Ragnar Kjartansson The Sky in a Room – 25 June – 3 July 2022
Ikon presents The Sky in a Room (25 June – 3 July 2022), a major off-site project with Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson, organised in collaboration with Artes… Read more »
The Play That Goes Wrong comes to The Alexandra Theatre Monday 16 May
The Play That Goes Wrong, the Olivier Award-winning box office hit that continues to entertain audiences on a global scale, will return to its touring roots and… Read more »
New Films 22nd Apil 2022 by Mike Davies
This column will review films both screening theatrically and/or on various streaming platforms. NEW The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (15) Actors playing fictionalised versions of themselves… Read more »
Funding Boost for Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Gallery
The RBSA Gallery is currently closed for building refurbishment which will be completed in June 2022. Works are taking place to refurbish and remodel the entire building… Read more »
John Akomfrah The Unfinished Conversation, 2012
Since the early 1980s, John Akomfrah’s moving image works have offered some of the most rigorous and expansive reflections on the culture of the black diaspora, both… Read more »
Female only tour coming to Birmingham this May
In an age where male dominated line-ups are still the norm, the freshest females in the UK’s music scene right now come together for an unmissable tour… Read more »
New season of exhibitions at Midlands Arts Centre – John Akomfrah, Sharon Walters, Mixed Rage Collective
MAC is delighted to announce the launch of three new exhibitions: John Akomfrah: The Unfinished Conversation, 2012, Sharon Walters: Seeing Ourselves, and Mixed Rage Collective: Unapologetically Other. The exhibitions open… Read more »
The Rock Hound lands in Selfridges as part of ‘Project Earth’ ethical jewellery pop-up
The Rock Hound – award-winning jewellery brand founded by gemmologist-jeweller Susi Smither – has been selected as part of the prized line-up of just nine ethical and… Read more »
Mangia! Mangia! Goes to Gulp!
Saturday 30 April; 6pm & 8.30pm Gulp, First Floor, 58 Spencer Street, Jewellery Quarter, B18 6DS On Saturday 30th April, Kaye Winwood Projects is hosting her first… Read more »
Birmingham Design Festival 2022
Birmingham Design Festival returns for 2022, taking place from 9th – 11th June across the city. Celebrating the theme of ‘freedom’, the Festival includes three days of… Read more »
New Films 8th Apil 2022 by Mike Davies
This column will review films both screening theatrically and/or on various streaming platforms. NEW Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (12A) Top of Form The third of… Read more »
Exhibition Puts Local Sporting Communities in Focus
An exciting new photographic exhibition celebrating local sporting communities will open at multiple venues across Birmingham and Sandwell on 4 April as part of the Birmingham 2022… Read more »
Flatpack Festival programme is announced – Tues 17 May to Sun 22 May 2022
Comedy as therapy, cocktails and chemistry, the One Bum Cinema club and a beach party: Flatpack Festival’s programme dishes up a series of unexpected experiences Tickets are… Read more »
New Films 24th March 2022 by Mike Davies
This column will review films both screening theatrically and/or on various streaming platforms. NEW Ambulance (15) Director Michael Bay’s first big screen outing in five years runs… Read more »
Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel – The Exhibition is coming to Birmingham
An Up-Close, Life-Sized, Never-Before-Seen Perspective. This unique exhibition showcases Michelangelo’s renowned ceiling frescoes from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, reproduced photographically and artfully displayed in their original size…. Read more »
MAC – New Season Highlights 2022
Theatre Sampad: Queen of Hearts | Fri 25 – Sat 26 MarchWritten in English by Rukhsana Ahmad and directed by Harmage Singh Kalirai, the production features interludes of… Read more »
Forum Birmingham announces global names and further investment as music industry bounces back
One of the UK’s newest venues and club spaces has announced a series of major new shows along with further investment in its historic building, in line… Read more »
Mostly Jazz Funk and Soul Festival Friday 8 to Sunday 10 July 2022
Birmingham’s Mostly Jazz Funk and Soul Festival returns this July with another incredible line-up of world-class artists and the hottest new talent. The festival kicks off in style on Friday 8 July 2022 as… Read more »
0121 – LEGACY A major film exploring the underground history of Birmingham’s Rap music scene
Award-winning, Birmingham-based filmmaker, Daniel Alexander will premiere his latest full-length documentary this March at Everyman Cinema, Mailbox Birmingham. Birmingham is home to some of the most successful… Read more »
Social Painting Events in Birmingham this April 2022!
Paint Birmingham Thursday 28th April 7.30pm – 10pm Slug & Lettuce, Harborne 186-196 High Street, Harborne Birmingham, B17 9PP Ticket price: £34.99 Booking link: https://popuppainting.com/event/paint-birmingham-birmingham-8/ PopUp Painting invites you to… Read more »
Moseley Folk Festival 2022 ft Jethro Tull, The Coral, John Cooper Clarke, Midlake,Vashti Bunyan, Supergrass, Kurt Vile, The Weather Station and Bess Atwell!
Friday 2 to Sunday 4 September 2022Moseley Park, Birmingham – FULL LINE-UPANNOUNCED –Jethro Tull • The CoralJohn Cooper Clarke • MidlakeSimon Armitage More big names have been added to the line-up of Birmingham’s… Read more »
The OFFICIAL Brum Radio A List – 12 March
Saturday at 2pm can only mean one thing… it’s the OFFICIAL Brum Radio A-List. Jenn Hukins returns with offers you can’t refuse of brand new music from: Cariss… Read more »
New Films 11th March 2022 by Mike Davies
This column will review films both screening theatrically and/or on various streaming platforms. NEW The Adam Project (12) “The future is coming sooner than you think”, harassed… Read more »
MAC at 60 Pioneering Arts Centre Celebrates 60 Years in Birmingham
In 2022 MAC celebrates a 60th anniversary as the leading pioneering arts centre in Birmingham. This autumn, the MAC at 60 season will be launched, featuring an… Read more »
Dreamboats and Petticoats Bringing on Back the Good Times at The Alexandra March 2022
Presented by Bill Kenwright and Laurie Mansfield, with sixties pop singing heartthrob Mark Wynter joining the cast for the third musical instalment. Book by Laurence Marks and… Read more »
Celebrating Sanctuary Birmingham receives Heritage Fund grant for We Are Birmingham 2022
Celebrating Sanctuary Birmingham has received a Heritage Fund grant of £55,600 for an exciting heritage project, We Are Birmingham 2022. Made possible only by money raised by… Read more »
Fatal Attraction at The Alex – Interview with Kym Marsh (Alex Forrest)
What makes Alex such a meaty role for an actress? She’s multi-faceted, she’s quite a complex character and playing her in this day and age it’s more… Read more »
Brumbeat Live Music & DJ Guide March 2022
With bars and clubs now getting back to some kind of normality with music events, we are reverting to our original format of full live music in… Read more »
New all-star album to place Birmingham music on global stage
A new all-star concept album billed as ‘a sonic love letter to Birmingham’ will be released to music fans across the world for free in June, for… Read more »
The OFFICIAL Brum Radio A List – 26 February
Saturday at 2pm can only mean one thing… it’s the OFFICIAL Brum Radio A-List Sam Oliver is on duty with another 60 minutes of bright, beautiful new music… Read more »
Gulp Celebrates IWD 2022
For Starters – Tuesday 8 March, 7.30-10pm For starters is an intimate evening of shared food and arousing conversation hosted by Dr Gemma Commane. Gemma is part of the… Read more »
Fishlock Exhibition Launch Party at Wine Freedom
LAUNCH PARTY WINE FREEDOM COLLABORATES WITH KATIE FISHLOCK TO MARK INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY. Come and join us in Digbeth next Friday for ‘THE FEMME’ LAUNCH PARTY!From 8pm… Read more »
The OFFICIAL Brum Radio A List – 19 February
Saturday at 2pm can only mean one thing… it’s the OFFICIAL Brum Radio A-List Pete Steel has storming new music to rain down on you from: Cariss Auburn Heart… Read more »
Nitin Sawhney – ‘Immigrants’ UK Tour, March 2022 – Special Guest Natty Added
Nitin Sawhney will embark upon his ‘Immigrants’ UK tour in March 2022, following on from the success of his most recent album of the same name. Beginning… Read more »
St. Patrick’s celebrations return to Digbeth with a host of events at The Old Crown
The Old Crown will be bringing their St. Patrick’s festival #DigbethStPats back to Birmingham this March for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic, forcing the celebrations… Read more »
Flatpack Festival returns this May with premiere of new short by Joe Lycett
Based in Digbeth, Flatpack Festival is known for its eclectic and surprising programming of live performances alongside archive, shorts and feature films. This year they return with… Read more »
New Films 11th Feb 2022 by Mike Davies
This column will review films both screening theatrically and/or on various streaming platforms. NEW Death on the Nile (12A) On the shelf for a couple of years… Read more »
The best theatre to enjoy in Birmingham in 2022
2022 is set to be Birmingham’s year, with the Commonwealth Games heralding a huge summer of sport and our usual run of festivals and outdoor events offering… Read more »
Celebrating LGBT+ History Month at MAC
ExhibitionEpiphania Visuals: When Speech is Forced Down, Art Must SpeakSat 5 February – Sun 3 April 2022 | Opening times as building | Free | Arena Gallery Epiphania… Read more »
Jonathan Watkins steps down as Director of Ikon
After nearly 25 years, Jonathan Watkins, Ikon Director, has announced he is stepping down from the role in October 2022. As the flagship contemporary art institution of… Read more »
Dry Season coming to the Hippodrome
Interweaving music, movement and medical texts with original poetry and animation, Dry Season is a witty, honest and intimate spoken word theatre show about questioning assumptions and… Read more »
Published Author Helps School Children with Mental Health Workshops
Local entrepreneur and published author, Lucy Cole from Sutton Coldfield is offering schools across the UK, help with their mental health & encouraging children to talk about… Read more »
Wine Freedom to Collaborate with Katie Fishlock for International Women’s day
The natural wine bar will launch 100 limited edition Katie Fishlock bottles under their House Wine brand and is set to host a month-long exhibition Birmingham-based natural… Read more »
What’s on at 1000 Trades this February 2022!
Six Nations @ 1000 Trades All of the games on our big screen projector upstairs. Rugger and cask ales for the win – what’s not to like?*… Read more »
China Plate Announces New Leadership Appointments
Midlands-based independent theatre studio China Plate are delighted to announce the appointment of their first ever Executive Director, Chloe Courtney, and Sarah Preece as the Chair of… Read more »
New Exhibition at MAC Zaibunnisa by Maryam Wahid
“I am completely different now. I lived in Pakistan between 1962-1982, I feel I can’t live there anymore because the atmosphere of the place and people have… Read more »
Britta Marakatt-Labba Under the Vast Sky 23 February – 29 May 2022
Ikon presents the first UK exhibition by renowned Sámi (Swedish) artistBritta Marakatt-Labba (23 February – 29 May 2022). Under the Vast Sky features embroidered pieces by Marakatt-Labba… Read more »
WILKO JOHNSON with John Otway play BIRMINGHAM – Town Hall 25th Feb 2022!
Following a remarkable recovery from a diagnosis of terminal cancer, Wilko Johnson the original Dr Feelgood guitarist, actor (Game of Thrones character Ser ilyn Payne) and all… Read more »
Free industry-leading theatre, TV and film auditions coming to Birmingham!
Leading entertainment industry training programme and talent management, Stagebox, has announced audition dates taking place across the nation from April 2022. The annual search sees experts audition… Read more »
Carlo Crivelli Shadows on the Sky 23 February – 29 May 2022 at Ikon
Ikon presents the first exhibition in the UK dedicated to the work of Renaissance artist Carlo Crivelli. Shadows on the Sky highlights his experimental use of perspective,… Read more »