Culture Critic Charlotte Gill recommends five books to read this summer

Culture Writer Frankie Rhodes reviews a moving touring production of Khaled Hosseini's A Thousand Spendid Suns

Naomi Simpson reviews the bold and exciting reimagining of The Taming of the Shrew at the RSC

Lydia Waller reviews A Very Very Very Dark Matter at the Bridge Theatre

Frankie Rhodes reviews Beyond the Horizon's visually astounding production of Metamorphosis

Frankie Rhodes reviews the atmospheric, exciting and sometimes frightening play, The House on Cold Hill

Naomi Simpson reviews the utterly enjoyable Avenue Q at the Alexandra Theatre

Culture writer Frankie Rhodes reviews an atmospheric and thought-provoking production of Chekov classic, 'The Seagull'

Culture Writer Alice Landray reviews the 'exquisite' Swan Lake' at the Birmingham Hippodrome

Natalia Carter reviews 'Blue/Orange', a moving and eye-opening play about mental health and institutionalised racism

Jessica Capper reviews GMTG's production of Legally Blonde

Orla Taylor-Davies reviews the 'Woman Power Protest' exhibition at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery