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May, The Hive, Shrewsbury
P!NK LIVE - STARRING
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VICKY JACKSON Fri 26
May, The Buttermarket, Shrewsbury
STONE JETS +
WHIPJACKS + SEAN
GAFFNEY Fri 26 May, Albert’s Shed, Shrewsbury
YOURYTHMICS Fri 26
May, Telford Theatre, Oakengates, Shrops
CAPER CLOWNS + THE
GUS GLYNN BAND Fri 26
May, Percy’s Cafe Bar, Whitchurch, North Shropshire
CALLING PLANET EARTH
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
LONDON CONCERTANTE Programme comprises Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro & Vaughan-Williams’ The Lark Ascending, Fri 26 May, Hereford Cathedral
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
Gigs
RAPSQUILLION Mon 22
May, Bill’s Kitchen, Ludlow, South Shrops
THE CHATS + THE CHISEL + GUANTANAMO
BAYWATCH Wed 24 May, O2 Institute, Birmingham
THE JAY RAYNER SEXTET
Wed 24 May, New Vic
Theatre, Newcastleunder-Lyme
HANNAH SANDERS & BEN
SAVAGE Wed 24 May, Brewhouse Arts Centre, Burton upon Trent
LULU Wed 24 May, Lichfield Garrick
THE PRIMITIVES Thurs 25 May, O2 Institute, Birmingham
MAGGIE LINDEMANN
Thurs 25 May, O2 Institute, Birmingham
MIDGE URE Thurs 25 May, Symphony Hall, Birmingham
BENNY & THE FOZ Thurs
25 May, The Rhodehouse, Sutton Coldfield
NERVOSA + ELYREAN +
BORN ZERO Thurs 25
May, KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton
GAZ COOMBES + JOHN J.
PRESLEY Thurs 25 May, The Sugarmill, Stokeon-Trent
BATTLE BORN + WARLOCK AD + FROZEN
IN SHADOWS Thurs 25
May, The Underground, Stokeon-Trent
BRANDY AND THE BUTCHER + ERA’S END
Thurs 25 May, Albert’s Shed, Shrewsbury
THE SENSATIONAL 60S
EXPERIENCE Thurs 25
May, Crewe Lyceum
SARKODIE Fri 26 May,
O2 Institute, B’ham
BAD BOY CHILLER CREW
Fri 26 May, O2
Academy, Birmingham
DAN WHITEHOUSE Fri 26
May, Symphony Hall, Birmingham
OASIIS AND THE ABSOLUTE STONE ROSES
Fri 26 May, The Rhodehouse, Sutton Coldfield
BLOBBIE WILLIAMS Fri
26 May, Brierley Hill
Civic, Dudley
SUPREME QUEEN Fri 26
May, Walsall Arena & Arts Centre
ALL OR NOTHING - A CELEBRATION OF SMALL
FACES Fri 26 May,
Stourbridge Town Hall
GUNS 2 ROSES Fri 26
May, The Robin, Bilston
THE CIRCLES Fri 26 May, Katie Fitzgerald’s, Stourbridge
RESTLESS DOG THE
BAND Fri 26 May, Two Gates Club, Tamworth
FASTLOVE - GEORGE
MICHAEL TRIBUTE Fri 26
May, Prince Of Wales Theatre, Cannock
THE MAGIC OF MOTOWN
Fri 26 May, Lichfield
Garrick
THE LONDON DJANGO
COLLECTIVE Fri 26 May, The Hub at St Mary’s, Lichfield
MARTIN CARTHY Fri 26
Fri 26 May, Crewe
Lyceum
TOKEN Sat 27 May, O2 Institute, Birmingham
THE RYLAND CARAVAN
Sat 27 May, Midlands
Arts Centre, B’ham
LIQUOR & POKER BAND
Sat 27 May, Katie Fitzgerald’s, Stourbridge
LADY MAISERY Sat 27
May, Newhampton Arts Centre, W’hampton
RAMMLIED - RAMMSTEIN
TRIBUTE Sat 27 May, Eleven, Stoke-on-Trent
THE BON JOVI
EXPERIENCE Sat 27
May, Lichfield Garrick
GOOD TO GO Sat 27
May, Albert’s Shed, Shrewsbury
PETER ANDRE Sat 27
May, Crewe Lyceum
KINGS OF LEON Sat 27Sun 28 May, Wrexham
AFC
THE BUSHBURYS Sun 28
May, Katie Fitzgerald’s, Stourbridge
RACHAEL SAGE Sun 28
May, Percy’s Cafe Bar, Whitchurch, North Shropshire
THE BOOTLEG ROCK
SHOW Sun 28 May, Crewe Lyceum
TIM GALLAGHER Wed 31 May, O2 Academy, Birmingham
ROGER WATERS Wed 31
May, Utilita Arena
Birmingham
A TRIBUTE TO LUTHER
VANDROSS Wed 31
May, Wolverhampton
Grand Theatre
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
ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN: AMERICANA Programme includes works by Denes Agay, Barber, George Perle, Valerie Coleman, Kazimierz Machala, Reich & Dvorak, Tues 30 May, The Courtyard, Hereford
Comedy
FRANKIE BOYLE Mon 22 May, Crewe Lyceum
FRANKIE BOYLE Tues 23 May, Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
COMEDY IN THE MET Tues 23 May, Stafford Gatehouse Theatre
THE SCUMMY MUMMIES Wed 24 May, Crewe Lyceum
LOU CONRAN, SEAN MCLOUGHLIN, JENNY HART, DEAN COUGHLIN & COMIC
TBC Thurs 25 May, The Glee Club, Birmingham
JUSTIN MOORHOUSE Thurs 25 May, Foxlowe Arts Centre, Leek, Staffs
Arts Centre, Burton upon Trent
THE MAN THEY CALL G Fri 26 May, Stafford Gatehouse Theatre
DAN TIERNAN, LOU CONRAN, SEAN
MCLOUGHLIN & RORY O’HANLON Sat 27 May, The Glee Club, Birmingham
COMEDY CLUB 4 KIDS! Sat 27 May, Brewhouse Arts Centre, Burton upon Trent
KANE BROWN Sun 28 May, The Glee Club, Birmingham
JOSH BERRY Sun 28 May, The Glee Club, Birmingham
JON RICHARDSON Sun 28 - Mon 29 May, Birmingham Hippodrome
LOU CONRAN & HARRIET DYER (PICTURED) Wed 31 May, Stafford Gatehouse Theatre
Theatre
TEECHERS (LEAVERS ’22) John Godber’s comedy about the education system, updated for the 21st century, Mon 22 - Wed 24 May, Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury
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
IVO GRAHAM Thurs 25 May, Festival Drayton Centre, Market Drayton, North Shropshire
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
ADAM BEARDSMORE, KAREN BAYLEY & STEVE ROYAL Fri 26 May, Brewhouse
MEN OF THE WORLD The Lichfield Players present an amateur version of John Godber’s bitter-sweet play, Tues 23 - Sat 27 May, Lichfield Garrick
BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY
Experience the drama, passion and excitement as a multi-talented cast of actor-musicians tell Buddy Holly’s story, Tues 23 - Sat 27 May, Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury
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
THIS BEAUTIFUL FANTASTIC Amateur production presented by Central Youth Theatre, Wed 24 - Thurs 25 May, Newhampton Arts Centre, Wolverhampton
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
DO YOU BELIEVE IN GHOSTS? ‘An experiential ghost story, unlike anything you have ever experienced before...’, Thurs 25 May, Stafford Gatehouse Theatre
DIRTY DUSTING Crissy Rock, Leah Bell, Vanessa Karon & Paul Dunn star in a comic production described as ‘an evening of pure theatrical viagra’, Thurs 25 May, Tamworth Assembly Rooms
MISTER SHAKESPEARE - AN INCOMPLETE
WORK New play exploring Shakespeare the man, the father, the actor and the entrepreneur, Sat 27 May, Stafford Gatehouse Theatre
INTO THE WOODS Curtain Call Theatre Company present an amateur version of Stephen Sondheim’s musical, Sat 27 - Sun 28 May, Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury
DON’T CLAP FOR ME MR JOHNSON New play from Agape Theatre Company, Sun 28 May, Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
MY SON PINOCCHIO JR Amateur production by Get Your Wigle On, Mon 29 - Tues 30 May, Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury
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
THE KING AND I West End performer
Annalene Beechey stars alongside Darren Lee in a new version of Bartlett Sher’s iconic musical, Tues 30 May - Sat 3 June, Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
MATILDA JR Amateur version presented by Stage Productions, Tues 30 May - Sat 3 June, Stoke Repertory Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
Kids Shows
ZOG Smash-hit stage adaptation of Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler’s popular children’s book, Tues 23Wed 24 May, Telford Theatre
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, Sat 27 May, Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
THE SINGING MERMAID Theatre for younger audiences, based on the original storybook by Julia Donaldson & Lydia Monks, Sat 27Sun 28 May, The Rep, Birmingham
RAPUNZEL New version of the popular musical featuring songs, dance routines and jokes aplenty, Sat 27Sun 28 May, Mitchell Arts Centre, Stoke-on-Trent
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
RAPUNZEL Panto adventure starring Kerry Katona, Joanne Clifton, Dean Gaffney and Jamie & Chuck, Mon 29 May, Whitchurch Civic Centre, North Shropshire
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
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS
Pantomime-style show featuring circus and speciality acts, highenergy choreography, and a post-show meet & greet opportunity, Wed 31 May, Stourbridge Town Hall
DINOSAUR ADVENTURE LIVE Fun family show that immerses audiences in an ‘enthralling & realistic’ world of dinosaurs, Wed 31 May, Walsall Arena & Arts Centre
I SPY WITH MY LITTLE EYE The People’s Theatre Company present a production for younger audiences. Based on the Steven Lee picture book, Wed 31 May, Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton party anthems’, Sat 20 May, Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
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
Light Entertainment
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
Dance
JOHANNES RADEBE: FREEDOM
UNLEASHED Join the Strictly favourite in a show described as a ‘melting pot of South African rhythms and huge
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
AN AUDIENCE WITH LIVERPOOL LEGENDS
Entertainment and banter with Ronnie Whelan, Steve McMahon, Jan Molby and host Jed Stone, Tues 23 May, Crewe Lyceum Theatre
DREAMCOAT STARS Featuring hits from the West End and Broadway, Wed 24 May, Stafford Gatehouse Theatre
FUNNY GIRLS ON TOUR Starring female impersonator Betty Legs Diamond, Thurs 25 May, Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
FORBIDDEN NIGHTS Featuring circus acts, seductive choreography and a comedian compere, Thurs 25 May, Prince of Wales Theatre, Cannock
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
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 OPERA BOYS: A NIGHT AT THE MUSICALS
Complete with brand-new musical medleys, solo performances and ‘a few surprises!’, Sun 28 May, Lichfield Garrick
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, 29 May, Symphony Hall, Birmingham
PSYCHIC SALLY An evening of mediumship with ‘the nation’s favourite psychic’, Wed 31 May, The Alexandra, Birmingham
