Wolverhampton & Black Country Cover June 2017 .qxp_Wolverhampton & Black Country Cover 22/05/2017 15:02 Page 1 RICKY GERVAIS AT Your FREE essential entertainment guide for the Midlands BARCLAYCARD ARENA WOLVERHAMPTON & BLACK COUNTRY WHAT’S ON JUNE 2017 2017 JUNE ON WHAT’S COUNTRY BLACK & WOLVERHAMPTON Wolverhampton & Black Country ISSUE 378 JUNE 2017 ’ WhatFILM I COMEDY I THEATRE I GIGS I VISUAL ARTS I EVENTSs I FOOD Onwolverhamptonwhatson.co.uk inside: Yourthe 16-pagelist week by week listings guide ‘deadADDAMS funny show’ FAMILY on tour... Feature inside... PART OF WHAT’S ON MEDIA GROUP GROUP MEDIA ON WHAT’S OF PART talksCANDICE about life sinceBROWN Bake Off Interview inside... 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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 June Wolves_Shrops NEW.qxp_Layout 1 22/05/2017 14:25 Page 1 Entertainment news from around the region Blists Hill to host steampunk festival Blists Hill Victorian Town in Shropshire will hold its first ever Steampunk Weekend Festi- val next month (Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 July). Steampunk is a subgenre of science fantasy that reimagines modern technology powered by 19th century steam. The Blists Hill event - The Town That Never Was - forms part of Ironbridge Gorge Museum’s 50th anniversary celebrations. Highlights of the festival include an exhibi- tion of steampunk art, costumes and sculp- tures, a living history encampment, inflatable dinosaurs featuring in an interac- tive event, the chance for youngsters to track down fairies hidden in a garden and a craft area in which kids can make their own steampunk items. The Saturday evening sees Blists Hill trans- formed into a fantastical science-fiction Western World, complete with zombie out- breaks, shootouts and saloon-bar girls. For more information, visit ironbridge.org.uk Manor in Wolverhampton. classes, live music, theatre and dance pro- Women chainmakers are William and Evelyn were one of the most en- ductions, along with a whole host of other at- on the march again! ergetic and creative couples of the late 19th tractions. Events take place at a variety of The Women Chainmakers’ Festival 2017 takes and early 20th century. venues, including galleries, theatres, halls, place in the Black Country town of Cradley Hosted in the new, purpose-built gallery pubs and churches. Heath next month (Saturday 1 July). space of The Malthouse, the exhibition fea- “Whether you want to be hands-on and get The event celebrates the achievements of 800 tures over 100 ceramics by William and 18 stuck in or relax and admire the work of oth- women chainmakers who, via a 10-week paintings by Evelyn, all loaned from the De ers, there’s something for everyone,” says strike at the beginning of the 20th century, Morgan Collection. Artsfest manager Neil Reading. “We’ve got fought to establish a minimum wage for their Commenting on the new display, John Wood, sessions to suit every budget - including labour. This year’s line-up of attractions in- Wightwick’s Conservation & Engagement loads of free and family events, as well as ex- cludes a parade, a funfair and a chance to Manager, said: “This is the first of a number clusive Artsfest discounts.” enjoy a variety of circus skills. of exhibitions celebrating the work of the De Artsfest runs from Thursday 8 to Friday 30 Morgans at Wightwick. We hope that, June. To check out what’s on offer, visit through our 10-year partnership with the De wlv.ac.uk/artsfest Morgan Foundation, our visitors will be in- spired by the artistry and output of this re- markable couple, the wider arts & crafts Enjoy Wolverhampton movement and the society in which they Live! outdoor concert worked.” A free outdoor concert - featuring the chart- For further information about Wightwick topping Hoosiers and Toploader, X-Factor Manor & Gardens, visit star Lucy Spraggan and The Voice winner nationaltrust.org.uk/wightwick-manor or Kevin Simm - is taking place in Wolverhamp- telephone 01902 761400. ton’s Queen Square on Saturday 3 June. Organised by the Wolverhampton BID and De Morgan exhibition funded by city centre businesses, the day- Artsfest makes a return long Enjoy Wolverhampton Live! event also opens at Wightwick The University of Wolverhampton’s third features plenty of children’s entertainment, A new exhibition of ceramics and paintings Artsfest event is currently up and running. including CBeebies favourite Swashbuckler’s by William and Evelyn De Morgan has A celebration of the creative and cultural Cook And Line. For more information, visit opened at the National Trust’s Wightwick arts, the festival features workshops, master- enjoywolvermpton.com/wolverhamptonlive. 4 whatsonlive.co.uk First Word June Wolves_Shrops NEW.qxp_Layout 1 22/05/2017 14:25 Page 2 First Word Shakespeare with A huge Appetite for the a twist in arts in Stoke-on-Trent Wolverhampton this summer Midlands theatre-goers next month A programme of events designed to give get the chance to enjoy a new ver- people the chance to experience and be in- sion of Twelfth Night - complete with a soundtrack featuring the spired by the arts is this summer taking music of the legendary Ella Fitzger- place in Stoke-on-Trent for a fifth successive ald and Louis Armstrong. year. The production is one of two The Appetite 2017 programme includes Shakespeare plays being staged at Water Fools by ilotopie, a show performed the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre entirely on the lake at Central Forest Park, in July. The other, a new version of and outdoor circus extravaganza The Romeo And Juliet, includes songs Homecoming. There’s also The Big Feast by Hozier and Mumford And Sons. festival, presenting a weekend of street The shows are presented from shows for all the family to enjoy, from a fab- Wednesday 12 to Friday 14 July (Romeo And Juliet on the 12th, in- ulously fiendish fox playing music to a per- cluding a matinee performance). formance by an out-of-this-world urban For more information and tickets, astronaut. ring 01902 429212 or visit grandthe- To check out the full line-up of events, visit atre.co.uk. appetitestoke.co.uk New show for Proms fun at Shropshire attraction Strictly stars Patriotic Brits can this month enjoy an evening of flag-waving fun at the British Ironwork Centre in Oswestry, Shropshire, when the popu- lar venue hosts a special Picnic Proms In The Park event on Saturday 10 June. The Wrexham Symphony Orchestra are the ensemble charged with the task of presenting an evening of pomp and circumstance. Their programme of classical favourites and familiar movie themes will be followed by an event-ending firework display. For more information, visit britishironworkcentre.co.uk Local snappers Strictly Come Dancing’s Na- in the frame talie Lowe, Louis Smith and Jay McGuiness are set to Wolverhampton Art Gallery is hold- swing, bop, jitterbug and ing a competition for local wildlife lindy hop their way back to photographers that will see the the 1950s this autumn, three eventual winners having their work displayed at the venue.