I missed this when it was first announced. Fraser Grace is the playwright who wrote, among other things, Breakfast with Mugabe for the RSC, which I remember doing very well. He’s now at the University of Birmingham, heading up the Department of Drama and Theatre Arts.
Topshop are putting on a series of picnic gigs in London, Bristol, Liverpool and Birmingham for Teenage Cancer Trust and the Birmingham one is this Sunday (20 June) at University of Birmingham’s Vale Village from 12pm. Topping the bill are my old Cardiff University chums done good Los Campesinos!, with support from I Blame Coco, … [Read more…]
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…]
The University of Birmingham has arranged for the 1951 original typescript manuscript of On the Road – the world-famous scroll of 1951 – to come to the Barber Institute at the University during December 2008 and January 2009 They’re having a two-day conference (11-12 Dec) to celebrate the 50th anniversary of book’s publication in the … [Read more…]