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Shropshire Cover June 2018.qxp_Shropshire Cover 23/05/2018 16:16 Page 1 Your FREE essential entertainment guide for the Midlands GET STEAMPUNKED AT BLISTS HILL SHROPSHIRE WHAT’S ON JUNE 2018 ON JUNE WHAT’S SHROPSHIRE Shropshire ISSUE 390 JUNE 2018 ’ WhatFILM I COMEDY I THEATRE I GIGS I VISUAL ARTS I EVENTSs I FOOD On shropshirewhatson.co.uk PART OF WHAT’S ON MEDIA GROUP GROUP MEDIA ON WHAT’S OF PART inside: Yourthe 16-pagelist week by week listings guide LIONEL RICHIE set to play All The Hits at Montgomery Waters Meadow TWITTER: @WHATSONSHROPS TWITTER: exploringFOOTBALL the history CRAZY of female football at Theatre Severn FACEBOOK: @WHATSONSHROPSHIRE FOODIES DELIGHT award-winning festival returns to Shrewsbury’s Quarry Park SHROPSHIREWHATSON.CO.UK Theatre Severn - EYB Cinderella F/P June 2018.qxp_Layout 1 23/05/2018 10:43 Page 1 Contents June Wolves_Shrops_Staffs.qxp_Layout 1 23/05/2018 11:34 Page 2 June 2018 Contents Everything Steampunk - popular festival returns to Ironbridge’s Blists Hill Victorian Town more on page 49 Gaz Coombes Beautiful Creative Rage the list Supergrass frontman takes The Carole King musical stops Potteries exhibition explores Your 16-page World’s Strongest Man on tour off at Wolverhampton Grand... LGBTQ themes week-by-week listings guide page 15 page 28 page 45 page 51 inside: 4. First Word 11. Food 15. Music 21. Comedy 24. Theatre 41. Film 45. Visual Arts 47. 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We endorse the recycling of our magazine and would encourage you to pass it on to others to read when you have finished with it. All works appearing in this publication are copyright. It is to be assumed that the copyright for material rests with the magazine unless otherwise stated. No part of this publication may be reproduced, or stored in an electronic system, transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopied, recording or otherwise, without the prior knowledge and consent of the publishers. First Word Wolverhampton June.qxp_Layout 1 23/05/2018 12:57 Page 1 Entertainment news from around the region Artsfest makes a welcome return in Wolverhampton The University of Wolverhampton is this month staging its Artsfest event for a fourth year. Taking place at various venues from Friday 8 to Saturday 30 June, Artsfest is a celebration of the creative and cultural life of the region. The festival brings together performing arts, art & design, film & media and poetry & literature. For more information, visit wlv.ac.uk/Artsfest College student designs artists have professional development oppor- Festival recognises tunities and enabling more new dance to be new artistic landmark created here. In doing so, we continue to es- #ExtraordinaryWomen The town of Cradley Heath is soon to get a tablish the region’s position as an interna- To mark the women's suffrage centenary, new sculpture, courtesy of a student at tional centre of excellence for dance.” next month’s Lichfield Festival (various nearby Halesowen College. venues, 4 to 14 July) will feature a series of Eighteen-year-old Florence Thompson (pic- shows, concerts and events on the theme of tured) was the winner of a project to create a #ExtraordinaryWomen. representative sculpture of local hardware Titanic show set to sail Highlights include artist-in-residence Jessica manufacturer A Perry & Co (Hinges) Ltd. into Shrewsbury museum Walker’s specially curated cabaret, Soldiers, Florence’s winning design will be brought to A new exhibition about doomed ocean liner Sirens And Suf- life by local artist Phil Bayliss. the Titanic opens at Shrewsbury Museum & fragettes, the Mala- Art Gallery next month. chites Theatre Titanic: Honour & Glory will show at the Company’s suffrage- venue from 2 July to 30 September. inspired reworking of Commenting on the show, Lezley Picton, The Taming Of The Shropshire Council’s cabinet member for cul- Shrew, and Fascinat- ture & leisure, said: “From all cultural and ing Aida star Liza ethnic backgrounds, every age group across Pulman’s homage to the world wishes to delve further into the Ti- Barbra Streisand. tanic’s history and learn more. I can’t wait to For full details of all have a look and relive the voyage, and I’d en- Lichfield Festival courage everyone to visit not just this fasci- events, visit lichfield- nating exhibition, but the fantastic galleries festival.org Local dance organisation throughout the museum.” announces new funding Grease Is The Word at Dance Hub Birmingham has announced that it will provide funding for a number of local Ironbridge’s Blists Hill dance practitioners and companies, in order Ironbridge Gorge’s Blists Hill Victorian Town to further establish the region’s position as is next month hosting an outdoor screening an international centre of excellence for of hit 1978 movie Grease, to celebrate the dance. film’s 40th anniversary. Commenting on the announcement, the or- The movie will be shown on a huge 8mx4m ganisation’s director, Monique Deletant, inflatable screen on Friday 6 July. said: “Dance Hub Birmingham is bringing Viewers will be able to enjoy a Victorian fun- additional investment to the dance sector in fair in the run-up to the 9.30pm screening. the West Midlands, ensuring independent For further details, visit ironbridge.org.uk 4 whatsonlive.co.uk First Word Wolverhampton June.qxp_Layout 1 23/05/2018 12:57 Page 2 First Word Plans submitted for new Stafford history centre Plans have been submitted for a multi-million pound history centre in Stafford. The new centre will be located at the William Salt Library, with part of the building being de- molished and replaced with a new three-storey extension. The library’s existing courtyard space will be turned into an ex- hibition space and reception area. Bad Manners at Shrewsbury’s Buttermarket Ska legends and much-loved 1980s pop band Bad Manners will be bringing their Christmas tour to Shrewsbury’s Buttermar- ket. The non-stop party band, whose 12 hit singles include Lip Up Fatty, My Girl Lollipop and Special Brew, appear at the ‘Powerful and flamboyant’ art on show in The Potteries venue on Friday 16 November. Tickets for the gig are now on An exhibition by artists from the LGBTQ community will be on show at the Potteries Museum & Art sale at seetickets.com Gallery in Stoke-on-Trent throughout the summer (until Sunday 2 September). Creative Rage contemplates subjects including the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality and the impact on the gay community of the HIV virus. Contributing artists include Soft Cell singer Mark A classic event Almond. The exhibition contains sexually explicit images and themes of an adult nature, and is not for Father’s Day suitable for people under the age of 18. Trentham Gardens in Stafford- shire is hosting a ‘classic’ day out for car-loving dads to enjoy this Father’s Day (17 June). Wolves pub New play ‘on the ball’ in Wolverhampton The venue will provide a pic- memories? A play about Britain’s obsession with football is visiting Wolverhamp- turesque backdrop for a display Black Country Living ton’s Arena Theatre this month. of more than 1,000 vehicles and Museum would like to Celebrating everything from weird matchday rituals to ridiculous arm- 50-plus car club, trade and auto- hear from people who chair punditry, The Beautiful Game shows at the venue on Wednesday 13 jumble stands. have any pre-1969 Veteran, vintage and classic June. For more information, visit wlv.ac.uk/arena-theatre cars, plus a number of modified memories of the Ele- motors, will also be on display. phant & Castle pub that For more information, visit clas- once stood on the cor- sicmotorshows.co.uk ner of Stafford Street and Cannock Road in Wolverhampton. The museum plans to recreate the fondly re- membered watering hole as part of its ambi- tious new development project, Forging Ahead. Anybody with any rec- ollections to contribute should email collec- [email protected] or call 0121 557 9643. whatsonlive.co.uk 5 First Word Wolverhampton June.qxp_Layout 1 23/05/2018 12:57 Page 3 First Word Follies festival fun! Lichfield woman Hawkstone Park’s spectacular Fol- lands Lego job lies is this month providing the backdrop for a weekend of live out- door music. Follies Fest takes place from Friday 29 June to Sunday 1 July and opens with The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute. The Voice’s Jolan Gidney- Craigen and X Factor’s Paul Akister A HR administrator from also feature in the line-up, as do Lichfield has landed the cov- tribute acts showcasing the music of eted title of official Master Ed Sheeran, Adele, Take That, Little Model Builder at Birming- Mix and Frankie Valli And The Four ham’s new Legoland Discov- Seasons..