Wed 15th Feb
My Favourite Summer - Reform Theatre
From the company that brought you Thick as Thieves, Studs and Housebound comes the funny, heart warming play My Favourite Summer by Nick Lane.

Mon 20th Feb
The Adventures Of Andy Kershaw
His life has been like High Fidelity amplified ten-fold. In a war zone. Andy has always lived by his most reliable maxim: if you're going to have one, have a big one.

Wed 22nd Feb
Dance Showcase 2012 - NEW College
Come along to what is sure to be an explosive event with dance ranging from street to contemporary

Fri 24th Feb
Carol Ann Duffy
WORDS presents THE POET LAUREATE CAROL ANN DUFFY & JOHN SAMPSON

Sat 25th Feb
Simon Callow
Simon Callow reads excerpts from his exciting new biography Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World

Tue 28th Feb - Fri 2nd Mar
Me And My Girl - North Bromsgrove High School
A joyous celebration of love and life, Me and My Girl is full of classic foot-tapping songs including Leaning On A Lamppost, The Sun Has Got His Hat On and the show stopping Lambeth Walk!

Thu 8th Mar
Rose Cottage
A heart-warming black comedy about love, loss, immigration and prejudice set in a hospital mortuary

Sat 10th - Sun 11th Mar
Old Herbaceous
Through his reminiscences we hear how Bert Pinnegar rises from inauspicious schoolboy days spent picking wildflowers and dodging angry farmers to become the legendary Old Herbaceous

Thu 15th Mar
At Swim Two Boys - Earthfall Dance
To coincide with the 10th anniversary of the novel by Jamie O'Neill, Earthfall revive their award-winning production with a UK wide tour.

Fri 16th Mar
Swan Lake - Vienna Festival Ballet
One of the best known love stories, performed by the ever popular Vienna Festival Ballet. Lavish costumes and the glorious music from Tchaikovsky make this a night not to be missed.

Wed 21st Mar
Gravity - Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company presents The Sir Barry Jackson Trust Community Tour Gravity By Arzhang Pezhman

Thu 29th Mar
Tales From A Sea Journey - NIE Theatre Company
NIE theatre Company bring spellbinding stories from the world's saltiest stage with Tales from a Sea Journey, which recently won 'Best Show' at the Tiba Theatre Festival in Belgrade.

Fri 20th Apr
Sir Michael Holroyd - WORDS
He will speak at WORDS about his two acclaimed autobiographical works,Basil Street Blues and Mosaic, as well as recent biographies, A Strange Eventful History and A Book Of Secrets.

Mon 23rd Apr
Captain Murderer & The Morcambe Mermaid
Captain Murderer and the Morecambe Mermaid is a sinister visual feast, a fast-moving parade of puppets and masks, illusions and projections, Burlesque queens and Geeks.

Wed 25th Apr
Pinter Shorts - European Arts Company
European Arts Company returns with a double-bill of Harold Pinter's classic short, black-comedies.

Mon 14th - Sat 19th May
Annie Get Your Gun - BOS
BOS returns to Artrix with this magnificent Broadway show based on a most captivating true story.

Fri 8th Jun
David Edgar - WORDS
Professor of Playwriting Studies at the University of Birmingham in 1995 - a course he established - has more than 60 plays published and performed on stage, TV and radio around the world.

Sat 16th Jun
Edge12 - London Contemporary Dance School
EDge features a new generation of the most promising contemporary dancers performing commissions by exciting young choreographers.

Wed 25th Jul
The Tin Violin - BishBashBosh Productions
Funny, tragic and compelling, the play offers an extraordinary parable of humanity that raises questions about identity, belonging and place

Fri 21st Sep
Michael Billington - WORDS
This evening's event will take the form of an extended interview, with questions from the audience, including those submitted prior to the event.

Fri 9th Nov
David Lodge - WORDS
David Lodge, C.B.E. is one of the most successful and pre-eminent contemporary English novelists, critics and academics.