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Popular panto star really has his hands full

MALCOLM Stent is back in action for his 18th panto at Solihull – and boy does he have his hands full. Read

The Station doors open with local star

BIRMINGHAM’S newest theatre, The Station, stages its first production next week when London company C54 arrive with the black comedy Contractions. Read

My heart is still in ballet

FOR Birmingham Royal Ballet principal Robert Parker, the last year has been a long one. Read

Separate Tables

JOHN Healey’s excellent and absorbing production does not put a foot wrong in presenting Terence Rattigan’s two-plays-in-one. Read

Wet wet witches

Marti Pellow, former lead singer of Wet Wet Wet, continues his reinvention as a star of music theatre when The Witches of Eastwick comes to the Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton, next week. Read

Bad show by schools

THE studio production of Journey’s End, RC Sherriff’s story of the trauma of the First World War trenches, was superbly served by members of Birmingham’s Crescent Theatre – and grossly abused by at least two of the schools that had declared their intention of broadening their pupils’ education with a Tuesday night visit. Read

Children’s classic appeals to all ages

IT’S a children’s classic, but it’s not the easiest story to bring to life on stage. Read

Voilence is good for rehearsals

* HIGHBURY Theatre Centre has called in a professional stunt man to steer its cast towards Tuesday’s opening night of A Touch of Danger. Read

Horrocks and Fifi hit town for show

FOLLOWING the huge TV success of children’s hit series, Fifi and The Flowertots, the show hits the stage, calling in at Birmingham’s Alexandra Theatre on Sunday. Read

Disneys' Finding Nemo on Ice at NIA is slick but lacks passion

JUST when the United States of America was celebrating the election of Barack Obama, it seemed entirely appropriate to be watching this year’s star-spangled Disney on Ice production at the NIA. Read

Feel the heat as new theatre group stages Pinter’s black comedy

A NEW professional theatre group in Birmingham is aiming to generate some heat in Birmingham this weekend. Read

'I do' love a good ending

n THE Circle Players’ production of We Love You, Arthur, a story of the miners’ strike in the 1980s, ended with “I love you, Beth.” Read

Tess Daly? I'd rather be dancing with Brucie, says Anton du Beke

DANCER Anton Du Beke has partnered a host of Strictly Come Dancing contestants including Esther Rantzen, Lesley Garrett and Kate Garraway but this winter he takes on his toughest challenge yet - Tess Daly. Read

Writer set for the next stage

IF audience members at the Old Rep Theatre notice a 65-year-old guy sitting at the back watching Why the Whales Came they just may have spotted best-selling author Michael Morpurgo (pictured). Read

Nemo’s a blade stunner

“I WANT more...” That was the all encompassing, telltale verdict my three-year-old son delivered after watching an exclusive preview of the new Disney/ Pixar on Ice production of Finding Nemo which lands in Birmingham on November 5. Read

Jadis Shadows theatre company performs show in aid of Mobility Advice Line

SOLIHULL-based theatre company Jadis Shadows has brought a tale of betrayal and intrigue to life in aid of charity. Read

X Factor star Niki Evans in Blood Brothers role

SHE may have failed to clinch the £1 million record deal on TV’s X Factor show, but Midland mum-of-two Niki Evans proved she has a winning voice when she took to the stage in the Blood Brothers musical at Birmingham’s Hippodrome Theatre. Read

Privates could be on parade today

IT IS 1948 and British forces are fighting Communist forces in Malaya. Most of the soldiers have little idea of who they are fighting or why but this is not the time to ask questions. Read

British drama at its best

HARBORNE’S Moorpool Players have waited 16 years to do a second production of Terence Rattigan’s Separate Tables – and it is about to re-emerge with John Healey reprising his duties as director. Read

Double whammy from Hofesh

ISRAELI choreographer Hofesh Schechter brings a double bill to Warwick Arts Centre next week. Read

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