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'Godfather of theatre' Sir Peter Hall dies

12 September 2017
'Godfather of theatre' Sir Peter Hall dies

'Godfather of theatre' Sir Peter Hall dies

12 September 2017

Sir Peter Hall, founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company, has died aged 86, the theatre has confirmed. He passed away on Monday at University College…


RSC announce spring/summer 2018

12 September 2017
RSC announce spring/summer 2018

RSC announce spring/summer 2018

12 September 2017

Six new shows, all helmed by female directors, are coming to the Royal Shakespeare Company in the spring/summer of 2018, the company has announced today. The…


Stratford salutes Sir Derek Walcott

11 September 2017
Stratford salutes Sir Derek Walcott

Stratford salutes Sir Derek Walcott

11 September 2017

As a tribute to Sir Derek Walcott (1930-2017), who died in March, The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust is devoting its September Research Conversation to…


Pebworth parties on this Sunday

08 September 2017
Pebworth parties on this Sunday

Pebworth parties on this Sunday

08 September 2017

THIS Sunday Pebworth Party In The Park takes place in the village, which featured on TV last week when comic Miranda Hart and her mum, Dee, visited to…


The Bower House reopens in Shipston

06 September 2017
The Bower House reopens in Shipston

The Bower House reopens in Shipston

06 September 2017

The Bower House restaurant in Shipston reopens tonight (Thursday) with Australian duo, chef Paul Merrony and his partner Tracey Petersen, at the helm.…


Autumn Stratford Literary Festival events offer rich feast

06 September 2017
Autumn Stratford Literary Festival events offer rich feast

Autumn Stratford Literary Festival events offer rich feast

06 September 2017

Stratford Literary Festival continues to celebrate its 10th anniversary festival with an exceptional non-fiction offering for its Autumn Series. The short…


Mischief Festival comes to RSC's Other Place

04 September 2017
Mischief Festival comes to RSC's Other Place

Mischief Festival comes to RSC's Other Place

04 September 2017

For the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Mischief Festival this autumn, Gemma Brockis and Wendy Hubbard present a new devised piece, Kingdom Come. Running…


September's Focus magazine is out with the Herald this week

31 August 2017
September's Focus magazine is out with the Herald this week

September's Focus magazine is out with the Herald this week

31 August 2017

We explore Snowshill Manor... Meet the new team behind Shipston's Bower House restaurant... Hear about the fascinating lives of actors on the Victorian…


Bequest will go to new Compton Verney gallery

31 August 2017
Bequest will go to new Compton Verney gallery

Bequest will go to new Compton Verney gallery

31 August 2017

COMPTON Verney has received a surprise bequest of £27,000 from the late Elizabeth Coxon, who regularly travelled from her home in Worcester to visit the…


Karl kicks off ArtsHouse autumn season

31 August 2017
Karl kicks off ArtsHouse autumn season

Karl kicks off ArtsHouse autumn season

31 August 2017

STRATFORD ArtsHouse autumn season starts on a high note thanks to talented tenor, Karl Loxley. On Saturday, 2nd September Karl will be celebrating songs…


LOCAL ATTRACTION: The Stratford Townhouse

23 August 2017
LOCAL ATTRACTION: The Stratford Townhouse

LOCAL ATTRACTION: The Stratford Townhouse

23 August 2017

The exterior view of The Townhouse Gill Sutherland finds the pull of the recently renovated Townhouse irresistible when she pops by to meet the team.…


INTERVIEW: Alex James on this weekend's Feastival

22 August 2017
INTERVIEW: Alex James on this weekend's Feastival

INTERVIEW: Alex James on this weekend's Feastival

22 August 2017

Alex James, the Blur bassist and cheese impresario, is hosting his seventh food and music festival, the Big Feastival, on his West Oxfordshire farm over…


Stratford short film wins award

17 August 2017
Stratford short film wins award

Stratford short film wins award

17 August 2017

A SHORT film written and directed by a local film-maker has picked up a prestigious award. Mike Booth from Clifford Chambers made Doctor for Mr Chaplin…


Clavstock Festival held in memory of local soldier

26 July 2017
Clavstock Festival held in memory of local soldier

Clavstock Festival held in memory of local soldier

26 July 2017

Clavstock Festival is being held this Saturday in aid of 353, a charity close to Claverdon's heart. On February 9th 2011, Private Conrad Lewis became…


Wakeboarding fun at Wootton Wawen

13 July 2017
Wakeboarding fun at Wootton Wawen

Wakeboarding fun at Wootton Wawen

13 July 2017

A WEEKEND of wakeboarding fun took place at Wootton Wawen, as Spot-On Wake celebrated its official opening. Although the venue opened for business on…


INTERVIEW: Ceramicist Eddie Curtis

05 July 2017
INTERVIEW: Ceramicist Eddie Curtis

INTERVIEW: Ceramicist Eddie Curtis

05 July 2017

Eddie Curtis' solo exhibition is on at The Stratford Gallery until Saturday, 8th July, Here he talks to Herald arts about his work LIKE his coal miner…


In July's Focus magazine

05 July 2017
In July's Focus magazine

In July's Focus magazine

05 July 2017

Free with Thursday's Herald... Find out about the real local ‘horse whisperers’ Take a tour round Charlecote Park Look back at Stratford’s first cinema Hear…


REVIEW: Life Raft at Playbox Theatre

04 July 2017
REVIEW: Life Raft at Playbox Theatre

REVIEW: Life Raft at Playbox Theatre

04 July 2017

'Troubling brilliant' says reviewer Steve Sutherland IF there’s one thing people seem to agree on now the General Election’s done and dusted, it’s that…


Richard’s Royal appointment

04 July 2017
Richard’s Royal appointment

Richard’s Royal appointment

04 July 2017

AS part of the RSC’s showcasing of Midlands musicians, Richard Fairlie will perform in the foyer of its studio theatre, The Other Place, at 7.30pm, on…


Prom-goers arrive in unusual style

03 July 2017
Prom-goers arrive in unusual style

Prom-goers arrive in unusual style

03 July 2017

NEVER mind trains, planes and automobiles, some very unconventional modes of transport have been used around local secondary schools this prom season. 'We…


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