THE DREAM, part of SHAKESPEARE DREAM BILL by Birmingham Royal Ballet. Copyright: Bill Cooper

Birmingham Royal Ballet return to the stage with a captivating piece of storytelling and world-class dance with SHAKESPEARE DREAM BILL

Following their stunning performance of ROMEO AND JULIET earlier this year, Birmingham Royal Ballet return to The Lowry to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death with SHAKESPEARE DREAM BILL.

Combining contemporary ballet with traditional pieces, the SHA...

Maxine Peake as Blanche Dubois with Ben Batt as Stanley Kowalski. Photo Credit: Manuel Harlan

Following their critically acclaimed productions of HAMLET and THE STRIKER, Royal Exchange’s Artistic Director Sarah Frankcom and Associate Artist Maxine Peake reunite for their take on Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer-Prize winning masterpiece A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE.

Set in New Orleans, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE tells the story of Blanche DuBois, a woman living on stories of a glamorous past whose rea...

Fun, flirty and fabulous, JOAN COLLINS: UNSCRIPTED is an unforgettable evening in the company of a true showbiz legend

Following the success of her one-woman show ONE NIGHT WITH JOAN COLLINS back in 2014, global superstar Joan Collins returns to the stage for a brand new UK tour, JOAN COLLINS: UNSCRIPTED.

With a career spanning six decades, Dame Joan Collins is one of the UK’s most recognisable performers...

Intriguing, fast-paced and surprisingly humorous, SOUR GRAPES tells the true story of one of the most ingenious cons of our time

Forget gold, art or jewels, wine is now the investor’s best friend. In 2014, more than $92 million US dollars was spent at wine auctions in America, making fine wine one of the best performing assets of the last 20 years. But if you’re not careful, your sweet investment could soon turn sour as Jerry Rothwell and Reuben Atlas’s documentary SOUR GRAPES reveals.

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Viggo Mortensen, Annalise Basso and Nicholas Hamilton in CAPTAIN FANTASTIC.        Photo: Cathy Kanavy

Provocative and thought-provoking, CAPTAIN FANTASTIC is a witty and articulate film that is as daring as its protagonists

With a title like CAPTAIN FANTASTIC, you’ll be forgiven for thinking that Matt Ross’ latest film is a superhero movie. But this human drama is far away from the mystical powers of DOCTOR STRANGE of the super-human abilities of CAPTAIN AMERICA...

THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (previous touring cast).                                      Photo Credit: Mark Yeoman.

Brutal, harrowing, but incredibly captivating, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION is escapist theatre at its very best

To celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the nation’s favourite movie, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION has been given a new lease of life in a brand new touring stage production produced by Bill Kenwright.

Based on the short novel by Stephen King, ...

Know your TWIN PEAKS from your GAME OF THRONES? Brush up on your TV geek trivia with PREVIOUSLY, ON… GUESS THE TV SERIES card game

Fellow TV aficionados, I have some good news. All those hours spent watching Netflix, Amazon Prime and Sky boxsets will finally be put to good use when you reign supreme in the new TV trivia game PREVIOUSLY, ON… GUESS THE TV SERIES.

PREVIOUSLY, ON… is a new fun and original TV trivia game that challenges players to identify the TV show from just three visual ...

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Alexandra Burke can certainly sing like a diva. After dazzling as Rachel Marron in The Bodyguard, the X Factor winner returns to the stage as Deloris Van Cartier in an all-new musical stage production of Sister Act.

Based on the 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg and Maggie Smith, Sister Act tells the story of aspiring disco diva Deloris Van Cartier (Burke) who is placed under protective custody at a Convent after she witnesses a murder in...

Image of Saul Bass, for an article in SHOW business illustrated, 1962.                 Photo Credit: Bob Willoughby

First ever collection of film posters by Saul Bass shows off his diverse and iconic poster artwork

You may not recognise Saul Bass by name but you’ll certainly recognise his work...

Gilly Tompkins as Granny and Ashley Cousins as Ben in GANGSTA GRANNY.       Photo Credit: Mark Douet

Birmingham Stage Company’s ingenious and lively adaptation of David Walliams bestselling novel GANGSTA GRANNY is every bit as good as the original

Most adults will recongise David Walliams as the man behind BBC One’s LITTLE BRITAIN or as a judge on BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT but for many children, he is a literary hero...