3rd – 5th May 2013 Artist, Reveal Yourself! organised by PAiL West Midlands in collaboration with Polish Expats Association, launches on the 3rd of May 2013 at the post-industrial spaces of A.E.Harris. For three days, visitors will have a chance to see many artistic projects from various art disciplines including visual arts, theatre, music, slam … [Read more…]
Two Snowhill is the latest addition to Birmingham’s skyline and from the 12th April to 21st April it will play home to ‘Of All The People In All The World’. This award-winning show from Birmingham based theatre company Stan’s Cafe has been viewed in 50 different cities around the world and is returning home for its … [Read more…]
On the 16th of May 2013 PILOT nights will return to AE Harris in Birmingham hosted by Tin Box theatre. This is a chance for theatre makers to present 10 – 20 minutes of new material in front of a real live audience. The venue will be available for development/rehearsals during office hours from the Monday of that … [Read more…]
Saturday 9 – Sunday 24 March 2013 A two week celebration of theatre will highlight the best of West Midlands’ creativity this March. Theatre Fever includes over 30 shows in Birmingham, the Black Country, Solihull and Coventry, including eight special commissions from some of the region’s most exciting talent. The West Midlands has a thriving … [Read more…]
As you might expect this evening sees a few Halloween-themed events in Birmingham. At the Town Hall there’s traditionally a silent film from the horror genre with live organ accompaniment by Nigel Ogden. This year it is Der Golem (1915), described as “a crucial work in the development of the horror movie”. Classic 1973 horror … [Read more…]
Monday 8th to Saturday 13th October Afrovibes is a thrilling biennial festival of contemporary theatre, dance, spoken word and music from South Africa and beyond that returns to The Drum for a second year. Highlights Include: Mother to Mother: Tue 9 Oct, 7.30pm: This personal testimony captures the soul of an ordinary woman, racked by guilt … [Read more…]
Birmingham’s Rep Theatre are looking to help cultivate and collaborate with the next generation of theatre makers in the local area as part of their new Artist Development Programme, REP Foundry. They want to hear from Writers, Directors, Theatre Makers and Companies to work on a number of projects that will start in early 2013, with … [Read more…]
“The 48 Hour Musical project is this crazy thing where a bunch of writers, composers, performers, directors, designers and musicians all get together and give themselves just 48 solid hours to write, produce and perform a brand new musical. There’s no pre-planning of the show at all, other than to make sure there’s the pressure … [Read more…]