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Journey to The Secret Garden

16 January 2017
Journey to The Secret Garden

Journey to The Secret Garden

16 January 2017

STRATFORD-UPON-AVON’S young theatre company, Rogues and Vagabonds, present the musical The Secret Garden at the Bear Pit Theatre this week. This enchanting…


Bitesize Bard — just for the kids!

15 January 2017
Bitesize Bard — just for the kids!

Bitesize Bard — just for the kids!

15 January 2017

THE Royal Shakespeare Company continues its commitment to creating live theatre for young audiences with its First Encounters with Shakespeare production…


Hear Polish carols this Sunday

13 January 2017
Hear Polish carols this Sunday

Hear Polish carols this Sunday

13 January 2017

JUST when you think the festive cheer has ended until next December, along comes a rather special occasion to once again become merry, mirthful and multicultural… Members…


Teen piano prodigy Thomas Nickell returns for OOTS concert

13 January 2017
Teen piano prodigy Thomas Nickell returns for OOTS concert

Teen piano prodigy Thomas Nickell returns for OOTS concert

13 January 2017

The Orchestra of the Swan (OOTS) say hello to 2017 with their first concert of the year this Saturday. They welcome back Thomas Nickell, pictured, the…


A fruitful start to 2017

13 January 2017
A fruitful start to 2017

A fruitful start to 2017

13 January 2017

Stratford Chamber Music Society kick off 2017 with a stellar concert this Sunday afternoon. The incredibly talented (and healthy sounding!) Pomegranate…


Sherlock's in Stratford!

13 January 2017
Sherlock's in Stratford!

Sherlock's in Stratford!

13 January 2017

IF, like me, you’re a dedicated, die-hard, bonkers-for-Benedict Sherlock fan, I have great news! You can watch the series four finale, The Final Problem,…


Conscientious objectors inspire new play This Evil Thing

12 January 2017
Conscientious objectors inspire new play This Evil Thing

Conscientious objectors inspire new play This Evil Thing

12 January 2017

WELL-KNOWN actor and playwright Michael Mears brings his one-man play, This Evil Thing, about conscientious objectors in the First World War to Stratford’s…


The Divine Comedy added to golden year for Cropredy Festival

09 January 2017
The Divine Comedy added to golden year for Cropredy Festival

The Divine Comedy added to golden year for Cropredy Festival

09 January 2017

THIS year’s Cropredy promises to be a particularly landmark event. It will take place on Thursday, 10th, Friday, 11th, and Saturday, 12th August. The…


Singer-songwriter James TW's homecoming gig

05 January 2017
Singer-songwriter James TW's homecoming gig

Singer-songwriter James TW's homecoming gig

05 January 2017

Singer-songwriter James TW speaks to Herald arts ahead of going back to school for his homecoming gig at Warwick Hall on Friday JAMES TW is no ordinary…


Don't miss January's Focus magazine: out this week

04 January 2017
Don't miss January's Focus magazine: out this week

Don't miss January's Focus magazine: out this week

04 January 2017

Local people share their inspirational stories. Plus your chance to win theatre tickets to the Royal Ballet's Cinderella at the Birmingham Hippodrome,…


Don't miss presenter Jo's panto fairy

03 January 2017
Don't miss presenter Jo's panto fairy

Don't miss presenter Jo's panto fairy

03 January 2017

HER usual day job is as a breakfast show presenter, but Joanna Tidman also recently took on the role of a pantomime fairy. The BBC Coventry and Warwickshire…


No place we’d rather be!

02 January 2017
No place we’d rather be!

No place we’d rather be!

02 January 2017

TWO friends have harnessed their respective skills as photographer and writer to create a fascinating and loving account of Cotswold country life. Betty…


Arts review of 2016: including THAT sketch

30 December 2016
Arts review of 2016: including THAT sketch

Arts review of 2016: including THAT sketch

30 December 2016

Among all the amazing concerts, performances and exhibitions that were put on to mark the 400 years since Shakespeare’s death in 2016, the undoubted highlight…


REVIEW: Robinson Crusoe and the Pirate Queen

22 December 2016
REVIEW: Robinson Crusoe and the Pirate Queen

REVIEW: Robinson Crusoe and the Pirate Queen

22 December 2016

AS an arts reviewer the hazards of the job at this time of year is festive entertainment fatigue — FEF for short. It comes from hearing Away In a Manger…


REVIEW: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Playbox

20 December 2016
REVIEW: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Playbox

REVIEW: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Playbox

20 December 2016

Steve Sutherland reviews Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland at The Dream Factory, Warwick, which runs until Saturday, 31st December “Everyone’s mad here……


Ilmington's Christmas story from 1934 revisited

17 December 2016
Ilmington's Christmas story from 1934 revisited

Ilmington's Christmas story from 1934 revisited

17 December 2016

Ilmington was the scene of a rather incredible historic event in 1934: the third Christmas Day broadcast by a monarch was introduced from the village.…


REVIEW: The Garden of Curious A-Muse-ments at New Place

16 December 2016
REVIEW: The Garden of Curious A-Muse-ments at New Place

REVIEW: The Garden of Curious A-Muse-ments at New Place

16 December 2016

There’s lots to admire about the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust’s new three-day, after-dark attraction, The Garden of Curious A-Muse-ments, unfortunately…


’Tis the season to be jolly...

13 December 2016
’Tis the season to be jolly...

’Tis the season to be jolly...

13 December 2016

WITH panto season well under way, it’s high time we had a look at what’s on offer in the area — oh yes it is, etc! This year Stratford ArtsHouse is working…


INTERVIEW: Anders Lustgarten

10 December 2016
INTERVIEW: Anders Lustgarten

INTERVIEW: Anders Lustgarten

10 December 2016

British playwright Anders Lustgarten, 38, whose searing political plays such as Lampedusa and Black Jesus have gained him wide critical acclaim, makes…


Kazuo Ishiguro visits Chipping Campden School

09 December 2016
Kazuo Ishiguro visits Chipping Campden School

Kazuo Ishiguro visits Chipping Campden School

09 December 2016

AWARD-WINNING British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro has visited Chipping Campden School to answer questions about his book Never Let Me Go, writes year 12 student,…


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