Local arts

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

Join Ordnance Survey enthusiast Helen Wood for a humorous exploration of the much-loved, fold-out, paper map. This Edinburgh Fringe sell-out show takes a fascinating, laughter-filled,

‘Down the Pub’ with Luke Wright has been described as flamboyant, political and riotously funny. Part Essex wide boy, part dandy fop, Luke writes from

One of our best loved actors Stephen Tomkinson will be starring in Willy Russell’s ‘Educating Rita’ at Wolverhampton’s Grand Theatre. This hilarious and heart-warming comedy

Musical theatre company Get Your Wigle On return with the multi award-winning musical West Side Story from Wednesday 10 to Saturday 13 July. The world’s

Studios and homes in the arty and crafty hotspot of Bishops Castle are to open their doors this June. The Bishops Castle Open Studios weekend

On Sunday 12 May at 2pm, Birmingham Botanical Gardens will be hosting Alveley Village Band’s first public event of the year. The Band’s Jenny Jarvis

Work is underway at Ludlow Assembly Rooms (LAR) which will result in the venue having new seating, air conditioning, increased accessibility and much more. The

This year’s Buildwas Players Pantomime has raised over a thousand pounds for a cancer charity. Performances of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ in February were very

An award-winning blues guitarist will be strutting his stuff on Bridgnorth’s steps in June. Mike Farris, winner of a Grammy for his album Shine All

The country’s leading all-male company are visiting the National Trust’s Dudmaston Estate in Quatt in June. The Lord Chamberlain’s Men perform Shakespeare’s most popular comedy,

A fundraising concert on Saturday 18 May for Breast Cancer Now by Concordia ladies’ choir and Bewdley Concert Band will now be joined by students

Two tales are intertwined in a show coming to RAF Museum Cosford on Saturday 29 June. The year is 1941 and rehearsals for ‘Henry V’

Over 30 Bridgnorth residents and businesses will be opening their doors with more than 40 artists in residence for this year’s Bridgnorth Open House Arts

Classical ballet, spoken word and eye-catching physical theatre combine in a reimagining of Sergei Prokofiev’s classic ‘Peter and the Wolf’, taking place as part of

One of Britain’s most successful children’s authors Jacqueline Wilson will be in Shrewsbury on Saturday 4 May for Shrewsbury Bookfest’s annual children’s literature festival. The

Back by popular demand, ‘Hormonal Housewives ‘returns to Telford on Thursday 13 June at 7.30pm. Follow the worrisome wives as they blast their witty way

Attingham Park was bequeathed to the National Trust (NT) in 1947 by the Berwick family as a gift for ‘public benefit’. This year, the team

Producers Michael Harrison and David Ian are delighted to announce a return visit to Wolverhampton Grand Theatre for the international smash hit production of the

A celebration to mark 50 years of one of the UK’s most original bands tops the latest group of artists to be added to the

One of Shropshire’s most popular free two-day music events is set to sizzle this summer. Broseley Festival returns on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 June,

Rachel Watson longs for a different life. Her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window every day, happy and in