Wednesday October 16

l Opera: Tosca, Hippodrome Theatre, Hurst Street, Birmingham, 7.15pm.

l Show: Silent Engine, Arena Theatre, Wulfrana, Wolverhampton, 7.30pm.

l Folk: Mike Bisiker and Chris Green, Fiddle and Bone, Sheepcote Street, Birmingham, 8pm.

l Show: The Meatloaf Story, Belgrade Theatre, Belgrade Square, Coventry, 8pm.

l Film: Talk to Her, mac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, 8.30pm.

Thursday October 17

l Opera: Die Fledermaus, Hippodrome Theatre, Hurst Street, Birmingham, 7.15pm.

l Show: The Diary of Anne Frank, Repertory Theatre, Broad Street, Birmingham. Until Saturday November 9.

l Show: Who Sen' Me, Arena Theatre, Wulfrana Theatre, Wolverhampton, 7.30pm.

l Show: My Life is Like a Yo-Yo, Repertory Theatre, Broad Street, Birmingham, 7.45pm. Until Saturday October 19.

l Rock: Lindisfarne, Huntingdon Hall, Crowngate, Worcester, 8pm.

l Comedy: Laugh Jamaica, Belgrade Theatre, Belgrade Square, Coventry, 8pm.

l Jazz: Jools and I Want Your Sax, Fiddle and Bone, Sheepcote Street, Birmingham, 8.30pm.

Friday October 18

l Film: Road to Perdition, mac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, 6pm.

l Opera: Tosca, Hippodrome Theatre, Hurst Street, Birmingham, 7.15pm.

l Blues: Tubby Stubbs and The Big Fat Blues Band, Fiddle and Bone, Sheepcote Street, Birmingham, 8pm.

l Tribute: Dizzy Lizzy, The Old Railway, Digbeth, Birmingham.

l Tribute: Are You Experienced? The Hibernian, Stirchley, Birmingham.

Saturday October 19

l Blues: Ann Duggan and Beyond the Blue, Fiddle and Bone, Sheepcote Street, Birmingham, 2pm.

l Opera: Die Fledermaus, Hippodrome Theatre, Hurst Street, Birmingham, 7.15pm.

l Show: Coventry Rootz, Belgrade Theatre, Belgrade Square, Coventry, 7.30pm.

l Rock: Perfect Strangers, Fiddle and Bone, Sheepcote Street, Birmingham, 8pm.

l Jazz: Snake Davis Band, Huntingdon Hall, Crowngate, Worcester, 8pm.

l Dance: Trans Avatar, mac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, 8pm.

Sunday October 20

l Jazz: Ben Parker Quintet, Fiddle and Bone, Sheepcote Street, Birmingham, 1pm

l Blues: Crisis Blues Band, Fiddle and Bone, Sheepcote Street, Birmingham, 7.30pm

l Music: Bobby Cochran Band, Huntingdon Hall, Crowngate, Worcester, 8pm.

Monday October 21

l Show: The Tempest, Malvern Theatre, Priory Road, Malvern, 7.45pm. Until Saturday October 26.

l Music: Alison Moyet, Hippodrome Theatre, Hurst Street, Birmingham, 8pm.

l Show: Stones in his Pockets, Belgrade Theatre, Belgrade Square, Coventry. Until Saturday October 26.

Tuesday October 22

l Classical: Centre Stage Series, CBSO Centre, Berkley Street, Birmingham, 1.10pm.

l Show: Woyzeck, Arena Theatre, Wulfrana Street, Wolverhampton, 7.30pm. Until Wed October 23.

l Show: Dreamboys Naked, Hippodrome Theatre, Hurst Street, Birmingham, 8pm.

l Film: Brighton Rock, mac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, 8.30pm.