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Theatre LISTINGS
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productions, including times and
dates, visit www.whatsonlive.co.uk
HALFWAY TO PARADISE -
THE BILLY FURY STORY
Sat 14 June, Prince Of
Wales Centre, Cannock
THE TRIALS OF OSCAR
WILDE European Arts
present a dramatisation
of the libel and criminal
trials of Oscar Wilde,
Sat 14 June, Theatre
Severn, Shrewsbury
MACBETH The Festival
Players Theatre Company
present Shakespeare’s
bloodiest play,
Sat 14 June, mac-Midlands
Arts Centre, Birmingham
TREASURE ISLAND Rain
Or Shine Productions
present an outdoor version
of Robert Louis
Stevenson’s buccaneering
adventure, Sat
14 June, Kinlet Hall,
Bewdley, Worcester
RAINBOW OF DREAMS
Charity event showcasing
the wealth of talent
on offer from Worcestershire's
youth, Sat 14
- Sun 15 June, The
Swan Theatre, Worcester
THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA
ALBA Federico Garcia
Lorca's Spanish drama,
Sat 14 - Sat 21 June,
Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
AS YOU LIKE IT Shakespeare's
popular comedy
starring John Challis
stars as Jaques while
Eric Potts features as
Touchstone, Sat 14 -
Sun 22 June, Ludlow,
South Shropshire
MIDSUMMER MISCHIEF A
festival of exciting new
plays, performed in a
purpose-built temporary
studio on the current
Courtyard Theatre
stage, Sat 14 June - Sat
12 July, The Courtyard,
Stratford-upon-Avon
THE SOOTY SHOW Sun
15 June, Regent Theatre,
Stoke-on-Trent
JACK AND THE
BEANSTALK Lyngo Theatre
present a giant of a
show, adapted & performed
by Patrick
Lynch, Sun 15 June,
Stafford Gatehouse
Theatre
OLD MACDONALD HAD A
FARM Presented by
People's Theatre Company,
Sun 15 June,
Wolverhampton Grand
Theatre
A SMALL FAMILY BUSI-
NESS A National Theatre
Live screening of
Alan Ayckbourn’s
riotous exposure of
entrepreneurial greed,
Sun 15 June, Roses
Theatre, Tewkesbury
PARKING AROUND
Rogueplay present
highly physical theatre
with a strong but simple
narrative, played
out through circus acts,
dance and physical theatre
sequences, Sun 15
June, Walkers Heath
Park, Birmingham
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
The Handelbards present
an innovative take
on Shakespeare’s classic,
Sun 15 June, The
Dell, Stratford-upon-
Avon
JESUS CHRIST SUPER-
STAR Amateur production
by The Musical
Theatre Production
Company, Sun 15
June, The Place, Oakengates
Theatre,
Telford
PENN & TELLER An
evening of classic
magic tricks and niche
comedy from the American
duo, Sun 15 - Mon
16 June, New Alexandra
Theatre, B’ham
Week Commencing
MON 16 JUN
IMMORTAL CHI Fusion of
jaw-dropping Chinese
Martial Arts, multimedia
images and an
original musical score
incorporating the Chinese
Girl Drummers,
Mon 16 June, Wolverhampton
Grand Theatre
RISING DAMP The Comedy
Theatre Company
present a stage adaptation
of Eric Chappell's
acclaimed ’70s sitcom,
Mon 16 - Fri 20 June,
Theatre Severn,
Shrewsbury
ARTHUR & GEORGE
Adapted by David
Edgar from the novel
by Julian Barnes, Mon
16 - Sat 21 June, Hall
Green Little Theatre,
Birmingham
THE TAMING OF THE
SHREW Shropshire
Drama Company present
Shakespeare’s
timeless story of love,
surprise and betrayal,
Mon 16 - Sat 21 June,
Church Green, Much
Wenlock, South Shropshire
THE LADYBOYS OF
BANGKOK Tues 17 June,
Lichfield Garrick
ACCRINGTON PALS Stoke
Repertory Players present
an amateur production
of Peter Whelan's
1982 play, Tues 17 - Sat
21 June, Stoke Repertory
Theatre
3 SUMMERS The world
premiere of Euan
Rose’s musical, set in
the psychedelic ’60s,
Tues 17 - Sat 21 June,
Studio Theatre, Library
of Birmingham
SHE STOOPS TO CON-
QUER An amateur production
of Oliver Goldsmith's
popular comedy,
Tues 17 - Sat 21
June, Highbury Theatre
Centre, Sutton Coldfield
DESIGN FOR MURDER
Psychological drama
culminating in a tense,
chilling climax with a
bitter twist, Tues 17 -
Sat 21 June, Wolverhampton
Grand Theatre
CRAZY FOR YOU Amateur
production presented
by Bromsgrove Operatic
Society, Tues 17 - Sat
21 June, Artrix, Bromsgrove
A TASTE OF HONEY Hull
Truck Theatre present
Shelagh Delaney's
touching tale of a
young girl's journey into
adulthood. Rebecca
Ryan (Shameless &
Waterloo Road) star,
Tues 17 - Sat 21 June,
Malvern Theatres
MOSES AND ARON Welsh
National Opera present
Sergio Morabito and
Jossi Wiesler's highly
charged production,
Weds 18 June, Birmingham
Hippodrome
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S
DREAM Presented by
Oddsocks, Weds 18
June, The Place, Oakengates
Theatre,
Telford
THE EPIC ADVENTURE OF
NHAMO Tiata Fahodzi in
association with Watford
Palace Theatre
present Denton Chikura's
madcap farce
which turns storytelling
on its head, Weds 18 -
Sat 21 June, The REP,
Birmingham
THE BRIGHT AND BOLD
DESIGN A production
about art versus politics,
presented in association
with The
Agency, Weds 18 - Sat
21 June, Old Rep,
Birmingham
CARRIE'S WAR Apollo
Theatre Company present
a brand new staging
of Nina Bawden's
classic novel, Thurs 19
- Fri 20 June, Lichfield
Garrick
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE
OF USHER Welsh National
Opera bring Edgar
Allan Poe’s macabre
tale to the operatic
stage, Fri 20 June,
Birmingham Hippodrome
WILDE WITHOUT THE BOY
A dramatisation of De
Profundis, Oscar
Wilde’s letter to his
lover, Lord Alfred Douglas,
written from his
prison cell in Reading
jail, Fri 20 June,
Stafford Gatehouse
Theatre
BRY0NY KIMMINGS:
CREDIBLE LIKEABLE
SUPERSTAR ROLE MODEL
A tale of hopeless protection,
blind fury, nineyear-old
brains and taking
on the world with
your family, Fri 20 June,
mac - Midlands Arts
Centre, Birmingham
AROUND THE WORLD IN
EIGHTY DAYS Fri 20 June
- Sat 5 July, New Vic
Theatre, Newcastleunder-Lyme
THE SOOTY SHOW Sat 21
June, New Alexandra
Theatre, Birmingham
AN AUDIENCE WITH DES
O'CONNOR Sat 21 June,
Lichfield Garrick
THE MERRY WIVES OF
WINDSOR Greater Fool
present an outdoor production
of Shakespeare’s
farcical comedy,
Sat 21 June, The
Dell, Stratford-upon-
Avon
FROM RAGS TO RICHES
The RJ Academy of
Singing & Dramatic Arts
presents an evening of
entertainment based
around the theme of
rich and poor, Sat 21
June, Bedworth Civic
Hall
GANDINI JUGGLING:
SMASHED Fusion of circus
and theatre
inspired by the work of
Pina Bausch, Sat 21
June, mac - Midlands
Arts Centre, B’ham
Week Commencing
MON 23 JUN
SALLY MORGAN Mon 23 -
Tues 24 June, Lichfield
Garrick
BUDDY - THE BUDDY
HOLLY STORY Awardwinning
musical, Mon
23 - Sat 28 June, Birmingham
Hippodrome
THE RAPE OF LUCRECE
Mon 23 June - Fri 4
July, The Swan Theatre,
Stratford-upon-Avon
PETER PAN AND THE LOST
BOYS Heartbreak Productions
present an
innovative adaptation of
JM Barrie’s classic children’s
tale, Tues 24
June, Castle Bromwich
Hotel, Solihull
THE PIRATES OF PEN-
ZANCE Presented by
The Gilbert & Sullivan
Opera Company, Tues
24 - Weds 25 June,
Wolverhampton Grand
Theatre
MACBETH Heartbreak
Productions present an
outdoor version of
Shakespeare's bloodiest
play, Tues 24 -
Weds 25 June, Jephson
Gardens, Leamington
Spa
SHE STOOPS TO CON-
QUER An amateur production
of Oliver Goldsmith's
popular comedy,
Tues 24 - Sat 28
June, Highbury Theatre
Centre, Sutton Coldfield
BLACKADDER All &
Sundry present a stage
version of the popular
British sitcom, set during
the Great War of
1914 - 1918, Tues 24 -
Sat 28 June, Artrix,
Bromsgrove
BLOFELD AND BAXTER:
MEMORIES OF TEST
MATCH SPECIAL Weds
25 June, mac - Midlands
Arts Centre, Birmingham
AN IMPROVISED MURDER
Presented by Foghorn
Improv, Thurs 26 June,
Old Joint Stock Theatre,
Birmingham
MACBETH Shakespeare's
Globe screening
of Shakespeare's
bloodiest play, Thurs 26
June, Malvern Theatres
THE ONLY WAY IS DOWN-
TON Luke Kempner's
parody of the muchloved
period drama,
Thurs 26 June, Roses
Theatre, Tewkesbury
IOLANTHE Presented by
the Gilbert & Sullivan
Opera Company, Thurs
26 - Fri 27 June,
Wolverhampton Grand
Theatre
CRAZY FOR YOU Amateur
production presented
by the Coventry Musical
Theatre Society,
Thurs 26 - Sat 28 June,
Belgrade Theatre,
Coventry
THE DUCHESS OF MALFI
Thurs 26 - Sat 28 June,
Old Rep, Birmingham
MACBETH Heartbreak
Productions present an
outdoor version of
Shakespeare's bloodiest
play, Fri 27 June,
Hartelbury Castle, Kidderminster
PETER PAN AND THE LOST
BOYS Heartbreak Productions
present an
innovative adaptation of
JM Barrie’s classic children’s
tale, Fri 27 June,
Merrie Lion, Fenny
Compton, Warwickshire
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Amateur production
presented by Reach
Musical Theatre
School, Fri 27 - Sat 28
June, Arena Theatre,
Wolverhampton
THE SUPERHEROES A
new piece of playful
work fusing storytelling,
song, music, dance,
physical theatre and
animation, Fri 27 - Sat
28 June, mac - Midlands
Arts Centre, Birmingham
THE MERCHANT OF
VENICE Open-air performance
presented by
Billie Shakespeare Travelling
Co, Fri 27 - Sat
28 June, St Andrews
Church Gardens,
Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire
THE MIKADO Presented
by the Gilbert & Sullivan
Opera Company,
Sat 28 June, Wolverhampton
Grand Theatre
PEEP! Language Alive
present theatre for children
that revolves
around Uncle's Story
Shop, a place full of
exciting objects which
he uses to make storybags
for his customers,
Sat 28 June, The REP,
Birmingham
DETENTION! Stage 2 Performing
Arts Academy
present a classroom
drama featuring classic
songs, Sat 28 June,
Theatre Severn,
Shrewsbury
BEHIND THE BLINDS Serrated
Edge present a
new show for persons
aged fourteen-plus
which weaves together
lyrically witty and
sophisticated songs to
reveal what goes on
behind the blinds on an
ordinary-looking suburban
street, Sat 28 June,
Artrix, Bromsgrove
PAISEYAN DI HERA PHERI
Sat 28 June, The Drum,
Birmingham
JAMES AND THE GIANT
PEACH Company Theatre
School present
Roald Dahl’s fruity tale,
Sat 28 June, The Crescent
Theatre, B‘ham
INTO THE WOODS Musical
weaving together
the plots from several
fairytales, Sat 28 - Sun
29 June, The Place,
Oakengates Theatre,
Telford
ROMEO AND JULIET
Birdiedoes present an
outdoor production of
‘the greatest love story
ever told’, Sat 28 - Sun
29 June, The Dell,
Stratford-upon-Avon
PETER PAN AND THE LOST
BOYS Heartbreak Productions
present an
innovative adaptation of
JM Barrie’s classic children’s
tale, Sat 28 -
Sun 29 June, Norman
Chamberlain Playing
Fields, Shard End,
Birmingham
AT WAR WITH LOVE
Oxford Actors Company
present a selection
of Shakespeare’s Sonnets,
set against a
backdrop of World War
One, Sat 28 - Sun 29
June, The Dell, Stratford-upon-Avon
MACBETH Heartbreak
Productions present an
outdoor version of
Shakespeare's bloodiest
play, Sun 29 June,
Shugborough Historic
Working Estate,
Stafford
WE SALUTE YOU Music
and laughter to celebrate
Armed Forces
Day, Sun 29 June,
Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury
CIRCLES Rachel Delahay's
vivid and powerful
new play explores violent
relationships, love,
trust and friendship,
Sun 29 June, Artrix,
Bromsgrove
AS YOU LIKE IT Stafford
Festival Shakespeare
presents an outdoor
production of one of
Shakespeare's most
popular musical comedies,
Sun 29 June - Sat
12 July, Stafford Castle
Week Commencing
MON 30 JUN
20TH CENTURY BOY - THE
MUSICAL Musical based
on the life of Marc
Bolan, with Warren Sollars
leading the cast,
Mon 30 June - Sat 5
July, Wolverhampton
Grand Theatre
BLACK COFFEE Mon 30
June - Sat 5 July, Theatre
Severn, Shrewsbury
ANOTHER COUNTRY A
Chichester Festival production
of Julian
Mitchell's thought-provoking
drama, which
follows a company of
public schoolboys
through a summer term
in the early-1930s, Mon
30 June - Sat 5 July,
Malvern Theatres
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