by Casson & Friends

Date: Saturday 11th May 2024

Time: 13:00 and 14:30 shows, workshop at 13:30

Show length: 20 minutes

Venue: Caldmore Community Garden, 12 Carless Street, Walsall WS1 3RH

Admission fee: Free

Age rating: 8+

Access: Disabled access & toilet

THE ALLOTMENT PROJECT is a new documentary dance theatre performance by Casson & Friends, that explores allotments and the communities around them.

With interviews from allotment owners and community gardeners, intercut and combined with compelling movement, THE ALLOTMENT PROJECT is a unique performance that reveals our relationship to the land, the seasons and each other. Presented as an intimate duet that is human, humorous and heart-warming, the performance celebrates the joy of growing produce, plants and relationships across all the seasons.

by Casson & Friends

Date: Sunday 19th May 2024

Time: 12:30, 13:00 & 13:30

Show length: 20 minutes

Venue: Bearwood Allotments, Dale Street, Smethwick, B66 4HX

Admission fee: Free

Age rating: 8+

Access: Disabled access & toilet

THE ALLOTMENT PROJECT is a new documentary dance theatre performance by Casson & Friends, that explores allotments and the communities around them.

With interviews from allotment owners and community gardeners, intercut and combined with compelling movement, THE ALLOTMENT PROJECT is a unique performance that reveals our relationship to the land, the seasons and each other. Presented as an intimate duet that is human, humorous and heart-warming, the performance celebrates the joy of growing produce, plants and relationships across all the seasons.

by Scarlet Oak Theatre

Date: Wednesday 22nd May 2024

Time: 18:00

Show length: 60 minutes

Venue: Old Park School, Thorns Road, Brierley Hill DY5 1SE

Admission fee: Pay What You Can, suggested donation £5

Age rating: 5+

Access: Disabled access & toilet

The Zoo That Comes To You follows the impassioned attempts of two animal enthusiasts to share their love of and concern for animals with the world. They have spent the last eight years taking in animals that need respite, care or a temporary home and have (accidentally) ended up with a sanctuary full of animals.

Come and meet this eclectic group of animals as they discuss their life experiences and the challenges they face in a rapidly changing world dominated by humans.

This is a Young Promoters event

by Lydia De La Murrãy

Date: Thursday 23rd May 2024

Time: 19:30

Show length: 65 minutes

Venue: Central Library, 316 High Stre,t West Bromwich B70 8DZ

Admission fee: Pay What You Can

Age rating: 14+

Access: Disabled access & toilet

Do you have questions after a breakup that were left unanswered? Well Lydia did, so she sent a questionnaire to all her ex-partners and made a show out of it. ‘Closure?’ is a one act comedy performance lecture, that follows Lydia De La Murrãy on her journey of self-discovery, through analysing all her past relationships…in detail.

Lydia is a cheesy music loving, serial dating, northern lass, who is seeking closure after a particularly dysfunctional relationship that was swarmed with controversy and drama; so naturally it needed to be made into a show.

If you like statistics, interpretive dance, and Danial Bedingfield then you’ll love this show. Audiences will leave laughing, deciding whether Lydia has actually gained closure and with some noughties classics stuck in their heads.

Date: Wednesday 29th May 2024

Time: 11:00-12:00

Venue: Thimblemill Library, Thimblemill Road, Smethwick B67 5RJ

Admission fee: Free

Age rating: 3+

Access: Disabled access & toilet

Come and meet Ninja dancers to play with light and shadow!

Club Ninja is a participatory dance workshop for families with children aged 3-7. Watch, play and dance with Ninja as you explore shadow dance together.

Only one booking needed per family, spaces are very limited.

Date: Thursday 30th May 2024

Time: 11:00-12:00

Venue: Thimblemill Library, Thimblemill Road, Smethwick B67 5RJ

Admission fee: Free

Age rating: 3-7

Access: Disabled access & toilet

Come and meet Ninja dancers to play with light and shadow!

Club Ninja is a participatory dance workshop for families with children aged 3-7. Watch, play and dance with Ninja as you explore shadow dance together.

Please book a place for each child attending.

by A Bird In The Hand Theatre

Date: Friday 31st May 2024

Time: 11:00 & 14:00

Show length: 45 minutes

Venue: Wednsbury Library, Walsall St, Wednesbury WS10 9EH

Admission fee: Pay What You Can

Age rating: 3+

Access: Disabled access & toilet

A double bill of charming, family friendly puppet shows from A Bird In The Hand Theatre.

Special Delivery is a sweet and gentle show without words that appeals to both adults and children, blending beautiful puppetry with a good dollop of silliness.

Festival! is a Chinese circus in miniature. This 10 minute show features acrobats, jugglers, martial artists, wild animals and a Festival Lion Dance.

by Seven Circles

Date: Saturday 1st June 2024

Time: 11:00 & 14:00

Show length: 50 minutes

Venue: Newhampton Arts Centre, Dunkley Street, Wolverhampton WV1 4AN

Admission fee: various ticket options, see booking link

Age rating: 0-6 years

Access: Disabled access & toilet

Rip, fold and scrumple! Shall we see what we can make with a single square of paper? As you scrunch the paper, see how your imagination begins to dance… Dive into the magical world of Club Origami, an immersive and interactive dance show inviting family audiences to create, imagine and explore whole new ways of thinking, playing, and moving.

Dance, fashion, and live music meet the magic of origami to sweep us up on a spirited and inspiring adventure in a land made purely of paper and play.

“Full of imagination, and creativity springing from an empty page” The Guardian

Grusha’s Theatre Company

Date: Friday 7th June 2024

Time: 19:30

Show length: 60 minutes

Venue: Thimblemill Library, Thimblemill Road, Smethwick B67 5RJ

Admission fee: £5

Age rating: 11+

Access: Disabled access & toilet

Babsolutely Fabulous is a play written by former Birmingham Poet Laureate and Guardian journalist Adrian Johnson for Grusha’s Theatre Company of Smethwick. It is the story of three amazing and controversial Black Country women: Sylvia King – builder of a massive people’s fun palace in West Bromwich, Edna Kirby- Walsall’s manufacturer of the UK’s finest leather gloves and Dorothy Round - Dudley’s two times Wimbledon tennis champion. They are on a mission, unexpectedly gathered together in the Wolverhampton offices of The Express & Star, to reclaim their own story of remarkable achievement from the sensational front page newspaper reports, myth, local legend, and sceptical newshounds. All three larger than life Black Country women have their side of the story to tell but, will they succeed, listen and learn from each other's tale that includes soaring success and some devastating disaster? Whatever else happens it’s guaranteed to be Babsolutely Fabulous!

by Kepow Theatre Company

Date: Friday 21st June 2024

Time: 19:00

Show length: 90 minutes

Venue: Glasshouse Arts Centre, Wollaston Rd, Amblecote, Stourbridge DY8 4HF

Admission fee: Pay What You Can

Age rating: 8+

Access: Disabled access & toilet

Fresh from a sell out world tour! Seven Ages is a wonderful comedy theatre show which explores the idea that we go through seven stages in life. Taking true stories from his own upbringings Tomlinson (with the help of co-performer Abi Hood) create amusing and touching scenes based on a variety of topics such as: going to school, falling in love, finding a job, having a child and growing old disgracefully!

Seven Ages has been praised for it's wonderful combination of comedy, drama and pathos, as it aims to explore two of the most important questions one can ever ask oneself: Why am I here? and What's important in my life?

A truly unique show that makes one re-assess one's priorities in life, whilst simultaneously making you laugh. Suitable for 8-108 year olds.

This is a Young Promoters event

by Lori Hopkins

Date: Saturday 22nd June 2024

Time: 10:30 & 12:30

Show length: 20 minutes

Venue: Wednsbury Library, Walsall St, Wednesbury WS10 9EH

Admission fee: Free

Age rating: 3+

Access: Disabled access & toilet

This is the story of an ordinary dog who went on an extraordinary journey into space.

Laika is stray dog who is trained up for an exciting space mission. The training is rigorous and Laika prepares to blast off!

Laika The Space Dog is a lively family show that retells the story of the first dog in space (with a twist)! Inspired by the true story, this show offers an alternative to the tragic tale allowing Laika to zoom through the asteroid belt, meet Space apes and return to earth in a shower of glory.

Featuring a beautifully crafted puppet, riveting soundtrack and a few surprises, Laika the Space Dog delights ages 3+ and adults too.

by Paulus The Cabaret Geek

Date: Saturday 29th June 2024

Time: 19:30

Show length: 85 minutes

Venue: Thimblemill Library, Thimblemill Road, Smethwick B67 5RJ

Admission fee: £5 in advance, £8 on the door

Age rating: 14+

Access: Disabled access & toilet

Featuring the star of BBC1's 'All Together Now', Paulus The Cabaret Geek with Michael Roulston (Fascinating Aïda) on piano, it’s an evening of pure joy filled with Victoria's best-loved songs.

This show is for those who loved Vic and for those yet to discover her, to come together and relish her breathtaking wizardry with words.

So, pair your stilettos with your oven glove, zip-up your cocktail slacks and get booking!

by Scarlet Oak Theatre

Date: Sunday 11th August 2024

Time: 11:00 & 14:00

Show length: 60 minutes

Venue: Lightwoods House, Adkins Lane, Bearwood, Smethwick B67 5DP

Admission fee: £0-£4

Age rating: 5+

Access: Disabled access & toilet

The Zoo That Comes To You follows the impassioned attempts of two animal enthusiasts to share their love of and concern for animals with the world. They have spent the last eight years taking in animals that need respite, care or a temporary home and have (accidentally) ended up with a sanctuary full of animals.

Come and meet this eclectic group of animals as they discuss their life experiences and the challenges they face in a rapidly changing world dominated by humans.

by NotNow Collective

Date: Sunday 15th September 2024

Time: 19:30

Show length: 95 minutes

Venue: Thimblemill Library, Thimblemill Road, Smethwick B67 5RJ

Admission fee: £5

Age rating: 10+

Access: Disabled access & toilet

A story of identity, belonging, and biscuits...

Ana has been on a journey. Croatian born, she's arrived in the UK, determined to make it home. As she focuses on life in this new land, she is haunted by the voice of her Grandma- calling her to stay true to her identity and yearning for Ana to come home.

Written by Croatian playwright, Kristina Gavran, and performed by Croatian actor, Tina Hofman, Notnow Collective's Pepper & Honey is a poignant, subtle and timely play about the journey of change, cultural differences, and the conflict of upholding tradition and embracing change.

Date: Thursday 16th May 2024

Time: 11:00

Venue: Beacon Centre for the Blind, Wolverhampton Road East, Wolverhampton, WV4 6AZ

Admission fee: £5 (includes refreshments)

Age rating: 15

Access: Disabled access & toilet

A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.

Contact Mary to book: 01902 880111 or mspiers@beaconvision.org

Date: Friday 17th May 2024

Time: 19:45

Venue: Gatis Community Space, Gatis Street, Wolverhampton WV6 0ET

Admission fee: £10 (includes a meal)

Age rating: 15

Access: Disabled access & toilet

Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly-formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.

Contact Gatis to book: 01902 651 155 or gatiscommunityspace@gmail.com

Date: Tuesday 28th May 2024

Time: 13:00

Venue: Rowley Regis Disability Centre, Rowley Village, Rowley Regis, B65 9AT

Admission fee: £3

Age rating: 12A

Access: Disabled access & toilet

Sir Nicholas 'Nicky' Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued over 600 children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.

Booking is essential, to book call Clive on 07905 065770

Date: Thursday 30th May 2024

Time: 13:00

Venue: Wesley Centre for All, Spring Head, Wednesbury, WS10 9AD

Admission fee: £1

Age rating: 12A

Access: Disabled access & toilet

Sir Nicholas 'Nicky' Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued over 600 children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.

To book, call the Wesley Centre at 0121 556 0420 on Saturdays - Tuesdays only.

If there is no answer, please leave a message with your name, phone number, how many spaces you would like to reserve, and the names of all the people you are reserving for.

You will receive a phone call to confirm.

Date: Thursday 30th May 2024

Time: 11:30

Venue: Glebefields Library, Glebefields Estate, St Mark's Road, Tipton DY4 0SZ

Admission fee: Pay What You Can

Age rating: PG

Access: Disabled access & toilet

Armed with nothing but a hatful of dreams, young chocolatier Willy Wonka manages to change the world, one delectable bite at a time.

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Date: Friday 31st May 2024

Time: 15:00

Venue: Blackheath Library, 145 High St, Blackheath, Rowley Regis B65 0EA

Admission fee: Pay What You Can

Age rating: U

Access: Disabled access & toilet

The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.

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Date: Thursday 20th June 2024

Time: 11:00

Venue: Beacon Centre for the Blind, Wolverhampton Road East, Wolverhampton, WV4 6AZ

Admission fee: £5 (includes refreshments)

Age rating: U

Access: Disabled access & toilet

A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.

Contact Mary to book: 01902 880111 or mspiers@beaconvision.org

Date: Tuesday 25th June 2024

Time: 13:00

Venue: Rowley Regis Disability Centre, Rowley Village, Rowley Regis, B65 9AT

Admission fee: £3

Age rating: 15

Access: Disabled access & toilet

A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.

Booking is essential, to book call Clive on 07905 065770

Date: Thursday 18th July 2024

Time: 11:00

Venue: Beacon Centre for the Blind, Wolverhampton Road East, Wolverhampton, WV4 6AZ

Admission fee: £5 (includes refreshments)

Age rating: 12A

Access: Disabled access & toilet

The life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

Contact Mary to book: 01902 880111 or mspiers@beaconvision.org

Date: Tuesday 23rd July 2024

Time: 13:00

Venue: Rowley Regis Disability Centre, Rowley Village, Rowley Regis, B65 9AT

Admission fee: £3

Age rating: 12A

Access: Disabled access & toilet

She left the land of Marks and Spencer and went to the world of Marx and Lenin. Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution is a feelgood comedy following one dysfunctional family's journey from 1968 West Yorkshire to 19-below-freezing East Germany and back again. Mr Ratcliffe fought for the cause, but his wife fought for their family: a teenage sex goddess and a 12-year-old Communist spy. Will Mr Ratcliffe throw out his party cad and fall in love with his brave new wife?

Booking is essential, to book call Clive on 07905 065770