BIRMINGHAM REP SECOND 50TH ANNIVERSARY PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED TODAY

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF BIRMINGHAM REP, SEAN FOLEY, ANNOUNCES FURTHER PROJECTS TO MARK 50 YEARS OF THE THEATRE ON CENTENARY SQUARE

●     THE REP’S FIRST EVER DIGITAL/FILM PROJECT - FILMED VERSIONS OF THE PARK BENCH PLAYS, CO-PRODUCED WITH SKY ARTS - WILL BE SCREENED ON SKY ARTS ON 2 DECEMBER

●     ROBERT ICKE’S WORLD PREMIERE TOURING PRODUCTION OF ANIMAL FARM PREMIERES AT BIRMINGHAM REP FROM 22 JANUARY

●     THE COVID-19 VARIATIONS - A WORLD PREMIERE ONE OFF FILM AND CONCERT: ARTIST ALISON JACKSON’S COLLABORATION WITH REP ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE, COMPOSER RICHARD THOMAS, ARRIVES AT THE REP IN RESCHEDULED PERFORMANCES FROM 8 FEBRUARY, DIRECTED BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR SEAN FOLEY

●     THE PROGRAMME FOR BE FESTIVAL IS ANNOUNCED

●     BARONESS FLOELLA BENJAMIN AND THE REP ANNOUNCE THE CREATIVE TEAM FOR THE WORLD PREMIERE OF COMING TO ENGLAND FROM 19 FEBRUARY

●     BIRMINGHAM POET LAUREATE CASEY BAILEY’S DEBUT PLAY GRIMEBOY RECEIVES ITS WORLD PREMIERE FROM 14 APRIL,  DIRECTED BY REP ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR MADELEINE KLUDJE

●     DIRECTED BY NATALIE IBU AND WRITTEN BY CLAUDIA RANKINE, THE WHITE CARD RECEIVES ITS UK PREMIERE IN A  CO-PRODUCTION BETWEEN THE REP, NORTHERN STAGE, LEEDS PLAYHOUSE, AND SOHO THEATRE IN ASSOCIATION WITH HOME MANCHESTER FROM 7 JUNE

 ●     THE WORLD PREMIERE NEW MUSICAL VERSION OF MUSTAPHA MATURA’S CLASSIC REWORKING OF PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD - PLAYBOY OF THE WEST INDIES - LAUNCHES AT THE REP FROM 10 JUNE IN A CO-PRODUCTION WITH NICK OF TIME PRODUCTIONS

●     SKY COMEDY REP - THE INAUGURAL SHORT PLAYS FROM THE WRITERS ON THE REP AND SKY STUDIOS’ NEW COMEDY WRITER DEVELOPMENT SCHEME PREMIERE IN A SHORT FESTIVAL, DIRECTED BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR SEAN FOLEY, AND ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS MADELEINE KLUDJE AND IQBAL KHAN FROM 3 MARCH

●     BIRMINGHAM REP, THEATRE ROYAL BATH PRODUCTIONS AND KENNY WAX PRESENT THE LYRIC HAMMERSMITH THEATRE PRODUCTION OF ALAN PARKER’S BUGSY MALONE TO OPEN ON 27 JULY

●     THE REP’S TALENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOUNDRY RETURNS WITH A PROJECT FOR DEVELOPING ARTISTS TO WORK IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS

●     NEW ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE CAROLINE WILKES, A GRAEAE BEYOND ARTIST,  IS ANNOUNCED TO JOIN MOHAMMED ALI, LOLITA CHAKRABARTI, PAUL HUNTER, TYRONE HUGGINS, DEBBIE ISITT, LORNA LAIDLAW, DREW MCONIE, MEERA SYAL AND RICHARD THOMAS

●    TICKETS ON SALE NOW UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED

COVENTRY UK CITY OF CULTURE 2021 UPDATE

COVENTRY UK CITY OF CULTURE 2021 UPDATE

COVENTRY GLIDES Opens Fri 26 Nov Coventry Cathedral Ruins From £5 Opening this week there are still tickets available from £5 to take a skate in Coventry Cathedral Ruins. Grab some friends or bring the family, and glide around this winter wonderland surrounded by twinkling lights. You can warm up after with a hot drink and cake from local suppliers too.

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HOUSE IS A FEELING Until Sat 27 Nov Former IKEA Building Tickets from £6 (Fri, Sat) / Pay What You Wish (Thu, Sun) Due to popular demand, we’ve release extra tickets for the final week of House is a Feeling exhibition and exhibition + live experience. This includes an additional live performance on Saturday. At the exhibition + live experience, meet the originators of the scene and some of the key players, including Bam Bam Lynas, Nev Fivey, MC Man Parris and Lisa Lynas. The bar is open, no ticket required, from 6.30 to 9.30pm – spread the word.  Must end this Saturday, don’t miss your chance to see where it all began. “It’s a wicked vibe here, man. I went upstairs and it’s like a warehouse rave but done as an art exhibition which is unbelievable.” Audience Member

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WINDOW WANDERLAND Thu 1 Dec (Information Workshop) Zoom Free Can you help turn your local area into a Window Wanderland? If you want to rally your local communities to get involved in early 2022, please attend one of our Zoom information workshops on Thu 1 Dec at 1pm and 7pm.

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TURNER PRIZE Until Wed 12 Jan Herbert Art Gallery Free From this week (Thu 25 Nov) the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum will be staying open late on Thursdays and Saturdays giving you even more time to explore this year’s Turner Prize. Featuring visual and sound installations, a pub without permissions and an artist’s studio – the exhibition is entirely by artist collectives working across the UK to inspire social change through art. The exhibition continues to spark conversation and debate, so book your free ticket, come along and make your own mind up.

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MAUREEN FREELY IN CONVERSATION WITH ANNA MOSCHOVAKIS Mon 22 Nov 2021 18:00 - 19:00 Online Event Register for Free At Night All Blood Is Black by David Diop, translated by Anna Moschovakis, won the International Booker Prize 2021, announced at Coventry Cathedral in June. 1,000 free copies were distributed and became the Big Coventry Booker Read.

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JOBS, TENDERS AND CALL-OUTS Be part of Coventry's incredible year as UK City of Culture. See all our latest opportunities below.

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COVENTRY 2021 EVENTS | UNTIL 5 DECEMBER

RADFORD BUBBLES EXHIBITION Until Tue 23 Nov 2021 More Info TRY IT!  Until Sun 5 Dec 2021 More Info BRANCHING OUT: WOODLANDS AND WELLBEING SESSIONS Until Wed 8 Dec 2021 More Info DOWN TO EARTH: WOODLANDS AND WELLBEING SESSIONS Until Wed 8 Dec 2021 More Info CHAPTER 2: THE RICK Until Mon 13 Dec 2021 More Info TURNER PRIZE Until Wed 12 Jan 2022 More Info COVENTRY BIENNIAL 2021 Until Sun 23 Jan 2022 More Info THE SHOW WINDOWS Until 1 May 2022 More Info IN PAINT WE TRUST Until 1 May 2022 More Info BROKEN ANGEL Until 29 Aug 2022 More Info THE BIRD AND THE ELEPHANT - A FILM BY EMMA CRITCHLEY Thu 11 - Sat 27 Nov 2021  More Info HOUSE IS A FEELING (EXHIBITION + LIVE EXPERIENCE) Fri 26 Nov - Sat 27 Nov 2021  More Info STORIES ABOUT DEAF RAVE CULTURE AND RAVE CULTURE IN COVENTRY Wed 24 Nov 2021 @17.00 More Info COVENTRY GLIDES Fri 26 Nov 2021 - Thu 6 Jan 2022  More Info COVENTRY GLIDES ACCESSIBLE SKATING Sat 27 Nov 2021 - Thu 6 Jan 2022 More Info BECOMING FUNGI, BECOMING FOREST Thu 2 - Sat 4 Dec 2021  More Info REFORM THE NORM: HUNGRY NATION - PART 1 Fri 3 Dec 2021  More Info

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Local history talk about Shakespeare's son-in-law physician

 

John Hall, Master of Physicke

Warwickshire Local History Society (WLHS) continues its programme of talks on Tuesday 16th November at 7.30 pm with a talk given by Dr Paul Edmondson of Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.

In this online meeting, Dr Paul Edmondson discusses recent research into the medical practice of John Hall, a Stratford physician and son-in-law of William Shakespeare. An insight to medical practice and the social and intellectual climate of early modern Stratford-upon-Avon is offered. Please visit WLHS’s Eventbrite page to register your interest for this talk November Lecture, Warwickshire Local History Society.

Tickets, Tue 16 Nov 2021 at 19:30 | Eventbrite A link and joining instructions will then be sent to you a few days before the lecture. Non-members are welcome to attend online meetings free of charge, for a limited time and subject to ticket availability.

Image: ‘A Doctor Casting the Water’ by Osias Dyck c.1660 STRST: SBT 1994-17 Courtesy of Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Full details of events and how to become a member are available on the WLHS website, warwickshirehistory.org.uk

COVENTRY UK CITY OF CULTURE 2021

 

COVENTRY UK CITY OF CULTURE 2021 UPDATE

HOUSE IS A FEELING Former IKEA Building Age guidance: 14+ years. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult. The exhibition explores the evolution of electronic dance music and emerging youth cultures that put Coventry on the map at a time of heightened social injustice, racism and violence. Exhibition Thu 11 - Sun 28 Nov 2021 £6 (Fri/Sat) Pay What You Wish (Thu/Sun) Book here   Exhibition + Live Performance Fri 12 - Fri 26 Nov 2021 £10 Book here

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SEAVIEW SCREENINGS Thu 11 - Sat 13 Nov Belgrade Theatre B2 Stage, CV1 1GS Tickets from £6.50 Age guidance 18+ Join us for SeaView - a powerful new digital TV series that truly breaks new ground. This family drama is rooted in the experiences of working class communities in the West Midlands. Two sides of one family struggle against the crushing pressure to escape the often brutal reality of their lives. There are limited tickets available for the premiere on Wednesday 10 November, for best availability check out the screenings Thursday – Saturday.

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WE MOVE! GLOBAL YOUTH SERIES - DAY1: A BRAVE NEW WORLD 10.00 - 17.00 Thu 11 Nov  Online via Youtube and at The Box, Fargo Village FREE Join us in person or online and explore the issues that matter most to young people in 2021 and help us shape a more positive future. A Brave New World will spotlight sustainability and building a greener future. We will highlight youth stories from across the world with a panel produced by Dose of Society. Join us from 10am at FarGo Village or drop in for any of our sessions online.

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THE BIRD AND THE ELEPHANT - A FILM BY EMMA CRITCHLEY 11- 13 Nov 5pm – 9pm Belgrade Theatre CV1 1GS 26 & 27 Nov 5pm – 9pm Starley Gardens CV1 5PH The Bird and the Elephant is a film which celebrates the legacy of the iconic Coventry Sports & Leisure Centre, through an underwater performance; a swan song to the space.

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JOBS, TENDERS AND CALL-OUTS Be part of Coventry's incredible year as UK City of Culture. See all our latest opportunities below.

WORK WITH US Community Connectors Project Manager Visitor Experience Assistant/s (Casual Worker) CALL-OUTS Freelance Producers, Project Managers and Project Coordinators

COVENTRY 2021 EVENTS | UNTIL 21 NOVEMBER

RADFORD BUBBLES EXHIBITION Until Tue 23 Nov 2021 More Info TRY IT!  Until Sun 5 Dec 2021 More Info BRANCHING OUT: WOODLANDS AND WELLBEING SESSIONS Until Wed 8 Dec 2021 More Info DOWN TO EARTH: WOODLANDS AND WELLBEING SESSIONS Until Wed 8 Dec 2021 More Info CHAPTER 2: THE RICK Until Mon 13 Dec 2021 More Info TURNER PRIZE Until Wed 12 Jan 2022 More Info COVENTRY BIENNIAL 2021 Until Sun 23 Jan 2022 More Info THE SHOW WINDOWS Until 1 May 2022 More Info IN PAINT WE TRUST Until 1 May 2022 More Info BROKEN ANGEL Until 29 Aug 2022 More Info MOTHERS WHO MAKE COVENTRY: INFERTILITY IN THE ARTS Wed 10 2021 @18.30 More Info   THE ARMED MAN Wed 10 2021 @19.00 More Info SEAVIEW PREMIERE Wed 10 2021 @19.30 More Info RANDOM STRING FESTIVAL: LIGHT NIGHTS ART WALK Thu 11 - Sun 14 Nov 2021 More Info HOUSE IS A FEELING (EXHIBITION) Thu 11 - Sun 28 Nov 2021 More Info RECOVERY, SUBSTAINABILITY, WELLBEING Thu 11 - Sat 20 Nov 2021 More Info WE MOVE! GLOBAL YOUTH SERIES - DAY 1: A BRAVE NEW WORLD Thu 11 Nov 2021 @10.00 More Info SEAVIEW SCREENINGS Thu 11 - Sat 13 Nov 2021  More Info THE BIRD AND THE ELEPHANT - A FILM BY EMMA CRITCHLEY Thu 11 - Sat 27 Nov 2021  More Info HOUSE IS A FEELING (EXHIBITION + LIVE EXPERIENCE) Fri 12 - Fri 26 Nov 2021  More Info MOTHERS WHO MAKE COVENTRY: MICRO AND FLASH FICTION WORKSHOP WITH... KRUSE Wed 17 Nov 2021 @18.30 More Info

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TAKING PLACE IN EVENTS

HIRSUTE & HI-VIZ BY SIMON GEE Wed 2 Jun - Fri 31 Dec 2021 More Info   LTB SHOWROOMS Sat 4 Sep -  16 Dec 2021 More Info   ZARAH HUSSAIN: LIGHT UPON LIGHT Wed 22 Sep - Sat 13 Nov 2021 More Info   WOS21 EXHIBITION Fri 8 Oct - Sun 9 Jan More Info   WALK WITH ME (DIGITALLY) Tue 12 8 Oct - Sat 30 April More Info   THE JIGSAW OF HISTORY Thu 4 Nov - Fri 17 Dec 2021 More Info   GODIVA'S CATHEDRAL QUARTER WALK Thu 4 Nov - Sat 18 Dec 2021 More Info   THE MIDNIGHT BELL Wed 10 Nov 2021 @19.30 More Info   LIVING WITH BUILDINGS - COV - AN EVENING OF EXPERIMENTAL FILM Wed 10 Nov 2021 @19.30 More Info   BEING HUMAN FESTIVAL - THE UK'S NATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE HUMANITIES Thu 11 - Wed 17 Nov 2021  More Info   TOM ROBINSON SOLO SHOW Thu 11 Nov 2021 @20.00 More Info   OFFICIAL OPENING & OPENING OF EXHIBITION "SMALL WORKS" Fri 12 Nov 2021 @12.00 More Info   JUBILEE QUARTET Fri 12 Nov 2021 @12.00 More Info   'THE TURNING POINT/DIE WENDE', A COVENTRY-DRESDEN PHOTOGRAHY PRESENTATION Sat 13 Nov 2021 @11.00 More Info   FEATURING FEMALE CREATIVITY: ART FROM OUR COLLECTIONS Sat 13 Nov - Sat 4 Dec 2021  More Info   MEET THE ARTISTS FROM "SMALL WORKS", A COVENTRY-DRESDEN ARTS EXCHANGE EXHIBITION AND COVENTRY-DRESDEN RESIDENCIES Sun 14 Nov 2021 @12.00 More Info   FILM SCREENING OF 'OH! WHAT A LOVELY BREXIT!' A PLAY PERFORMED BY THE ELECTRIC THEATRE, DRESDEN Sun 14 Nov 2021 @15.00 More Info   BRIDGET CHRISTIE: WHO AM I? Sun 14 Nov 2021 @19.30 More Info   GEORGE HINCHLIFFE'S UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN  Sun 14 Nov 2021 @20.00 More Info   FEMALE ARTISTS IN DRESDEN EXHIBITION & MUSIC PRESENTATION Mon 15 Nov 2021 @14.00 More Info   COVENTRY/DRESDEN - BRIDGING THE MILES Mon 15 Nov 2021 @19.00 More Info   FILM SCREENING OF 'OH! WHAT A LOVELY BREXIT!' A PLAY PERFORMED BY THE ELECTRIC THEATRE, DRESDEN Tue 16 Nov 2021 @18.00 More Info   'WHY DRESDEN?', A TALK BY JOHN YEADON, FOUNDER OF THE COVENTRY-DRESDEN ARTS EXCHANGE Tue 16 Nov 2021 @11.00 More Info   3 FILM: DRESDENERS TRACING SPACE & PLACE IN DRESDEN-FLORENCE, DRESDEN-SAINT PETERSBURG AND DRESDEN-COVENTRY Tue 16 Nov 2021 @16.00 More Info   COLLOQUIUM ON TWINNING & INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP Wed 17 Nov 2021 @16.00 More Info   UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK HUMAN LIBRARY Wed 17 Nov 2021 @15.00 More Info   CONTEMPORARY BANDS FROM DRESDEN: DIGITAL SCREENINGS AND LIVESTREAMS Wed 17 Nov 2021 @19.00 More Info   REFUGE AND RECOVERY Thu 18 Nov 2021  More Info   "DRESDEN-BIRTHPLACE OF EXPRESSIONISM, ARTISTIC REFORM AND COUNTER CULTURE" - A TALK BY PAUL REECE Fri 19 Nov 2021 @11.00 More Info   LUISA OMIELAN: GOD IS A WOMAN Fri 19 Nov 2021 @12.00 More Info   "NEVER LOOK AWAY (2018)" - FILM SCREENING Fri 19 Nov 2021 @17.00 More Info   FARGO CHOCOLATE MARKET Sat 20 Nov 2021 @11.00 More Info   CONTEMPORARY BALLET WORKSHOP: 13 - 16 YEAR OLDS Sat 20 Nov 2021 @12.00 More Info   FRAZEY FORD Sat 20 Nov 2021 @12.00 More Info   "THE NEW BABYLON (1929)" - SILENT FILM SCREENING WITH PERFORMED SOUNDTRACK Sat 20 Nov 2021 @14.00 More Info   "WORD FALLING DOWN" - MUSIC PROJECT FROM SATSANGI & SØJUS1 Sat 20 Nov 2021 @17.00 More Info   HIP HOP VS RAP Sat 20 Nov 2021 @18.30 More Info   JOHAN DALENE Sun 21 Nov 2021 @13.30 More Info

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