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    A Midsummer Night’s Dream, at Longborough Festival Opera, near Moreton-in-Marsh Jul 03 2009

    Woodland magic finds its natural home at Longborough, where recent years have brought a wonderful Cunning Little Vixen and an equally wonderful Hansel and Gretel. Read

    Fringe preview Jul 02 2009

    Birmingham’s Old Joint Stock Theatre is playing host once again to a season of Edinburgh Festival preview shows this month. Read

    The Winslow Boy at Malvern Festival Theatre Jul 01 2009

    Terence Rattigan was the playwright whose plays became redundant overnight, according to legend, with the success of Look Back in Anger in 1956. Read

    Moving the goals of Indian dance Jul 01 2009

    Dancer Sonia Sabri tells Terry Grimley about her latest venture. Read

    A trail to the unexpected Jul 01 2009

    Moseley is the Birmingham suburb that mixes the arty with the crafty – and now it’s offering an additional treat for the intrepid explorer. Read

    Birmingham Royal Ballet at Birmingham Hippodrome Jun 26 2009

    Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Alexander Campbell is small in stature but his characters filled the stage, and more, in the company’s triple dance programme. Read

    The Thorn Birds at Malvern Festival Theatre Jun 25 2009

    Having missed its Shakespeares, Dylan Thomas adaptations and previous original musicals, I am a latecomer to the six-year history of the Swansea-based Wales Theatre Company. Read

    The BFG at Birmingham Repertory Company Jun 25 2009

    Presenting a giant on stage is always going to be a challenge, but this David Wood adaptation of Roald Dahl’s ever-popular adventure story tackles the issue in a couple of ways. Read

    On a logistical nightmare Jun 24 2009

    I have assumed that haulage contractors as a class are imbued with a thespian flamboyance ever since I first realised, a few years back, that they had begun to offer their services in Logistics. Read

    Birmingham Royal Ballet, at Birmingham Hippodrome Jun 19 2009

    An evening of contrasting classical dance from two of the 20th century’s best-loved choreographers opened Birmingham Royal Ballet’s summer offering at the Hippodrome Theatre. Read

    Rising from Down Under Jun 19 2009

    Australian singer Shannon Noll tells Andy Coleman about his rise to fame. Read

    Ex Cathedra at The Oratory, Birmingham Jun 19 2009

    Two of the musical giants being honoured this year were the focus for this evening’s Summer Vespers. Read

    Giving youngsters a voice on stage Jun 17 2009

    Tanika Gupta, who has worked on EastEnders and The Bill, tells Terry Grimley about her Birmingham project. Read

    Prison is food for thought Jun 17 2009

    Birmingham’s Crescent Theatre is challenging its talented team by embarking on two plays in repertoire – both of them set in prison. Read

    Jumping for joy after ten years at the Fringe Jun 16 2009

    Everyone knows Hereford is a city, but somehow it’s not the first place you would think of looking for state-of-the-art urban culture. Read

    Review: Carmen, at Longborough Festival Opera Jun 12 2009

    A lovely drive to the Cotswolds was a delightful introduction to a magical evening in the grounds of a gracious mansion in the tiny village of Longborough. Read

    Review: The Caravan, at Warwick Arts Centre Jun 12 2009

    If current trends continue, the number of people at high risk from flooding in Britain will more than double in the next 70 years. Read

    On This Island at Birmingham Repertory Theatre Jun 11 2009

    First staged at the Rep in 1994, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s musical transferred to London and won the Olivier Award for Best Musical. Read

    A Brummie to the very core Jun 10 2009

    I didn’t manage to get to Bournville Musical Theatre Company’s version of Chess last week, but I must mention that it is now 50 years since John Clay, then aged 14, joined the group for The Pirates of Penzance in the now-mothballed Cadbury Concert Hall. Read

    Jackie Trousdale's palace of dreams Jun 05 2009

    Jackie Trousdale found herself commissioned to art-direct the Queen’s 80th birthday garden party at Buckingham Palace – thanks to Birmingham Stage Company. Read

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