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Vincent Simone on how it takes two to Tango May 13 2011

Diane Parkes hears how two of the stars of Strictly aim to set feet tapping at Birmingham Hippodrome.Read

Review: Great Expectations, at Malvern Festival Theatre May 06 2011

English Touring Theatre’s visits to Malvern over the years have left fond memories of classic plays as different as Hamlet and French Without Tears.Read

Review: Cardenio, at Swan Theatre, RSC May 06 2011

The RSC’s chief associate director Greg Doran kicks off the RSC’s 50th anniversary season in the newly refurbished Swan Theatre with his interpretation of Shakespeare’s “lost play” Cardenio.Read

Avenue Q is Sesame Street for adults... May 06 2011

Avenue Q may feature puppets but it certainly is not for children. Roz Laws spoke to one of the stars, Birmingham born Matthew J Henry.Read

An act of politics in Yes, Prime Minister May 06 2011

Simon Williams is Sir Humphrey in a new version of Yes, Prime Minister. Roz Laws reports.Read

Hollywood actor John Malkovich to lead Birmingham Symphony Hall celebrations May 02 2011

BIRMINGHAM Symphony Hall is to celebrate its 21st anniversary next year with a festival featuring Hollywood star John Malkovich, composter Philip Glass and former CBSO director Simon Rattle.Read

Review: Macbeth, RSC, at Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon Apr 28 2011

Royal Shakespeare Company artistic director Michael Boyd has certainly made a bold statement with this first new production in the renovated theatre.Read

Review: The Rite of Spring - CBSO and Julia Mach, at Symphony Hall, Birmingham Apr 25 2011

So much could have gone wrong with the mind-blowing technology, but this extraordinary presentation of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring was a total triumph. Read

Phill Jupitus goes in search of his holy grail Apr 22 2011

A love of musical theatre has put comic Phill Jupitus onto a new career path, writes Diane Parkes.Read

Review: Calendar Girls, at Birmingham Hippodrome Apr 15 2011

With a perfect balance of humour and sentimentality, Calendar Girls is simply unmissable, focusing on female solidarity at its best, with a strong loveable cast.Read

Stand-up comic Danny 'Slim' Gray brings new show to Birmingham Apr 13 2011

One of the UK's most popular urban comics Slim brings his latest show to Birmingham at the weekend. Read

Video: Batman Live comes to Birmingham NIA Apr 13 2011

KAPOW! Superhero Batman is to come alive in an action-packed arena show.Read

Theatre review: Calendar Girls, Birmingham Hippodrome Apr 12 2011

WITH a perfect balance of humour and sentimentality, the Calendar Girls is simply unmissable.Read

Review: Peter Kay, at Birmingham NIA Apr 08 2011

After a seven-year absence from live shows, Peter Kay is back with more rapid-fire jokes on his Tour That's Not A Tour. Read

Review: Jekyll & Hyde – The Musical, at Birmingham Hippodrome Apr 08 2011

Looking for a good-time musical, loaded with songs of hope and love?Read

Tall tales with king of comedy Greg Davies Apr 08 2011

Roz Laws chats to Greg Davies, a comedian who has become something of a cult TV hit.Read

Review: Uncle Vanya, at Belgrade Theatre, Coventry Apr 08 2011

One of a handful of Chekhov plays against which so many of our finest stage actors have measured themselves over the decades, Uncle Vanya is seemingly an unassailable classic.Read

Crying with laughter... Apr 07 2011

When actress Rebecca Peyton met writer/director Martin Bartelt on a course at the Actors Centre in London, the two hit it off so well that Martin broached the subject of them working together.Read

Arts Council tries to get balance right in funding shake-up Apr 03 2011

Arts organisations face going out of business as swingeing cuts to their budgets are announced. Arts Editor Lorne Jackson talks to the Arts Council’s regional director about what the future holds.Read

Winners and losers in the Arts Council funding shake-up Apr 03 2011

Arts Council England's new National Portfolio of funding has seen some arts groups in the West Midlands lose their funding entirely, some told their funding will dwindle over the next four years, and some groups receive funding for the first time.Read

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