This story originally ran in the Herald edition of 9th May 2019. The sun shone and a feeling of joy pervaded as journalist and Labour Peer Joan Bakewell…
Herald arts music reviewer Peter Buckroyd shares his anticipated highlights from the Stratford Music Festival which starts on Friday. See Thursday’s newspaper…
Meet On The Ledge return to The Bear Pit Theatre with their unique brand of epic electric folk music for two performances this Friday and Saturday. Some…
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s autumn season commences on 19th September and features a fitting balance of classical and contemporary ballet. The company,…
Songwriter, musician and producer, Guy Chambers, best known for his work with Robbie Williams, will play a one-off concert at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon…
If you spot a giant pair of binoculars around Stratford-upon-Avon town centre, don’t panic – you haven’t shrunk! The two giant pairs of interactive binoculars…
Caroline Quentin is currently playing the outrageously vain Lady Fancyfull in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s must-see production of The Provoked Wife…
Last Thursday a packed Stratford Play House witnessed a very special performance, legendary rock god Robert Plant introducing his new outfit Saving Grace.…
CHARLES ESSEX REVIEWS THE PRODUCTION WHICH RUNS UNTIL 1ST SEPTEMBER Are the school holidays dragging? Are the children getting bored and under your feet?…
IN THE SEPTEMBER EDITION: Journalist Matthew Bates died three years ago aged 27, his mum Louise has written a book about her bereavement – she tells us…
NEW research has revealed that the Falcon Hotel and Church Street almshouses in Stratford are actually around 100 years younger than originally thought. The…
The Friday night performance of The Provoked Wife at the Royal Shakespeare Company's Swan Theatre had to be stopped ten minutes from the end on Friday…
Casting kicks off with the first announcement for The Boy in the Dress, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s (RSC) new musical which runs in the Royal Shakespeare…
Stratford MP Nadhim Zahawi is not just lending his support to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, he’s also been giving tips to fictional national leader Clare…
Stratford-based Kate Coleman has been sharing her Storytree in a number of new projects around the town this summer. She tells us what it means to be…
Actress Lucy Phelps takes on an incredible double act in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s current season: playing Rosalind in As You Like It and Isabella…
Steve Sutherland reviews Crooked Dances, The Other Place, Until 13th July When the kids were small, we Sutherlands made the classic mistake of holidaying…
This feature originally appeared in the Stratford Herald on 4th July ANYONE who watched England take on the United States on Tuesday night at the FIFA…
Karl Walker reviews Behind The Settee, Susie's Bar @ The Other Place, 4th July The welcoming environs of Susie's Bar played host to Rugby based alt-pop…
Following a highly successful and sell out concert at Worcester Cathedral, at the beginning of May, the popular and in demand Alcester Male Voice Choir…