Nice idea this: Who Wants to Be…? is a spontaneous, democratic, live theatrical experience where the public really do take control. People propose ideas, discuss, and then vote on how to spend the evening’s entire box-office takings: Donate it? Invest it? Gamble it? Waste it? Form a collective and make the best idea happen yourself? … [Read more…]
The shutters are down and the windows have been papered up. It’s as if we were never there. A big thanks to everyone who’s been involved – to all the staff (Aaron, Dennis, Matt, Aaron, Charlotte, Frankie, Ian, Dan, Ruth and Jess) and all those who stepped in to volunteer their time when they were … [Read more…]
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From the University of Birmingham alumni newsletter*: A digital heritage revolution that will change the way visitors experience museums, galleries, libraries and archives is being led by the University’s Visual and Spatial Technology Centre (VISTA) and Department of Art History […] fundraising is ongoing for a new Heritage and Cultural Learning Hub, a high-tech multimedia … [Read more…]
Pete and Aaron get on the Internet telly as Birmingham’s City of Culture bid is seen off: What nice, polite boys.
Those what know say IPEX is the the largest printing and graphic arts trade show in the English-speaking world. It’s at the NEC until 25 May.
Daisy Whitehouse is an illustrator. Murray Somerville is also an illustrator. But together they are Daze-Ray and they’re turning 48 Vyse Street in the Jewellery Quarter into an illustration exhibition from 21-28 May. The opening’s tonight – here’s the Facebook event and here’s the flyer:
The REP have put tickets on sale for the second half of the year. What’s more, they’ve written an eminently copy/paste-able round-up in a blog post about it. That’s always good to see. Highlights include: A new production of the sci-fi spoof Little Shop Of Horrors Sir Tom Stoppard’s adaptation of The Cherry Orchard starring … [Read more…]