There’s a couple of poetry events coming up which may be of interest to those of you who like to get creative with words. On 18 November the next Rhymes event, Meet the Laureate’s, is taking place at Margarett Rose Abri Cafe, Digbeth from 8pm. Poets at this months event will be Roy McFarlane in … [Read more…]
Punch in collaboration with Apples and Snakes, present Tuned On, a development session for performance poets. The event will take place at mac on 20 November from 4 – 6pm. Artists confirmed to appear on the panel are Kat Francois, OneNess, El Crisis and Chris Redmond, who will be led by Rob Taylor, discussing the … [Read more…]
Women & Theatre are currently recruiting a community cast for The Palace of Wasted Dreams, set to take place at mac in the spring of 2011. This participatory musical theatre project explores women’s relationship with alcohol, and is the culmination of a two-year project called Wasted. Women & Theatre are holding a development weekend on … [Read more…]
Birmingham’s festival of queer culture – Shout – is taking place from 4 – 23 November, with a wide range of events happening across the city in exploration and celebration of LBGT communities and individuals. Visibility and Invisibility are major themes of this year’s festival providing opportunities to increase the visibility of the LGBT community … [Read more…]
The Campaign for Drawing is running throughout October, with events taking place all over the world encouraging people of all ages to get creative with a pencil and paper. There are plenty of events happening around the West Midlands, take a look at this list on the Campaign for Drawing website to find out what’s … [Read more…]
Published by Punch and OOM Gallery, Birmingham based photographer Pogus Caesar is releasing a book entitled ‘Musik Kinda Sweet‘, which collects his iconic photographs of black performers over the last twenty five years. This evocative and nostalgic book captures candid snaps on the city streets, along with the contrasting vibrant energy by the stage, including … [Read more…]
Award-winning writer and performance maker Michael Pinchbeck will be arriving in Birmingham on 11 November, bringing his parents and the The Post Show Party Show along with him as he recreates the 1970 post show party where they first met. Set around an amateur dramatic version of The Sound of Music, his mum played a … [Read more…]
The Union Black Film Festival is the UK’s first region specific film festival, celebrating Black British cinema based in central Birmingham, and is taking place from Thursday 14 – Sunday 17 October. The festival will bring panel discussions, debates, events and film screenings. From commercial hits, to classics, here’s what’s on offer; 14 October – … [Read more…]