Midlands productions

Published: 6 January 2013
Reporter: Steve Orme

Dr Faustus is at Buxton Opera House on Thursday
Beyond the Barricade at Northampton’s Derngate on Friday
A Christmas Carol continues at the New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme until 19 January

Scene Productions takes Christopher Marlowe’s Dr Faustus and presents it as a “deliciously dark and terrifically twisted fairy tale” at Buxton Opera House on Thursday.

Past principal performers from the West End production of Les Miserables go Beyond the Barricade at Northampton’s Derngate on Friday.

Combining “beautiful choreography, hilarious routines, classic comedy, atmospheric music and daring magic”, The Burlesque Show should tease audiences at Buxton Opera House on Friday and Northampton Royal on Saturday.

A new adaptation of Anton Checkhov's Uncle Vanya by Michael Kenneth Stewart who also plays Vanya, which “aims to make Checkhov more accessible to everyone”, is at Derby’s Guildhall on Saturday and also from Tuesday until Friday, 15 to 18 January.

Derby Theatre and Birmingham Stage Company’s production of E B White’s Charlotte’s Web continues at Derby Theatre until Saturday.

Bromsgrove arts venue Artrix swings into the new year with Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular next Sunday.

The rock ‘n’ roll panto Beauty and the Beast continues at Stafford Gatehouse Theatre until Saturday.

John Partridge continues as Prince Charming and Sheila Ferguson as the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham until Sunday.

A “playful interactive adventure” that’s “ideal for children”, Humbug! continues in Northampton Royal and Derngate’s Underground venue until Sunday.

Olivier Award winner Janie Dee continues in Hello, Dolly! at Curve, Leicester until Saturday 19 January.

Kenneth Alan Taylor’s 29th panto for Nottingham Playhouse, Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood, continues until Saturday 19 January.

Birmingham REP’s production of Alan Bennett’s stage adaptation of The Wind in the Willows continues at the Crescent Theatre, Sheepcote Street, Birmingham until Saturday 19 January.

Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol continues at the New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme until Saturday 19 January.

Brian Conley continues in “Britain’s biggest pantomime”, Robinson Crusoe and the Caribbean Pirates, at Birmingham Hippodrome until Sunday 27 January.

Roald Dahl's first children's book and one of his most popular stories, James and the Giant Peach continues at Birmingham Old Rep until Saturday 2 February.

The Merry Wives of Windsor featuring Desmond Barrit as Falstaff and Anita Dobson as Mistress Quickly continues in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre at Stratford until Saturday alongside the first major stage adaptation of Russell Hoban's book The Mouse and His Child which also runs until Saturday; in the Swan The Orphan of Zhao continues until Thursday 28 March while the world premiere of Adrian Mitchell’s adaptation of Alexander Pushkin's play Boris Godunov continues until Saturday 30 March.

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