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thelist VISUAL ARTS IN THE MIDLANDS
The Barber Institute Of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham
PAYING RESPECTS: MONEY AND MORTALITY Compelling exhibition featuring highlights from the Barber’s superlative coin collection, which includes world-class caches of Byzantine, Trapezuntine and Sasanian currency, as well as significant holdings of Roman and medieval coins, until Spring 2024
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NATURE AND ARTIFICE: DUTCH AND FLEMISH LANDSCAPE PRINTS Display exploring the subject of landscape in etchings and engravings made in the Netherlands during the first half of the 17th century, until Sun 23 July
Centrala, Fazeley Street, Birmingham
HETEROTOPIAS IN THE TURBULENT ZONE Exhibition about the role of art as a tool for social justice in a world of uncertainty, conflict and turbulence, until Sat 27 May
Ikon Gallery, Birmingham
HORROR IN THE MODERNIST BLOCK
High-rise towers. Concrete buildings.
In an exhibition featuring the work of 20 contemporary artists, these modernist structures are viewed through the lens of the horror genre with which they are often associated in dystopian fiction, until Mon 1 May
MELATI SURYODARMO: PASSIONATE
PILGRIM The first UK exhibition by one of Indonesia’s ‘most important’ living artists, known for her strenuous durational performances that last several hours, Wed 17 May - Sun 3 September
Midlands Arts Centre, Edgbaston, Birmingham
BEDLAM: THE EXHIBITION Group show featuring compelling artworks and short films created by people in Birmingham and Solihull during their personal journeys with mental health, until Sun 18 June
GRAYSON’S ART CLUB: THE EXHIBITION III Major exhibition featuring over 100 artworks selected by Grayson Perry, his wife Philippa, and guest celebrities during season three of the popular TV series, Grayson’s Art Club, until Sun 25 June
RBSA Gallery, Birmingham
RBSA GRADUATE ARTISTS 2023
Exhibition showcasing works by early-career artists based in the Midlands, Tues 9 May - Sun 11 June
Wolverhampton Art Gallery
FINE LINES: CONTEMPORARY
DRAWINGS BY STEVE EVANS The geometrics of the built environment provide the inspiration for the abstract drawings featured in this exhibition by Wolverhampton-based artist Steve Evans, until Mon 1 May
EUGENE PALMER: STANDING STILL
Series of paintings by internationally acclaimed Jamaican-British artist Eugene Palmer, until Mon 8 May
THE MORE THINGS CHANGE... New exhibition featuring the work of the founder-member artists of the Blk Art Group, an association of young black British artists formed in 1979 to question what black art was, until Sun 9 July
Elsewhere:
SIMON SAYS/DADDA Exhibition by Birmingham and London-based artist Beverley Bennett which explores father/daughter relationships amongst Black & Asian women and non-binary individuals, until Sat 27 May, Grand Union, Digbeth, Birmingham
400 YEARS OF THE FIRST FOLIO An opportunity to delve deeper into the legacy of one of the most important books in Western literature... until Sun 5 November, Shakespeare’s Birthplace Trust (New Place), Stratford-upon-Avon
CRASH - THE PERFECT POP SONG
Exhibition celebrating 35 years of the Primitives’ song, Crash, and the history of the Coventry band. Visitors to the museum will also be able to partake in photo opportunities and Crash karaoke, until December 2023, Coventry
Music Museum
WHERE WE ONCE GATHERED
Showcase of Herbert Walters’ photographic works, taken on the silent and still streets of Birmingham in the first four weeks of the 2020 Covid lockdown, until Fri 8 Dec, The Bramall, University of Birmingham
INTERNATIONAL GARDEN
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
EXHIBITION One of the world’s most respected photography competitions and exhibitions, particularly within the genres of garden, plant, flower and botanical photography, Sat 6 May - Wed 28 June, Birmingham Botanical Gardens
THE REASON FOR PAINTING Exhibition of works by young artists, showcasing experiences working with colour, mark and form, to create moments of joy... Thurs 4 May - Sun 25 June, The Mead Gallery, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
Gigs
MICHAEL ALDAG Mon 1
May, Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath
WELSHLY ARMS + MYLE
Mon 1 May, O2 Institute
EWAN MACINTYRE BAND
Mon 1 May, The Kitchen Garden, Kings Heath
SPENCER CULLUM’S COIN
COLLECTION Tues 2 May, Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath
HENRY MOODIE Tues 2
May, O2 Institute
DELTA GOODREM Tues 2 May, O2 Institute
HONEYBOY HICKLING
BAND Tues 2 May, Velvet
Music Rooms
TELEMAN + 7EBRA Tues
2 May, Castle & Falcon
COUNTERPARTS +
KUBLAI KHAN +
PALEFACE + DYING WISH
Tues 2 May, The Mill, Digbeth
MELIN MELYN Wed 3
May, Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath
BRAD HENSHAW Wed 3
May, The Jam House, Jewellery Quarter
UMBILICAL + FALLOUT +
THE RITZ + THE CREDITS
Wed 3 May, The Sunflower Lounge
ASTON MERRYGOLD +
NATHAN GURD Wed 3
May, O2 Institute
GIVEON Wed 3 May, O2
Academy
ROB PETERS & THE SLAPDASH COWBOYS +
LAYLA TUTT Wed 3 May, Red Lion Folk Club
BOCI + FRITILLARIES
Wed 3 May, The
Kitchen Garden, Kings Heath
GENA ROSE BRUCE Thurs
4 May, Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath
CHRIS HELME Thurs 4
May, Hare & Hounds,
Kings Heath
JAMES SAYER Thurs 4
May, The Jam House, Jewellery Quarter
PETER DOHERTY +
TRAMPOLENE Thurs 4
May, O2 Institute
RACHEL CHINOURIRI
Thurs 4 May, O2
Academy
OLLY MURS Thurs 4 May, Resorts World Arena, Birmingham
LAURA CORTESE Thurs 4
May, The Kitchen
Garden, Kings Heath
TALON Thurs 4 May, The Core Theatre, Solihull
THE GERRY CINNAMON EXPERIENCE +
OASIS/NOEL GALLAGHER
TRIBUTE SHOW Fri 5
May, Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath
JACK TYSON CHARLES +
AGAMA + DANNY KANE
Fri 5 May, Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath
SHADOWS OF A SILHOUETTE + THE CREATURE APPEAL +
ADULT PLAY + UNIT 47
Fri 5 May, The Sunflower Lounge
JUST PRETENDING -
PRETENDERS TRIBUTE Fri
5 May, The Night Owl
HUGH CORNWELL Fri 5
May, O2 Institute
DOLLY PARTON VS KENNY ROGERS - XL TRIBUTE Fri 5 May, Castle & Falcon
OVERTHROWN + PULSE
Fri 5 May, The Asylum
DEAD BY APRIL + SELF
DECEPTION + AWAKE THE DREAMER Fri 5 May, The Asylum
JONNY CRAIG + KEEP MY SECRETS + SOMBER
HILLS Fri 5 May, The Flapper
ALMOST EASY Fri 5 May, The Victoria
ERIC BIBB Fri 5 May, Birmingham Town Hall
JAMES Fri 5 May, Symphony Hall
DURAN DURAN Fri 5 May, Utilita Arena
Birmingham THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC - ABBA TRIBUTE
Fri 5 May, The Alexandra, Birmingham
OPERA BOYS Fri 5 May, The Core Theatre, Solihull
THE SHAKEDOWN
BROTHERS Fri 5 May, The Core Theatre, Solihull
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS Fri 5 May, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
SUBTERRANEANS Fri 5Sat 6 May, The Jam House, Birmingham
POP EVIL + CALL ME
AMOUR Sat 6 May, O2 Institute
BILLY LOCKETT Sat 6 May, O2 Institute
THE SMYTHS Sat 6 May, O2 Academy
NEW YORK BEE GEES +
JESSIE WAGNER AS
DONNA SUMMER Sat 6 May, Castle & Falcon
SUGAR HORSE + DEAD
BIRD Sat 6 May, The Asylum
LANDSLIDE - FLEETWOOD
MAC TRIBUTE Sat 6 May, The Flapper
RICHARD DAWSON Sat 6 May, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
TAPEWORMS + OTHERLESS + THE NEW RIGHTEOUS MOOD + THE CAGE Sun 7 May, The Sunflower Lounge
DEAD KENNEDYS + PISS
BATH Sun 7 May, O2 Academy
WHEN CHAI MET TOAST Sun 7 May, O2 Academy
DEAD MAN’S WHISKEY Sun 7 May, The Asylum
THE ELVIS TRIBUTE ARTIST WORLD TOUR Sun 7 May, The Alexandra STABLES + SYLVAN
WEEKENDS Sun 7 May, The Kitchen Garden, Birmingham
ALEX OHM + ECHO
GECCO + RYAN SPARROW + ORDINARY PEOPLE + AFTER ARDEN + ERIN
MAY + TOBY MARRIOTT
Sun 7 May, The Rainbow
Classical Music
CBSO AND KAZUKI YAMADA Also featuring Daishin Kashimoto (violinpictured), Programme comprises Brahms’ Violin Concerto, 40 and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, 45, Wed 3 May, Symphony Hall, Birmingham
DARIUS DAVIES, DAVID EAGLE, DALISO CHAPONDA & JON PEARSON Fri 5 May, Rosies Nightclub, Birmingham
TOM WRIGGLESWORTH, RAJ POOJARA, CRAIG HILL & JAKE DONALDSON Fri 5 May, The Glee Club, Birmingham
SCHALK BEZUIDENHOUT Fri 5 May, The Glee Club, Birmingham
RICHARD HARDISTY Fri 5 May, Blue Orange Theatre, Birmingham
JACOB HAWLEY, SIMON LOMAS, THE NOISE NEXT DOOR & DAVE LONGLEY Sat 6 May, Rosies Nightclub, Birmingham
TOM WRIGGLESWORTH, RAJ POOJARA, CRAIG HILL & COMIC TBC Sat 6 May, The Glee Club, Birmingham
CALLINO QUARTET Featuring Helena Winkelman & Tom Hankey (violins), Rebecca Jones (viola) & Sarah McMahon (cello). Programme includes works by Daria Kwiatkowska & Ravel, Fri 5 May, Elgar Concert Hall, The Bramall, University of Birmingham
CBSO & THE ORCHESTRAL QAWWALI PROJECT Featuring Ben Palmer (conductor), Rushil Ranjan (composer / music director / harmonium / piano / guitar), Abi Sampa (lead vocalist / harmonium), Amrit Dhuffler (tabla), Lydia Alonso (solo cello), Vidya Patel (dancer artist / choreographer), Sat 6 May, Symphony Hall, Birmingham
LONDON CONCERTANTE: A NIGHT AT THE OPERA Programme includes works by Puccini, Mozart, Verdi & Rossini, Sun 7 May, Lichfield Cathedral
Comedy
JOE PERA Wed 3 May, The Glee Club, Birmingham
ANGELOS EPITHEMIOU, LINDSEY SANTORO, PHIL CHAPMAN & ALEX BOARDMAN Wed 3 May, Herbert’s Yard, Birmingham
PHIL WANG Thurs 4 May, Birmingham Town Hall
TOM WRIGGLESWORTH (PICTURED), ANDY ROBINSON, CRAIG HILL, DON BISWAS & PADDY YOUNG Thurs 4 May, The Glee Club, Birmingham
FAMILY COMEDY SHOW WITH PATRICK MONAHAN, JONNY AWSUM & BARBARA NICE Sun 7 May, The Glee Club, Birmingham
FARHAN SOLO, AATIF NAWAZ, PRINCE
ABDI & TEZ ILYAS Sun 7 May, The Glee Club, Birmingham
MARIA MINCU șI BANCIU Sun 7 May, The Glee Club, Birmingham
Theatre
BIG AUNTY Corey Campbell’s darkly comic family drama reflects on challenging times and how we can find a path to resolution, until Sat 6 May, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
INTO THE WOODS The Crescent Theatre Company presents its version of Stephen Sondheim’s musical, Sat 29 April - Sat 6 May, Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE Told By
An Idiot presents a new version of Frank Marcus’ 1960s cult classic, until Sat 13 May, New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme
CYMBELINE Gregory Doran directs Shakespeare’s ‘rare late romance’ in celebration of the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s First Folio, until Sat 27 May, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
HAMNET Stage adaptation of Maggie
O’Farrell’s bestselling novel, pulling back the curtain on the imagined life of William Shakespeare, until Sat 17 June, Swan Theatre, Stratford-uponAvon
WNO: THE MAGIC FLUTE Welsh National Opera give Mozart’s enchanting fairytale a makeover, Wed 3 - Fri 5 May, Birmingham Hippodrome
FAUN Cardboard Citizens present a celebration of queer community, full of heart, youth and pan pipes, Fri 5 May, Midlands Arts Centre (MAC), Birmingham
WNO: BLAZE OF GLORY! Welsh National Opera present a brand-new production celebrating the power of community spirit, Sat 6 May, Birmingham Hippodrome
Dance
MOTIONHOUSE: NOBODY A dancecircus adventure featuring gravity-defying choreography, digital projections and a shape-shifting set, Tues 2 - Wed 3 May, Lichfield Garrick
RHIANNON FAITH COMPANY: DROWNTOWN Gritty dance theatre combined with autobiographical testimonials and text, Wed 3 May, Midlands Arts Centre (MAC), Birmingham
K:DANCE - TRIPLE BILL Celebrating new Korean Dance from choreographer Howool Baek and Company Siga, Wed 3 May, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
BALLET BLACK: PIONEERS Double-bill featuring new and original work by award-winning choreographers Will Tuckett & Mthuthuzeli November, Wed 3 - Thurs 4 May, The Rep, Birmingham
Light Entertainment
ALYSSA EDWARDS ON TOUR An epic must-see, tell-all, dance-all story about Alyssa’s extraordinary drag career and incredible journey to finding love, Tues 2 May, Birmingham
Town Hall
DEEP FILL DOUBLE BILL: A COMEDY CABARET WITH FATT BUTCHER & GINNY LEMON Featuring ‘unforgettable music, outrageous laughs and surprise performances’, Thurs 4 May, Old Joint Stock Theatre, Birmingham
D-DAY DARLINGS - THE SONGS THAT WON THE WAR Re-live the nostalgic days of wartime Britain as the delightful D-Day Darlings Trio take you on a musical journey back to 1940s wartime Britain, Fri 5 May, Sutton Coldfield Town Hall
Events
FESTIVAL OF THRILLS Celebrating the park’s line-up of rollercoasters, in particular The Smiler as it enters its 10th year, until Sun 7 May, Alton Towers, Staffordshire
