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A renewed appeal has been launched in the search for Montgomery (Monty) Lewis from Shropshire.

Based on Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile, this Hercule Poirot tale is adapted for stage by writer Ken Ludwig, and directed by Lucy Bailey. When a couple's idyllic honeymoon onboard a luxurious cruise is cut short following a murder, it is up to world-famous dectect Hercule Poirot to uncover secrets buried in the Egyptian sands, untangle the complicated web of lies and solve another crime.

Redditch Pride, a free event which takes place in the town centre, is returning in 2026 on Saturday 6th June.

Actor Adam Carver (AKA cabaret artist Fatt Butcher) joins Birmingham Rep in their upcoming production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Adam took some time, between rehearsals for their role as Puck, to chat to Midlands Rainbow about the show…

Based on Andrea Levy’s award-winning novel, Small Island is a play adapted for stage by Helen Edmundson, and directed by Matthew Xia. Taking audiences on a journey from Jamaica to 1940s London, the production is an exploration of empire and the Windrush generation, belonging and identity, and hope

LGBTQ+ Poetry Open Mic, Queer Voices, held in Worcester is changing venue to support a local business in Worcester.

‘Letters to My Younger Queer Self: Inspiring, influential voices from the LGBTQIA+ community’ is a book curated by journalist, Daniel Harding.

TV series, What It Feels Like For A Girl, which is set in Nottinghamshire and explores trans identities, has been nominated for a fantastic four BAFTAs at this year’s Television Awards.

In a statement shared by Nottingham Pastel Project, a Trans Rights advocacy and lobbying non-profit, organisations across Nottingham have responded to an incident that took place at an event for International Women’s Day.

Based on Malorie Blackman’s acclaimed novel, Noughts and Crosses, Pilot Theatre in association with Northern Stage presents this adaptation at The Rep Theatre, Birmingham. Depicting an alternate history, Noughts and Crosses is a dramatic tale of love, revolution, and the fraught experience of growing up in a such a divided world.

Plans have been confirmed for the future of LGBTQ+ youth support in Nottinghamshire. Under a new model, emotional health and wellbeing support delivered to LGBTQ+ children and young people across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire will no longer be provided through a single specialist.

A new project, ‘The LGBTQIA+ Cultural Barometer’ aims to measure and understand the current climate surrounding LGBTQ+ culture programming and creatives in the UK, and the impact of backlash. Led by Curious Arts, in partnership with Birmingham's Fatt Projects (Adam Carver), and Marlborough Productions, the research project has shared its first insights, providing “a snapshot into an ongoing and intensifying situation”.

Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical, Operation Mincemeat, air-drops in to Wolverhampton Grand Theatre for one week only. Based on an unbelievably true WWII story, the year is 1943 and Britain might be losing the war but Intelligence have a wild plan that might just save the day.

The award-winning musical Kinky Boots, tells the story of Charlie Price, who tries to save his family's shoe factory by partnering with drag queen, Lola, to create high-heeled boots with more endurance than those currently on the market. The musical was based on the 2005 film of the same name but the story was mostly inspired by true events that took place in Northamptonshire.

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre’s 2025 pantomime, Sleeping Beauty, has received a brilliant three nominations at the UK Pantomime Awards.

Here & Now: The Steps Musical is an original new British musical, created using the pop classics from platinum album, multi-million record-selling dance-pop group, Steps (Claire Richards, Faye Tozer, Ian ‘H’ Watkins, Lee Latchford-Evans, and Lisa Scott-Lee). Following its world premiere in Birmingham (2024), the musical is embarking on its UK tour, currently running at Wolverhampton’s Grand Theatre.

Set in the mid-1980s, Natalie Adler’s Waiting on a Friend centres Renata, a lesbian living in New York’s East Village.

A major exhibition of work from pop art icon, Andy Warhol, is coming Wolverhampton Art Gallery from May 2026.

A We Are Queer AF investigation has found that 58 libraries across the UK currently house harmful material targeting trans children and their families. In response, Warwickshire-based Trans+ activist, Demitri Rodriguez, has launched action to remove the book Leamington Spa.

Colton Hills Community School, Wolverhampton, has been recognised with The Rainbow Flag Award; a national quality assurance framework for schools and colleges, focussing on positive LGBTQ+ inclusion and visibility.