A stand-up gig by Shropshire-born comedian Greg Davies at a county theatre is becoming an internet sensation.

It was geek nirvana in Shrewsbury, as Canadian Charlie Ross brought the Star Wars story from a galaxy far, far away into the Walker Theatre.

Mel Brooks’s comedy musical The Producers is being brought to life this week  in the “most challenging” local production ever staged at Shrewsbury’s Theatre Severn.

He has been a star of the small screen for decades as used car salesman Boycie in the hit BBC series Only Fools and Horses – now actor John Challis is fulfilling an ambition by performing at Ludlow Castle.

Newtown’s Theatr Hafren will follow the yellow brick road later this month when the venue stages The Wizard of Oz.

TV funnyman Lee Evans has helped set a new record at Ludlow Assembly Rooms – after 600 tickets for two performances at the venue sold out in just 20 minutes.

Tickets have gone on sale for a hit Broadway musical which is making its Shropshire debut at Shrewsbury’s Theatre Severn this spring.

A major new drama from the West Midlands leading theatrical company has premiered in Birmingham, prior to a nationwide tour.

Former pop stars Michelle Heaton and Maureen Nolan and former Emmerdale actress Claire King are set to appear in a star-studded cast for The Naked Truth at Shrewsbury’s Theatre Severn next month.

Shropshire playwright David Tristram has taken his creation, Inspector Drake, from the stage to the screen in a big screen adventure. And all for around £1,000.

Letter: I read with great interest (Star, January 25) that soul legend Ben E King is to appear at Shrewsbury’s Theatre Severn in March.

A Shropshire mother is making appealing for tickets to see her daughter in her first major acting performance.