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Midlands Cover -Jan_Layout 1 16/12/2013 12:59 Page 1 MIDLANDS WHAT’S ON WHAT’S MIDLANDS THE MIDLANDS ESSENTIAL ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE ISSUE 337 JANUARY 2014 JANUARY DAVID ESSEX www.whatsonlive.co.uk £1.80 ISSUE 337 JANUARY 2014 TALKS ABOUT HIS LATEST ROLE INTERVIEW INSIDE... THE DEFINITIVE LISTINGS GUIDE INCLUDING BIRMINGHAM WOLVERHAMPTON WALSALL PART OF MIDLANDS WHAT’S MIDLANDS OF PART DUDLEY COVENTRY STRATFORD WORCESTER REDDITCH MALVERN SHREWSBURY TELFORD STAFFORD STOKE ON MAGAZINE GROUP PUBLICATIONS GROUP MAGAZINE ON INSIDE: Gary Wilmot Arenacross Strictly Live Priscilla... on making his back in the city dances into Brum West End show Dame debut preview preview out on tour... interview preview @WHATSONBRUM WWW.WHATSONLIVE.CO.UK @WHATSONBRUM quintessential electropop What’sOn MAGAZINE GROUP out on tour... 3128 - 2053 ISSN grand_whatson FP Jan_Layout 1 13/12/2013 12:36 Page 1 Great Theatre at the Grand! FRI 24 JANUARY MON 27 JAN - SAT 1 FEB MON 3 - SAT 8 FEBRUARY Featuring incredible songs from over four decades of the Brothers Gibb - from the 60s to the 90s. WED 12 - SAT 15 FEBRUARY MON 17 - WED 19 FEBRUARY THU 20 - SAT 22 FEBRUARY Robert C Kelly and Martin Lynch present The Outrageous New Comedy! Written By Leesa Harker BBC “hilarious” ...the joy is in the outrageous script... TUES 25 FEB - SAT 1 MARCH ALSO BOOKING MON 3 - SAT 8 MARCH MON 13 JANUARY BILL KENWRIGHT PRESENTS JETHRO .................................................................. TUES 21 JANUARY SHAKESPEARE 4 KIDZ’ MACBETH .................................................................. SAT 25 JANUARY TREORCHY MALE CHOIR .................................................................. SUN 23 FEBRUARY THE RATPACK IS BACK .................................................................. SUN 2 MARCH THE ELVIS YEARS .................................................................. TUES 11 - SAT 15 MARCH WOLVERHAMPTON MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY GREASE .................................................................. SAT 22 MARCH LESLEY JOSEPH HOT FLUSH IT’S BACK -AND IT’S GONNA LIVE FOREVER! Follow us on @WolvesGrand Like us on Facebook: Wolverhampton Grand Box Office 01902 42 92 12 BOOK ONLINE AT www.grandtheatre.co.uk Contents- Region One - Jan_Layout 1 16/12/2013 22:10 Page 1 January 2014 Editor: Davina Evans INSIDE: [email protected] 01743 281708 Editorial Assistants: Priscilla Queen Brian O’Faolain [email protected] 01743 281701 Of The Desert Lauren Foster West End show back [email protected] in the Midlands... 01743 281707 p29 Adrian Parker [email protected] 01743 281714 Sales & Marketing: Jon Cartwright [email protected] 01743 281703 Chris Horton [email protected] 01743 281704 Subscriptions: Adrian Parker [email protected] Gary Wilmot 01743 281714 makes his debut as a Dame Managing Director: Paul Oliver interview p10 [email protected] 01743 281711 Publisher and CEO: Martin Monahan [email protected] 01743 281710 Graphic Designers: Lisa Wassell Chris Atherton Accounts Administrator Julia Perry David Essex stars in Morris Panych’s drama at The REP, interview page 8 [email protected] 01743 281717 Website Development: Jim Pallett Union J Contributors: TO GET THE VERY p4 Graham Bostock: Theatre LATEST LISTING News X Factor boyband back James Cameron-Wilson: in the region p15 Film; Anita Champaneri: INFORMATION, Eating Out; Music p13 Alev Dervish: Music VISIT: Eva Easthope, Kate whatsonlive.co.uk Evans, Jessica Aston, Comedy p24 Patsy Moss, Jack Rolfe, INCLUDING Jan Watts, Reggie White BOOKING ONLINE Theatre p27 Head Office: 13-14 Abbey Foregate, The Midlands’ most Shrewsbury, SY2 6AE comprehensive p43 Tel: 01743 281777 entertainment website Dance e-mail: [email protected] Follow us on... 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News January region one 4 pages_Layout 1 16/12/2013 22:15 Page 1 News A ROUND-UP OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS All-star cast for new BBC comedy Some of TV’s best-loved actors are to fea- ture in a brand new six-part comedy for the BBC. Russ Abbot, Stephanie Beacham, Phillip Jackson, Alison Steadman, June Whitfield and Paula Wilcox will all star in Grey Matters (working title), which goes into production in the Spring. Set in Thurnemouth, ‘Norfolk’s only west-facing resort’, the story follows three newly retired couples as they rediscover what it means to have time on their hands. Talking about the new series, BBC Controller of Comedy Shane Allen said: “This is a very modern, affectionate and brutally honest single-cam- era take on a stage of life often stereotyped and outmoded in sitcomworld. Cast perfec- tion on top of a script that glitters with come- dy gems.” War Horse gallops into Stoke-on-Trent The National Theatre’s award-winning adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s powerful novel War Horse will visit the Regent Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent in September. The highly acclaimed pro- duction has been playing to packed houses at some of the country’s biggest theatres since heading out on tour last year. The Regent is reporting initial record box office sales for the show, with ten per cent of available tickets being snapped up within forty-eight hours of going on sale last month. Set during the First World War, War Horse is the moving story of a young boy named Albert and his beloved horse Joey, who’s been requisitioned by the British Army. Commenting on its Autumn 2014 visit to Stoke, Victoria Power, Marketing Manager at the Regent, said: “It’s great news for the theatre and for the wider area to have such a strong and Ska legends open new iconic show like War Horse touring here this year. The National Theatre will deliver a great memorabilia shop show to Stoke-on-Trent, and we can’t wait until September, when War Horse begins its three- week run. We’re certain local audiences will absolutely love this world-class production.” Coventry’s Ska music legends Pauline Black War Horse runs at the Regent Theatre from 24 September to 11 October. and Neville Staple have officially opened a new memorabilia shop in the city’s 2-Tone Village. Run by Suky Singh, Hall Of Fame sees legendary players and managers from V&A objects on show Memorabilia is described as an ‘Aladdin’s yesteryear coming together for an indoor foot- Cave’ of signed photos and artefacts from ball tournament to raise funds for Cure in Coventry the worlds of sport, film, TV and music. Leukaemia. Aston Villa, Birmingham City, West Coventry’s Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Visitors to the shop are promised a plethora Bromwich Albion, Coventry City, Walsall and has acquired two prints by renowned French of collectable pieces from Coventry City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, as well as two artist Henri Matisse as part of its Museums Manchester United, Celtic and Liverpool mystery teams, are all committed to the event, and Schools programme. The items form football clubs, as well as items relating to with each playing squad including five places part of a collection of seventeen specially iconic stars from the music industry, includ- set aside for members of the general public. selected objects on loan to the gallery from ing Paul Weller, Coldplay, Madness, The After each match, the fan members of each London’s Victoria & Albert Museum until Selecter and The Specials. team will take part in their own penalty shoot- March 2015. Each of the items will be posi- out in front of a packed arena. tioned within permanent exhibitions in the For further information on how to bid for a Herbert, and have been acquired to squad place, visit www.clublegendscup.co.uk strengthen the site’s current displays. Alison Taylor, Learning & Inclusion Manager at the gallery, said of the loan, “A lot of work Partnership sees the launch has gone into selecting objects that comple- of new Sutton Coldfield venue ment and enhance the Herbert’s permanent collections, and the V&A items look A new state-of-the-art cookery school opens absolutely stunning in the galleries.” its doors to the Sutton Coldfield public this month. The Taste Kitchen, in association with Miele, offers courses for up to sixteen cook- ing enthusiasts. A partnership between Heart Raise a cup for charity... of England Fine Foods (HEFF), German appliance brand Miele and leading kitchen Midlands football fans get the chance to show- specialists Princess Design, the new cookery case their skills and enjoy a ‘once in a lifetime’ school supports local food and drink pro- experience at a cancer fundraising event next ducers and marks a new era of growth for summer. The Club Legends Cup takes place at HEFF, with a move to Shrewsbury College Birmingham’s LG Arena on 12 July - the day also confirmed for this month. before the FIFA World Cup Final in Brazil - and 4 www.whatsonlive.co.uk News January region one 4 pages_Layout 1 16/12/2013 22:15 Page 2 Council looking to outsource Birmingham’s Old Rep Birmingham City Council is on the lookout for a ‘visionary’ organisation which can ‘breathe new life’ into the Old Rep Theatre on Station Street.
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