Stadium in October
-
The return of Heritage Open Days...
This month sees the return of Heritage Open Days from Friday 6 to Sunday 15 September.
-
Full Casting Announced for the RSC's Othello
Featuring Tony award-nominated actor John Douglas Thompson as Othello
-
New escape room opens in Warwick
Nottah Temple promises to take aspiring adventurers on a jungle expedition.
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Edgbaston host thrilling T20 Finals Day
Witness the crowning of the champions on Saturday 14 September.
-
Environmentally-friendly days out in south Warwickshire
Shakespeare’s England has unveiled its top tips on how to travel sustainably.
Latest Reviews
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Review: Nottah Temple & Bell’s Diner
Hatton Country World offers a fun, quirky and affordable day out
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Review: Hamilton
The smash-hit musical phenomenon tours to Birmingham Hippodrome
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Review: 101 Dalmatians - The Musical at Wolves Grand
A show you'd be barking mad to miss...
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Review: Pericles at the RSC's Swan Theatre
Shakespeare’s lesser-known plays have much to bring to the modern stage and to audiences.
Coming soon to the Midlands
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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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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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Jump For Joy
Talawa Theatre Company present a retelling of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night
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A World Of Glass
International Glass Festival returns to the historic Stourbridge Glass Quarter this month...
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Making An Entrance
Tamara Harvey talks about leadership, collaboration, and directing a new production of Pericles...
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Queen Of The Blues
Elkie Brooks talks to What’s On ahead of her Shrewsbury Folk Festival debut...
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A singular sensation
Hit musical A Chorus Line dances into Birmingham Hippodrome
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The Wicked Witch of the West
The Vivienne chats to What's On about starring in The Wizard of Oz.
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Cooking with Rosemary
We catch up with celebrity chef Rosemary Shrager ahead of her appearance at Shrewsbury Flower Show
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Making It Up
Birmingham Improv Festival returns to the city this autumn
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Poet Of The People
mac is set to host a celebration of Birmingham-born writer & dub poet Benjamin Zephaniah.
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Three Choirs Festival
Three Choirs is back with a week-long programme of world-class musicmaking.
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The Room Where It Happens...
Birmingham Hippodrome is this month welcoming blockbuster musical Hamilton for the summer season...
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...
Competitions
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Win a night out at The Arcadia...
Birmingham Comedy Festival is back next month - and to celebrate, we’re giving one lucky reader the...
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Win a premium family ticket to...
An epic drone show telling the story of time and space is making its debut at Edgbaston Stadium next...
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Win a night out at The Arcadia...
Birmingham Comedy Festival is back next month - and to celebrate, we’re giving one lucky reader the...
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Win a premium family ticket to...
An epic drone show telling the story of time and space is making its debut at Edgbaston Stadium next...
Eat & Drink in Warwickshire
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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.
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Shakespeare Distillery releases new Old Tom Gin
The new tipple has a 'Puss & Mew' twist...
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Handcrafted liqueur from Alcester named ‘World’s Best’
St Maur elderflower liqueur was described by judges as ‘close to perfection’.
What's On elsewhere in the West Midlands...
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The Beach
The seaside comes to Lichfield Cathedral.
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Autumn Steam Gala
SVR will be hosting a selection of guest locomotives.
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The Beach
The seaside comes to Lichfield Cathedral.
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Autumn Steam Gala
SVR will be hosting a selection of guest locomotives.
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