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School hosts first music festival fundraiser

09 June 2018
School hosts first music festival fundraiser

School hosts first music festival fundraiser

09 June 2018

SUMMER vibes will be ringing out across Great Alne later this month when the village plays host to its first ever music festival. Alne Fest will be happening…


The Tempest comes to Packwood House on Saturday

08 June 2018
The Tempest comes to Packwood House on Saturday

The Tempest comes to Packwood House on Saturday

08 June 2018

Shakespeare’s spellbinding masterpiece, The Tempest, is being put on in the spectacular gardens of Packwood House on Saturday. Performed by the The Lord…


REVIEW: Furnace for your Foe at Playbox

07 June 2018
REVIEW: Furnace for your Foe at Playbox

REVIEW: Furnace for your Foe at Playbox

07 June 2018

Molly Sutherland reviews Furnace for your Foe, at Playbox, 4th June Calum Blackie, left, and Syd Sutherland. It’s heart-wrenching to watch a 15-year-old…


Remembering RSC founder John Barton

07 June 2018
Remembering RSC founder John Barton

Remembering RSC founder John Barton

07 June 2018

A SEA of famous names and the cream of Royal Shakespeare Company actors and directors from the last 50 years attended John Barton: A Celebration on Sunday,…


INTERVIEW: Director Amy Draper on Day of the Living at the RSC Mischief Festival

06 June 2018
INTERVIEW: Director Amy Draper on Day of the Living at the RSC Mischief Festival

INTERVIEW: Director Amy Draper on Day of the Living at the RSC Mischief Festival

06 June 2018

Director Amy Draper tells Gill Sutherland about Day of the Living, which is on at The Other Place as part of the RSC’s Mischief Festival. The play is…


More laughs at Alcester Comedy tonight

06 June 2018
More laughs at Alcester Comedy tonight

More laughs at Alcester Comedy tonight

06 June 2018

LOCAL funnyman Harvey Hawkins is hoping to put the area on the comedy map with a new regular comedy night - which is on tonight at Alcester Town Hall. Speaking…


Jeremy Corbyn visits Stratford for the weekend

03 June 2018
Jeremy Corbyn visits Stratford for the weekend

Jeremy Corbyn visits Stratford for the weekend

03 June 2018

Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn visited Stratford-upon-Avon this weekend. He attended the Mischief Festival at The Other Place on Friday night. The festival…


Take a peek at huge arts fair at Stratford Town Hall this weekend

01 June 2018
Take a peek at huge arts fair at Stratford Town Hall this weekend

Take a peek at huge arts fair at Stratford Town Hall this weekend

01 June 2018

OVER 40 local artists and craftspeople will be selling their creations at the annual arts fair at Stratford Town Hall this weekend. In its fifth year,…


Eyes front for war drama at Playbox

01 June 2018
Eyes front for war drama at Playbox

Eyes front for war drama at Playbox

01 June 2018

TWO teenage actors with the Playbox Theatre Company are performing their own play this weekend. Calum Blackie, aged 15, has written the hour-long drama…


Famous names gather at RSC to honour John Barton

27 May 2018
Famous names gather at RSC to honour John Barton

Famous names gather at RSC to honour John Barton

27 May 2018

Vanessa Redgrave, Patrick Stewart, Janet Suzman, Trevor Nunn, Harriet Walter and Jane Lapotaire were among the contributors at an event to celebrate John…


Giant art fair Discover:Gather:Give #Cafdgg comes to Stratford Town Hall next weekend

24 May 2018
Giant art fair Discover:Gather:Give #Cafdgg comes to Stratford Town Hall next weekend

Giant art fair Discover:Gather:Give #Cafdgg comes to Stratford Town Hall next weekend

24 May 2018

OVER 40 local artists and craftspeople will be selling their creations at the annual arts fair at Stratford Town Hall next weekend. In its fifth year,…


John Barton remembered at RSC tribute this Sunday

22 May 2018
John Barton remembered at RSC tribute this Sunday

John Barton remembered at RSC tribute this Sunday

22 May 2018

A few tickets remain for Sunday’s event to commemorate John Barton at the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Swan Theatre, from 4pm to 5pm. John, a founder member…


INTERVIEW: International conductor David Curtis

18 May 2018
INTERVIEW: International conductor David Curtis

INTERVIEW: International conductor David Curtis

18 May 2018

Conductor David Curtis, who was artistic director of Stratford’s world-renowned Orchestra of the Swan, surprised many when he announced he was leaving…


'Lady Macbeth' Niamh Cusack opens new exhibition by Eve Parnell

18 May 2018
'Lady Macbeth' Niamh Cusack opens new exhibition by Eve Parnell

'Lady Macbeth' Niamh Cusack opens new exhibition by Eve Parnell

18 May 2018

IRISH actress Niamh Cusack opened a new exhibition by fellow countrywoman Eve Parnell earlier this mont. Eve’s latest collection, Truth hath a quiet breast,…


REVIEW: Leamington Music Festival

16 May 2018
REVIEW: Leamington Music Festival

REVIEW: Leamington Music Festival

16 May 2018

Clive Peacock reviews LEAMINGTON MUSIC FESTIVAL, BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, 4th to 8th May Record attendances, record temperatures plus another imaginative…


In Hitchcock’s shoes

11 May 2018
In Hitchcock’s shoes

In Hitchcock’s shoes

11 May 2018

THE 39 Steps is the latest stage offering at The Bear Pit Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. It opened for a week-long run on Friday, 11th May. Evening performances…


Kirstie Allsopp opens Handmade Fair at Ragley Hall

11 May 2018
Kirstie Allsopp opens Handmade Fair at Ragley Hall

Kirstie Allsopp opens Handmade Fair at Ragley Hall

11 May 2018

For the second year running the Handmade Fair got underway at Ragley Hall today (Friday) and will run until Sunday. The Herald joined the fair’s founder…


Chipping Campden Literature Festival holds horrors and delights!

10 May 2018
Chipping Campden Literature Festival holds horrors and delights!

Chipping Campden Literature Festival holds horrors and delights!

10 May 2018

Vicky and Charlie Bennett - she brings the Lit Fest, followed by his Music Fest in Chipping Campden With the Chipping Campden Literature Festival beginning…


INTERVIEW: Daisy Badger, RSC and Archers actress

10 May 2018
INTERVIEW: Daisy Badger, RSC and Archers actress

INTERVIEW: Daisy Badger, RSC and Archers actress

10 May 2018

Actress Daisy Badger, 28, is currently wowing audiences in her debut Royal Shakespeare Company role as the charismatic and witty Lady Landsworth in The…


Romeo and Juliet grown older in A Tender Thing, at Chipping Norton

10 May 2018
Romeo and Juliet grown older in A Tender Thing, at Chipping Norton

Romeo and Juliet grown older in A Tender Thing, at Chipping Norton

10 May 2018

Romeo and Juliet has been reimagined depicting the lovestruck couple at the end of their lives in A Tender Thing, currently on at The Theatre, Chipping…


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