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Hapgood, Birmingham Rep

TOM Stoppard's play takes us back to the age of the Cold War when the Eastern bloc swopped agents, double agents and triple agents with the West. Read

Smackdown: Wrestlemania Revenge Tour, NEC

THESE man-mountain wrestlers, such as "the world's strongest man" Mark Henry, look like they could smash through brick walls. Read

Dancing On Ice Tour, National Indoor Arena

IT'S captivated TV audiences for three series - and the Dancing on Ice domination continues with the new live show. Read

The Wedding Singer, Hippodrome Theatre

TEN years on from the hit movie, The Wedding Singer is continuing to rock them in this outstanding new stage version. Read

Top Girls, Crescent Theatre

WRITTEN by a woman and consisting of an all female cast, it would be easier to regard this purely as a feminist play. Read

The Harder They Come, Birmingham Hippodrome

THE Birmingham showing of The Harder They Come was something I'd eagerly anticipated. Read

Ice Queen

THE stars of Dancing On Ice are coming to Birmingham - but don't think they'll be taking it easy now the TV cameras have finished rolling! Read

In the footsteps of reggae royalty

WHEN actor Rolan Bell met legendary singer Jimmy Cliff he was so starstruck he missed the opportunity to grab an autograph. Read

Pregnant pause for somersaulting dancers

TWO dancers in the Peterbrook Players production of My Fair Lady at Solihull Library Theatre last week had to revert to singing roles because they are pregnant. Read

The Dracula Spectacula, Hall Green LT Youth Theatre

THE young company gets plenty of fun out of John Gardiner's spooky musical in Roy Palmer's studio production. Read

Wedded bliss for Jonathan!

WHEN Jonathan Wilkes saw the Broadway show The Wedding Singer he knew immediately that the lead role of Robbie was perfect for him. Read

Nederlands Dans Theater 1, Birmingham Hippodrome

I didn't expect to see the day when bubble wrap formed an integral part of a dance piece but that day has arrived nonetheless. Read

Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, Bournville Musical Theatre Company, Crescent Theatre

A SUPERB young company explodes into this high-energy show on the wings of excellent choreography and chorus work - and a majestic performance by Richard Smith as the chauvinist oldest brother. Read

Sleuth, Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton

THIS Anthony Shaffer play is described as the world's greatest thriller and it's easy to see why. Read

The Crucible, The Nonentities Rose Theatre, Kidderminster

VIVIENNE Cole's towering production of this Arthur Miller classic brims with fear, threats and suspicion as it tells of the 17th century witch-hunts in Salem, Mississippi. Read

Elephant, Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre

THIS South African blend of story-telling, song and dance is a strange choice for a commercial theatre the size of the Hippodrome as it was never likely to be a big seller. Read

Cold Comfort Farm, Lichfield Garrick

SOME of the characters in Paul Doust's adaptation of Stella Gibbons' novel seem barking mad down on Cold Comfort Farm, but you learn to love them. Read

Josie Lawrence to play a Cold War spymaster in Birmingham

BLACK Country actress Josie Lawrence returns to Birmingham next week when she takes the role of a woman spymaster during the Cold War. Read

South Pacific, Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton

THE first half of this Rodgers and Hammerstein classic has acquired some unnecessary and silly sexual overtones - but this apart, it is a happy celebration of a show that will be 60 years old next year. Read

For the love of Mrs Brown, Alexandra Theatre

THE comedy industry that is Agnes Brown is back for another hilarious instalment. Read