A guide to what's on this week...

Our sparkling new entertainment section makes it easier than ever to find out what's going on in your area - take a look at our gallery below to see who's coming to a stage near you this week!

Actor Melvyn Hayes leads an all-star cast through Ray Cooney's hilarious farce Run for your Wife, which is showing at Lichfield Garrick Theatre between November 4 and 8. The Bill's Mark Wingett, Crossroads' Paul Henry and Hi-De-Hi's Barry Howard complete this comic quartet. Showing at 7.30pm each night, tickets priced £19. Click here for more.nextpage

Following her stunning performance headlining at Shrewsbury Folk Festival in 2006, acclaimed singer and fiddle-player Eliza Carthy returns to Shrewsbury with her band for a performance at the Music Hall on Wednesday November 5. The show starts at 7.30pm and tickets are priced £15 - click here for more.nextpage

Irish comedian Ed Byrne arrives at Stafford Gatehouse Theatre on Wednesday November 5 as part of his Different Class stand-up tour. Describing himself as "Half toff, half pikey...all comic!", Byrne's blisteringly funny new one-man show talks about marriage, class, the youth of today and anything else that strikes him as humorous. Starts at 7.30pm, tickets priced £15. Click here for more.nextpage

Following last year's successful Disneyland Adventure featuring The Incredibles, Disney On Ice returns to Birmingham's NIA with another spectacular ice show - Finding Nemo. The show, which runs from November 5 to 16, will plunge audiences into the amazing underwater world of lovable clownfish Nemo, his overprotective father Marlin and the ever-optimistic Dory. Tickets are priced from £11.50 and can be purchased by calling 0844 3388000. Click here for more.nextpage

Katie Melua's world tour has arrived in Britain what will be her largest UK arena tour to date. She will play Birmingham's LG Arena on November 6. Katie says: "I've always loved performing live, it is a perk of the 'job' although it really doesn't seem like 'work'. I will be travelling all around the world but it is always great to come back home and play in Britain." Tickets are priced £28.50, subject to booking fees. Call 0844 3388000 or click here for more.nextpage

Paul Heaton, the lyrical genius behind The Beautiful South and The Housemartins, brings his solo tour to Wolverhampton's Wulfrun Hall on Thursday November 6 to mark the release his new album The Cross Eyed Rambler. Special guests for the night include Cerys Matthews and the Attic Lights! Doors open at 7pm and tickets are priced £16.50 - click here for more.nextpage

The eagerly-awaited music-making event, Music Live, returns to the NEC between Friday November 7 and Sunday November 9. The show features an eclectic Live Stage line-up covering blues, classic rock, acoustic and modern Brit Rock, and confirmed artists include the Stone Gods (formed from the ashes of The Darkness and Megadeth frontman and metal legend Dave Mustaine. Advanced tickets are priced £15. Call the hotline on 0871 945 4956 or find out more.nextpage

The ever popular Vienna Festival Ballet visit Oakengates Theatre in Telford on Saturday November 8 to perform Tchaikovsky's magical ballet Swan Lake. Lavish costumes, stunning scenery, international stars and glorious music make this a night not to be missed. Performances at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Tickets priced £19 (full) - click here for more.nextpage

Deadpan US stand-up comedian Rich Hall's alter ego Otis Lee Crenshaw will perform with his band at the Wulfrun Hall on Sunday November 9 as part of his autumn tour. Tickets are priced £15.00 and doors open at 7pm. For tickets call 0870 320 7000 or click here for more.