Theatre in Heart of England

• Gloucestershire
• Hereford and Worcester
• Shropshire
• Staffordshire
• Warwickshire
• West Midlands

Gloucestershire

Cheltenham (SO92)

• Dean Close School New Theatre Dean Close School, GL51 6HE. 01242 584 491
• Everyman Theatre Regent Street, GL50 1HQ. 01242 572 573
  • 08-Feb-96 to 17-Feb-96 The Provoked Wife - Sir John Vanburgh. Oxford Stage Company. On tour
  • 19-Feb-96 to 24-Feb-96 Misery - Stephen King, adpt Simon Moore. Val Lehman, Nigel Harrison
  • 25-Feb-96 to 25-Feb-96 Jenny Eclair Stand-up comedy
  • 26-Feb-96 to 02-Mar-96 It can Damage Your Health - Eric Chappell. Michael Elphick
  • 03-Mar-96 to 03-Mar-96 Thank You Mr Gershwin Elaine Delmar
  • 05-Mar-96 to 09-Mar-96 Cinderella - Prokofiev. London City Ballet. On tour
  • 12-Mar-96 to 16-Mar-96 Twelfth Night - Shakespeare. Oxford Stage Company.
  • 18-Mar-96 to 23-Mar-96 Lucky Sods - John Godber. Hull Truck TC.
  • 25-Mar-96 to 30-Mar-96 Tutti Frutti - David Graham. Billy Boyle, Lesely-Anne Sharpe, Laura Kelman
  • 01-Apr-96 to 06-Apr-96 Fantastic Mr Fox - Roald Dahl.
  • 12-Apr-96 to 14-Apr-96 Cheltenham Jazz Festival
  • 15-Apr-96 to 20-Apr-96 Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte, adpt Charles Vance. George Chakiris, Barbara Murray
  • 23-Apr-96 to 27-Apr-96 Anything Goes - Cole Porter, P.G.Wodehouse, Guy Bolton. Cheltenham and Gloucester Music Society.
  • 28-Apr-96 to 28-Apr-96 Looking for Mr Giles Annabel Giles
  • 29-Apr-96 to 04-May-96 The Canterbury Tales - Chaucer, Bogdanov. Brian Glover
• Gloscat Park Theatre Studi Park Campus, 73 The Park. 01242 532 119
• Pitville Pump Room 01242 227979
• Playhouse Theatre Bath Road. 01242 522 852
  • 15-Feb-96 to 17-Feb-96 Doctor Miracle/Trouble in Tahiti - Bizet/Bernstein. Bel Canto Opera.
  • 12-Mar-96 to 16-Mar-96 Twelfth Night - Shakespeare. Oxford Stage Company.
• Richardson Studio Regent Street, GL50 1HQ. 01242 572 573

Cirencester (SP00)

• Brewery Arts Kaos UK.

Gloucester (SO81)

• Guildhall Arts Centre 01452 505 089

Tewkesbury (SO83)

• Roses Theatre Sun Street, GL20 5NX. 01684 290 734

Hereford and Worcester

Hereford (SO54)

Hereford Guide

• Hereford Theatre and Arts Centre Edgar Street, HR4 9JR. 01432 359 252
• The Amphitheatre Telford Park. 01952 619 020

Malvern (SO74)

• Festival Theatre Grange Road. 01684 892 277
  • 12-Feb-96 to 17-Feb-96 Hysteria - Terry Johnson. On tour
  • 20-Feb-96 to 24-Feb-96 Unforgettable On tour
  • 27-Feb-96 to 02-Mar-96 Conduct Unbecoming - Barry England.

Redditch (SP06)

• Palace Theatre Alcester Street, B98 8EA. 01527 68484
  • 16-Feb-96 to 29-Feb-96 Time of My Life - Alan Ayckbourn. Palace Theatre Comp.

Shrewsbury (SJ41)

• English Bridge Workshop
• Music Hall The Square, SY1 1LH. 01743 350 763

Worcester (SO85)

• Swan Theatre The Moors. 01905 27322
  • 08-Feb-96 to 02-Mar-96 The Merchant of Venice - Shakespeare. Worcester Theatre Comp.

Shropshire

Ellsmere Port (SJ47)

• EPIC Leisure Centre McGarva Way. 0151 355 7652

Telford (SJ60)

• Oakengates Theatre Limes Walk, Oakengates. 01952 619 020
• Wrekin College Sports Hall Sutherland Avenue. 01952 691 020

Whitchurch (SJ54)

• Civic Centre High Street, SY13 1AX. 01948 663 403

Staffordshire

Cannock (SJ91)

• Prince of Wales Centre Church Street, WS11 1DE. 01543 578 762

Dudley (SO99)

• Netherton Arts Centre Northfield Road, DY2 9EP. 01384 453 544
• Town Hall 01384 250 333

Lichfield (SK10)

• Lichfield Civic Hall Castle Dyke. 01543 254 021
  • 29-Feb-96 to 02-Mar-96 Oh What a Lovely War Lichfield Youth Theatre. for tickets - 01543 264 940

Newcastle-under-Lyme (SJ84)

• New Victoria Theatre Etruria Road. 01782 717 962
  • 07-Feb-96 to 16-Mar-96 Macbeth - Shakespeare.

Stafford (SJ92)

• The Gatehouse Eastgate Street, ST16 2LT. 01785 54653

Stoke-on-Trent (SJ84)

• Queen's Theatre Burslem. 01782 404 613
• Theatre Royal Pall Mall, Hanley, ST1 1EE. 01782 266 301
  • 26-Feb-96 to 29-Feb-96 Patsy Cline - The Musical

Tamworth (SK20)

• Tamworth Arts Centre & Assembly Rooms 01827 53092

Warwickshire

Bedworth (SP38)

• Bedworth Civic Hall High Street, CV12 8NF. 01203 311 661

Kenilworth (SP27)

• Priory Theatre Rosemary Hill. 01926 55301
• Talisman Theatre and Arts Centre Barrow Road. 01926 512 960

Leamington Spa (SP36)

• Loft Theatre Victoria Collonade. 01926 426 341
• Royal Spa Centre Newbold Terrace. 01926 334 418
  • 20-Feb-96 to 21-Feb-96 Arabian Nights Adonais Ballet. On tour

Nuneaton (SP39)

• Loft Theatre Victoria Collonade. 01926 426 341

Rugby (SP57)

• Rugby Theatre Henry Street. 01788 543 248

Stratford-Upon-Avon (SP25)

Home of the RSC

• Royal Shakespeare Theatre
  • 13-Feb-96 to 17-Feb-96 Hot Shoe Shuffle
  • 19-Feb-96 to 24-Feb-96 Five Guys Named Moe - Clarke Peters.
  • 26-Feb-96 to 02-Mar-96 Barnum - Andrew O'Connor.
  • 05-Mar-96 to 09-Mar-96 Mame - Jerry Herman. Amateur Operatic Society.
  • 21-Mar-96 to 10-Apr-96 Twelfth Night - Shakespeare. RSC. In Rep
• Swan Theatre
  • 14-Feb-96 to 16-Feb-96 Fav'rite Nation - Robin Brooks. Empty Space Theatre Company.
  • 20-Feb-96 to 20-Feb-96 Divided we Fall Don't Jump Theatre Company.
  • 23-Feb-96 to 24-Feb-96 Pinocchio Playbox.
  • 27-Feb-96 to 01-Mar-96 Carmen - Bizet. Travelling Opera. Check dates
  • 29-Feb-96 to 02-Mar-96 Cosi fan tutte - Mozart. Travelling Opera. Check dates
  • 05-Mar-96 to 06-Mar-96 It's a Woman's World - Michelle Dalley. High School. World Premier
  • 12-Mar-96 to 14-Mar-96 The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - R.L.Stevenson. Empty Space.
  • 18-Mar-96 to 19-Mar-96 Howard's End - E.M.Forster. SNAP Theatre Company.
  • 21-Mar-96 to 24-Mar-96 Yarnspinners Kaleidescope Theatre.
  • 26-Mar-96 to 30-Mar-96 Dr Faustus - Christopher Marlowe. Compass Theatre.
  • 01-Apr-96 to 04-Apr-96 Trainspotting - Irvine Welsh.
• The Other Place

West Midlands

Birmingham (SP08)

ASSIST. The Custard Factory

• Alexandra Theatre Station Street, B5 4DS. 0121 633 3325
  Home of the D'Oyly Carte Company
  • to 17-Feb-96 Great Expectations - Charles Dickens.
  • 20-Feb-96 to 13-Apr-96 Copacabana - Barry Manilow.
• Allardyce Nicoll Studio Theatre 0121 414 5997
• Birmingham Library Theatre 0121 236 5622
• Birmingham Repertory Theatre Broad Street, B1 2EP. 0121 236 4455
  • 02-Feb-96 to 02-Mar-96 The Entertainer - John Osborne.
• Birmingham Repertory Theatre Studio Broad Street, B1 2EP. 0121 236 4455
• Crescent Theatre Cumberland Street, Brindley Place, B1 2JA. 0121 643 5858
• Hippodrome Hurst Street, B5 4TB. 0121 622 7486
  Home of the Birmingham Royal Ballet
  • 21-Dec-95 to 17-Feb-96 Cinderella
  • From 22-Feb-96 Far from the Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy. Birmingham Royal Ballet.
  • 28-Feb-96 to 28-Feb-96 The Cage
  • 12-Mar-96 to 15-Mar-96 Swan Lake - Tchaikovsky. Adventures in Motion Pictures. New Version
  • 25-Mar-96 to 30-Mar-96 Ferry Cross the Mersey - Maggie Norris and Guy Picot.
  • 14-May-96 to 25-May-96 Welsh National Opera WNO.
• Midlands Arts Centre (mac) Arena Theatre Cannon Hill Park, B12 9QH. 0121 440 3838
• Midlands Arts Centre (mac) Dance Studio Cannon Hill Park, B12 9QH. 0121 440 3838
• Midlands Arts Centre (mac) Hexagon Theatre Cannon Hill Park, B12 9QH. 0121 440 3838
• Midlands Arts Centre (mac) Main Theatre Cannon Hill Park, B12 9QH. 0121 440 3838
• Old Rep , Station Street, B5 4DY. 0121 235 3942
  • to 02-Mar-96 Henry V - Lion of England - Nick Hennegan. Almost Perfect Productions Ltd.
• Symphony Hall International Convention Centre, Broad Street, B1 2EA. 0121 212 3333

Coventry (SP37)

Community Info

• Belgrade Theatre Belgrade Square. 01203 553 055
  • 29-Feb-96 to 16-Mar-96 Calamity Jane Gemma Craven
  • 03-Mar-96 to 03-Mar-96 The Good Old Days of Music Hall and Variety Hiss and Boo. Roy Hudd
  • 28-Mar-96 to 13-Apr-96 Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck. Belgrade Theatre Production.
  • 14-Apr-96 to 14-Apr-96 Joe Pasquale
  • 22-Apr-96 to 27-Apr-96 Absent Friends - Alan Ayckbourn. DGM Productions. Dir Julia McKenzie
  • 08-May-96 to 18-May-96 Face - Carlton, Whitchurch, Littman, Eaton. A new musical with bottle, destined for the West End
  • 20-May-96 to 25-May-96 Hot Shoe Shuffle Michael Rose.
  • 13-Jun-96 to 29-Jun-96 Wakey Wakey - Richard Cameron. In bed with Billy Cotton
• Criterion Theatre Berkley Road South. 01203 675 175
• Studio Theatre Watersmeet Road. 01203 456 179
• Warwick Arts Centre University of Warwick, CV4 7AL. 01203 524 524
  • 13-Feb-96 to 17-Feb-96 Dracula Hull Truck.
  • 14-Feb-96 to 17-Feb-96 Pirates of Penzance - Gilbert and Sullivan. University of Warwick G&S Society.
  • 20-Feb-96 to 24-Feb-96 The Provoked Wife - Sir John Vanburgh. Oxford Stage Company.
  • 20-Feb-96 to 21-Feb-96 The Fall of the House of Usherettes Forkbeard Fantasy.
  • 22-Feb-96 to 23-Feb-96 Watch My Lips - Nigel Charnock.
  • 26-Feb-96 to 02-Mar-96 Hedda Gabler - Henrik Ibsen. English Touring Theatre.
  • 28-Feb-96 to 28-Feb-96 Othello - Shakespeare. Warwick University Drama Society.
  • 04-Mar-96 to 05-Mar-96 Dirty Reality II Black Mime Theatre.
  • 05-Mar-96 to 09-Mar-96 The Adventures of Pinocchio
  • 07-Mar-96 to 09-Mar-96 The Undertaking - Philip Osment. Gay Sweatshop.
  • 13-Mar-96 to 16-Mar-96 Dancing at Lughansa Warwick University Drama Society.
  • 23-Apr-96 to 27-Apr-96 Rigoletto, Werther - Verdi, Massenet. English Touring Opera. On tour
  • 28-Apr-96 to 28-Apr-96 The Story of Gwendolen George Eliot Fellowship Society.
  • 02-May-96 to 04-May-96 Othello/Saints and Shadows/Crime Fictions ARC Dance Company.
  • 07-May-96 to 11-May-96 The School for Scandal English Touring Theatre.
  • 14-May-96 to 18-May-96 Lucky Sods - John Godber. Hull Truck Theatre Company.
  • 20-May-96 to 25-May-96 Blood - Philip Osment. Method and Madness.
  • 20-May-96 to 25-May-96 Private Lives - Noel Coward. Method and Madness.

Solihull (SP17)

• Library Theatre Solihull Arts Complex, Homer Road, B91 3RG. 0121 704 6962

Sutton Coldfield (SP19)

• Highbury Little Theatre Sheffield Road, B73 5HD. 0121 373 2761

Wolverhampton (SO99)

• Arena Theatre University of Wolverhampton, Wulfruna Street, WV1 1SB. 01902 322 380
  • 27-Feb-96 to 28-Feb-96 Vagina Dentata
• Grand Theatre Lichfield Street, WV1 1DE. 01902 29212
  • 13-Feb-96 to 24-Feb-96 La Cage aux folles
  • 14-Mar-96 to 16-Mar-96 Mikado and La Vie Parisienne - Gilbert and Sullivan. D'Oyly Carte.
  • 18-Mar-96 to 23-Mar-96 Mikado and La Vie Parisienne - Gilbert and Sullivan. D'Oyly Carte.
• Open Door Theatre Company
  Black theatre co-operative.
• Zip Theatre Dunkley Street, Wolverhampton WV1 4AN. 01902 712251
  Community theatre company.