It’s always a major event when a new Matthew Bourne production comes into town, and this week is no exception as his company New Adventures unveil their production of The Sleeping Beauty to Midlands audiences.
A grandly stylish opening for the new year from the Lichfield Players with their assured production of Denise Deegan’s classic girl’s-school comedy Daisy Pulls It Off.
In the first of a new series of live jazz gigs at the Lichfield Garrick, the Irish singer Christine Tobin held the intimate space of the Studio spellbound as she delivered a set that was largely taken from the back catalogue of Leonard Cohen – but which also managed to find some space for a couple o
The popular jazz quartet Fret and Fiddle closed Lichfield Arts’ 2015 season with a night of music in tribute to the violinist Stephane Grappelli, interspersed with a selection of festive favourites.
With festive stories and poems, carols and contemporary songs Johnny Coppin brought Christmas cheer to the Lichfield Guildhall.
No Christmas is complete without a trip to the panto and in the Midlands the big one’s always at Birmingham Hippodrome.
I’ve seen every one of Ian Adams’ scrumptious pantos since he first burst upon Lichfield’s festive scene and they’ve always been pure unadulterated delight. But this year something special has happened.
Fifteen years into their career, St Agnes Fountain are now on their 15th festive tour with a number of sold out shows, including this one in Lichfield.
Intimate Theatre’s Christmas Voices has become a festive tradition locally at both the George Hotel and Middleton Hall, and a very welcome one too.
I find it hard to talk rationally about Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker.
I’m always looking for something new to review, a policy that’s stood me in good stead over the years – you never know what new treat you’re going to see.
With little more than an acoustic guitar, a fine voice, some tasteful audio tricks, a repertoire of originals and some covers, the singer-songwriter Sarah McQuaid kept the audience spellbound when she appeared at Lichfield Guildhall.
