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Lenny Henry to make National Theatre debut in The Comedy of Errors

Dudley-born comic Lenny Henry will make his first appearance at the National Theatre later this year in William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors.Read

Review: Top Hat, at Birmingham Hippodrome

It was well worth the 76-year wait.Read

Hippodrome seeks boys to play Oliver Twist, Artful Dodger and Fagin's gang

Birmingham Hippodrome is seeking child actors for its production of the Lionel Bart musical Oliver! next year.Read

Sir Ian McKellen back at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry

Sir Ian McKellen is going back to his theatrical roots – in Coventry, he tells Roz Laws.Read

Tom Chambers is tripping the light fantastic

Former Holby City and Strictly star Tom Chambers tells Diane Parkes about his new stage role.Read

Review: Carlos Acosta Premieres Plus, at Birmingham Hippodrome

Royal Ballet principal Carlos Acosta is becoming a familiar face in Birmingham and this time he was joined by fellow principal Zenaida Yanowsky in Premieres Plus, a series of short dance pieces.Read

Review: Swan Lake, by Guangdong Acrobatic Troupe, at Birmingham Hippodrome

What would Tchaikovsky have made of this Guangdong Acrobatic Troupe of China’s interpretation of his classic ballet Swan Lake?Read

Review: Batman Live, at Birmingham NIA

There’s not much in the way of story, but a plot would only crowd the spectacle and bore an audience here to enjoy oodles of Biff! Bang! and Ba-Ba-Booee!Read

Review: The Homecoming at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Long uneasy pauses right from the start of Harold Pinter’s famed ‘masterpiece’ have the audience right where he wanted them – shifting uncomfortably.Read

Review: A Midsummer Night's Dream at RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon

Gamblers and prostitutes grace the stage of this modern day performance of Midsummer Night’s Dream as the audience enters the theatre.Read

Review: RSC's A Midsummer Night's Dream, at Stratford-upon-Avon

There are plenty of strong performances in this enchanting production, but most notably from Lucy Briggs-Owen as Hermia.Read

Theatre review: The Homecoming, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

The Homecoming is Harold Pinter at his best. Read

Comedian Phil McCullough is standing up for himself

Lorne Jackson talks to a comedian and promoter with a serious message for ‘fly-by-night’ funnymen.Read

Bringing Harold Pinter home to the RSC

Lorne Jackson talks to the director of the RSC’s production of Harold Pinter’s masterpiece, The Homecoming.Read

Review: Six Summer Saturdays at Chamberlain Square, Birmingham

To be honest, I was hoping there would be elephants.Read

Making a little local drama in King's Heath

Former soap actress Donnaleigh Bailey has created a school for young aspiring actors. Roz Laws met her.Read

Review: We Will Rock You at Birmingham Hippodrome

A slightly subdued Birmingham audience greeted the return of the Queen musical – until it sprang into life at the end.Read

Keith Gray's words are given life with Ostrich Boys

Author Keith Gray is looking forward to seeing one of his books adapted for the big stage, he tells Diane Parkes.Read

Gaynor Keeble has a song in her heart

Christopher Morley speaks to Gaynor Keeble about her life as an opera diva.Read

A little foreign drama

As Birmingham hosts its second European theatre festival, Lorne Jackson talks to its co-director about what it will bring to the city.Read