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Staffordshire Cover October 2018.qxp_Staffordshire Cover 24/09/2018 15:38 Page 1 DOREEN BRINGS HER Your FREE essential entertainment guide for the Midlands BIG TOP TO STAFFS STAFFORDSHIRE WHAT’S ON OCTOBER 2018 ON OCTOBER WHAT’S STAFFORDSHIRE Staffordshire ISSUE 394 OCTOBER 2018 ’ WhatFILM I COMEDY I THEATRE I GIGS I VISUAL ARTS I EVENTSs I FOOD On staffordshirewhatson.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 CelebrityJOHN MasterChefPARTRIDGE star appears in classic thriller TWITTER: @WHATSONSTAFFS TWITTER: @WHATSONSTAFFS THE HUT PEOPLE take to the stage at Lichfield Folk Festival FACEBOOK: @STAFFORDSHIREWHATSON FACEBOOK: DISNEY ON ICE Dream Big tour set to delight Midlands audiences STAFFORDSHIREWHATSON.CO.UK (IFC) Staffordshire.qxp_Layout 1 24/09/2018 14:46 Page 1 Stafford Gatehouse Theatre, Eastgate Street, Stafford, ST16 2LT BARRY STEELE & FRIENDS THE ROY ORBISON STORY 30 YEAR SPECIAL FRI 5 OCTOBER, 7.30PM ALL TICKETS: £23.50 THE SELFISH GIANT SAT 6 OCTOBER, 11.30AM TICKETS: £9.00, FAMILY TICKET: £34.00 MICHAEL STARRING BEN SAT 6 OCTOBER, 7.30PM ALL TICKETS: £23.00 16+ DOREEN’S BIG TOP WED 10 & THUR 11 OCTOBER, 7.30PM ALL TICKETS: £17.00 SHACKLETON'S CARPENTER MON 22 OCTOBER, 7.30PM ALL TICKETS: £15.00 16+ DARREN HARRIOTT 'VISCERAL' SAT 27 OCTOBER, 8.00PM ALL TICKETS: £15.50 for more information visit: www.staffordgatehousetheatre.co.uk Contents October Wolves/Shrops/Staffs.qxp_Layout 1 24/09/2018 10:34 Page 2 October 2018 Contents Everybody say yeah! - hit West End musical Kinky Boots tours to the Midlands... feature on page 8 Blair Dunlop Doreen’s Big Top Backlash Ballroom the list Award-winning artist on tour Tipton’s ‘lazy cow’ fire-eats high-energy dance magic at Your 16-page with Notes From An Island a Black Country vindaloo! Shrewsbury’s Theatre Severn week-by-week listings guide page 15 page 23 page 35 page 51 inside: 4. First Word 11. Food 15. Music 22. Comedy 24. Theatre 37. Film 40. Visual Arts 45. 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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 October.qxp_Layout 1 24/09/2018 14:27 Page 1 Entertainment news from around the region Anita Dobson to star as West End star to make her Blood Brothers debut Miss Hannigan in Annie A new tour of smash-hit show Blood Broth- Anita Dobson will take top billing in hit ers gets under way here in the Midlands musical Annie when the show stops off in this month. the Midlands next year. Willy Russell’s internationally acclaimed Best known for having played pub landlady ‘play with music’ runs at Theatre Severn, Angie Watts in BBC soap EastEnders, Anita Shrewsbury, Monday 8 to Saturday 13 Octo- will star as Miss Hannigan at the ber and later in the month as the Regent Wolverhampton Grand Theatre from 19 to 23 Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent, where it shows February. Tickets for Annie are now on sale from Monday 22 to Saturday 27 October. and can be purchased by calling 01902 42 92 Olivier Award-nominated West End veteran 12 or online at grandtheatre.co.uk. Linzi Hateley will make her debut as Mrs Johnstone. Telling the story of twin boys separated at birth, the show’s memorable score in- cludes A Bright New Day, Marilyn Monroe and the emotionally charged Tell Me It’s Not True. Grease is the word as Simulation enthusiasts set Peter Andre gets angelic to fly high at RAF Cosford Grease is the word! The hit high-school musi- Aviation fans can this month experience ‘the cal is making a welcome return to Birming- best that virtual flight has to offer’ at the ham Hippodrome next summer - with none Royal Air Force Museum Cosford. other than Peter Andre taking on the role of The popular venue is once again hosting Teen Angel. Flight Sim, a major one-day event providing The new touring production features chore- flight simulation enthusiasts with the chance ography from one-time Strictly Come Danc- to try some of the very latest aircraft and ing judge Arlene Phillips and is helmed by other software. Visitors can view new tech- Nikolai Foster, Artistic Director at Leicester’s nology from specialist flight sim PC and Curve theatre, where the show recently en- cockpit equipment builders, chat with devel- joyed a sold-out eight-week run. opers, publishers and fellow virtual aviators, Commenting on the new production, Nikolai and ‘maybe even pick up a bargain or two’. said: “Grease provides a gripping snapshot Flight Sim 2018 takes place at RAF Cosford of a country on the cusp of social change, all on Saturday 6 October. set to one of the greatest rock’n’roll scores ever written.” The show runs at the Hippodrome from 13 to Exciting times ahead at 24 August. For more information, visit birm- Walsall’s A3 Arena inghamhippodrome.com There’s plenty to enjoy this month in Forest Arts Centre’s new multi-purpose perfor- Booking now open for mance space, the A3 Arena. Included in the Walsall venue’s line-up of shows are appear- charity biker event ances by comedians Jethro and Omid Djalili, Online booking for next spring’s Bike4Life and youth theatre versions of hit shows Av- Ride Out & Festival is now open. enue Q, Madagascar The Musical Adventure The Midlands Air Ambulance Charity biker and Rent. Looking further ahead, the venue event, which takes place on Sunday 28 April, is presenting will see 3,500 bikes travel a 23-mile route a panto pro- from Meole Brace in Shrewsbury to RAF Cos- duction of ford. Beauty & The To find out more about the event or secure Beast as its your place in the Ride Out, visit bike4life- Christmas fest.com show. 4 whatsonlive.co.uk First Word Wolverhampton October.qxp_Layout 1 24/09/2018 14:27 Page 2 First Word New Aspects at Staffs Arboretum The National Memorial Arbore- tum in Staffordshire will this month open Aspects, an £8.1million events building. A flexible, modern space offer- ing ‘stunning and inspirational views across the Arboretum’s landscape’, the new centre has room to accommodate confer- ences of up to 500 delegates and banquets of up to 300 people. Oktoberfest returns to Shrewsbury’s Quarry Park New trail honours Shropshire’s biggest beer festival is making a welcome return after enjoying a hugely successful inau- Thomas Telford gural year in 2017. The three-day Oktoberfest takes place in Shrewsbury’s Quarry Park this month - from Friday the 5th to Sunday the 7th - and features around 200 real ales, a lager bar, prosecco par- A new trail commemorating lour, gin den, rum shack and cider area. Live music and a comedy club are also included in the line- Shropshire engineer Thomas Telford has been opened as part up of attractions. For more information and to book tickets, visit shropshirefestivals.digitickets.co.uk of Telford’s 50th anniversary celebrations. Incorporating key landmarks with which Telford was involved Film festival Kevin Clifton and Antony Costa get ready during his time as the county’s to mark war to rock out in smash-hit musical engineer, the trail is the basis of a travelling exhibition detailing anniversary Hit West Ender Rock Of Ages is heading for his links with each location. A new movie by Lord Of the Midlands, with Strictly Come Dancing Commenting on the new attrac- The Rings director Peter favourite Kevin Clifton and Blue singer tion, Councillor Rae Evans, Cab- Jackson is the highlight Antony Costa taking top billing. inet Member for People A musical comedy featuring more than 25 Services, Visitor Economy & of a 14-day Shropshire film festival commemo- classic rock anthems, the show visits Stoke- Partnerships, said: “We hope on-Trent’s Regent Theatre from Tuesday 12 to many people will want to use rating the 100th anniver- Saturday 16 February. It then returns to the this trail to discover the beauti- sary of the end of World ful landscapes in and around War One. region the following month, showing at the our borough and its rich indus- Jackson's They Shall Not Coventry Belgrade from Monday 11 to Satur- trial history - and to understand Grow Old will be shown day 16 March, and stops off at the Wolver- the influence Thomas Telford in Shrewsbury on 16 Oc- hampton Grand Theatre from Tuesday 28 May had here.