Local arts

While the rest of us were enjoying the late summer sun, illustrators at Aardvark, the Church Stretton based illustration and design company, were busy creating

Join Dorothy and her faithful dog Toto as they are whisked over the rainbow to the magical Land of Oz. In her quest to find

Beautiful sunrise or sunset photographs are a sight to behold but not easy to capture. There are the intricacies of choosing the right location, a

Celebrate the wonder of opera on Wednesday 11 September in the company of Mozart, Verdi, Bizet, Puccini, Offenbach and Gilbert & Sullivan in a feast

Returning to screens this autumn, the Telford Film Festival will run for six weeks from Friday 6 September, with screenings and special events in venues

This year’s Broseley Festival was another huge success, with over 5,500 visitors packing the streets of the town at the top of the Gorge. Co-organiser

Prepare to laugh the night away at the Ironbridge Gorge Museum’s Comedy and Curry Night in the Engine Shop at Enginuity on Friday 6 September.

Come and enjoy an intimate evening with John Challis, one of the nation’s great comedy actors, best known as Boycie in BBC1’s Only Fools and

The Adventures of Maud West, Lady Detective By Susannah Stapleton (Pan Macmillan, £20 in hardback)   In my 30 years of bookselling I’ve had two

Now in its 14th year, Bridgnorth Music and Arts Festival will once again bring talent to the town over 10 days across local various venues.

A former Abraham Darby pupil and Shropshire Music Service musician has gained national recognition for a choral composition she has created. Karen Kirkland, devised the

No-one has been saying ‘shhhh!’ to a group of Shropshire artists bringing live music and poetry to libraries across Shropshire. Bridgnorth-based acoustic trio Whalebone and

To celebrate the Battle of Shrewsbury, farm shop Battlefield 1403 are taking us back in time. On Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 July there will

Monday Night Cinema at Much Wenlock’s Edge Arts Centre continues into July with two very different films. On 8 July, The Old Man and the

The Bridgnorth and District Arts Society’s annual exhibition themed ‘Art Among the Pews’ opens at St Leonard’s Church this summer. An extensive range of art

Drawn of the Dead is a new exhibition at Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery which takes you on a journey through a collection of original

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre has honoured pop star and musical theatre favourite Joe McElderry with his own seat in its historic auditorium. Joe has returned to

Grammy award winning musical ‘Hair’ visits The Grand Theatre this July and stars Dancing on Ice’s 2018 champion Jake Quickenden as Berger, Hollyoaks’ Daisy Wood-Davis

Shrewsbury’s Hive is once again hosting workshops for creative types of all ages this summer. On Thursday 25 July, young potters are invited to make

Youth members of Brierley Hill Musical Theatre Company are ready to rock after meeting the cast of Rock of Ages at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, ahead

Singing to a full house and supported by the Bewdley Concert Band, the recent Concordia Ladies Choir concert raised an amazing £840 for Breast Cancer

Join Oddsocks Productions on Wednesday 17 July as they return to celebrate their 30th anniversary year with yet another high-energy, feel-good, family theatre show. This

Gerry West had been creating military scale models for years before he decided to take on his first building project, depicting what Bridgnorth Castle may

Shropshire’s Knife Angel has once again attracted crowds – this time at Birmingham’s Pride parade, which took place over the May Bank Holiday. The sculpture,

An exhibition of local artists will run from Tuesday 6 August until Saturday 17 August as part of the annual Church Stretton Arts Festival. Sue