Edmund Clark In Place of Hate at Ikon Gallery
British artist Edmund Clark is Ikon Gallery’s artist-in-residence at Europe’s only entirely therapeutic prison, HMP Grendon. This immersive exhibition is the culmination of his residency, comprising photography,… Read more »
Theatre review 101 Dalmatians at The REP
On Tuesday evening I headed to The REP for another press night, this time it was Debbie Isitt’s stage adaptation of Dodie Smith’s 101 Dalmatians, directed by… Read more »
Beyond the Battlefields photography exhibition on now!
‘Beyond the Battlefields’: Using photography to understand the impact of war Käthe Buchler (1876-1930) was an amateur German photographer, whose collection of images has been assembled into… Read more »
Seventh Wave Festival of Electronic Music returns 2018
Fifth Electronic Music Festival comes to Birmingham and this time around it includes an all-day free electronic music event featuring talks, demonstrations, interactive sessions, synth manufacturer attendance,… Read more »
DAM Exhibition shop gallery open until 16th Dec
Digbeth Arts Market launched their pioneering Art & Design Exhibition to the public November 18 and the Exhibition Shop Gallery is running until the 16th December 2017…. Read more »
Listening Sessions first Thursday every month at PST
Listening Sessions, are an electronic music event/community/label in Birmingham, founded in 2013. Hosting monthly producer showcase events at Club PST in Digbeth, on the first Thursday of every month… Read more »
Grapevine Guide In Print – Bloc Magazine Winter 2017
We help the awesome Bloc Magazine out with what’s going on in Brum every season, here’s Winter 2017. Bloc is produced by Bloc Hotels and gies to… Read more »
The Prince of Nothingwood at The Electric Cinema review
I was invited to review The Prince of Nothingwood, which was recently screened at The Electric Cinema, Birmingham. I’ve watched a fair few movies at The Electric…. Read more »
Miss Moneypenny’s at Symphony Hall review by Lisa Evans
Last Friday, The Birmingham Symphony Hall, the most acoustically perfect venue in the UK, and amongst the top five in the world, was the prestigious setting of… Read more »
Digbeth First Friday Dec 1st 2017
Experience the incredible variety of events on offer this month, discover something new and enjoy the fantastic independent culture Digbeth has to offer! On offer this month:… Read more »
The REP gets Tails Wagging in Hearing Dogs Fundraiser!
Registered charity, Birmingham Repertory Theatre has announced a joint fundraising partnership with Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. The city centre theatre will be raising funds during the run… Read more »
The Jumprov Christmas Special!
Jumprov are back once again this December with a Christmas themed 90 minute comedy sketch show completely made up on the spot and 100% improvised. Jumprov is… Read more »
Medea Written in Rage review by Charlotte Burholt
Medea, Written in Rage is unrelenting in its formation of the alarming and disconcerting. A sustained sense of unease is what proves it to be so thought-provoking;… Read more »
Midland Band Violet Play Sunflower Lounge 20th Dec
Midlands 5 piece Violet come drenched in big sounds with an indie spark, combining influences that draw from 90s Grunge to Britpop. Pedal immersed guitars entwined with… Read more »
Tom Speight playing intimate Sunflower gig this Sunday!
Singer Songwriter, Tom Speight will be playing a stunning live set, to an intimate crowd of 100-150 guests at The Sunflower Lounge in Birmingham on 19.11.17 Listen… Read more »
Protest Feast The F Word this Sunday!
Protest Feast: The F Word is a specially commissioned dining experience produced in response to some of the issues raised in the ‘The Fence and The Shadow’, an… Read more »
Apartment 27 bringing the horror genre to life on stage
‘Apartment 27’: bringing the horror genre to life on stage Monday 20th November/ The Crescent Theatre, Birmingham/ Turtle Media Productions For one night only, this theatrical bloodbath-… Read more »
Symposium held to discuss the role of art in city development
A public symposium is taking place in Birmingham to examine the role that public art plays in wider society and urban development. ‘Public Art Thinking’, hosted by… Read more »
The Florida Project review by Charlotte Burholt
Amid a strained existence in a world of poverty, The Florida Project explores the experience of both adults and children living in the shunned outskirts of the… Read more »
Delightful at The Rep Review by Sally Jones
Delightful, a play about love, betrayal and how people remember is at The Rep as part of their New and Nurtured season until 28 October. Written by… Read more »
Fascinating Knights of the Raj project at BM&AG
Birmingham is home to hundreds of Indian restaurants. They have been crucial in shaping the city and nation we live in. However, many are unaware that it… Read more »
Post – Paradise concert series at Centrala
Post-Paradise is a grassroots experimental music concert series run by a collective of composers based in Birmingham, UK. Now in its second season, Post-Paradise has created a… Read more »
Dark Side Of The Wall headline Pink Floyd 50th Anniversary
Award Winning tribute Dark Side Of The Wall headline Pink Floyd 50th Anniversary Celebration. A special evening concert by the award winning Pink Floyd tribute Dark Side… Read more »
Yoga Lab coming to Medicine soon!
THE YOGA LAB @ MEDICINE is coming to Brirmingham soon!! Jordanne and Chris will be teaching Vinyasa Flow Yoga every Sunday morning 10-11.15 am (open to all… Read more »
The REP’s New Season Reflects Turbulent Times
Birmingham Repertory Theatre Artistic Director, Roxana Silbert, has today announced the programme for Spring and Summer 2018 which mirrors and examines the stormy age in which we… Read more »
It’s a Jam Packed October at The Custard Factory!
It’s a hugely exciting time in Digbeth and October sees a host of fabulous events at the Custard Factory and other venues nearby. Here’s what’s happening: BIRMINGHAM… Read more »
I Knew You at The Rep review by Sally Jones
As part of the New and Nurtured season at The Rep, I Knew You, written by local spoken word artist Steven Camden, aka Polarbear, and directed by… Read more »
DIGBETH FIRST FRIDAY Friday 6th October
DIGBETH FIRST FRIDAY Friday 6th October. 5pm until late. Experience the incredible variety of events on offer this month, discover something new and enjoy the fantastic independent… Read more »
Music Of My Mind – Mental Health and Art Event!
“MUSIC OF MY MIND”, AN EVENT IN COLLABORATION WITH O2 GOTHINKBIG AND YOUNGMINDS An event showcasing art, poetry, music and a panel discussion by people of colour… Read more »
Film Birmingham is bringing Brum to the Silver Screen!
Last week marks the cinema release of Kingsman: The Golden Circle from director Matthew Vaughn and starring Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, Halle Berry, Channing Tatum… Read more »
The Birmingham Black International Film Festival
SCREENING VENUES, DATES AND TIMES. Monday 23 Oct – The Global Village Mockingbird Cinema Homelands Full Service https://ticketing.eu.veezi.com/purchase/970?siteToken=etrhh0m2xpra010jp0khfs56mw Tuesday 24 Oct – In Her Shoes Ticket also… Read more »
Musicians Against Homelessness at Night Owl
Musicians Against Homelessness was launched with the patronage of Alan McGee in 2016 with the twin aims of supporting the homeless charity Crisis and providing gig opportunities for… Read more »
Birmingham Literature Festival celebrates 20 years
Saturday 7 – Sunday 15 October, Library of Birmingham and other venues across the city The line-up for this year’s Birmingham Literature Festival was announced last night… Read more »
New Play from Birmingham-born Polarbear Premiers at REP!
I Knew You is the highly-anticipated new play from Birmingham-born writer and performer, Steven Camden, aka spoken-word artist Polarbear. Staring Birmingham actress Lorna Laidlaw, I Knew You,… Read more »
Stitches & Hos Hootenannies are Back!
Stitches and Hos are pleased to announce that our monthly stitch hootenannies are back. Stitches and Hos are a motley crew of enthusiasts for things knitted, crocheted… Read more »
Birmingham on Film II by Flatpack!
Birmingham on Film returns this week with a celebration of the city’s waterways. Last year Flatpack: Assemble launched a month-long season of Birmingham-related archive film, screening the… Read more »
Jane Eyre at The REP review by Isobel Owen
Arriving just before the play started at 7pm, I was excited to see so many faces filling up the tiered seating at the Rep on Monday night…. Read more »
FLUID Festival, weekend of new Queer sound and music!
FLUID is a brand new music festival that presents a weekend of new Queer sound and music by an extraordinary line-up of composers, experimental electronic musicians and… Read more »
Boundary Feast at Catherine de Barnes Cricket Club
For the first time, we are bringing Seasonal Markets to Solihull. On Sunday 24th of September, we will transform Catherine de Barnes Cricket Club into a family… Read more »
What’s on at The Old Crown this September
Friday 1st September – DJ Mazzy Snape in the botanical gin garden Saturday 2nd September – DJ Jordan Lott Friday 8th Sept – DJ Laura Walford Saturday… Read more »
Grapevine Guide in Bloc Hotels Magazine
For those who venture into the Jewellery Quarter or who are likely to stay in the excellent Bloc Hotel this Autumn, we’ve provided a few must sees… Read more »
Craft Market, Street Food & Free Circus Fun at Custard Factory
The Custard Factory have another fantastic family event with a craft market, delicious street food, & FREE circus fun coming up on Saturday 23rd September. The event… Read more »
New craft graduates transform Birmingham Cathedral Square
In:Site Festival returns to Birmingham City Centre for a seventh year this September with recent graduates transforming the outdoor space around the cathedral with unusual craft ‘interventions’ . In:Site,… Read more »
Seasonal Markets Solihull Boundary Feast, 24th September!
For the first time, we are bringing Seasonal Markets to Solihull. On Sunday 24th of September, we will transform Catherine de Barnes Cricket Club into a family… Read more »
Dudley Castle After Dark review by Lisa Evans
Flatpack: Assemble presents Dudley Castle After Dark: An American Werewolf in London Saturday 5th August 2017 As the final fleeting rays of sunset bathed the ruined walls… Read more »
10th Midlands Fashion Awards Finalists Announced
Celebrating its 10th year the annual Midlands Fashion Awards (MFA), in association with Style Birmingham Magazine, continues to provide a much-needed platform for the diverse and exciting Midlands… Read more »
Independent Birmingham Festival at Aston Hall
After the storming success of our inaugural (sold out) Independent Birmingham Festival, we’ve decided that you folks deserve another great event in your lives. On Sunday 17… Read more »
See Stadium on BBC iPlayer as the new football season starts
The drama of theatre meets the thrill of football in Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s production of STADIUM which can be seen on BBC iPlayer from today, coinciding with… Read more »
Fierce Festival Full Line Up for 2017
HELD ACROSS BIRMINGHAM, FIERCE WILL PRESENT A PROGRAMME OF LIVE ART, THEATRE, DANCE AND MUSIC FROM 16 – 22 OCTOBER THE FIRST FESTIVAL UNDER THE ARTISTIC DIRECTION… Read more »
Open Air Cinema at Rum Runner Yard
Dates – Films – Food Friday 4th August – The Goonies – DDC Street Food Trader – The Middle Feast Saturday 5th August – Pulp Fiction –… Read more »