As an overture to the main piece, the programme for Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale started with arrangements of three of Scott Joplin’s piano rags, including the instantly recognisable ‘Maple ...

A poetry slam night is as a rule, never dull, and tonight’s Hammer and Tongue poetry slam final was no exception. What sets a poetry slam apart from any other night of performance poetry is the ...

The energy and expression on display from the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art this week is quite something. What immediately strikes you on entering the large gallery is the sheer variety ...

Despite his modern-sounding name, the playwright John Ford wrote ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore’ less than a century after Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet, and these plays share a common theme of ...

There is a lot to say about this dance theatre production from the excellent ‘Fabulous Beast’ dance company, the final part of the company’s renowned Midlands Trilogy: the dancing was seemingly ...