Thursday, July 10

Miss Saigon, Birmingham Hippodrome. Until September 6. Tickets from 0870 730 1234. Don't Dress for Dinner, Festival Theatre, Malvern. Until July 12. Tickets from 01684 892277.

Jane Eyre, Swan Theatre, Worcester. Until July 12. Tickets from 01905 611427.

Aesop's Fables by Mike Kenny (for young children aged three and over), Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Until July 12. Tickets from 0121 236 4455.

The Tamer Tamed, Swan Theatre, Stratford. Various dates in July. Tickets from 0870 609 1110.

Birmingham Music Service Gala Concert, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Features Birmingham Schools' Symphony Orchestra, Concert Orchestra and Choir. Tickets from 0121 780 3333.

Friday, July 11

Richard III, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford. Various dates in July. Tickets from 0870 609 1110.

Strike Up the Band! City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Classics by American Composers. Tickets from 0121 780 3333.

Reflex, Drummonds, Worcester. Free admission

Saturday, July 12

Birmingham International Jazz Festival: Midday 2 Round Midnight, Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham. Tickets from 0870 607 7533.

Picnic @ the wicket: Worcester County Cricket Ground. Voulez Vous and The Upbeat Beatles. Gates open 4.30pm. Tickets from 01905 337921.

Sunday, July 13

Picnic @ the wicket: Worcester County Cricket Ground. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra with special guest Aled Jones and Grand Finale fireworks display. Gates open 4.30pm. Tickets from 01905 337921.

Monday, July 14

Thomas Hardy's Far From The Madding Crowd, Swan Theatre, Worcester. Until July 19. Tickets from 01905 611427.

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra: International Society on Thrombosis & Heamostasis XIX Congress Concert. Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Music by Copeland, Elgar & Saint-Saens. Tickets from 0121 780 3333.

Tuesday, July 15

Just A Minute, Malvern Theatres. Tickets from 01684 892277.

New Writing Season: Kid by Chris O'Connell (contains adult language), Theatre within a Theatre, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry. Until July 19. Tickets from 024 7655 3055.

Julio Iglesias, NEC Arena. Tickets from 0870 909 4133.

Wednesday, July 16

n MDCC Theatre Company: William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, Botanical Gardens, Edgbaston, Birmingham. Also July 17. (Open air performance). Tickets from 0121 454 1860.