Entertainment

A host of new events have been added to the New Vic’s spring 2026 line-up including appearances from icon of stage and screen, Sir Derek Jacobi and Britain’s Got Talent magician Ben Hart; performances by world renowned musicians Albert Lee, The Blockheads and Lindisfarne, comedy favourites Mark Simmons and Alfie Moore and a variety of […]

Monday evenings in Hanley aren’t typically associated with electric atmosphere and show-stopping performances, but the opening night of The Bodyguard at the Regent Theatre proved to be a glorious exception. The iconic venue was packed to the rafters with eager theatre-goers, and what unfolded over the next few hours was nothing short of spectacular. This

ULTRA is fresh new space and home for cutting-edge sounds in the Midlands and it launches on New Year’s Eve with new flagship event We Are WHSE.   Derby has long needed an underground space and it comes at this brand-new 3,500-capacity industrial haven. By tapping into the raw, stripped-back essence of original club culture

Award-winning local artist Ian Mood has joined The Little Mermaid company as the New Vic’s Artist in Residence for autumn 2025. Documenting the creative process of making a stage production, the artist will capture moments both on and off stage from the beginning of the rehearsal process, through to the first performance of the New

This half-term, the New Vic Borderlines team are hosting an interactive workshop – Yes Let’s – that allows families with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) to explore their creativity, develop social skills and build confidence in a free, accessible and safe environment. Taking place at the New Vic from Monday 27 to Thursday 30

Opening Times There will be two session each opening day of the festival. Wednesday 15th: 12pm to 4pm – Trade session and CAMRA members only, and 6pm to 11pm – open to everybody Thursday 16th: 12pm to 4pm and 6pm to 11pm Friday 17th: 12pm to 4pm and 6pm to 11pm Saturday 18th: 12pm to

Hot on the heels of Roland’s ‘coming home’ performance as he plays Birmingham’s Symphony Hall & London this Autumn, the soul/pop icon  announces a string of new tour dates for 2026   Roland Gift Presents Fine Young Cannibals 40th Anniversary Tour Autumn 2025 – Birmingham & London Dates Newly announced dates: May 2026 – Bournemouth,

A Cannock-based charity dedicated to funding research into Motor Neurone Disease (MND) has announced the final celebrity line-up for its highly anticipated Masked Entertainer fundraising dinner, set to take place on Saturday 18th October at Birmingham’s Edgbaston Stadium.   The Mel Evans MBE Foundation, established by Lynn Pritchatt in memory of her partner, Staffordshire crown

Full casting has been confirmed for the New Vic Theatre’s adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid. The new adaptation of the story for Christmas 2026 will build on the success of the New Vic’s work for children and families, integrating traditional story-telling with contemporary circus and is part of the development of the