Grand theatre spring season

Mind-bender Derren Brown, singer Tony Christie, comedian Billy Pearce and 80s favourite Basil Brush are in the line-up for the spring season at Wolverhampton's Grand Theatre.

The curtain has been lifted on a rich variety of top shows including ballet, comedy hits, murder mysteries and children's performances.

The audience is set to be gripping their seats when the Agatha Christie Theatre Company brings the suspense drama And When There Were No More to the theatre in Lichfield Street for six days from February 11.

Youngsters will be given the chance to get to grips with some classics when members of Shakespeare 4 Kidz tread the boards in Hamlet and The Tempest on February 21 and 22.

Children's favourites The Chuckle Brothers will be at the theatre on February 23 and 24 and Alfred Hitchcocks' classic spy thriller The 39 Steps will be brought to life with a comedy twist in an award-winning production running from February 25 to March 1.

Wolverhampton Musical Comedy Company will be celebrating its 70th anniversary with performances of Sweet Charity from March 4 to 8, and the musical sensation High School Musical will be lighting up the sage from March 10 to 15.

Music fans will be taken on a trip back in time with the Solid Silver 60s Show, including performances from Gerry and the Pacemakers, on March 16 and Basil Brush will also be providing the crowd with a blast from the past on March 25.

TV psychic Derren Brown will be at the theatre on April 18 and 19 – with Tony Christie and Billy Pearce appearing in the All-Star Variety Show the next night.

There is also a host of other shows lined up, including The Big Ballet, Simply Ballroom and the Russian State Opera.

This year's pantomime Dick Whittington, which features TV favourites Les-lie Grantham, Sam Kane and The Krankies, begins next month. Tickets for the show, running from December 8 until January 27, are available on 01902 429212.