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.
To honour one of Birmingham’s greatest writers, BCU launched the Benjamin Zephaniah Future Writers competition—asking adults and children to submit their poems around a theme, this year centred on the environment (inspi...
Confession time: I’ve never watched ‘Peaky Blinders’. Like, not one second of it. I keep meaning to, I promise, but life just gets in the way... I admit, it’s not ideal for someone who writes for Secret Birmingham to sa...
Years following the final season of ‘Peaky Blinders’, Academy Award–winner Cillian Murphy dusts off his hat and returns as the legendary Tommy Shelby. With just over a month until the movie, ‘The Immortal Man’, streams...
Comedian, actor and BRIT Awards 2026 host Jack Whitehall is heading back on the road with 'Bad Influence', his brand new national arena tour. Hitting arenas across the UK in 2027, the show promises outrageous stories, a...
Sky has revealed today (February 4) the comedians who will take to the stage as the inaugural cast of Saturday Night Live UK, the first-ever British incarnation of NBC’s legendary late-night comedy showcase. The six-epi...
, shining a fresh spotlight on ballet’s enduring role in the city’s vibrant arts scene. While Birmingham’s creative energy has blossomed lately, with new artistic communities and lively hubs appearing all over town, its...
Following a record-breaking three-year West End residency, two sold-out UK and Ireland tours and an Amazon Studios award‑winning film, the smash-hit and critically acclaimed musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie retur...
Forget Spring, my favourite season is awards season. There's just something about taking in all the glitz and glamour of the season, while tucked up on your sofa, judging all the outfits, crying at all the speeches and...
More than half of the UK’s grassroots music venues failed to make a profit in 2025, with thousands of jobs lost and the national touring circuit shrinking to a handful of major cities. The latest annual report from t...
Liverpudlian comedian John Bishop has announced today (January 23) a major UK and Ireland tour for spring 2027 with a brand-new show, Let's Go Round Again. Hot on the heels of his sold-out, critically-acclaimed internat...