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Shipston Proms Festival to get off to a rousing start

16 June 2016
Shipston Proms Festival to get off to a rousing start

Shipston Proms Festival to get off to a rousing start

16 June 2016

THE 18th Shipston-on-Stour Proms Music Festival begins with a big bang on Friday, 17th June. Beatbox band Duke, who were hugely popular on last year's…


Party time for Queen's Birthday

12 June 2016
Party time for Queen's Birthday

Party time for Queen's Birthday

12 June 2016

Toni Monkhouse and her eight-month-old daughter Harriet are looking their patriot best at Wetherby Way's Queen's birthday street party in Stratford on…


Businessman and RSC supporter awarded CBE

11 June 2016
Businessman and RSC supporter awarded CBE

Businessman and RSC supporter awarded CBE

11 June 2016

RSC supporter and Coventry businessman David Burbidge has been recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list. David has been awarded a CBE for…


Lucky escape from fire for Wellesbourne family

11 June 2016
Lucky escape from fire for Wellesbourne family

Lucky escape from fire for Wellesbourne family

11 June 2016

Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service are urging residents to ensure that they have working smoke alarms fitted in their home after a family have a lucky…


INTERVIEW: On the set of Father Brown

09 June 2016
INTERVIEW: On the set of Father Brown

INTERVIEW: On the set of Father Brown

09 June 2016

Gill Sutherland meets Mark Williams and Martin Kemp on the set of Father Brown YOU usually feel a bit nostalgic when you enter the rather splendidly landscaped…


COMPETITION: Win gin!

01 June 2016
COMPETITION: Win gin!

COMPETITION: Win gin!

01 June 2016

See the June issue of Focus magazine (out with the Herald on Thursday) to be one of four readers to win two bottles of handcrafted gin by The Shakespeare…


Woman taken to hospital following A46 collision

26 May 2016
Woman taken to hospital following A46 collision

Woman taken to hospital following A46 collision

26 May 2016

A woman in her 40s was taken to hospital following a road traffic collision on the A46 this morning. The incident, near Bishopton on the northbound carriageway…


Herald photographer honoured at awards

22 May 2016
Herald photographer honoured at awards

Herald photographer honoured at awards

22 May 2016

The Stratford Herald's photographer, Mark Williamson, has been highly commended at this year's Regional Press Awards. Winners of the Regional Press Awards…


A46 crash lorry driver jailed for 15 months

21 May 2016
A46 crash lorry driver jailed for 15 months

A46 crash lorry driver jailed for 15 months

21 May 2016

A lorry driver who ploughed into a line of traffic on the A46 near Stratford, causing life-threatening injuries to a number of people, after falling asleep…


Games and Thrones: Round two of bloody play

19 May 2016
Games and Thrones: Round two of bloody play

Games and Thrones: Round two of bloody play

19 May 2016

PLAYBOX’S acclaimed reworking of Shakespeare’s Henry Vl plays moves to St Mary’s Church in Warwick for more performances following a hugely-successful…


Twirl power: join dance class for summer shows

18 May 2016
Twirl power: join dance class for summer shows

Twirl power: join dance class for summer shows

18 May 2016

DANCE teacher, Gemma Joyce, poses with young dancers after recently launching Saturday morning classes covering ballet, jazz, lyrical, and showcase work,…


REVIEW: Cymbeline at the RSC

18 May 2016
REVIEW: Cymbeline at the RSC

REVIEW: Cymbeline at the RSC

18 May 2016

I had misgivings about coming to see this production of Cymbeline at the RSC. A friend had pinged me a message after seeing it the day before: “I have…


Drawing in the crowds

17 May 2016
Drawing in the crowds

Drawing in the crowds

17 May 2016

TWO art exhibitions saw local artists display their fine work over a gloriously sunny weekend. The Stratford Art Fair was put on by Friends of Stratford…


A night under the stars with Dean, Cruise and Broderick

16 May 2016
A night under the stars with Dean, Cruise and Broderick

A night under the stars with Dean, Cruise and Broderick

16 May 2016

AT the end of May, Stratford-upon-Avon’s Picturehouse cinema will celebrate the Bank Holiday weekend by welcoming back the annual pop-up event with an…


Campden music festival: the film!

13 May 2016
Campden music festival: the film!

Campden music festival: the film!

13 May 2016

BAFTA and Emmy award-winning film-maker Sheila Hayman documented the coming together of the Chipping Campden Festival orchestra in her fascinating documentary…


'Great interpreter of Shakespeare' Yukio Ninagawa dies

13 May 2016
'Great interpreter of Shakespeare' Yukio Ninagawa dies

'Great interpreter of Shakespeare' Yukio Ninagawa dies

13 May 2016

Yukio Ninagawa , the Japanese stage director known for his adaptations of Shakespeare, has died aged 80. In response to the sad news, the RSC posted a…


Comedian Shazia Mirza on Isis and the Kardashians!

13 May 2016
Comedian Shazia Mirza on Isis and the Kardashians!

Comedian Shazia Mirza on Isis and the Kardashians!

13 May 2016

COMEDIAN and writer Shazia Mirza is a regular face on TV, offering insights and humour on subjects that are considered a no-jokes zone. Tonight (Friday,…


The lost diaries of Shakespeare

12 May 2016
The lost diaries of Shakespeare

The lost diaries of Shakespeare

12 May 2016

PUPILS at Bridgetown School in Stratford-upon-Avon rocked the audience with their performance of Shakespeare Rocks! The production by year four pupils…


PREVIEW: Jay Rayner on being a food critic

12 May 2016
PREVIEW: Jay Rayner on being a food critic

PREVIEW: Jay Rayner on being a food critic

12 May 2016

Restaurant critic, presenter and jazz pianist Jay Rayner calls into Lemington Spa town hall with his show My Dining Hell on Friday (13 th May). He chatted…


INTERVIEW: 'For All Time' artist Steven Follen

06 May 2016
INTERVIEW: 'For All Time' artist Steven Follen

INTERVIEW: 'For All Time' artist Steven Follen

06 May 2016

FOR All Time is the largest permanent site-specific artwork to be commissioned by the RSC. Herald arts caught up with its creator, Brighton based-artist…


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