DEDA in Derby plays host to a visit on Saturday, February 25, by Retina Dance Company.

THE sound of the West End will thrill audiences on March 3 when Beyond the Barricade returns to Hull New Theatre with a brand new 2012 production.

Buxton Opera House has bowed to popular demand and booked comedian of the moment Jimeoin for one night only (of comedy ingenuity) with his show Lovely! on Tuesday, February 28, at 7.30pm.

THE latest offering from the popular Agatha Christie Theatre Company can be seen at Derby Theatre from Monday, February 27 to Saturday, March 3.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Paradise is the rock ‘n’ roll show where the music plays the leading role and it can be seen at Derby’s Assemnbly Rooms on Saturday, February 25.

THE award-winning Good Companions Stage Society will be performing their latest show – The Songwriters’ Album – at Derby’s Guildhall Theatre from February 28-March 3.

BONZO Dog Doo Dah Band fans will be delighted to learn that three members of the cult 60s group will be appearing in the Darwin Suite at Derby’s Assembly Rooms on Friday, February 24, from 8pm.

A NATIONAL tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s smash-hit musical The King And I comes to Nottingham’s Theatre Royal from February 28 to March 3.

THERE’S a rare opportunity to see three legends of British jazz on the same bill when The Three Bs perform at Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall on Tuesday, February 28, from 7.30pm.

THE Sunday Morning Piano Series at Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall continues on Sunday, February 26, with a performance by Lara Melda.

IF you believe laughter is the best medicine, then a forthcoming production of Doctor In The House at Nottingham’s Theatre Royal could be right up your street.

SINFONIA Viva make their latest appearance at Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall on Wednesday, March 28, from 7.30pm.

THE Sound-Hub Battle Of The Bands final is to take place at The Victoria Inn in Derby on Friday, February 24.

THE Minutes take to the stage at Rock City in Nottingham on Saturday, February 25.

IT’S barely a year since The King’s Speech hoovered up the Oscars and now David Seidler’s original play which inspired the film is enjoying its world premiere during a national tour which reached Nottingham’s Theatre Royal this week. It can only be described as an unqualified success.

All good things must come to an end…. and the acclaimed rock ‘n’ roll musical comedy Forever Young is set to light up the stage for the third and final time at Nottingham Playhouse, starting later this month.

Musicians and educators who work with vulnerable youngsters across the East Midlands are invited to register for soundAFFECTS, a conference in Derby on Thursday, February 23, which will explore the importance of creative music-making with young people at risk.

DERBYSHIRE theatre company Attic Rats is set to perform Ghosts of the Farm at Bluebells Farm this week.

DERBY arts centre Quad will be screening a short season of films as part of the city’s Wright Of Derby Festival, which celebrates the Derby-born artist Joseph Wright.

Singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran is back on the road this autumn, travelling the length and breadth of the UK and, for the first time, he’ll be making a stop at the Capital FM Arena in Nottingham.