Your guide to the arts in Birmingham: exhibitions, plays and musicals, and concerts and gigs. Plus, discover what’s on at galleries, museums and cinemas across the city.
Forget the galleries and museums—some of Birmingham’s best art is hiding behind closed doors. But for two weekends every year, Birmingham Open Studios (BOS) welcomes the public inside for the city’s bigge...
Imagine cloud-piercing pyramids housing hidden tombs, endless golden sands bleeding into a fiery horizon line, and religious ceremonies shaped by ancient traditions… These are just a few of the wonders yo...
An all-day cultural celebration of St. Kitts & Nevis is happening this month. In honour of the former British colony and smallest sovereign state in the Western Hemisphere, St. Kitts & Nevis Herit...
Having made a name for himself at both DC Comics and Marvel, with such titles as ‘Superman: Red Son’, ‘Civil War’ and ‘Old Man Logan’ before creating his highly successful titles, Mark Millar, legendary c...
Joe Lycett is hosting an extra special, one-off performance to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Birmingham’s historic theatre, The Alexandra. An evening with Joe Lycett & Friends with The Full Fatt...
A photo of Michael Keaton as a BRMB DJ, Mike Skinner's pencil case from school and a filled shopping bag from Woolworths on the ramp. What do they all have in common? Well, these uncanny items all feel li...
I’m going to get absolutely eaten apart in the comments for this one, but Birmingham has its very own castle! Forget about Warwick, Kenilworth, and Taworth castles, and I wasn’t even going to mention Dudl...
This might be the closest you ever come to stepping inside a bank’s vaults without robbing one. Step inside the Birmingham Municipal Bank’s former safe deposit facility (containing more than 4,000 safe de...
Victoria Wood’s iconic sitcom ‘dinnerladies’ is returning with a brand-new stage adaptation in 2027. Premiering at the Manchester Opera House in January, the production comes to Birmingham Hippodrome f...
With the West End performances of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ near their end—The London Palladium (until Saturday, September 5, 2026) and Theatre Royal Drury Lane (Friday, October 16, 2026 to Saturday, Janua...