A BEREAVED father has raised almost £10,000 in memory of his daughter. Eddie Howell, 82, from Evesham has taken on a skydive, abseiling and now a concert…
Preston Witts reviews the The Flying Dutchman (Der Fliegende Holländer) at Longborough Festival Opera, and previews the rest of the festival, which runs…
Virtuoso pianist Alexander Ardakov makes a welcome return visit to Shipston on Stour on Thursday, 21st June. Following a highly successful recital in…
Steve Sutherland reviews Giffords Circus - on tour throughout the summer. Book tickets at http: www.giffordscircus.com WHEN my daughter Molly was two,…
Sir Antony Sher talks to Gill Sutherland about playing Lear, his art and writing, as his new book Year of the Mad King: The Lear Diaries is published,…
#WeAreArrested and Day of the Living, RSC Mischief Festival at The Other Place, until 23rd June Two very different plays but with a common political purpose…
Peter Buckroyd reviews Latin America meets Classical, Orchestra of the Swan at Holy Trinity Church, 5th June It’s rather unusual to have a classical music…
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…
Shakespeare’s spellbinding masterpiece, The Tempest, is being put on in the spectacular gardens of Packwood House on Saturday. Performed by the The Lord…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn visited Stratford-upon-Avon this weekend. He attended the Mischief Festival at The Other Place on Friday night. The festival…
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,…
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…
Vanessa Redgrave, Patrick Stewart, Janet Suzman, Trevor Nunn, Harriet Walter and Jane Lapotaire were among the contributors at an event to celebrate John…
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,…
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…
Conductor David Curtis, who was artistic director of Stratford’s world-renowned Orchestra of the Swan, surprised many when he announced he was leaving…