BRIT award-winner Beverley Craven coming to Stafford tomorrow

She will star at the MET Studio at Stafford Gatehouse Theatre to promote her new album, which is called Change of Heart.

Craven became a household name in the early 90s with the release of her eponymous debut album, which became a worldwide sensation and sold more than two million copies.

Her 1991 single, Promise Me, went on to become a huge hit across Europe and she followed that up with a string of chart successes including 'Memories', 'Holding On', 'Woman To Woman' and 'Love Scenes'.

Her new album comes after the singer took a 10-year break from music back in 2004, and is a more personal reflection on her life and career following a recent recovery from breast cancer.

Venue spokesman Tom Waldron said: "Beverley is looking forward to performing her new songs alongside the timeless classics that first brought her to the attention of the public. With a witty narrative and unforgettable melodies, her poignant sentiments will leave you with a warm glow of nostalgia, or maybe even the odd tear."

Lichfield's Garrick Theatre will welcome a selection of West End and Broadway show tunes in Beyond the Barricade on Sunday. The venue will also welcome The Unknown Soldier on Tuesday, which is a story of comradeship, betrayal and of promises both broken and kept following the carnage of World War One.

There will also be a production of Showstopper! The Improvised Musical on Wednesday. Audience suggestions will be transformed on the spot into an all-singing, all-dancing production with unpredictable and hilarious results as a brand new musical comedy is created from scratch.

Meanwhile, Lichfield Garrick is displaying a new sculpture as part of programme to increase access and participation in the arts.

Calumet the Peace-Pipe by Don Ratcliffe is the latest sculpture to be displayed on Plinth 1 in the Lichfield Garrick's Box Office as part of the continuing Sculpture and Art Foundation CIC exhibition in conjunction with the theatre.

Made from ancient cedar root discovered in Newnham on Severn, Don has painstakingly carved and sculpted the root to form the masterful piece of art.

Tim Ford, Artistic Director at the Lichfield Garrick, said: "Caulmet the Peace-Pipe is a wonderful new addition to our Box Office. The Sculpture and Art Foundation are bringing the very best work by local and nation artists into Lichfield and we are proud to support this."

Don studied sculpture with John Wilkes, later doing an apprenticeship in Germany to become an art therapist. He worked as an art therapist at Park Attwood Clinic near Bewdley for 25 years.

Don received his first major sculpture commission in 2007 from the Arnold Freeman College in Sheffield and created The Student's Journey, seven pieces using seven different woods. In 2011 he had a solo exhibition, Beneath the Surface, at Brantwood on Lake Coniston. He became an Associate of the RBSA in 2012 and a full Member in 2014.

Don Ratcliff said: "I try to imagine how forms I see in nature are created out of movement. I am constantly in awe of what I discover. I work with wood, often root wood, engaging with the flowing life beneath its gnarled surface. Knots, cracks, and bark create contrast. To begin with I may have a theme that I want to explore but I cannot make a plan. A conversation develops with that particular piece of wood. I have to trust in the process."

Kathryn Walker, FRAI Sculpture and Art Foundation, said: "The Sculpture and Art Foundation are delighted to be at the Garrick Theatre, bringing international sculptors and artists to the city. Increasing access and opportunities to engage with art of the highest quality in the place the live and work."