Warwickshire &amp; West Midlands

<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-theatre">THEATRE</h2>



There&#8217;s nothing more festive than Birmingham Royal Ballet&#8217;s classic <a href="https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com/calendar/brb-nutcracker-24/">The Nutcracker</a>, and if it&#8217;s not part of your family tradition yet, it should be! Catch it from 22 Nov &#8211; 14 Dec. Not going to lie, me and my mum go every year and make a night of it with dinner beforehand &#8211; <a href="https://warks.muddystilettos.co.uk/things-to-do/arts-culture-things-to-do/review-the-nutcracker-birmingham-royal-ballet/">here&#8217;s my review</a> of last year&#8217;s, and it gets better every time so expect great things! Over at The Belgrade they&#8217;re in full Christmas swing too with more ballet in the form of <a href="https://www.belgrade.co.uk/events/swan-lake-6/">Swan Lake</a> on 4 &amp; 5 Nov and <a href="https://www.belgrade.co.uk/events/the-nutcracker-2/">The Nutcracker</a> on 6 Nov, followed by annual panto <a href="https://www.belgrade.co.uk/events/dick-whittington/">Dick Whittington</a> from 20 Nov &#8211; 6 Jan. 



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="667" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/warks/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2024/11/Untitled-design-34-1000x667.jpg" alt="the nutcracker Birmingham royal ballet" class="wp-image-58578" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/warks/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2024/11/Untitled-design-34-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/warks/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2024/11/Untitled-design-34-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/warks/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2024/11/Untitled-design-34-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/warks/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2024/11/Untitled-design-34.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



We’ve been waiting all year for this one at the RSC! Playwright Nancy Harris brings Hans Christian Andersen’s dark fairy tale <a href="https://www.rsc.org.uk/the-red-shoes/">The Red Shoes</a> to the Swan Theatre stage from 7 Nov &#8211; 19 Jan. It&#8217;s about a young woman whose red shoes take her to places she doesn&#8217;t want to go and is the perfect dose of early Christmas magic. Not ready to get in the festive spirit yet? Catch&nbsp;<a href="https://www.rsc.org.uk/the-new-real/">The New Real</a>,&nbsp;which has seen the The Other Place theatre given a shuffle so the audience are sat either side of the stage. It’s an epic political play, and it’s your last chance as it&#8217;s only on until 2 Nov. At the Royal Shakespeare Theatre there’s the Bard’s classic&nbsp;<a href="https://www.rsc.org.uk/othello/">Othello</a>&nbsp;until 23 Nov.



Over at Warwick Arts Centre there&#8217;s interactive theatre <a href="https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/nrF-feel-me/">Feel Me</a> on 6 Nov and satire <a href="https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/nfI-the-accidentaldeath-of-an-anarchist/">The Accidental Death of an Anarchist</a> from 14 &#8211; 16 Nov. Win points with the kids by booking in early to see <a href="https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/rfj-the-smeds-and-the-smoos-christmas-2024/">The Smeds and the Smoos</a> from 26 Nov &#8211; 29 Dec. 



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="667" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/warks/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2024/11/Untitled-design-36-1000x667.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-58581" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/warks/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2024/11/Untitled-design-36-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/warks/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2024/11/Untitled-design-36-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/warks/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2024/11/Untitled-design-36-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/warks/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2024/11/Untitled-design-36.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-music">MUSIC</h2>



Culture vultures, listen up! This one&#8217;s for you. <a href="https://orchestraoftheswan.org/concert/george-eliot-coventry/">Orchestra of the Swan</a> are celebrating George Eliot through a night of words and music on 16 Nov. It&#8217;s being held at the wonderful St Mary&#8217;s Guildhall in Cov &#8211; where Eliot is believed too have set a scene in her novel Adam Bede. It will see the orchestra, a singer and actress bring Eliot&#8217;s works to life, to a backdrop of contemporary artists like Kate Bush and PJ Harvey. 



Get in quick at Warwick Arts Centre and you can still bag tickets to an evening of <a href="https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/ncb-an-evening-ofindian-percussionpresenting-thejori-and-tabla/">Indian Percussion</a> on 2 Nov, or <a href="https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/r9p-10cc-in-concert/">10cc</a> on 3 Nov. There&#8217;s also Mike Oldfield&#8217;s <a href="https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/rQw-mike-oldfields-tubular-bells-live-in-concert/">Tubular Bells</a> on 10 Nov and <a href="https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/r8l-the-puppini-sisters-20th-anniversary-tour/">The Puppini Sisters</a> on 13 Nov. 



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="667" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/warks/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2024/11/Untitled-design-37-1000x667.jpg" alt="The Puppini Sisters" class="wp-image-58582" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/warks/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2024/11/Untitled-design-37-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/warks/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2024/11/Untitled-design-37-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/warks/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2024/11/Untitled-design-37-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/warks/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2024/11/Untitled-design-37.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



At the Utilita Arena <a href="https://www.utilitaarenabham.co.uk/whats-on/the-script">The Script</a> are playing on 22 Nov and <a href="https://www.utilitaarenabham.co.uk/whats-on/courteeners">The Courteneers</a> on 23 Nov. Over at BP Pulse (former Resorts World Arena) then there&#8217;s one to take Dad to when <a href="https://www.bppulselive.co.uk/whats-on/deep-purple">Deep Purple</a> play on 4 Nov. Catch <a href="https://www.bppulselive.co.uk/whats-on/kasabian">Kasabian and The Streets</a> on 8 Nov, <a href="https://www.bppulselive.co.uk/whats-on/nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds">Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds</a> on 14 Nov and for something completely different there&#8217;s everyone from Sugababes to Tom Grennan playing at <a href="https://www.bppulselive.co.uk/whats-on/hits-radio-live-2024">Hits Radio Live</a> on 22 Nov. 



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-workshops">WORKSHOPS</h2>



Grab your girlfriends or your other half and head to the <a href="https://www.theboat-catherinedebarnes.co.uk/events">festive pottery painting</a> session at <a href="https://warks.muddystilettos.co.uk/eat-out/review-the-boat-catherine-de-barnes/">The Boat</a> in Catherine-de-Barnes. Get artsy painting a ceramic bauble then make a night of it and book in for dinner too. 



If getting hands on in the kitchen is a bit of you then where else to do it than the fabulous cooking school at <a href="https://onlinebookings.alacer.co.uk/HamptonManor/OnlineBooking_Tickets/TicketBooking?_gl=1*kgu0a0*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3MzA0NTcwMjMuQ2p3S0NBanctSkc1QmhCWkVpd0F0N0pSNnd6bGxOa0RnVEtzbVQyX21HUU5XbTB5OUtNbUUzZlBJeWNQQV9aWDd1NEpIVVBlN19Lam5Sb0NlVFlRQXZEX0J3RQ..*_gcl_au*NTk1NzQ2MzkyLjE3MzA0NTcwMTg.*_ga*NjczMjEzNDY1LjE3MzA0NTcwMTg.*_ga_W909M72HX9*MTczMDQ1NzAxNy4xLjEuMTczMDQ1NzAyMy41NC4wLjA.#/TicketType?ticketCategoryNo=1176">Hampton Manor</a>? There&#8217;s everything from cinnamon bun, bread and butter, mince pies and stollen workshops on in November. My tip? Stick them in the freezer for Christmas Day and wow your guests with your cooking prowess. 



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="667" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/warks/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2024/11/440392363_871964841611110_5142761166152937839_n-1000x667.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-58579" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/warks/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2024/11/440392363_871964841611110_5142761166152937839_n-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/warks/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2024/11/440392363_871964841611110_5142761166152937839_n-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/warks/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2024/11/440392363_871964841611110_5142761166152937839_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/warks/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2024/11/440392363_871964841611110_5142761166152937839_n-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/warks/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2024/11/440392363_871964841611110_5142761166152937839_n.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



Feeling crafty? Then you&#8217;re going to want to swing by Sarah Horne Botanicals for a day <a href="https://www.sarahhornebotanicals.com/collections/flower-school/products/a-day-painting-with-lucy-tues-19th-november">painting</a> with Leamington artist Lucy Burton. It&#8217;s on 19 Nov and includes sketching and acrylic painting. If flowers are more your thing then check out a <a href="https://www.sarahhornebotanicals.com/collections/flower-school/products/you-design-flower-workshop-friday-22nd-november-2pm-4-30pm">flower design</a> sesh with Chelsea Gold Medallist Sarah Horne on 22 Nov. 



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-foodies">FOODIES</h2>



<a href="https://www.coombeabbey.com/product/gunpowder-gala-banquet/">Coombe Abbey</a> in Coventry is holding the ultimate bonfire night event on Nov 8, complete with four-course menu, mead, goblets of wine, the gunpowder plot reenacted and a huge firework display over the stunning lake. If that’s not enough for you then the disco afterwards should do it!



There&#8217;s not many nicer places to tuck into a six course dinner than at The Moat House in Acton Trussell, so if you&#8217;re looking to spread your culinary wings then their <a href="https://www.moathouse.co.uk/staffordshire-restaurant/tasting-dinner">game tasting night</a> on 9 Nov is a great shout. There&#8217;s everything from pigeon and duck to rabbit and venison, and you can add on the wine tasting flight for a bargain £39. If one game tasting event wasn&#8217;t enough, how about this one at Michelin-starred Simpsons in Edgbaston? The <a href="https://www.simpsonsrestaurant.co.uk/menus/simpsons-game-dinner">game, mushroom and truffle experience</a> is six courses of deliciousness including truffle aplenty, just how we like it. 



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="667" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/warks/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2024/11/Untitled-design-38-1000x667.jpg" alt="simpsons Birmingham game night" class="wp-image-58584" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/warks/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2024/11/Untitled-design-38-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/warks/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2024/11/Untitled-design-38-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/warks/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2024/11/Untitled-design-38-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/warks/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2024/11/Untitled-design-38.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



For more wine and food pairings there&#8217;s an Italian tasting menu with vino at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/roseinnbaxterley/posts/pfbid0VxtL7AAdPGMcDm5rBFi1SkXZaDgyzagFojroHfkHdA8KmSdmWrFwMnNry9H9is7Ul">The Rose Inn</a> at Baxterley on 15 Nov. It&#8217;s a lovely cosy pub serving up good food, so we can&#8217;t wait for this one as the dark nights draw in!



If you like your dinner with a side of mystery and a luxe overnight stay then this one&#8217;s for you. Stunning Ettington Park Hotel is hosting a <a href="https://www.killinggame.co.uk/event.php?id=1699">murder mystery event</a> on 2 Nov . It includes cream tea, dinner and breakfast, in gorgeous surrounds. Read my review <a href="https://warks.muddystilettos.co.uk/travel/uk/hotels-inns/review-ettington-park-hotel/">here</a>. 



Get the taxi on standby and head to The Bull in Clifton-on-Dunsmore on 14 Nov for a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DBlTAmBO9jg/">new and old world wine tasting</a>. There&#8217;s a whopping eight glasses of wine being paired with four plates of food. Catch you at the bar!



And finally: Pizza Express is getting into the Christmas charity spirit by bringing back its festive Snowball Dough Balls. If you’ve yet to experience this delight, they’re basically a sweet version of the regular doughballs, covered in chocolate sauce, cinnamon and icing sugar. The big day when they hit restaurants nationwide on the <a href="https://www.pizzaexpress.com/christmas" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Christmas menu</a> is 12 Nov, then 19 Nov will be Snowball Dough Ball Day, when you can try these appetising treats for just £1. If that isn’t tempting enough, all the money raised on the promo day will go to Pizza Express’ charity partner <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_place2be/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@_place2be</a>, which supports children’s mental health in schools in the UK. Doing good never tasted so great.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-let-s-go-outside">LET&#8217;S GO OUTSIDE</h2>



Looking to recharge in the pretty Warwickshire countryside? Wootton Park Wellness is holding its final retreats for 2024, with a <a href="https://woottonparkwellness.co.uk">4 Elements Retreat</a> on 9 Nov. Think breath work, yoga, forest bathing and an ice bath &#8211; if you&#8217;re brave enough! <a href="https://warks.muddystilettos.co.uk/lifestyle/wellbeing-lifestyle/review-wootton-park-wellness/">Here my review</a>. There&#8217;s also the <a href="https://woottonparkwellness.co.uk">24 Hour Recharge Retreat </a>from 23 &#8211; 24 Nov if you fancy making a night of it (which I highly recommend you do!). 



Listen up brave yogis, this one&#8217;s for you! Wild Fox Yoga is holding a <a href="https://www.wildfoxyoga.co.uk/event-details/yoga-and-wild-swimming">yoga and wild swim session</a> at Kington Grange in Claverdon on 3 Nov. It&#8217;s suitable for everyone from yoga beginners to experienced bods &#8211; just don&#8217;t forget your towel!



Head to London Rd Cemetery in Cov on 9 Nov for a night-time <a href="https://www.historiccoventrytrust.org.uk/whats-on/">lantern trail </a>complete with illuminated installations and puppets, telling the true tales of some of those buried there. It&#8217;s suitable for ages 5 and up. Bring torches, and wrap up!



Looking for more ideas of what to do this month? Check these out:



<ul>
<li><a href="https://warks.muddystilettos.co.uk/things-to-do/wreath-making-warwickshire-west-midlands/">Wreath making workshops</a></li>



<li><a href="https://warks.muddystilettos.co.uk/things-to-do/christmas-light-trails-warwickshire-west-midlands/">Light trails in Warks &amp; the West Mids</a></li>



<li><a href="https://warks.muddystilettos.co.uk/things-to-do/firework-displays-warwickshire-west-midlands/">Best firework displays</a></li>
</ul>

What’s new in November? Our pick of what’s on in Warks & the West Mids this month

You may also like