STOURBRIDGE Theatre Company brings to life the mystery of who put Bella in the Wychelm' next week.

More than 60 years after the gruesome finding of a body in the hollow of a wych elm in Hagley Wood, the company is staging a new play by Stourbridge playwright Dave Morris.

Portraying the tensions of wartime life in the area and delving into the kind of life Bella' - thought to have been a Nazi spy - might have led, the intriguing story is being premiered at Stourbridge Town Hall from Wednesday March 21 to Saturday March 25.

Starring Rosie Jennings in the title role, performances start at 7.30pm.

Tickets, priced £6.50 to £8, are available from Books Unlimited, Lower High Street, Stourbridge, or Dudley Council Plus in Dudley on 01384 812812.