Wednesday, October 1.
THEATRE: Hagley Theatre Group presents Oliver, at Hagley Community Centre, West Hagley, until Saturday (7.30pm).
THEATRE: The RSC performs at the Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, on selected dates – A Midsummer Night’s Dream until Nov 13, and Hamlet until Nov 15.
BALLET: Beauty and the Beast (Birmingham Royal Ballet), Hippodrome, Birmingham (Wed-Sat eve 7.30pm, Thu mat 2pm, Sat mat 2.30pm, Sun mat 12.30pm) until Sunday.
EXHIBITION: Mystery in Stone, Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Edgbaston, 9am to dusk (until mid-October).
Thursday, October 2.
THEATRE: At the Gates of Gaza, Repertory Theatre, Birmingham, 7pm (until Saturday, October 4).
MUSIC: Lunchtime organ recital (Tim Morris), Kidderminster Town Hall (1.10pm).
Friday, October 3.
SAFARI Illuminations at West Midlands Safari Park, Bewdley (until Nov 2).
THEATRE: Elizabeth and Raleigh: Late But Live, Artrix, Bromsgrove (8pm).
MUSIC: The Seventies Story, featuring Brotherhood of Man, Palace Theatre, Redditch, 7.30pm.
MUSIC: Rock Heroes, Artrix Centre, Bromsgrove.
Saturday, October 4.
OPERA: Mid-Wales Opera present Tales of Hoffman, Palace Theatre, Redditch.
MUSIC; Stevie Wonder at the NIA, Birmingham.
Tuesday, October 7.
THEATRE: Swan Theatre Amateur Company present The Important of Being Earnest, Swan Theatre, Worcester, 7.30pm (until Saturday, October 11).
MUSIC; Concert - Mahler’s Third Symphony, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 7.30pm.
Thursday, October 9.
BALLET: Russian Steps (Birmingham Royal Ballet), Hippodrome, Birmingham (Thu-Sat eve 7.30pm, Thu mat 2pm, Sat mat 2.30pm) until Saturday, October 11.
Saturday, October 11.
MUSIC; Matthew Ford performs ‘The Good Life’, a tribute to the life and songs of Tony Bennett, Number 8 Community Arts Centre, Pershore, 7.30pm.
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