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Classical Music

LUNCHTIME ORGAN CONCERT WITH THOMAS TROTTER Programme includes works by W Harris, Mendelssohn, WT Best, F Bridge, L Rogg & R Laurin, Mon 22 May, Birmingham Town Hall

QUEEN SYMPHONIC: A ROCK ORCHESTRA EXPERIENCE Featuring Richard Sidwell (conductor) & Jon Boydon, Jenna Lee James, Peter Eldridge & Rachael Wooding (vocalists), Fri 26 May, Symphony Hall, Birmingham

CBSO SINGALONG: MOZART’S REQUIEM Featuring Simon Halsey (conductor). Programme comprises Errollyn Wallen’s Peace on Earth, 4 & Mozart’s Requiem, 48, Sun 28 May, Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Gigs

CLOUD NOTHINGS Mon

22 May, Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath

HARRY STYLES + WET

LEG Mon 22 - Tues 23

May, Coventry Building Society Arena

JORDY + MYYLO

Tues

23 May, Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath

CHAPPAQUA WRESTLING

Tues 23 May, The Sunflower Lounge

THE FUREYS

Tues 23

May, The Core Theatre, Solihull

JIM JONES ALL STARS

Wed 24 May, Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath

HEAVY BEAT BRASS

BAND Wed 24 May, The Jam House, Jewellery

Quarter

THE CHATS + THE CHISEL + GUANTANAMO

BAYWATCH Wed 24

May, O2 Institute

EDWINA HAYES + NICK

VULTURE Wed 24 May,

Red Lion Folk Club

MAMMAL HANDS +

ISHMAEL ENSEMBLE

Wed 24 May, Royal Birmingham

Conservatoire

JOHN BLEK + FRITILLARIES Wed 24

May, The Kitchen

Garden, Kings Heath

REASON Thurs 25 May, Hare & Hounds, Kings

Heath

SIV JAKOBSEN Thurs 25

May, The Sunflower Lounge

THE PRIMITIVES Thurs

25 May, O2 Institute

MAGGIE LINDEMANN

Thurs 25 May, O2 Institute

SEFO KANUTEH Thurs 25

May, Jennifer Blackwell

Performance Space, Symphony Hall

MIDGE URE Thurs 25

May, Symphony Hall

JASMINE GARDOSI Thurs

25 May, Midlands Arts Centre (MAC)

MARTIN CARTHY Thurs 25 May, The Kitchen Garden, Kings Heath

SUNSET

ROLLERCOASTER Fri 26 May, O2 Institute

SARKODIE Fri 26 May, O2 Institute

BAD BOY CHILLER CREW Fri 26 May, O2

Academy

SOBOTA + PROZAK 420

Fri 26 May, Castle & Falcon

DAN WHITEHOUSE Fri 26

May, Symphony Hall

TOMMY FLEMING Fri 26

May, The Crescent

UP4 THE DOWNSTROKE

Fri 26 - Sat 27 May,

The Jam House, Jewellery Quarter

LUKE UNA Sat 27 May, Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath

BURNING HOUSE +

CITRUS + BROKEN

DRUMSTICK + UNIT 47 + THE RAIN Sat 27 May, O2 Institute

TOKEN Sat 27 May, O2 Institute

TRANSMISSION - THE SOUND OF JOY DIVISION

Sat 27 May, Castle & Falcon

THE BUG CLUB +

BUZZARD BUZZARD

BUZZARD +

HONEYGLAZE + MYLES

NEWMAN + SUGARTHIEF

Sun 28 May, Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR + A BURIAL

AT SEA Sun 28 May, The Asylum

CALLING PLANET EARTH

Sun 28 May, The Alexandra

SONGS OF FAITH AND DEVOTION - DEPECHE

MODE TRIBUTE Sun 28

May, Fletchers Bar

HATSTAND Mon 29 May, Temperance, Leamington Spa

JESSE MALIN Tues 30

May, Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath

NXWORRIES Tues 30

May, O2 Institute

JACK LUKEMAN Tues 30

May, The Kitchen Garden, Kings Heath

TIM GALLAGHER Wed 31

May, O2 Academy

THE MARCH VIOLETS +

VISION VIDEO +

KRISTEEN YOUNG Wed 31 May, Castle & Falcon

ROGER WATERS Wed 31

May, Utilita Arena

Birmingham

PEACE Wed 31 May, The Mill, Digbeth

EILEEN ROSE Wed 31

May, The Kitchen

Garden, Kings Heath

ARTIC MONKEYS Wed 31

May, Coventry Building Society Arena

A TRIBUTE TO LUTHER

VANDROSS Wed 31

May, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN: RED SKY BY SUNRISE Featuring Charlie Hamblett (younger Laurie Lee), Anton Lesser (older Laurie Lee) & Mark Ashford (guitar), Wed 31 May, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratfordupon-Avon

Comedy

MICHAEL MCINTYRE Wed 24 May, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry

LOU CONRAN, SEAN MCLOUGHLIN, JENNY HART, DEAN COUGHLIN & COMIC

TBC Thurs 25 May, The Glee Club, Birmingham

CLOSEUP COMEDY Thurs 25 May, Herbert’s Yard, Birmingham

CONNOR BURNS, ADAM STAUNTON, DANNY CLIVES & STEVE HARRIS Fri 26 May, Rosies Nightclub, Birmingham

DAN TIERNAN, LOU CONRAN, SEAN

MCLOUGHLIN, FARHAN SOLO & TREVOR

BICKLES Fri 26 May, The Glee Club, Birmingham

THE SCUMMY MUMMIES Fri 26 May, The Old Rep, Birmingham

JOSH PUGH, CRAIG DEELEY & PHIL

PAGETT Fri 26 May, The Station, Kings Heath, Birmingham

PHIL WANG Fri 26 May, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry

SAM AVERY, LAUREN PATTISON, GARRETT MILLERICK & MARKUS

BIRDMAN Fri 26 May, The Rialto, Coventry

MATT BRAGG, PREET SINGH, MAFF BROWN & DAVE LONGLEY Sat 27 May, Rosies Nightclub, Birmingham

DAN TIERNAN, LOU CONRAN, SEAN

MCLOUGHLIN & RORY O’HANLON Sat 27 May, The Glee Club, Birmingham

MUHSIN YESILADA, AATIF NAWAAZ, PRINCE ABDI & IMRAN YUSUF Sat 27 May, The Core Theatre, Solihull

JOSIE LONG Sat 27 May, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry

JUDI LOVE Sat 27 May, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry

MARK STEEL Sun 28 May, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry

JON RICHARDSON Sun 28 - Mon 29 May, Birmingham Hippodrome

HARE OF THE DOG COMEDY Mon 29 May, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham

HUGE DAVIES, TESSA COATES & BURT

WILLIAMSON Wed 31 May, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry

Theatre

THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE National Theatre production taking audiences on a journey to ‘a childhood once forgotten and the darkness that lurks at the very edge of it’, Tues 23 - Sat 27 May, The Alexandra, Birmingham

ROCK OF AGES Farewell tour of the smash-hit musical, Tues 23 - Sat 27 May, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL Sutton Coldfield Musical Youth Theatre present an amateur version of the hit high-school musical, Tues 23 - Sat 27 May, Sutton Coldfield Town Hall

THE BEEKEEPER OF ALEPPO Christy Lefteri’s powerful and compassionate story of connection between family, friends and strangers... Tues 23 - Sat 27 May, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

HEMATOMA Kieran Dee’s one-man road movie in which he ‘tries everything to fill the gap in his head’, Wed 24 - Thurs 25 May, Old Joint Stock Theatre, Birmingham

BAD ROADS ‘Heart-breaking, powerful, bitterly comic’ account of what it is to be a woman in wartime. Written by leading Ukrainian playwright Natal’ya Vorozhbit, Wed 24 - Sat 27 May, Blue Orange Theatre, Birmingham

THE FATHER Amateur version of Florian Zeller’s award-winning play, Sat 27 May - Sat 3 June, Crescent Theatre, Birmingham

DON’T CLAP FOR ME MR JOHNSON New play from Agape Theatre Company, Sun 28 May, Crescent Theatre, Birmingham

Monday 22 - Wednesday 31 May

Dance

RAMBERT DANCE: PEAKY BLINDERS THE REDEMPTION OF THOMAS SHELBY

Steven Knight’s timeless story returns to the Midlands by popular demand. Expect Peaky tracks from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Radiohead, Anna Calvi, The Last Shadow Puppets, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Tues 23 - Sat 27 May, Birmingham

Hippodrome

STARS - AN AFROFUTURIST SPACE

ODYSSEY A new play about an old lady who goes into outer space in search of her own orgasm, Tues 30 May - Sat 3 June, The Old Rep, Birmingham

Kids Shows

THE SINGING MERMAID Theatre for younger audiences, based on the original storybook by Julia Donaldson & Lydia Monks, Sat 27Sun 28 May, The Rep, Birmingham

Light Entertainment

SIR JACK’S HISTORY BOYS An evening of football talk with Sky Sports presenter Johnny Phillips and former Wolves players Matt Murray, Mark Kennedy, Nathan Blake and Kenny Miller, Mon 22 May, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

FUNNY GIRLS ON TOUR Starring female impersonator Betty Legs Diamond, Thurs 25 May, Crescent Theatre

VENTRILOQUIST: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ARTHUR LAGER An evening with Steve Hewlett and his cast of zany characters, Fri 26 May, Stafford

Gatehouse Theatre

PSYCHIC SALLY An evening of mediumship with ‘the nation’s favourite psychic’, Wed 31 May, The Alexandra, Birmingham

Talks & Spoken Word

JAY SHETTY WORLD TOUR: LOVE RULES

Events

BIG PICTURE FESTIVAL Featuring local filmmakers, newly released international and independent feature films and well-regarded documentaries, Thurs 25 - Sun 28 May, various locations in Stratfordupon-Avon

DRAGONS AND MYTHICAL BEASTS LIVE!

A ‘fantastical’ family show where audiences are invited into a magical world of myths & legends, Sun 28Tues 30 May, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

DINOSAUR ADVENTURE LIVE Fun family show that immerses audiences in an ‘enthralling and realistic’ world of dinosaurs, Mon 29 May, Crescent Theatre, Birmingham

MINISTRY OF SCIENCE LIVE: SCIENCE

SAVES THE WORLD Entertaining, educational show which explores how science shapes the world in which we live. Expect a few loud bangs along the way, Tues 30 May, The Alexandra, Birmingham

THE WORST PRINCESS Children’s show based on the bestselling book by Anna Kemp & Sara Ogilvie, Tues 30 May, The Core Theatre, Solihull

MOG THE FORGETFUL CAT First-ever stage adaptation of Judith Kerr’s bestselling Mog picture books, Tues 30 May - Sun 4 June, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

DRAGONS AND MYTHICAL BEASTS A ‘fantastical’ family show where audiences are invited into a magical world of myths & legends, Wed 31 May - Fri 2 June, The Rep, Birmingham

MR.B - THE GENTLEMAN RHYMER Join the British parodist as he attempts to reconnect hip-hop with manners and the King’s English! Sat 27 May, Old Joint Stock Theatre, Birmingham

MILLION DOLLAR MEN A tribute to Magic Mike described as ‘the ultimate ladies night out’, Sat 27 May, Stafford Gatehouse Theatre

CIRCUS RAJ Featuring Rajasthan street performers, including aerialists, acrobats, musicians, slack-rope walkers and giant puppet characters, Sat 27 May, Steiner Academy, Hereford

SK SHLOMO: BREATHE Join the international beatboxing star as he presents ‘a rollercoaster love-letter to the lifesaving power of beats, bass and breathing’, Sun 28 May, Midlands Arts Centre (MAC), B’ham

CARRIE HOPE FLETCHER: AN OPEN BOOK

An evening with the award-winning West End star. Expect perfectly executed songs from the musicals, interspersed with chat about her fascinating life and career, Sat 29 May, Symphony Hall, Birmingham

OPERA BOYS: A NIGHT AT THE MUSICALS

Complete with brand-new musical medleys, solo performances and ‘a few surprises!’, Sun 28 May, Lichfield Garrick

SING-A-LONG-A ENCANTO A screening of the movie with lyrics presented on stage so that you can sing along...

Wed 31 May, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

A 90-minute experience in which the See On Purpose podcast host and bestselling author talks about ‘finding, keeping and letting go of love’, Mon 22 May, Symphony Hall, Birmingham

RUM & REGGAE RACENIGHT Featuring ‘live horse racing, the best selection of rums and the slickest selection of reggae sounds’, Fri 26 May, Worcester Racecourse

LIBRARY TOUR Climb the spiral staircase to see one of the cathedral’s best loved treasures, Sat 27 May, Lichfield Cathedral

RUSTICUS PRESENTS: WACKY WILDLIFE

Interactive walking adventure where you’ll meet an array of wildlife taking part in some silly activities, Sat 27 May, Aston Hall, Birmingham

KEITH BRYMER-JONES LIVE: LIFE, CLAY, AND EVERYTHING An ‘uplifting’ evening with the renowned British designer, bestselling author and Great Pottery Throw Down judge, Thurs 25 May, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry

DR JOHN COOPER CLARKE - I WANNA

BE... Unique poetry show, with support from Luke Wright, Sat 27 May, Telford Theatre, Oakengates, Shropshire

MG CENTENARY The MG Owners’ Club, the Early MG Society, the MG Octagon Car Club, the MG ‘T’ Society and the MG Car Club join forces at this special event, Sat 27 May, British Motor Museum, Gaydon, Warwickshire

THE NATIONAL HALAL FOOD FESTIVAL & LIFESTYLE SHOW Exhibitors include gourmet street-food vendors, national halal brands, established businesses and small start-up businesses, Sat 27 - Sun 28 May, NEC, Birmingham

CLASSIC WAR FILM SEASON Classic war films screened within the newly launched Bomber Command exhibition, Sat 27 May - Thurs 1 June, RAF Museum Midlands, Cosford

1940S WEEK Explore life in the 1940s with workshops, displays and activities, Sat 27 May - Thurs 1 June, RAF Museum Midlands, Cosford

BRICKLIVE BRICKOSAURS Get ready for a ‘roar-some display on a T-Rex scale’, Sat 27 May - Sun 4 June,