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Arena Birmingham<br />
B1 2AA<br />
www.barclaycardarena.co.uk<br />
18 Jan – 21 Jan<br />
Strictly Come Dancing Live<br />
The Strictly Come Dancing UK Arena<br />
Tour is waltzing back to Brum in January<br />
for six supersized sequin-filled shows!<br />
The 2019 tour will be directed once<br />
again by the FAB-U-LOUS Strictly TV<br />
Judge Craig Revel Horwood and feature<br />
many of the celebrities and professional<br />
dancers from the highly anticipated 16th<br />
series of the award-winning BBC One<br />
show. Casting announcements will be<br />
made over the coming months.<br />
27 Jan<br />
Basketball Cup Final 2019<br />
There is a buzz around British Basketball<br />
right now and one of its biggest events<br />
is returning back to Arena Birmingham<br />
for 2019. Now the home of the British<br />
Basketball Cup Finals, the 2019 edition<br />
will see another spectacular event and<br />
fans are being urged to grab their tickets<br />
and be one of the first to guarantee they<br />
get closer to the action.<br />
Beaudesert Activity Centre<br />
WS15 4JJ<br />
www.beaudesert.org<br />
16 Dec<br />
Carol Service<br />
Our free community Christmas Carol<br />
Service takes place in the Chapel,<br />
followed by warm mince pies and hot<br />
drinks in the Cal Day cafeteria. We’ll<br />
also be taking a collection towards our<br />
annual charity of Toilet Twinning and<br />
there will be a Christmas Raffle.<br />
Black Country Living<br />
Museum Trust<br />
DY1 4SQ<br />
www.bclm.co.uk<br />
16 Dec<br />
A Christmas Carol Service<br />
Join the Friends of the Museum as they<br />
bring the 1837 Darby Hand Chapel to life<br />
for a traditional candlelit carol service<br />
conjuring up all the atmosphere of<br />
Christmas past. The service takes place<br />
in the Museum’s historic Darby Hand<br />
Chapel and includes a traditional carol<br />
service.<br />
Crewe Lyceum Theatre<br />
CW1 2DA<br />
www.crewelyceum.co.uk<br />
1 Dec – 2 Dec<br />
Dear Santa<br />
Santa is determined to deliver the<br />
TICKET<br />
Christmas present to our little hero<br />
Sarah. With the help of his cheeky<br />
Elf, he finally settles on something<br />
‘perfect’, just in time for Christmas Eve.<br />
All the ingredients of Rod Campbell’s<br />
ingeniously simple and charming style<br />
are brought to life on stage, plus a<br />
whole lot more. Plus, the opportunity to<br />
meet Santa himself and after the show!<br />
Ages 2-7.<br />
2 Dec<br />
Joint Crewe Churches<br />
Community Carol Service<br />
Traditional carols with the TCTC group<br />
brass band and guest speaker J John.<br />
Everyone is welcome. Tickets £3.<br />
14 Dec – 6 Jan<br />
Jack and the Beanstalk<br />
The legendary Cannon and Ball star in<br />
this year’s must-see production of Jack<br />
and the Beanstalk in their third Crewe<br />
Lyceum pantomime alongside star of<br />
stage and screen and Britain’s Got Talent<br />
winner George Sampson as our panto<br />
hero Jack Trot!<br />
Dudley Town Hall<br />
DY1 1HP<br />
www.boroughhalls.co.uk<br />
11 Dec<br />
Magic of the Musicals with Too<br />
Darn Hot. Christmas Special!<br />
Sit back and enjoy a wonderful selection<br />
of songs from such classic musicals as<br />
My Fair Lady, Guys and Dolls, Phantom<br />
of the Opera, Les Miserables, Westside<br />
Story, Cats, Top Hat, 42nd Street and<br />
Anything Goes to the more recent hits<br />
of Wicked, Jersey Boys and Mamma<br />
Mia. They’ll also be spreading some<br />
Christmas cheer by performing some<br />
swinging festive favourites such as<br />
White Christmas, Baby It’s Cold Outside,<br />
Winter Wonderland and Let it Snow!<br />
Gladstone Pottery Museum<br />
ST3 1PQ<br />
www.stokemuseums.org.uk<br />
14 Dec<br />
Christmas Carols Evening<br />
The award winning museum will be<br />
opening its doors free of charge for<br />
Christmas Carols by Twilight. There will<br />
be demonstrations of pottery skills by<br />
lamplight. The finale will be outdoor<br />
Christmas carols, accompanied by a<br />
brass band.<br />
Landau Forte Academy<br />
Quems<br />
B79 8AH<br />
www.tamworthartsandevents.co.uk<br />
13 Dec – 23 Dec<br />
Dick Whittington<br />
This year the Tamworth Pantomime<br />
Company are taking their show to a<br />
fantastic new venue. They will create<br />
an amazing theatrical experience with<br />
a purpose built performance area at<br />
Landau Forte Academy QEMS as they<br />
present the hilarious pantomime Dick<br />
Whittington. Join some of your favourite<br />
local performers as you sing, dance and<br />
laugh along with the cast of the funniest<br />
Christmas adventure this side of London.<br />
Lichfield Cathedral<br />
WS13 7LD<br />
www.carrotproductions.com<br />
1 Dec – 2 Dec<br />
Advent Carol Service<br />
A beautiful thought-provoking service<br />
with readings, carols and hymns that<br />
helps us begin the Advent journey.<br />
Starting in darkness, the Cathedral is<br />
gradually lit by thousands of candles as<br />
the first of the Advent Candles is taken in<br />
procession through the church.<br />
19 Dec<br />
The Snowman Live Orchestra<br />
As featured in The Guardian, The Sunday<br />
Times and The Telegraph. Experience<br />
the magic of The Snowman film this<br />
Christmas – brought to life with a<br />
big screen and live orchestra. Carrot<br />
Productions are proud to be the most<br />
prolific production company in the world<br />
to tour with The Snowman.<br />
22 Dec<br />
Shopper’s Carol Services<br />
Take a break from your Christmas<br />
shopping and have a short time of<br />
peace and reflection with some popular<br />
readings and Christmas carols.<br />
Lichfield Garrick<br />
WS13 6HR<br />
www.lichfieldgarrick.com<br />
29 Nov – 31 Dec<br />
Dick Whittington<br />
Sam Rabone and Ben Thornton are back<br />
at the Lichfield Garrick for one of the<br />
most traditional Pantomimes around<br />
joined by CBeebies star, Katrina Bryan!<br />
6 Dec – 24 Dec<br />
Elf and Reindeer’s Christmas<br />
Cracker<br />
A naughty elf has lost his job for being<br />
very silly at the North Pole and a<br />
hardworking reindeer is sad she didn’t<br />
make Santa’s sleigh-pulling team. Join<br />
them on their fun filled journey to see if<br />
both the elf and the reindeer can fulfil<br />
their Christmas wishes this winter-time.<br />
Mitchell Arts Centre<br />
ST1 4HG<br />
www.mitchellartscentre.co.uk<br />
1 Dec – 9 Dec<br />
Puss in Boots<br />
As always our fun-packed shows have<br />
music, dance, side-splitting traditional<br />
comedy, and of course, lots of audience<br />
participation, and this year a gloriously<br />
messy slapstick kitchen scene that<br />
has to be seen to be believed! With a<br />
fantastic live band, a tremendous cast<br />
of 50, dazzling costumes and incredible<br />
scenery, this is a family show not to be<br />
missed!<br />
3 Dec<br />
The Royal Ballet Live: The<br />
Nutcracker<br />
The Nutcracker has long been one of<br />
the most delightful ways to discover<br />
the enchantment of ballet – and<br />
makes for a delicious seasonal treat<br />
for all the family. Tchaikovsky’s muchloved<br />
music is matched to a magical<br />
adventure on Christmas Eve for Clara<br />
and her Nutcracker doll.<br />
17 Dec – 31 Dec<br />
Cinderella<br />
There’s a New Panto in Town. Starring<br />
Den Siegertsz from BBC Radio Stoke,<br />
and Victoria Cook from CBBC.<br />
National Memorial Arboretum<br />
DE13 7AR<br />
www.thenma.org.uk<br />
22 Dec<br />
Carols by Candlelight<br />
Join us in the beautiful winter<br />
surroundings of the National Memorial<br />
Arboretum for our annual Christmas<br />
Carol Concert.<br />
New Vic Theatre<br />
ST5 0JG<br />
www.newvictheatre.org.uk<br />
22 Dec<br />
The Froncysyllte Male Voice<br />
Choir<br />
They’ve appeared at the New Vic every<br />
Christmas for more than 30 years –a<br />
remarkable tradition that means as<br />
much to the Choir as it does to us. Spine<br />
tingly, moving and unforgettable, join us<br />
to celebrate the festive season amongst<br />
friends with this unforgettable evening.<br />
Tickets are always in high demand so<br />
please book in good time.<br />
9 Jan<br />
The Pasadena Roof Orchestra<br />
The internationally-acclaimed, Pasadena<br />
Roof Orchestra, hit the road to celebrate<br />
their 50th anniversary! A vintage dance<br />
band in every sense of the word! For 50<br />
years the Pasadena Roof Orchestra have<br />
been re-creating the sounds of a golden<br />
era of music from the 1920s and 1930s.<br />
Prince Of Wales Theatre<br />
WS11 1DE<br />
www.princeofwales.live<br />
5 Dec – 8 Dec<br />
The Ugly Duckling<br />
Don’t miss this brand new version of the<br />
well-loved story. Can the ugly duckling<br />
and her friends save Santa and Rudolph<br />
in time for Christmas?<br />
9 Dec<br />
Santa in Love<br />
Have you ever wanted to know a secret?<br />
A Christmas secret! Maybe you’d like<br />
to know the biggest secret of all… the<br />
one about Santa and what he secretly<br />
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