
Mike brings soul
After his stunning debut performance last year, Mike Farris is returning to Bridgnorth’s Theatre on the Steps. The Grammy-winning artist is widely regarded as one

After his stunning debut performance last year, Mike Farris is returning to Bridgnorth’s Theatre on the Steps. The Grammy-winning artist is widely regarded as one

The Spring Open Art Weekend at The Artists Gallery, Ludlow will take place on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 March. The gallery will be opening

Shropshire Kids Festival is returning to Telford this April, promising two days of fun. There will be giant inflatables, go karting, a foam party, martial

‘On Your Feet!’ is the inspiring love story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan which charts their journey from Cuba onto the streets of Miami through

Few musicals have received quite such acclaim as the multi-award winning ‘Blood Brothers’. Bill Kenwright’s production surpassed 10,000 performances in London’s West End, one of

Local band the Bradeney Bunch will be performing at the legendary Cavern Club in Liverpool on Sunday 14 June. The six-piece band provide a variety

Straight from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic to Broseley; this is a rare opportunity to catch the three original members of Oysterband as they perform songs

The Stillhouse Junkies are performing in Quatt as part of their first international tour. The American group combine a wide range of influences including bluegrass,

All around the world Roald Dahl’s words are disappearing, from books and children’s minds too! Now only a secret organisation can save his stories and

A Responsibility to Awe by Rebecca Elson (Carcanet, £12.99) One of my favourite books of last year was, unusually, a poetry book – but with

Status Quo lead singer and guitarist Francis Rossi will be sharing the extraordinary secrets of his 50-plus years in rock ’n’ roll when he takes

International Watercolour Masters (IWM) returns to Shropshire in May and will be featuring 39 of the world’s elite artists, with over 120 paintings on display.

Shrewsbury Folk Festival has lined up a host of new acts for this year’s event. Globally acclaimed Galician piper Carlos Núñez will be making his

Open Sky Theatre presents ‘The Disappearing Act’, which tells the tale of magician’s assistant Edie Rose, who on the eve of her sixtieth year is

Multi-talented actor and singer Luke Evans is performing in Birmingham this April as part of a short UK tour. Best known for his film roles

The multi-award winning Balletboyz are celebrating 20 years of being one of the most original and innovative forces in dance. Bringing a distinctive style which

The much anticipated Much Wenlock Festival returns this June with another action-packed fortnight of music, drama, arts dance and family fun. The programme promises something

Dickens’ darkly comic masterpiece, ‘Bleak House’ is retold by the Pantaloons in a fog-filled adventure in Victorian London by way of Shrewsbury this March. A

Showbiz icon Sir Tom Jones is coming to Telford this June as part of his summer tour. His career, spanning over five decades, has seen

If you want to make a weekend of it, you might want to set up a date with Jack Savoretti on Saturday 27 June –

It’s murder putting on a new musical – literally! ‘Curtains’ lifts the blinds on a tale with a twist. Jessica Cranshaw, star of the new

Star of Radio 4’s ‘Mark Steel’s in Town’ and newspaper columnist of the year Mark Steel will be coming to Much Wenlock in March. Now

The Severn Valley Railway season opens with its Spring Steam Gala, which sees an array of locomotives in action all along the county’s heritage railway

Welsh artist Eleri Mills has selected Twenty Twenty Gallery in Ludlow as the first venue in Shropshire to hold a solo exhibition of her work.

Georgia Ruth, a songwriter and musician from Aberystwyth, will be performing at the Hive in Shrewsbury on Sunday 29 March. Georgina uses folk and psychedelic