Reviews

Venue: Black Country Living Museum and the Wrosne Canal Tunnels
Date Reviewed: 20th July 2008

If you’d like to take a journey - physically, theatrically, interactively and philosophically - then catch this unique Dudley bug if you can. I did, and the journey will stay with me for quite a while. Read more »

Venue: Artrix, Bromsgove
Date Reviewed: 16th July 08

When The Stage last reviewed 3-1-6, as Sex, Lies and Retribution was then called (a reference to 3 people, 1 tragedy, and 6 days), it was less than complimentary of Euan Rose’s psychological thriller.

Since then, Rose has reworked his script, changed the ending, and included some limited interaction amongst characters that at one time stayed only within the confines of their monologues.  Read more »

News

That was suitably dramatic headline.

The editor of What’s On Stage Midlands is taking a well-earned (although I say so myself …) break from 24th July -12th August.

During this time, therefore, WOSM will not be updated, but normal service will resume after the 12th August.

In the meantime, feel free to sign up to the mailing list, or email me on midlands@whatsonstage.com and I will endeavour to get back to you upon my return.

Happy summer holidays, folks!

- Fiona 

What’s On Stage? … Not a lot. But before I get lynched for saying that,  it’s because all things performance seem to have been slinking off the stage and springing up in castles, on the streets, and now in the fields during the Summer stage slow-down. Read more »

Interviews

Unless you’ve been living underground for the past few months, you’ll be aware that Dr Who has landed in the West Midlands.

From July 24th to November 15th the latest Time Lord has put to one side his travels in the tardis to tread the boards at the RSC as the Bard’s most complex hero; Hamlet, as well as playing the part of Berowne in Love’s Labour’s Lost. Read more »

Tim Firth is one of the UK’s most successfully versatile writers. With numerous theatre credits to his name (including Neville’s Island and The Flint Street Nativity) he has also written for both the big and small screen; most well-known for the hugely successful Calendar Girls.

With Our House, however, Tim returns to his first love - music. Inspired by the songs of 80’s ska band Madness, Our House is on its 2nd tour of the UK; having won an Olivier award for Best Musical for the first production. Read more »