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June Brown wishes she could say: 'Je ne regrette rien!'

Eastenders legend June Brown is starring in a Birmingham show about Edith Piaf. She tells Roz Laws about her biggest career disappointments.Read

Review: Rocky Horror Show at New Alexandra Theatre

***

Half the fun of attending Richard O'Brien's cult musical is watching the eager audience arrive with plenty of the men as well as women wearing colourful basques, stockings, high heels and suspenders, and spectacular wigs, or dressed as crazed scientists.Read

'Vamped-up' tale is a thing of real beauty

Birmingham choreographer Matthew Bourne is set to transform the classic fairytale Sleeping Beauty in his latest production. He talks to Marion McMullen about how Tchaikovsky's music has inspired him.Read

Review: Birdsong at Belgrade Theatre

****

ACHINGLY beautiful memories of a young romance help a battle-weary officer endure the nightmare of the trenches.Read

Gregory Doran has big plans for the Royal Shakespeare Company

New RSC boss Gregory Doran has big plans. Theatre writer Marion McMullen finds out how he's aiming to bring some of the country's top actors to the Warwickshire stage for some leading Shakespeare anniversaries.Read

Doctor Harry Hill remains in rude health

Comedian Harry Hill has come a long way since his days as a hospital doctor. He talks to Roz Laws about giving up TV, writing a musical and how he has forgotten all of his medical training.Read

Review: The Night Queen at Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

****

After a successful run two years ago, Birmingham theatre team Hoopla returns to the Belgrade with this majestic tale.Read

Review: Madagascar Live! at LG Arena, Birmingham

*****

A restless zebra, hungry lion, a lonesome giraffe along with a waddle of naughty penguins and their madcap adventures in Madagascar were a heartwarming treat after escaping the Arctic conditions outdoors.Read

Review: Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour at NIA, Brimingham

****

It was almost a case of Dancing On Ice for the Strictly stars as their live UK tour kicked off in a snowbound Birmingham.Read

Doctor Who star David Tennant back at Stratford for RSC's Richard II

Doctor Who favourite David Tennant is heading back to the Warwickshire stage to star in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Richard II. Read

Ben Forster dons a pair of stockings for his latest role in the Rocky Horror Show

He has gone from playing Jesus to donning a pair of stockings. Actor Ben Forster talks to Roz Laws about his rise to fame and how he has adapted to his latest role.Read

Lisa Riley is dancing herself dizzy, and she loves it!

She captured the hearts of Strictly Come Dancing viewers with her comical routines and now Lisa Riley will be reunited with her partner for a live stage show in Birmingham. She talks to Roz Laws about her rise to dancing fame.Read

How elite ballet dancers refuel their bodies between performances

How do elite ballet dancers refuel their bodies between performances? Richard McComb takes a trip to the barre at Birmingham Royal Ballet to find out.Read

Funeral of Ian Sandy, Birmingham's 'gentle giant' of showbusiness, takes place

Celebrities gathered for the funeral of Ian Sandy, the ‘gentle giant’ of Birmingham’s showbusiness scene.Read

Birmingham Hippodrome is back from the brink and at the heart of city arts

Stuart Griffiths has overseen a massive change in the fortunes of the Birmingham Hippodrome. He talks to Roz Laws about his10 years at the theatre.Read

Birmingham Royal Ballet bring the joy of ballet to city children

Samantha Mian was surprised when her son Ethan came home from school saying he wanted to take up ballet.Read

Review: A Christmas Carol, at Birmingham Town Hall

It was Donald Wolfit who once said that any actor worth his salt could summon up the essence of a play in moments needing nothing in the way of sets and props.Read

Review: The Gruffalo’s Child, at Birmingham Town Hall

It was always going to be a challenge to bring the same magic from the book and the film of The Gruffalo's Child to a stage adaption.Read

Review: 9 to 5 The Musical, Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham

****

EVERYONE'S toes start tapping the moment the band strikes up those rousing chords for Dolly Parton’s hit song 9 to 5.Read

Bringing the joy of ballet to city children

Birmingham Royal Ballet is hoping to recruit stars of the future from across the city in a unique schools programme. Zoe Chamberlain reports.Read