Flicking the switch
Mental health issues are becoming more and more of a talking point – and a play visiting Birmingham in January explores the experience of one
Mental health issues are becoming more and more of a talking point – and a play visiting Birmingham in January explores the experience of one
The 13th Bridgnorth Music and Arts Festival was a huge success last year – and organisers hope this year’s event is going to be even
On Sunday 27 January 27, Tchaikovsky’s intense opera of obsession and the supernatural, ‘The Queen of Spades’ is being screened at Ludlow Assembly Rooms’ Oscars
On Tuesday 15 January, one of Shakespeare’s most highly-charged plays is visiting the Edge Arts Centre in Much Wenlock. National Theatre Live’s ‘The Tragedy of
Shrewsbury’s Museum and Art Galley is playing host to some furry friends this coming spring. ‘Bears’, which runs from Sunday 16 Feb until Sunday 28
When the great Aretha Franklin died last year, the entire music world mourned her loss. Now jazz and soul diva Janine Johnson is touring a
How was the Wrekin actually formed? Academics at University Centre Shrewsbury have their own ideas, but Mythstories’ resident storyteller Dez Quarréll knows that two giants
For readers of a certain age, the name ‘Fame’ conjures up images of a classic 1980s TV show featuring beautiful young people toiling away at
A critically-acclaimed adaptation of Harper Lee’s masterpiece, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ returns to the stage following a sell-out run at Regent’s Park with a visit
The Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre in Craven Arms is hosting an exhibition from two artists until the end of January. Entry is free. Using a
As the strains of ‘Auld Lang Syne’ fade away, we find out about the benefits of singing together. As hobbies go, singing is an easy
A new book from Walker Books celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Children’s Laureate. Flights of Fancy: Stories, Pictures and Inspiration from Ten Children’s Laureates
This February, those who enjoy the cut and thrust of informed debate and the challenge of independent, innovative thinking will be in their element as
History buffs will revel in events at Bridgnorth Library as part of the town’s History Week between Monday 5 and Saturday 10 November. Monday sees
Anna Dreda recommends books for gifts – and for treats for yourself! I have to start with the latest from my all-time favourite author, Barbara
A new show put on by Ludlow Assembly Rooms aims to beat the cold by transporting the audience to a heady afternoon in central Spain.
On Sunday 11 November, Jaivant Patel Dance and Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) present a beautiful evening of South Asian dance in celebration of Deepavali, more
He enjoyed himself so much last time he visited, he asked to come back! Television personality and comic Richard Digance returns to the Birchmeadow Centre
Residents of Alveley and beyond are invited to come and celebrate Christmas with the Alveley Village Band. The popular group are set to perform a
Sarah Millican is not a control freak, she’s a control enthusiast. Do you arrange the nights out? Are you in charge of passports on holiday?
New Purple Celebration, the band formally known as Purple Rain: A Celebration of Prince, are back with a new name but the same funky musical
In this centenary year of the end of one of the bloodiest of all wars, University Centre Shrewsbury’s Felicity Roberts and Harrison Kennedy explore the
An exhibition at Jackfield Tile Museum challenges some of the propaganda around how WW1 was and still is represented in the media. Part of Shropshire’s
Visitors to this year’s Shrewsbury Folk Festival have helped to raise a record amount for its long-term charity partner. Hope House, which supports children with
A troupe visiting Theatre Severn this winter aim to challenge preconceived ideas about dance and movement. Candoco are a contemporary dance company of disabled and