As ever there are a handful of talented Birmingham based artists who are heading up to Edinburgh to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Here are a few: Stan’s Café with The Cardinals: Three cardinals in a puppet theatre tell their biblical history of the world Comedy JQ – James Cook, The Lovely Men and Benny Boot Resident … [Read more…]
On the 19th and 20th July there will be free outdoor theatre performances of ‘After The Event‘ in Northfield’s Price’s Square. “Seven people, Seven stories. One ending. Shame, Fear, Innocence, Justice, Hope, Denial and Loss. Seven peas in a pod. Not their real names, but for the purpose of this story, are so.” Follow this group … [Read more…]
In the last few years Breakin’ Convention has been increasing their commitment to the development of hip hop theatre as a genre and in particular the support of UK-based companies. Through their education and professional development strands they aim to offer a range of opportunities and platforms as well as connecting companies with Arts … [Read more…]
On the 27th July 2013 it’s the Warwick Bar Summer Fete. “a moveable feast of art, culture and food. Experience Digbeth’s canalside afresh with street food, guided walks, visual art & performance, aerial theatre, music, family friendly workshops, and a pedal powered cinema.” There are a lot of great groups of people involved in this including: Vivid … [Read more…]
4 Squares Weekender will celebrate opening of Library of Birmingham, 6-8 September 2013 Birmingham’s leading arts organisations are joining forces to stage a major outdoor celebration for the opening of the Library of Birmingham. A range of innovative arts events and live music performances will take place across four squares in the city centre from 6 … [Read more…]
The Balsall Heath Biennale is conceived and co-ordinated by artists and Balsall Heath residents Elizabeth Rowe & Chris Poolman. The project is entering it’s ‘live’ period between July and September 2013. Information on the project is available here: www.balsallheathbiennale.com The project has many different elements: a newspaper delivered to all 6000 houses in the local area (that includes listings … [Read more…]
Sam from KINO 10 has two tickets to giveaway for his next event, Things That Go Bump in the Night. As part of The Electric Cinema’s Shock and Gore Festival, KINO 10 will be taking over St Columba Church in Moseley for a night of scary and/or hilarious short films. From 8:30pm, irregular speakeasy psynema perpetrators OUTER SIGHT … [Read more…]
Across the UK, July is becoming known as independent retailers month, an annual push for shopping local. Last week was Shopping in Birmingham‘s ‘Celebration of Independents’ in Birmingham City Centre – they did a few things in celebration of this, including producing a guide to independent retailers in the city centre which is available here. Handmade … [Read more…]