Tilstone. Arena Theatre. Pay-As-You-Feel. 6pm
Rating: Universal
This is the fourth major collaboration between poet/performer Chrys Salt, composer/musician Richard Ingham and artist/film maker Ken Smyth. Its rooted in Chrys Salt’s highly regarded collection The Punkawallah’s Rope which marked the 70th anniversary of the Partition of India and was born from her performance at the Kolkata Book Fair in 2016 and an immersive month in Kolkata and North East India.  This multi-media performance explores the vibrant textures, voices, and contradictions of a continent both dazzling and daunting.

‘…. a feast of vivid poetry, harmonious voices, exquisite drawings and evocative music’.

Arena Theatre. £15 full price and £12 concessions. Tickets available here. 8pm.
Rating: 18+

Note: This show will be BSL Interpreted

Multi award-winning 'comic genius' (Scotsman) and the new star of Taskmaster (Channel 4), Phil Ellis comes to Wolverhampton’s Midlands Fringe to try out new material in readiness for the Edinburgh Fringe, following his three big award wins there last year. Phil, the very definition of funny bones, will present a work-in-progress jam-packed with laugh-out-loud profound silliness, superbly crafted gags and constant surprises.

This will be your chance to be among the first people to hear Phil’s new material and help him decide what will – and won’t – make it into his new show. Not to be missed!

***** (Mirror).
'Every moment he is on stage something funny, and then funnier, is happening' ***** (Scotsman). 

****½ (Chortle.co.uk).