Classical Music

THE PLANETS: CBSO AND KAZUKI

YAMADA Also featuring Alexandre Kantorow (piano) & the CBSO Youth Chorus. Programme includes works by Holst & Tchaikovsky, Wed 1Thurs 2 Feb, Symphony Hall, B’ham

CARLETON ETHERINGTON ORGAN

RECITAL Fri 3 Feb, Tewkesbury Abbey

PRIORY ORGAN RECITAL WITH CALLUM

ALGAR Programme includes works by Walton, Bach, Hollins, Franck, Faure & Widor, Sat 4 Feb, Great Malvern Priory

WORCESTERSHIRE SYMPHONY

ORCHESTRA Programme includes music from the worlds of ballet, film & operatta, Sat 4 Feb, St Martin’s Church, Worcester

PICCADILLY SINFONIETTA: VIVALDI’S FOUR SEASONS BY CANDLELIGHT

Featuring Warren Mailley-Smith (piano). Programme includes works by Vivaldi & Chopin, Sat 4 Feb, Worcester Cathedral

ARMONICO CONSORT: BIG BYRD

Featuring Christopher Monks (director). Programme includes works by William Byrd, Josquin des Prez, Johannes Ockeghem & John Sheppard, Sat 4 Feb, Malvern Theatres

EX CATHEDRA: BYRD’S GREAT Featuring Jeffrey Skidmore (conductor), Linarol Consort of Renaissance Viols and His Majesty’s Sagbutts & Cornetts. Programme comprises works by William Byrd and Thomas Tallis, Sun 5 Feb, Birmingham Town Hall

DANIEL LEBHARDT PIANO RECITAL

Programme includes works by Brahms, Scriabin, Mendelssohn & Beethoven, Sun 5 Feb, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry

Comedy

SOFIE HAGEN Wed 1 Feb, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry

O’NEILL & DANNY MCLOUGHLIN Sat 4 Feb, Rosies Nightclub, Birmingham

GUZ KHAN Sat 4 Feb, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry

Theatre

LADIES (DOWN UNDER) Amateur version of Amanda Whittington’s comedy sequel to Ladies’ Day, until Sat 4 Feb, Talisman Theatre, Kenilworth

THE TEMPEST Alex Kingston plays Prospero in Shakespeare’s elemental tale of survival and forgiveness, until Sat 4 March, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

DIVORCED, BEHEADED, DIED: AN AUDIENCE WITH KING HENRY VIII An ‘audience with’ scenario, as His Majesty recounts the events of his long reign and invites his loyal subjects (the audience) to question him on any related subject, Fri 3 Feb, Number 8, Pershore, Worcestershire

AFTER LIFE Amateur version of Jack Thorne’s ‘powerfully human look’ at the way we view our lives, Sat 4 - Sat 11 Feb, Criterion Theatre, Coventry

AIDA Ellen Kent Opera presents Verdi’s tale of war, jealousy and revenge. Sung in Italian with English surtitles, Sun 5 Feb, Malvern Theatres

Kid’s Theatre

ROOM ON THE BROOM Tall Stories’ stage adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s bestselling book, Thurs 2 - Fri 3 Feb, Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa

DAVID GIBB’S FAMILY JUKEBOX Join David as he takes audiences on a trip through his often-surreal imagination, where wolves roam the school corridors, dragons live under the bed and teddy bears dance the night away at the disco... Sat 5 Feb, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry

Light Entertainment

HAPPY HOUR LIVE - THE ROUND SHEEP

PAUL SMITH Wed 1 - Fri 3 Feb, O2 Academy, Birmingham

ANDY ROBINSON, CARL DONNELLY & ANGELOS EPITHERMIOU Thurs 2 Feb, The Glee Club, Birmingham

JOSH PUGH Fri 3 Feb, The Glee Club, Birmingham

DAVID O’DOHERTY Sat 4 Feb, Birmingham Town Hall

DAN TIERNAN, PHIL ELLIS, ANDREW

TOUR Stage version of the popular podcast featuring JaackMaate, Stevie White and Robbie Knox, Wed 1 Feb, The Alexandra, Birmingham

THOSE WERE THE DAYS Nostalgic variety show celebrating the golden era or music and laughter. Andy Eastwood, Helen Farrell, Wendy Richardson & Phil Jeffrey star, Wed 1 Feb, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

SYLVIA SCEPTRE: A LIBRARY OF EERIE

TALES Thurs 2 Feb, Temperance, Leamington Spa

QUEENZ - THE SHOW WITH BALLS! Drag extravaganza where a line-up of death-dropping divas ‘slay the biggest hits of all time’, Fri 3 Feb, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

THE CIRCUS OF HORRORS: HAUNTED FAIRGROUND New show set in a decrepit Fairground on the edge of nowhere. Expect special effects and bizarre circus, dark magic, original rock score and a sinister storyline, Sat 4 Feb, The Albany Theatre, Coventry

THE OPERA BOYS: A NIGHT AT THE MUSICALS Featuring brand new musical medleys, Sun 5 Feb, Swan Theatre, Worcester

Dance

GIOVANNI PERNICE: MADE IN ITALY Brand-new production which sees the Strictly star joined by ‘some of the best dancers and singers from the ballroom and theatre world’, Tues 31 Jan -Wed 1 Feb, The Albany Theatre, Coventry the Strictly star joined by ‘some of the best dancers and singers from the ballroom and theatre world’, Sat 4 Feb, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

THE NUTCRACKER Presented by Varna International Ballet & Orchestra, Sun 5 Feb, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

Events

SEVERN RISING 2222 GAME A new interactive and immersive game set 200 years in the future in a flooded version of the city consumed by nature, where the wildlife does the talking. Can human existence be pieced back together?, until Sat 3 June, Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum

COVENTRY CATHEDRAL TOWER CLIMB

Challenge yourself to climb 180 steps to magnificent views of Coventry and the surrounding area, Fri 3 - Sat 4 Feb, Coventry Cathedral

THE ARENACROSS TOUR 2023 Europe’s leading Indoor Freestyle Motocross and Race Show returns, Sat 4 Feb, Resorts World Arena, Birmingham

BROKEN ANGEL: LOST LIBRARIES

SCREENING ‘Lost Libraries’ is a split screen meditation on a solitary journey to libraries along the Silk Road that have been lost to political conflict, natural catastrophe, revolution, and war, Sat 4 Feb, Coventry Cathedral

TAP FACTORY High-energy dance, explosive percussion and aweinspiring acrobatics collide in dazzling fusion of live music and choreography, Thurs 2 Feb, Malvern Theatres

MOTIONHOUSE: STARCHITECTS Family show featuring gravity defying choreography and digital projections to revisit the magic of our childhood imagination, Fri 3 - Sat 4 Feb, Birmingham Hippodrome

GIOVANNI PERNICE: MADE IN ITALY Brand-new production which sees

CINDERELLA IN PANTOMIME Expect laughter and audience participation as Cinderella finds her very own Prince Charming, Sat 4 - Sun 5 Feb, Cadbury World, Bournville, B’ham

THE WARWICKSHIRE WEDDING SHOW

Showcasing the facilities that the British Motor Museum has to offer for wedding ceremonies and receptions along with a range of wedding suppliers, Sun 5 Feb, British Motor Museum, Gaydon