Midlands

The Last Temptation of Boris Johnson

Jonathan Maitland

Band of Gold

Kay Mellor

Giraffes Can't Dance

Based on the book by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees, adapted by Julia Thomas

Aladdin

Eric Potts

My Cousin Rachel

Daphne du Maurier, adapted by Joseph O'Connor

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens, adapted by Neil Duffield

West Side Story

Based on a conception by Jerome Robbins, book by Arthur Laurents, music by Le...

Prism

Terry Johnson

Rising costs may prevent Derby venue reopening

Major Derby venue the Assembly Rooms which was closed in 2014 because of a fire may not reopen because of rising costs.

RSC’s Tartuffe revived in Birmingham

Iqbal Khan, who directed Tartuffe for the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2018, will be at the helm of the play when it is revived by Birmingham REP for a Brummie audience.

New Vic actors pull pints to prepare for pub play

Jimmy Fairhurst and Samantha Robinson will play all 14 characters in Jim Cartwright’s Two which is to run for three weeks at the New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Girls to have fun at Stafford before national tour

A “no holds barred comedy romp through everything life throws at a modern day woman”, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun is to open at Stafford Gatehouse Theatre at the start of a national tour.

Irish play gets UK première at Birmingham REP

An adaptation of Irish author Louise O'Neill's novel about sexual consent is to have its UK première at Birmingham REP after a sold-out season at Ireland's National Theatre The Abbey.

What's on in the Midlands

Theatre productions in the Midlands for the week beginning Monday 20 January.

Alone in Berlin to have Northampton première

Charlotte Emmerson, Denis Conway and Joseph Marcell will lead an ensemble cast in the world première of Alone in Berlin, which will open in Northampton.

International dance festival returns to Leicester

Serendipity, the diversity-led arts organisation based in Leicester, is celebrating ten years of curating the Let’s Dance International Frontiers festival.

Leicester’s Curve unveils three new productions

A new production of the musical Roman Holiday, Tennessee Williams’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and a new dance commission will take to the stage at Leicester’s Curve theatre during 2020.

New musicals to get Northampton showcase

The line-up has been announced for the “UK’s leading showcase for new British musical theatre writing” BEAM2020 which will be held in Northampton.

What's on in the Midlands

Theatre productions in the Midlands for the week beginning Monday 13 January.

Birmingham to hold Chinese new year celebrations

Three days of free festivities are to be held across Birmingham as part of the Chinese new year celebrations and to welcome in the year of the rat.

Curve Pride Festival line-up revealed

Leicester’s Curve theatre has announced the line-up of its third Pride Festival, created with De Montfort University students to celebrate LGBT History Month.

Cast revealed for Macbeth in Hornchurch and Derby

Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch and Derby Theatre have revealed the cast for their co-production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth which will play at the two venues before going on a national tour.

Spring play season at Chesterfield Pomegranate

Two Derbyshire theatre companies are to join forces for a spring play season of four plays at the Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield.

What's on in the Midlands

Theatre productions in the Midlands for the week beginning Monday 6 January.

Harrison’s ten years of Birmingham Hippodrome panto

Cast, crew and creatives of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs gathered on the Birmingham Hippodrome stage to celebrate Michael Harrison's tenth year directing and producing the venue's annual pantomime.

Knighthood for ex-BRB boss Bintley

Former Birmingham Royal Ballet director David Bintley has been awarded a knighthood for services to dance in the New Year Honours list.

Shooting Fish: shooting a bullseye for young people's creative needs

A visit to see Shooting Fish's latest production of The Murdereress prompted an inquiry into their creative process. The result is the revelation of an inspiring method of engaging with and drawing out the best in young people.