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THE lives of older lesbian, gay and bisexual people come under the spotlight in a new work to be performed at Midlands Arts Centre on April 23.Read

Avant Garde's Illegal Dance

HIP hop company Avant Garde takes us to a world where dance is illegal and anyone found guilty of putting a foot out of place will be imprisoned – or worse.Read

Jonathan Jeremiah interview: on travelling, Katie Melua and working as a security guard

LONDON-BORN singer Jonathan Jeremiah released his debut album, A Solitary Man, on Monday and on April 27 he supports Katie Melua at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall.Read

Corrie! at the Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham

FIFTY years of Coronation Street is told in just two hours, using only six actors.Read

Prince of Denmark comes to Wolverhampton

RIVALRY, romance and rhythm take to the stage in a new show featuring ten percussionists and dancers.Read

Murder mystery tour

AUDIENCES at The Death Of Georgia B had better pull on their walking shoes as this promenade production takes in more than five Wolverhampton venues.Read

Theatre: Corrie play is right up Ken's street

THE world’s longest-running television soap opera is breaking free from the small screen and heading for Britain’s theatres.Read

Ballet star at Birmingham Theatre

ROYAL Ballet principal Carlos Acosta brings his new show Premieres Plus to Birmingham from August 17-20.Read

Footloose review Birmingham Hioppodrome

IT may be based on a 1984 chick flick but the slick stage version of Footloose was a huge hit with everyone – not just the leg warmer wearers.Read

Theatre: Bringing granny's love letters to life

ACTRESS and writer Caroline Horton was clearing her grandparents’ Staffordshire home when she came across a shoebox containing hundreds of letters. Inside she found a treasure trove of memories.Read

Strauss opera is unconventional but still a delight

OPERA purists look away now.Read

Freddie Mercury inspires new dance

FREDDIE Mercury is the inspiration for a new production by Birmingham’s Freefall Dance Company on Tuesday.Read

Hamlet gets the Bollywood treatment

THEPrince of Denmark goes to Bollywood with a new production of Hamlet by Theatre Company Mumbai.Read

Kitchen sink drama comes to the Black Country

A KITCHEN sink drama is to be performed in homes across the Black Country.Read

Malcolm Stent takes on Robin Hood

MIDLANDS theatre stalwart Malcolm Stent is putting pen to paper for the Christmas show at Solihull Arts Complex.Read

Hit Michael Jackson West End show Thriller - Live comes to Birmingham

The West End hit Thriller - Live, which celebrates the music and career of Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5, opens at Birmingham Hippodrome next month.Read

Cranford Review, Wolverhampton Grand

FOR a drama that is entirely inwardly focused it is surprising how reflective of the (current) world at large Cranford is.Read

Theatre: Macbeth will open RSC theatre

THE Scottish play will kick off a new season in the recently re-opened Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.Read

Pigs will fly

CONFLICT becomes anarchy in the show Goucher’s War which comes to The Public in West Bromwich in April.Read

Told by an Idiot bring new comedy to Warwick Arts Centre

‘TOLD by an Idiot’ theatre company’s new comedy is inspired by such diverse sources at writer Gunter Grass, film maker Alfred Hitchcock, cartoon character Bugs Bunny and the television series Are You Being Served?Read