## Events ### Chris Ramsey: Here, Man! - Published: 2026-04-14 - Modified: 2026-08-14 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/nNM-chris-ramsey-here-man/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Following overwhelming demand (mainly from his wife Rosie who is desperate to get him out of the house), Chris Ramsey will be back on the road in 2026 with a brand-new stand-up show. Following a rapid and complete sell-out Spring tour, Chris Ramsey has added a limited run of extra dates this autumn. Despite initially (and repeatedly) vowing not to add any extra dates, the opportunity to continue touring Here, Man! and tell audiences all about all the stuff that he can't say on his hit podcast Shagged.Married.Annoyed, was just too tempting! As seen on The Chris & Rosie Ramsey Show, Strictly Come Dancing, and Taskmaster, presenting Children in Need, and co-hosting his weekly mega-hit marital podcast alongside (long-suffering) wife Rosie Ramsey, don’t miss Chris as he brings his trademark stand-up near you. Get your tickets fast! --- ### The Blindboy Podcast LIVE - Published: 2025-06-19 - Modified: 2026-08-12 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/qmU-the-blindboy-podcast-live/ - Categories: Live Event, Words and Ideas, Butterworth Hall, Visit Cov The Blindboy Podcast LIVE returns on its biggest UK tour yet, with polymath, bestselling author, screenwriter, songwriter, musician, producer and academic Blindboy Boatclub. The Blindboy Podcast LIVE returns on its biggest UK tour yet, with polymath, bestselling author, screenwriter, songwriter, musician, producer and academic Blindboy Boatclub. Described as a "cultural phenomenon" by The New York Times, The Blindboy Podcast is an award-winning storytelling podcast in the Irish tradition of the Seanchaí, which seamlessly intertwines history, fiction, cultural critique and politics into a relaxing form the creator calls “the podcast hug”. Drawing on his knowledge and chronic curiosity to democratise topics such as art, psychology, politics, science and music, for these LIVE and exclusive events, Blindboy will offer the audience a unique and humorous insight into issues which are considered to be complex. The Blindboy Podcast is the creative summation of Blindboy’s experience, exceeding 60 million global listeners. From Toronto to London, Sydney to Galway, Blindboy’s live podcasts are consistently sold-out affairs where he captivates his audiences in a hushed, intimate atmosphere. Like Blindboy himself, these events are truly unique. With a surprise special guest at every show, these meditative evenings will seek to replicate a private conversation in a public space through the language of theatre. In equal parts spontaneously endearing and refreshingly engaging, undoubtably there will be something for everyone to enjoy. Do not miss it! --- ### Al Murray: All You Need Is Guv! - Published: 2025-07-16 - Modified: 2026-08-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/qzT-al-murray-all-you-need-is-guv/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Butterworth Hall, Visit Cov Hey cool cats! Hot on the heels of a sell-out 138 date tour of these green and groovy isles, The Guv will be back, baby, with a brand-new stand-up show for 2026. Hey cool cats! Hot on the heels of a sell-out 138 date tour of these green and groovy isles, The Guv will be back, baby, with a brand-new stand-up show for 2026. There’s no denying the world’s a mess daddio, but there is a glimmer of hope as the globe’s favourite Pub Landlord returns with his like-nobody-else Common Sense hot-takes for the masses, offering a much-needed truth tonic (pint for the fella/glass of white wine for the lady) for these whacked out and troubled times. With a fresh and frothing pint to hand, a barrel of laughs to pour from, and a flower in his heart, Guv is all you need. And for the brave, bold, and plain straight crazy cats amongst you who want to be in on the action in the ‘Splash Zone’ book them quick and wear the damn ponchos! --- ### Damien Lewis - SAS Who Dares Wins - Published: 2025-08-21 - Modified: 2026-09-01 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/qK3-damien-lewis-sas-who-dares-wins/ - Categories: Live Event, Words and Ideas, Studio, Student Offers, Visit Cov, Film Club Live Events Offers Step into the hidden world of the SAS with Damien Lewis - award-winning war reporter and bestselling author - as he brings to the stage the secret history of the world’s most legendary special forces unit. Step into the hidden world of the SAS with Damien Lewis - award-winning war reporter and bestselling author - as he brings to the stage the secret history of the world’s most legendary special forces unit.From their daring birth in WWII to high-stakes modern-day operations, this gripping live show reveals real-life stories of heroism, sacrifice, and strategy. Lewis shares untold tales of sabotage missions, undercover rescues, and extraordinary acts of courage, all drawn from years of frontline reporting and exclusive access to classified sources. With vivid storytelling and powerful insights, Who Dares Wins offers a rare look behind the curtain of the SAS - the missions they undertook, the lives they changed, and the legacy they forged. Whether you’re a fan of military history or edge-of-your-seat true stories, this is an unforgettable theatrical experience you won’t want to miss. Please note, this event has been rescheduled from Sunday 3 May 2026. --- ### London Symphonic Rock Orchestra - Published: 2025-09-04 - Modified: 2026-09-02 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/qt5-london-symphonic-rock-orchestra/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Butterworth Hall, Student Offers, Paid Music Events, Visit Cov Boundary breaking pioneers fusing the omnipotent power of the orchestra with innovative technology and the raucous rebellion of rock, London Symphonic Rock Orchestra deliver iconic rock hits in the most spectacular way.​ Boundary breaking pioneers fusing the omnipotent power of the orchestra with innovative technology and the raucous rebellion of rock, London Symphonic Rock Orchestra deliver iconic rock hits in the most spectacular way.​A collective of 12 classically trained artists brought together by their love of rock music and immense talent, the LSRO formed in 2018 and have been wowing audiences ever since. LSRO have collaborated and performed with many artists including the Trevor Horn Band and Queen Machine and have played more than 200 shows to over 400,000 fans!​ Adorned in the guise of rock warriors, LSRO perform whilst immersed in a candlelit fantasy forest. The atmosphere is electric, the musicians are mesmerising and the supersonic, 100% live, wall of sound they create leaves the audience instantly captivated.​ Expect reimagined classic hits from: AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Guns N Roses, Evanescence, Motörhead, Foo Fighters, Rage Against The Machine, System of a Down and many more. --- ### Sindhu Vee: Swanky - Published: 2025-10-02 - Modified: 2026-02-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/qBV-sindhu-vee-swanky/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Theatre, Visit Cov Someone once asked Sindhu Vee a very stupid question. She wants to tell you about it. From the award-winning star of Live at the Apollo comes a brand-new stand-up show about falling through the cracks you didn’t make, avoiding the friendships you don’t want, and embracing the self-love you definitely need. Someone once asked Sindhu Vee a very stupid question. She wants to tell you about it.From the award-winning star of Live at the Apollo comes a brand-new stand-up show about falling through the cracks you didn’t make, avoiding the friendships you don’t want, and embracing the self-love you definitely need. In Swanky, Sindhu Vee is taking her “outspoken, frank and funny stand-up” (Evening Standard) across the country for her first UK tour in five years. Since 2021’s Alphabet - now available to stream on Sindhu’s website - the Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated comic has appeared on QI, Have I Got News For You and Would I Lie To You? as well as starring in Netflix’s Sex Education and Matilda the Musical as well as Amazon Prime’s Pradeeps of Pittsburgh and Picture This. Now, having become one of the most exciting and sought-after comedy talents internationally, UK audiences can get ready for her most sophisticated, intimate and swanky show yet. --- ### Michael Akadiri: Don't Call Me Uncle! - Published: 2025-10-07 - Modified: 2026-02-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/qhb-michael-akadiri-dont-call-me-uncle/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Studio, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Following two hit UK tours, Biggest Award in Comedy nominee and resident (junior) Doctor Michael Akadiri prescribes Coventry with a potent dose of his latest offering, Don’t Call Me Uncle! Following two hit UK tours, Biggest Award in Comedy nominee and resident (junior) Doctor Michael Akadiri prescribes Coventry with a potent dose of his latest offering, Don’t Call Me Uncle!Multi-award-winning comedian Michael is proud to wear many hats: doctor, husband and father. Evidently, that list does not include uncle. Yet, despite only being in his early 30s, “the supremely talented and likeable” (Metro) doctor, for the first time ever, was recently called uncle in public (a term usually reserved for elders!). This has sent him spiralling! Join the ”‘hugely entertaining” (Chortle) Akadiri as he fights this lurid allegation, contemplates the difference between perception and reality all whilst keeping the laughs flowing with his trademark “sharp-wit” (Chortle) & “politically punchy” (Guardian) anecdotes. As seen on Comedy Central LIVE, ITVs Stand Up Sketch & Channel 4’s Stand Up to Cancer, as heard on Capital Xtra’s Breakfast Show, LBC & BBC Radio 4’s Loose Ends, tour support for Jason Manford & Emmanuel Sonubi. Winner - Komedia New Comedy Award Winner - Comedian of Medicine Award, Haags Comedy Festival NextUp Biggest Award in Comedy nominee --- ### Lindisfarne - Published: 2025-10-13 - Modified: 2026-02-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/qsi-lindisfarne/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Theatre, Student Offers, Visit Cov, Paid Music Events Legendary 70’s Tyneside folk-rock pioneers Lindisfarne present a classic five-piece line-up of long-time members fronted by founder-member Rod Clements on vocals, mandolin and slide guitar. Legendary 70’s Tyneside folk-rock pioneers Lindisfarne present a classic five-piece line-up of long-time members fronted by founder-member Rod Clements on vocals, mandolin and slide guitar.With a repertoire of unforgettable songs like Meet Me On The Corner, Fog On The Tyne, Lady Eleanor and Run For Home and a reputation for live performance second to none, Lindisfarne’s power to galvanize festival and concert audiences remains undimmed and is guaranteed to get the crowd on their feet and singing along. Lindisfarne 2025 are:Rod Clements (1969-present) Vocal, mandolin, fiddle, guitars Dave Hull-Denholm (1994-present) Vocal, guitars Steve Daggett (1986-present) Vocal, keyboards, guitars Neal Harland Bass Paul Smith Drums --- ### Queenz – Battle of the Divas! - Published: 2025-10-16 - Modified: 2026-08-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/q53-queenz-battle-of-the-divas/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Butterworth Hall, Student Offers, Visit Cov, Paid Music Events The sequins are sharper, the vocals are higher, and the competition is fierce! From the creators of the smash-hit shows Drag Me to the Disco and Show With Balls! comes a brand-new live vocal drag spectacular, where the Queenz go head-to-head in the ultimate fight for pop supremacy. The sequins are sharper, the vocals are higher, and the competition is fierce! From the creators of the smash-hit shows Drag Me to the Disco and Show With Balls! comes a brand-new live vocal drag spectacular, where the Queenz go head-to-head in the ultimate fight for pop supremacy. Armed with powerhouse vocals, killer choreography, and jaw-dropping costumes, our dazzling divas take to the stage ready for battle. Expect Whitney vs. Mariah, Gaga vs. Madonna, Beyoncé vs. Britney in a clash of music icons. For those of you ringside in the first few rows, you won’t just get a better view - you’ll control the show. Decide who sings next, who wins the rounds, and face the ultimate question… WHO SNATCHES THE CROWN? Digitally interactive and hilariously unpredictable, this is Queenz like you’ve never experienced before - a showdown of legends and a non-stop night of anthems that will have you partying from start to finish. *Expect bold, cheeky, and unapologetically adult humour throughout.*Ringside Seat interactions and outcomes may vary from performance to performance. --- ### Mike Wozniak: The Bench - Published: 2026-06-01 - Modified: 2026-08-14 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/q5A-mike-wozniak-the-bench/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Theatre, Group Discounts, Visit Cov New stand-up tour show from Mike Wozniak in which a story about a bench will be prominent. Previous experience of or strong opinions about benches not required. Let Mike worry about that. New stand-up tour show from Mike Wozniak in which a story about a bench will be prominent. Previous experience of or strong opinions about benches not required. Let Mike worry about that. As seen on Taskmaster, Man Down and Junior Taskmaster. As heard on Three Bean Salad podcast. --- ### Kane Brown: Crowd Work King - Published: 2025-10-27 - Modified: 2026-08-14 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/q5v-kane-brown-crowd-work-king/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Theatre, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Coming off the back of his Sold Out Don’t Listen To Me UK tour, Kane brings you his brand-new show Crowd Work King. One hour of purely unscripted, unplanned comedy; all based around audience participation. Coming off the back of his sold out Don’t Listen To Me UK tour, Kane brings you his brand-new show Crowd Work King. One hour of purely unscripted, unplanned comedy; all based around audience participation. Everything is made up on the spot so you can witness the comedy unfold in real time. A new exciting dynamic to a comedy show when nobody knows what’s coming next (not even the comedian!) Each show will be uniquely different, so you can come along time and time again. Including support from some the UK’s funniest comedians. “Kane Brown is the most naturally talented standup with a crowd I’ve ever seen.” – Guz Khan --- ### Paul Simon's 'Graceland': Reimagined by the London African Gospel Choir - Published: 2025-10-31 - Modified: 2026-07-14 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/qJM-paul-simons-graceland-reimagined-by-the-london-african-gospel-choir/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Butterworth Hall, Student Offers, Under 26s, Group Discounts, 2 for 1 Staff Offer, Visit Cov, Paid Music Events After an astonishing show with us back in 2024 and hot off the back of multiple sell-outs across the UK, the 23-strong London African Gospel Choir (LAGC) make a welcome return to WAC, with their critically acclaimed, totally uplifting re-imagining of Paul Simon's iconic Graceland album, which celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2026. After an astonishing show with us back in 2024 and hot off the back of multiple sell-outs across the UK, the 23-strong London African Gospel Choir (LAGC) makes a welcome return to Warwick Arts Centre. Presenting their critically acclaimed, totally uplifting re-imagining of Paul Simon's iconic Graceland album, which celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2026. Performed with passion, soul, and electrifying rhythm, this concert brings together soaring voices, vibrant harmonies, and an irresistible celebration of African musical heritage. Don’t miss this joyous and astounding musical reinterpretation. Colourful, vibrant and life affirming, the LAGC breathe new life into classics like Diamonds on the soles of her shoes, The Boy in the Bubble, Homeless and Graceland’s biggest smash hit, You can call me Al. The show comprises two sets, a warm-up set of Gospel and African songs and the second set is the Graceland album in its entirety. Whether you’re a longtime fan of the original album or discovering its magic for the first time, this is a live experience that connects generations and transcends borders. More than just a concert - it’s a celebration and to compare this totally unique show to anything else, would be like trying to measure love or joy with a ruler. --- ### Jay Rayner: Nights Out in the Kitchen - Published: 2025-11-12 - Modified: 2026-07-14 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/q9h-jay-rayner-nights-out-in-the-kitchen/ - Categories: Live Event, Words and Ideas, Theatre, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Jay Rayner faces some serious questions and in Nights Out in the Kitchen, the show marking publication of his fabulous new cookbook, he’s finally going to answer them. Jay Rayner faces some serious questions, and in Nights Out in the Kitchen, the show marking publication of his fabulous new cookbook, he’s finally going to answer them. What’s the secret to a great dinner party? Is a restaurant critic, renowned for his negative reviews, just a bit of a scumbag? What’s the best thing you can have on toast? Can you braise spaghetti? And what does a food writer do when they’ve run out of words like ‘crispy’, ‘moist’ and ‘dense’? All of these vital issues, posed to Jay by someone very close to his cholesterol-drenched heart, will be up for discussion alongside many more as he sets out on tour. Join wit, raconteur, and occasional pastry-wrangler Jay Rayner, for a couple of hours of intense foodie insight, fabulous dinner ideas and the occasional dodgy one too. Top priced tickets receive a signed hardback copy of Nights Out in the Kitchen, to be published in September 2026. It’s the hugely anticipated sequel to Jay’s bestselling first cookbook, Nights Out At Home, and features more recipes inspired by his favourite dishes from over a quarter of a century reviewing restaurants, alongside a whole bunch of his own. --- ### Chris Packham’s World of Wonder: A Planet on the Edge - Published: 2025-11-20 - Modified: 2026-05-26 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/qG3-chris-packhams-world-of-wonder-a-planet-on-the-edge/ - Categories: Live Event, Words and Ideas, Butterworth Hall, Visit Cov For nearly forty years, Chris Packham has been the voice of nature in the UK. Through his ground-breaking work on The Really Wild Show, Springwatch, Inside Our Autistic Minds and Earth, Chris has devoted his remarkable life to engaging with the natural world - and urging us all to do the same. Join Chris as he opens an encyclopaedia of stories from his lifetime of curiosity and conviction. From a childhood bedroom bursting with fox skulls, birds’ eggs and jam jars full of tadpoles, snakes and lizards, foxes and badgers, to the wild adventures that shaped his love of nature, and the practical things we can all do in our daily lives to make a difference in a time of crisis. For nearly forty years, Chris Packham has been the voice of nature in the UK. Through his ground-breaking work on The Really Wild Show, Springwatch, Inside Our Autistic Minds and Earth, Chris has devoted his remarkable life to engaging with the natural world - and urging us all to do the same. Join Chris as he opens an encyclopaedia of stories from his lifetime of curiosity and conviction. From a childhood bedroom bursting with fox skulls, birds’ eggs and jam jars full of tadpoles, snakes and lizards, foxes and badgers, to the wild adventures that shaped his love of nature, and the practical things we can all do in our daily lives to make a difference in a time of crisis. Experience an evening alive with discovery, with the chance to see extraordinary specimens from Chris’s own collection up close, hear untold stories from behind the camera, and share in his infectious passion for the living world. If you care about everything that creeps, crawls, slithers and slimes - if you believe the world can still be saved - then this is your night. Because the dinosaur in the room isn’t fiction. It’s real. And it’s demanding your attention! --- ### Ward Thomas - Published: 2025-11-20 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/qGa-ward-thomas/ - Categories: Live Event, Butterworth Hall, Music, Group Discounts, Paid Music Events, Visit Cov British country act Ward Thomas have announced a major UK tour for 2026 in celebration of their landmark album Cartwheels.The tour will see twin sisters Catherine and Lizzy Ward Thomas perform the album in its entirety backed by full band, revisiting the record that made history as the first ever by a British country act to reach No.1 on the UK Albums Chart. Released in 2016, Cartwheels was the Hampshire duo’s second album and the record that propelled them from emerging singer-songwriters to trailblazers of a new British country-pop sound. Written between home and Nashville, the album showcased their sharp lyrical storytelling and effortless harmonies, with standout singles including Carry You Home, Guilty Flowers and the title track Cartwheels. The Guardian hailed the record as “a slick slice of country pop”. Reflecting on the milestone, Lizzy Ward Thomas said: “We can’t believe it’s been 10 years since the release of our album Cartwheels. This album went to number 1 in the UK charts!! So we had to plan a celebration for its 10-year anniversary! We’ll be coming on tour playing some really incredible venues, bringing our full band, doing a type of show we haven’t done in a long time!” The Cartwheels 10th Anniversary Tour will bring the sisters' trademark harmonies and heartfelt songwriting back to stages across the UK, celebrating a decade since the release of the album that helped open doors for the UK country scene. Special guests for the tour will be fellow British country... --- ### 10cc's Graham Gouldman & Heart Full of Songs - Published: 2025-11-25 - Modified: 2026-02-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/qGd-10ccs-graham-gouldman-heart-full-of-songs/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Theatre, Visit Cov, Paid Music Events When 10cc co-founder Graham Gouldman formed what became Heart Full of Songs more than a decade ago, it was purely for the pleasure of laying the songs he wrote or co-wrote in their simplest form, acoustically. It started as a three-piece supporting at 10cc concerts and quickly evolved into a stand-alone entity. These days, Heart Full of Songs is a semi-acoustic/electric, four-piece with its next UK tour set for October 2026. Featuring material from across Graham’s catalogue, the set includes such classics as 10cc’s I’m Not In Love and Dreadlock Holiday; Bus Stop and Look Through Any Window, which were hits for The Hollies; For Your Love and Heart Full of Soul (the Yardbirds); No Milk Today (Herman’s Hermits); Bridge To Your Heart from his time with the late Andrew Gold as Wax, along with songs from film soundtracks and his solo albums. When 10cc co-founder Graham Gouldman formed what became Heart Full of Songs more than a decade ago, it was purely for the pleasure of laying the songs he wrote or co-wrote in their simplest form, acoustically.It started as a three-piece supporting at 10cc concerts and quickly evolved into a stand-alone entity. These days, Heart Full of Songs is a semi-acoustic/electric, four-piece with its next UK tour set for October 2026. Featuring material from across Graham’s catalogue, the set includes such classics as 10cc’s I’m Not In Love and Dreadlock Holiday; Bus Stop and Look Through Any Window, which were hits for The Hollies; For Your Love and Heart Full of Soul (the Yardbirds); No Milk Today (Herman’s Hermits); Bridge To Your Heart from his time with the late Andrew Gold as Wax, along with songs from film soundtracks and his solo albums. Acknowledgement of Graham’s achievements has been growing more widely too, with him awarded an MBE in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours list, for services to music. Also underpinning his position as one of the world’s leading songwriters were the guest contributors on his latest album, I have Notes. They include Ringo Starr, Brian May, Hank Marvin and Albert Lee. --- ### My Royal Life: An Audience with Lucy Worsley - Published: 2025-11-25 - Modified: 2026-08-13 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/qGJ-my-royal-life-an-audience-with-lucy-worsley/ - Categories: Live Event, Words and Ideas, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Step into a glittering royal world with Lucy Worsley, beloved historian and bestselling author, who spent twenty years working as Chief Curator in some of Britain’s most marvellous palaces. Step into a glittering royal world with Lucy Worsley, beloved historian and bestselling author, who spent twenty years working as Chief Curator in some of Britain’s most marvellous palaces.Lucy wants to take you behind the scenes and into the history of the royal residences she came to know so well, from Hampton Court’s Haunted Gallery, to the gilded apartments of Kensington Palace. Along the way, we’ll meet some of Britain’s best-known queens and kings, and find out what Lucy really thinks of them. With her trademark warmth and scholarly sparkle, this evening will lift the lid on royal life over the centuries, introducing you to its pageantry and – sometimes – its pain. Prepare to be entertained, enlightened, and thoroughly charmed as Lucy reveals the secrets, stories, and splendours of Britain’s royal past. --- ### Alan Carr: Have I Said Too Much? - Published: 2025-12-03 - Modified: 2026-02-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/qN2-alan-carrhave-i-said-too-much/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Butterworth Hall, Visit Cov, Group Discounts Alan Carr’s back on tour and his lips are unsealed! With a big mouth and a talent for oversharing, Alan’s ready to dish some drama. Expect stories of dipping into the dating pool, navigating showbiz green rooms and a sprinkling of tales from the Traitors turret. Alan Carr’s back on tour in 2027 and his lips are unsealed! With a big mouth and a talent for oversharing, Alan’s ready to dish some drama. Expect stories of dipping into the dating pool, navigating showbiz green rooms and a sprinkling of tales from the Traitors turret. --- ### Phil Wang - UH OH - Published: 2025-12-02 - Modified: 2026-02-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/qN4-phil-wang-uh-oh/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Visit Cov UH OH. Phil Wang’s back with a new stand-up show, and he’s older than ever before. UH OH. Phil Wang’s back with a new stand-up show, and he’s older than ever before. He’s got a moustache now. It bristles with wisdom. His eyes shine with good humour. His shoulders groan under the weight of being the only cool millennial left. Everyone’s an idiot but him. Nice is out. Right is in. The vibe shift is real. Old Wang’s riding it. You know him from one series of Taskmaster, one episode of Would I Lie to You, and one minute of Wonka. --- ### Enter The Castle with Jon Ronson - Published: 2025-12-03 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/qNW-enter-the-castle-with-jon-ronson/ - Categories: Live Event, Words and Ideas, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Enter The Castle with Jon Ronson—Mystery, Crime & Unmoored Men After three decades investigating the strange edges of human behaviour - from public shamings, psychopaths, to modern moral panics - Jon Ronson’s latest true story turns unexpectedly close to home.When his son is lured to a mysterious castle deep in the forests of New England, Jon finds himself on a darkly comic, perilous quest to uncover what was really happening inside its walls. The Castle, Jon’s first book in 11 years, is his most personal, revealing and gripping journey yet - a twisting tale of unmoored men, lost purpose and the absurd, frightening ways it can all go wrong. Does a world of disinhibition, where seemingly anything goes, lie ahead of us? In this brand-new live show, Jon brings the book’s extraordinary stories to life on stage with astonishing footage and online clips, including jaw-dropping material that has long since vanished from the internet. You’ll also get a first look at what’s coming in the next season of Things Fell Apart, and of course the chance to put your questions directly to Jon. Funny, unsettling, and unforgettable. --- ### Ginger Johnson: Show Pony - Published: 2025-12-09 - Modified: 2026-08-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/qpI-ginger-johnson-show-pony/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Theatre, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Visit Cov You’ve seen her in the Masterchef kitchen… You’ve seen her on the Drag Race runway… Now it's time to see her in her element: outrageous, untamed and completely off the reins. They say you have to kiss a lot of frogs to find your prince, but how many toads do you have to lick to find your pony?Join Drag Race Superstar and Celebrity Masterchef Champion, Ginger Johnson, on a surprisingly psychedelic adventure into the outer reaches of her tiny little mind, as she gallops through the cosmos in search of love, light and the little horse that got away. Packed full of whip-smart comedy and the kind of chaos only a queen who’s ‘unapologetically daft’ (Guardian) can deliver, SHOW PONY is a barnstorming night at the theatre, soundtracked by original songs that sound like they’re astral projecting straight into your ears from the radio of a 1970s VW camper - think Janis Joplin… if she was a geordie. Following the explosive success of her smash hit 2024 tour ‘Ginger Johnson Blows Off!’, the nation’s silliest sausage is back on the road with a brand new show that promises to be outrageous, untamed and completely off the reins! --- ### Ruby Turner - Published: 2026-01-20 - Modified: 2026-02-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/qpe-ruby-turner/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Theatre, Paid Music Events, Group Discounts Soul, gospel and R&B singer Ruby Turner returns to the stage, after touring with Jools Holland's R&B orchestra. Ruby Turner's career to date has always had many unexpected twists and turns, and with major tours, theatre and TV appearances, and touring with Jools Holland, the future continues to look positive.Ruby Turner was born in Jamaica and grew up in Montego Bay. Her Grandfather sang the lead in one of the Island's Gospel Groups. Moving to England when she was nine, Ruby has lived here ever since. Her major break came in the mid 1980s, when she was asked to join Culture Club at the height of their stardom. Ruby very quickly learned how to deal with the routine of gruelling tour schedules, living out of a suitcase and performing to vast sell-out audiences. An offer of a solo record deal closely followed and she soon signed to Jive Records, part of the Zomba Group. Four albums and a "Best of" Compilation Album were all released to critical acclaim over the next few years making Ruby a household name. This period went on to spawn the hits I'd Rather Go Blind, If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) and in the American R'n'B chart, the Number 1 hit single It's Gonna Be Alright - one of less than ten British records to achieve this! It was at this time that she also released her hit album The Motown Songbook on which she performed with some of the truly great stars of that era - The Four Tops, The Temptations, Jimmy Ruffin etc. On 4 June 2012, Ruby performed You Are So Beautiful with Jools Holland at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert outside Buckingham Palace in London. In Autumn 2012, Ruby... --- ### Mary Beard: More Secret Histories of Ancient Rome - Published: 2025-12-08 - Modified: 2026-02-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/qpO-mary-beard-more-secret-histories-of-ancient-rome/ - Categories: Live Event, Words and Ideas, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Visit Cov, Schools Renowned historian Mary Beard returns to the stage after her sold-out 2025 tour, stepping once more into the world of Ancient Rome — a civilisation whose stories still shape the way we see ourselves today. Renowned historian Mary Beard returns to the stage after her sold-out 2025 tour, stepping once more into the world of Ancient Rome - a civilisation whose stories still shape the way we see ourselves today.In this captivating live event, Mary takes you beyond the well-worn paths of emperors and battles, revealing the rich and complex lives of those often left out of the history books. She rewrites popular narratives, casting fresh light on what we think we know. But this isn’t just about the past - Mary draws thought-provoking connections between Roman politics and today’s world. What can we learn from the history of Rome, how might it resonate with the political landscapes we navigate today? Why does Rome still matter? Don’t miss the chance to ask your own questions as Mary unpacks the history of the Roman, its brilliance and its horror. Whether you're a history enthusiast or a curious newcomer, this evening promises to be a spectacular journey through time, leaving you with fresh insights into both ancient and modern worlds. --- ### Jonathan Pie: The End Of The World According To Jonathan Pie - Published: 2025-12-17 - Modified: 2026-02-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/qWm-jonathan-pie-the-end-of-the-world-according-to-jonathan-pie/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Jonathan Pie, the UK’s angriest news reporter returns for a brand-new Live Show touring the UK. Jonathan Pie, the UK’s angriest news reporter, returns for a brand-new live show, This Is The End Of The World.Jonathan Pie is coming to terms with the horror of Keir Starmer’s Labour and the fact that he voted for it. Meanwhile, Reform are waiting in the wings and Elon Musk is pulling the strings. The far right are on the march, Trump’s having a ball and the woke left still haven’t worked out how to get their head out their own a*ses. The climate is collapsing, AI is about to rule and ruin your life and World War Three feels distinctly possible. A helpful and hilarious guide to surviving the impending apocalypse. --- ### Susan Calman: Tall Tales - Published: 2025-12-15 - Modified: 2026-02-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/qWE-susan-calman-tall-tales/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Susan Calman hasn’t been on tour in ten years, but now she’s back with a brand-new show. Susan Calman hasn’t been on tour in ten years, but now she’s back with a brand-new show.A decade older, but not necessarily wiser, Susan has found herself in some improbable situations over the years. Tall Tales is a show about cruising, driving tanks, cats and getting older. You might have seen her on the television or heard her on the radio but the absolute best way to see her is live on stage. You won’t believe how short she really is. Prepare yourself for an evening of barely believable stories, laughter and probably some dancing. As seen on Grand Day Out, Cruising with Susan Calman, QI, House of Games and (a long time ago) Strictly Come Dancing. --- ### Black Is The Color Of My Voice - Published: 2026-04-29 - Modified: 2026-08-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/qOR-black-is-the-color-of-my-voice/ - Categories: Live Event, Theatre, Theatre, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Under 26s, Visit Cov, Schools, 2 for 1 Staff Offer, Film Club Live Events Offers Inspired by the life of Nina Simone, and featuring many of her most iconic songs performed live. Inspired by the life of Nina Simone, and featuring many of her most iconic songs performed live.Apphia Campbell’s acclaimed play follows a successful singer and civil rights activist as she seeks redemption after the untimely death of her father. She reflects on the journey that took her from a young piano prodigy destined for a life in the service of the church, to a renowned jazz vocalist at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement. The show has toured the UK and Australia to standing ovations and played sell-out seasons in Shanghai, New York, Edinburgh and the West End of London. Please note, this event has been rescheduled from Tuesday 28 April 2026. --- ### Jeremy Bowen: Truth Under Fire - Published: 2026-01-15 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UoU-jeremy-bowen-truth-under-fire/ - Categories: Live Event, Words and Ideas, Theatre, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Jeremy Bowen has reported from the centre of nearly every armed conflicts in the last few decades, and will discuss the battle for truth and press freedoms in these very conflict zones. Gaza. Ukraine. Syria. Sudan. Yemen. The world is facing more armed conflicts than at any point in decades, and Jeremy Bowen has reported from the centre of nearly all of them.As the BBC's International Editor, Jeremy has spent over 40 years covering more than 90 countries and 20 wars. From El Salvador in 1989 to the frontlines today, he has interviewed world leaders, documented war crimes, been shot at, and survived to tell the stories. But something has changed. Israel prevents foreign journalists from entering Gaza. Russia controls the narrative in occupied Ukraine. Governments from Syria to Sudan restrict access, manipulate information, and discredit reporters who contradict official accounts. In the age of social media, competing claims flood our screens, but who is telling the truth? And how do we know? Jeremy has spent his career fighting for access, verifying what others want hidden, and bearing witness when governments would rather the world look away. He will explain how the battle for truth is being waged, why press freedom is collapsing in conflict zones, and what it means when the first casualty of war is not just truth, but those trying to report it. In the second half, audiences will have the chance to put their questions to a journalist who has made it his life's work to get as close to the truth as possible - even when that truth is dangerous, disputed, or under fire. An essential evening for anyone who wants to understand the world as it is, not as we wish it... --- ### Tim Peake’s ASTRONAUTS: The Quest to Explore Space Tour - Published: 2026-01-21 - Modified: 2026-09-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UrB-tim-peakes-astronauts-the-quest-to-explore-space-tour/ - Categories: Live Event, Words and Ideas, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Visit Cov With fewer than 650 people having reached Earth's orbit, nobody is more qualified than Tim to celebrate the historic achievements and human endeavours of space exploration. With fewer than 650 people having reached Earth's orbit, nobody is more qualified than Tim to celebrate the historic achievements and human endeavours of space exploration. Up until now, Tim has brought his own incredible journey to life through unparalleled storytelling and extraordinary archive footage. In this new show, Tim will share the remarkable stories of some of his fellow astronauts and explore the spectacular evolution of space travel. From the first forays into space in the 1950s, to the first human missions destined for Mars, Tim will traverse the final frontier. As he recounts the awe-inspiring endeavours of astronauts across the ages, Tim will reveal what spaceflight is truly like: from the wondrous view of Earth, living in weightlessness, the unique dangers and unexpected moments of humour, to the years of training and psychological and physical pressures that an astronaut has to take on. “Space has the capacity to inspire and fascinate people of all ages. It's an honour to be able to share these unique experiences, which have forever changed how we look at the universe" - Tim Peake --- ### The Archers: Live at 75 - Published: 2026-01-20 - Modified: 2026-07-06 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UrO-the-archers-live-at-75/ - Categories: Live Event, Words and Ideas, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Don your best hat, dust off your prize-winning jam recipe and join us for an unforgettable celebration of 75 glorious years of BBC Radio 4's The Archers. Don your best hat, dust off your prize-winning jam recipe and join us for an unforgettable celebration of 75 glorious years of BBC Radio 4's The Archers. To mark this extraordinary milestone, The Archers is stepping out of the studio and onto the stage for a very special national tour. Hosted by comedian and superfan Angela Barnes and set at the beloved Ambridge Flower & Produce Show, this landmark event brings some of your favourite cast - Timothy Bentinck (David Archer), Charlotte Martin (Susan Carter), Ben Norris (Ben Archer) and Annabelle Dowler (Kirsty Miller) - into the spotlight with live performances, on-the-spot sound effects from Vanessa Nuttall and unforgettable moments from the BBC archives. Along the way, you’ll have the chance to test your knowledge in The Bull Pub Quiz, sing along to the famous theme tune, put your own questions to the cast and enjoy behind-the-scenes revelations that Lynda Snell herself would be proud to draw out. And, in true Ambridge fashion, expect a little Flower & Produce Show chaos before the night is through. Warm, witty, and steeped in nostalgia, this unique tour celebrates the people, stories and unmistakable soundscape that have made The Archers a national treasure for generations. Experience Ambridge as you've never seen - or heard - it before! Cast appearances subject to availability. A commercial production licensed by the BBC. --- ### Grace Petrie - Published: 2026-01-30 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Unm-grace-petrie/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Theatre, Group Discounts, Film Club Live Events Offers Folk-rock cult hero Grace Petrie returns with her stunning live show. Experience the chart-topping hits from Build Something Better and razor-sharp political lyricism live. Folk-rock cult hero, queer icon, and one of Britain’s most beloved songwriters returns. For a decade and a half, Grace Petrie has been one of the UK’s most urgent and passionate songwriters. Coming of age amidst the coalition government, her politically charged folk music quickly gained national attention and propelled her to the main stages of folk festivals from Cambridge to Vancouver to the Blue Mountains of Australia. Characterised by razor-sharp lyricism and the unmistakeable passion of her stage presence, her live shows have become synonymous for fans with a unique atmosphere of hope and solidarity, with LGBTQ anthem Black Tie racking up 1.5 million streams and providing a soundtrack of expression for young queer folks all over the world. An irrepressible live performer, Grace has toured relentlessly to build loyal audiences in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, as well as providing tour support for Billy Bragg, Frank Turner and Emmy-winner Hannah Gadsby. She has appeared on ITVX, Channel 4, Sky Arts, BBC Radio 2’s Folk Show and been a regular guest on The Guilty Feminist podcast, and performed live BBC sessions for Tom Robinson (6music) and Jo Whiley (Radio 2). The release of 2024’s Build Something Better, produced by Frank Turner, topped the UK folk chart and cemented her place as one of Britain’s most respected independent artists. In 2026, she is exploring the stripped back nature of folk songwriting once again, performing a show of two halves that encompasses... --- ### Michael Rosen: NICE! - Published: 2026-01-30 - Modified: 2026-02-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Un7-michael-rosen-nice/ - Categories: Live Event, Family, Words and Ideas, Theatre, Group Discounts, Relaxed Join Michael Rosen for his 80th birthday show, NICE!, featuring beloved favorites and new laughs from his latest collection, Peas On Your Knees. Poetry legend Michael Rosen celebrates his 80th birthday with a brand-new live show! Michael looks back at a lifetime in poetry, performing beloved classics including Hot Food, No Breathing and Chocolate Cake, along with never-before-heard poems from his new collection Peas On Your Knees. NICE! is a show for all ages, from the young to the young at heart. --- ### Nish Kumar: Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy - Published: 2026-01-27 - Modified: 2026-09-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Un0-nish-kumar-angry-humour-from-a-really-nice-guy/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Visit Cov The UK’s leading political comic Nish Kumar is back on tour with a formidable batch of passionate, progressive stand-up for the ages Kumar is 40. His mind is breaking. His body is worse. Expect existential angst and political disquiet from comedy's cheekiest boy.The world is in chaos. Inequality is widening, autocracy is rising and political parties are collapsing. In these divided times, what this country desperately needs is Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy (in many ways it's actually the last thing this country needs, but it's what it's getting so tough luck). The UK’s leading political comic Nish Kumar – co-host of hugely popular podcast Pod Save the UK, former host of axed BBC show The Mash Report, and one of Taskmaster’s greatest losers – is back on tour with a formidable batch of passionate, progressive stand-up for the ages. Nish Kumar was named one of the 50 Best Comedians of the 21st Century by both The Guardian and The Telegraph, with his previous tour playing to sold out crowds across the UK, North America, Australasia and mainland Europe. 10 Years of The Good ImmigrantCome along early to celebrate the 10-year anniversary edition of a ground-breaking collection exploring the immigrant experience in Britain, with Nish Kumar, Nikesh Shukla and Salena Godden --- ### Michael Spicer: Hope All's Well - Published: 2026-01-28 - Modified: 2026-02-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UnP-michael-spicer-hope-alls-well/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Theatre, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Visit Cov Michael Spicer, the online sensation who brought you the award-winning viral hit The Room Next Door, brings another hilarious and brilliantly entertaining satirical stage show. Michael Spicer, the online sensation who brought you the award-winning viral hit The Room Next Door, presents another hilarious and brilliantly entertaining satirical stage show. Packed with sketches, short films and stories about why we’re witnessing such a gigantic political and global shitshow, featuring characters from his BBC Radio 4 show No Room as well as some old friends too. --- ### Wishbone Ash: The Time Was Tour 2026 - Published: 2026-01-29 - Modified: 2026-02-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Unh-wishbone-ash-the-time-wastour-2026/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Theatre, Group Discounts, Paid Music Events, Visit Cov Wishbone Ash, one of rock music’s most enduring and influential force, don’t just celebrate their illustrious past, but continue to embrace the future. For over five decades, Wishbone Ash has stood as one of rock music’s most enduring and influential forces. Their pioneering twin-lead guitar sound has provided a blueprint for the generations of rock, metal, and progressive artists that followed in their footsteps. With an extensive catalogue, countless miles on the road, and a legacy woven into the fabric of rock history, they continue to inspire audiences worldwide. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to experience a legendary band that don’t just celebrate their illustrious past, but continue to embrace the future. --- ### Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour - Published: 2026-02-18 - Modified: 2026-07-20 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Unx-banff-mountain-film-festival-world-tour/ - Categories: Live Event, Words and Ideas, Theatre, Group Discounts, Student Offers The Banff Mountain Film Festival features a new collection of short films filled with extreme journeys and captivating cinematography, guaranteed to spark your passion for adventure, action and travel. Experience an unforgettable evening of thrilling adventure on the big screen!The Banff Mountain Film Festival features a brand-new collection of short films filled with extreme journeys, untamed characters and captivating cinematography. Join the world’s top adventure filmmakers and thrill-seekers as they climb, ski, paddle and ride into the wildest corners of the planet! With free prize giveaways, this is an unmissable event from the world’s most prestigious mountain festival, guaranteed to spark your passion for adventure, action and travel! This is a screening of the 2026 Red Film Programme. --- ### Flo & Joan: With Feeling - Published: 2026-02-05 - Modified: 2026-02-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Unv-flo-joan-with-feeling/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Theatre, Group Discounts, Visit Cov The time has come for critically acclaimed musical comedy duo Flo & Joan to write another bio as they make their highly anticipated return to the stage with a brand-new show. The pair will try and take up as much of the stage and as little of your patience as possible as they use another "real band's" setlist to write their own show - ruminating on themes such as ‘what is music?’, ‘how do you be a band?’, and ‘is comedy?’ in the sharp-tongued, deadpan way they have become accustomed to. As seen on Live at the Apollo, The Royal Variety Performance, Comic Relief's Red Nose Day Live 2023 and their own comedy special Alive on Stage for Amazon Prime. The time has come for critically acclaimed musical comedy duo Flo & Joan to write another bio as they make their highly anticipated return to the stage with a brand-new show.“Gosh, they are almost like a real band” (Bruce Dessau, Beyond a Joke). The pair will try and take up as much of the stage and as little of your patience as possible as they use another "real band's" setlist to write their own show - ruminating on themes such as ‘what is music?’, ‘how do you be a band?’, and ‘is comedy?’ in the sharp-tongued, deadpan way they have become accustomed to. As seen on Live at the Apollo, The Royal Variety Performance, Comic Relief's Red Nose Day Live 2023 and their own comedy special Alive on Stage for Amazon Prime. --- ### Kate Rusby at Christmas - Published: 2026-02-05 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UnW-kate-rusby-at-christmas/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Butterworth Hall, Group discounts, Paid Music Events, Visit Cov, Relaxed There’s nothing quite like Kate Rusby at Christmas, where for more than two decades, Kate has enchanted audiences with her sparkling Christmas concerts. There’s nothing quite like Kate Rusby at Christmas. For more than two decades, Kate has enchanted audiences with her sparkling Christmas concerts - nights filled with warmth, wonder, laughter, and that unmistakable Rusby magic. Returning in December 2026, marking a remarkable 21 years of her annual Christmas outing, Kate brings her much-loved festive show back to stages across the UK, blending traditional Yorkshire carols, Rusby-fied Christmas classics, and her own beautifully written songs. Her voice - angelic, tender, and timeless - wraps every melody in pure seasonal comfort. It’s no surprise that for thousands of families, Kate Rusby marks the true beginning of Christmas. Sharing the stage once again will be her supremely talented band, along with the legendary Brass Boys, whose soaring arrangements and joyful musicianship have become a cherished hallmark of the tour. Expect a magical journey from glittering, full-bodied soundscapes to delicate, intimate moments, each performance glowing with good cheer, humour, and heart. This is Christmas as only Kate Rusby can create it - cosy, captivating, and utterly unforgettable. Gather your loved ones, warm your mulled wine, and step into a heart-warming world filled with tradition, sparkle, and song. --- ### Brian Bilston: How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside - Published: 2026-02-04 - Modified: 2026-02-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Un8-brian-bilston-how-to-lay-an-egg-with-a-horse-inside/ - Categories: Live Event, Words and Ideas, Theatre, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Under 26s Join the UK’s most popular poet, Brian Bilston, for a hilarious evening of poetry. Featuring work from his latest collection, How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside. With over 500,000 followers on social media and a host of sell-out shows across the country, Brian Bilston is one of the UK’s most popular poets. Brian Bilston has published several bestselling collections of poetry, including You Took the Last Bus Home, Alexa, what is there to know about love? and Days Like These. His novel Diary of a Somebody was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, and he has also written collections of poetry for younger readers. In 2025, he released an album of his poetry set to music, Sounds Made by Humans, in collaboration with The Catenary Wires. This autumn, sees Brian return to the stage with his latest book, How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside. Get ready for an evening of comedy and laughter, as he takes us through the hows, whys and whats of reading, writing and enjoying poetry every day. --- ### Francis Rossi ‘Songbook: Quo – Past, Present, Future’ - Published: 2026-01-28 - Modified: 2026-02-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UqM-francis-rossi-songbook-quo-past-present-future/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Paid Music Events, Visit Cov The Francis Rossi ‘Songbook: Quo – Past, Present, Future’ show will include, of course, a hand-picked host of Francis’ many evergreen Status Quo classics, some deep cuts; and he is also working up a new medley. The Francis Rossi ‘Songbook: Quo – Past, Present, Future’ show will include, of course, a hand-picked host of Francis’ many evergreen Status Quo classics, some deep cuts; and he is also working up a new medley. This tour is the only place to hear Francis’ own selections and interpretations from his incredible catalogue, plus the added bonus of some commentary and insight from the man himself. Francis Rossi said, “The pressure is on once more, as I have put together a really packed new show for Autumn of this year. I’ll be keeping a whole lot of the hits in the set, of course, but also mixing it up with a couple of curveballs. These theatre shows are a great way to really connect with the audience, and try something a little bit different.” Francis Rossi will once again be joined on this tour by guitarist Andy Brook, who co-produced the critically acclaimed 2026 album The Accidental with Francis, and appeared on the sold out 2025 Songbook tour. The Francis Rossi ‘Songbook: Quo – Past, Present, Future’ Tour 2026 is a great opportunity for fans to hear many all-time favourites from one of rock’s greatest songwriters, as well as some unexpected gems, it’s a journey through the incredible career of a true one-off artist. The VIP Soundcheck Experience ticket includes:Exclusive access to soundcheck including a performance of two songs not featured in the showStage / tech rundown with Francis’ sound engineerOne of the best seats in the house for the main showA limited-edition signed... --- ### Tracy Borman: Tudors on Tour - Published: 2026-02-05 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UqI-tracy-borman-tudors-on-tour/ - Categories: Live Event, Words and Ideas, Studio, Group Discounts, Student Offers Join historian Tracy Borman OBE for Tudors on Tour, a theatrical deep dive into the drama and secrets of England’s most explosive dynasty — perfect for Tudor fans, history lovers and students. Discover the Tudors as you’ve never seen them before with historian, broadcaster and bestselling author Tracy Borman OBE. Tudors on Tour brings the drama, scandal and intrigue of England’s most notorious dynasty to life in a thrilling theatrical experience. From Henry VIII’s six wives to Elizabeth I’s private world, Shakespeare, spies and palace scandals, Tracy reveals the real Tudors in all their glory, filth, glamour and gore. Using vivid visuals, props, costume, film and music, this is no history lecture; it’s an immersive show that pulls back the velvet curtain on the monarchy that changed England forever. Perfect for history lovers, Tudor enthusiasts and students alike, this bold production makes familiar stories unforgettable and reveals secrets you won’t find in textbooks. --- ### Lucy Beaumont Live: Bad at Quiz Shows, Good With Weirdos - Published: 2026-02-05 - Modified: 2026-02-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UqL-lucy-beaumont-live-bad-at-quiz-shows-good-with-weirdos/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Theatre, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Join Taskmaster star Lucy Beaumont for her brand-new tour, Bad at Quiz Shows, Good with Weirdos. Expect surreal storytelling and chaotic brilliance from one of the UK’s most beloved comedians. Come for the chaos. Stay for the weirdos. Lucy Beaumont has had quite the year. She lost a contestant £79,000 on The Wheel, forgot to revise for Mastermind, and generally confirmed she's terrible at quiz shows. So she's sticking with what she does best. She's back on the road with a brand new show. Following the success of her sell-out debut UK tour, Lucy returns with Bad at Quiz Shows, Good with Weirdos, an evening packed with chaotic brilliance, mayhem, and beautifully surreal storytelling that's made her one of the UK's most beloved comedians. Expect tales of going into hiding after Celebrity Traitors, creating cow udder couture on The Great British Sewing Bee, and navigating life as someone for whom "normal" has never made much of an appearance. Whether you loved her on Taskmaster, know her from her award-winning sitcom, or just appreciate someone who turns everyday disasters into comedic gold, this is the night out you need. --- ### Bear Grylls: Never Give Up - Published: 2026-02-04 - Modified: 2026-02-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UU3-bear-grylls-never-give-up/ - Categories: Live Event, Words and Ideas, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Join global adventurer Bear Grylls for an unforgettable evening at Warwick Arts Centre. From climbing Everest to Man vs. Wild, hear his incredible stories of survival and resilience. Join globally renowned adventurer, TV host and No.1 bestselling author Bear Grylls for an unforgettable evening of stories, survival, and inspiration. Bear is best known for his many adventures – but he also empowers people to build courage, resilience, and a love of the outdoors in their own lives. From his time as a soldier in 21 SAS, and becoming one of the youngest people to climb Mount Everest, to being the first ever Chief Ambassador to 55 million young Scouts worldwide, Bear has dedicated his life to inspiring the next generation to have an adventurous spirit, be kind, and to never listen to the dream stealers! This uplifting show will take audiences behind the scenes of Bear’s incredible life. From hosting hit TV series like You vs. Wild, Man vs. Wild, and Running Wild, to sharing survival tips with some of the world’s most recognisable figures, including Barack Obama in the Alaskan wilderness, you can expect never-before-seen footage, gripping stories, and amazing images from his biggest adventures. Plus heartwarming tales of perseverance, courage, and kindness, including his dramatic recovery from a near-fatal parachuting accident and the challenges he’s faced in the wild. This high-energy live event will inspire everyone to face their fears, stay true to their hearts, and above all to Never Give Up! --- ### African Soul Rebels - Published: 2026-02-09 - Modified: 2026-09-09 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UUj-african-soul-rebels/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Theatre, Group Discounts, Paid Music Events, Visit Cov, Film Club Live Events Offers, Home Season African Soul Rebels, Music Beyond Mainstream’s trailblazing live series, is reborn for a new era — celebrating fearless artists who reshape tradition, challenge borders, and put rhythm at the centre of resistance and joy. African Soul Rebels, Music Beyond Mainstream’s trailblazing live series, is reborn for a new era - celebrating fearless artists who reshape tradition, challenge borders, and put rhythm at the centre of resistance and joy.Leading the charge are the electrifying Les Amazones d’Afrique - the powerhouse collective of West African artists whose music fuses ancient roots with urgent, future-facing sounds and a message of strength, unity and change. From Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage to President Obama’s playlist the voices of Les Amazones d’Afrique are being heard worldwide. Female warriordom has never sounded so fierce - or so danceable. Line up for Les Amazones D'Afrique: Singers: Mamani KeitaFafa RuffinoAdeola SoyemiMusicians: Xavier Pernet (drums)Manu Chavanet (keyboard)African Soul Rebels is part of HOME - a season of work exploring the idea of HOME. --- ### The Gruffalo's Child - Christmas 2026 - Published: 2026-02-06 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UUk-the-gruffalos-child-christmas-2026/ - Categories: Live Event, Family, Theatre, Group Discounts, 2 for 1 Staff Offer, Schools, Visit Cov, Film Club Live Events Offers Follow the Gruffalo’s Child on her adventurous mission in Tall Stories’ enchanting adaptation of the much-loved picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Follow the Gruffalo’s Child on her adventurous mission in Tall Stories’ enchanting adaptation of the much-loved picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.The Gruffalo said that no gruffalo should Ever set foot in the deep dark wood... From the company that brought you The Gruffalo and The Smeds and the Smoos, follow the Gruffalo’s Child on her adventurous mission in Tall Stories’ enchanting adaptation of the much-loved picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. One wild and windy night the Gruffalo’s Child ignores her father’s warnings about the Big Bad Mouse and tiptoes out into the deep dark wood. She follows snowy tracks and encounters mysterious creatures – but the Big Bad Mouse doesn’t really exist... does he? Let your imagination run wild with songs, laughs and scary fun for everyone aged 3 to 103. --- ### Chineke! Orchestra - Published: 2026-03-01 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/USk-chineke-orchestra/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Classical, Butterworth Hall, Music Centre, Orchestral Series 26-27, Student Offers, Under 26s, Paid Music Events, Visit Cov, Schools, Orchestral Season Package, Group Discounts, Film Club Live Events Offers Chineke! Orchestra continue to champion change and celebrate diversity in classical music. Join us for an evening that begins with Stravinsky's delightful Suites No.1 and No.2 - jubilant and bright miniatures that sprang from his earlier Easy Pieces - and Joaquín Rodrigo's towering Concierto de Aranjuez (featuring rising international star, Brazilian guitarist Plinio Fernandes). Retaining the Latin American theme is contemporary Columbian composer Eliana Echverry's Symphonic Lullabies while Adolphus Hailstork's First Symphony brings together lush soundscapes and African American influences for an uplifting finale. On the podium is Colombian conductor Tatiana Pérez-Hernández, who was recently appointed Fellowship Conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Chineke! Orchestra continue to champion change and celebrate diversity in classical music.Join us for an evening that begins with Stravinsky's delightful Suites No.1 and No.2 - jubilant and bright miniatures that sprang from his earlier Easy Pieces - and Joaquín Rodrigo's towering Concierto de Aranjuez (featuring rising international star, Brazilian guitarist Plinio Fernandes). Retaining the Latin American theme is contemporary Columbian composer Eliana Echverry's Symphonic Lullabies while Adolphus Hailstork's First Symphony brings together lush soundscapes and African American influences for an uplifting finale. On the podium is Colombian conductor Tatiana Pérez-Hernández, who was recently appointed Fellowship Conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Orchestral Ticket PackagesMake great savings by purchasing an Orchestral Ticket Package. Buy 6 concerts and get 18% offBuy 5 concerts and get 16% offBuy 4 concerts and get 14% offBuy 3 concerts and get 12% offConcerts included in the package are Chineke! Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (December), National Youth Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (February), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Czech National Symphony Orchestra. The discount will be applied automatically as you add more tickets to your basket. Please note a discount is only applied on full price tickets. Tickets must be selected from the same price band. --- ### City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - December - Published: 2026-03-01 - Modified: 2026-07-23 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/USu-city-of-birmingham-symphony-orchestra-december/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Classical, Butterworth Hall, Orchestral Series 26-27, Student Offers, Under 26s, Paid Music Events, Visit Cov, Schools, Orchestral Season Package, Group Discounts City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra's Music Director Kazuki Yamada presents a distinctly jazz flavoured selection. An annual festive delight, Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker features some of the composers’ most memorable melodies. Sixty-eight years later, band leader Duke Ellington and arranger Billy Strayhorn reimagined nine Nutcracker pieces to create a swinging, playful holiday treat. Originally written for Woody Herman in 1949, Leonard Bernstein’s triptych for solo clarinet and ensemble was premiered six years later and is dedicated to another figure from the big band era, Benny Goodman. A seamless marriage of baroque and jazz forms, it’s exuberant, wild, and unmistakably Bernstein. Join the CBSO and Music Director Kazuki Yamada for a sparkling evening including Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker and Duke Ellington's jazz-infused The Nutcracker Suite.An annual festive delight, Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker features some of the composers’ most memorable melodies. Sixty-eight years later, band leader Duke Ellington and arranger Billy Strayhorn reimagined nine Nutcracker pieces to create a swinging, playful holiday treat. Originally written for Woody Herman in 1949, Leonard Bernstein’s triptych for solo clarinet and ensemble was premiered six years later and is dedicated to another figure from the big band era, Benny Goodman. A seamless marriage of baroque and jazz forms, it’s exuberant, wild, and unmistakably Bernstein. Orchestral Ticket PackagesMake great savings by purchasing an Orchestral Ticket Package. Buy 6 concerts and get 18% offBuy 5 concerts and get 16% offBuy 4 concerts and get 14% offBuy 3 concerts and get 12% offConcerts included in the package are Chineke! Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (December), National Youth Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (February), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Czech National Symphony Orchestra. The discount will be applied automatically as you add more tickets to your basket. Please note a discount is only applied on full price tickets. Tickets must be selected from the same price band. --- ### Czech National Symphony Orchestra - Published: 2026-03-01 - Modified: 2026-05-29 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/USR-czech-national-symphony-orchestra/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Classical, Butterworth Hall, Music Centre, Orchestral Series 26-27, Student Offers, Under 26s, Paid Music Events, Visit Cov, Schools, Orchestral Season Package, Group Discounts Lauded British pianist Mark Bebbington joins the popular Czech ensemble for Rachmaninov's enduring Second Piano Concerto.Renowned for its subsequent inclusion in classic weepie Brief Encounter, it famously lifted the composer's spirits after an earlier failure and is regularly voted the greatest piece of classical music ever written by Classic FM listeners. Also on the programme are Astor Piazzolla's tantilising and sultry Libertango and works by two Czech giants: Bedřich Smetana's high-spirited and sparkling Overture, taken from his second opera; and Antonín Dvořák's euphoric Eighth, one of his greatest symphonies, which swiftly moves from sombre roots towards a rousing finale. Lauded British pianist Mark Bebbington joins the popular Czech ensemble for Rachmaninov's enduring Second Piano Concerto. Renowned for its subsequent inclusion in classic weepie Brief Encounter, it famously lifted the composer's spirits after an earlier failure and is regularly voted the greatest piece of classical music ever written by Classic FM listeners. Also on the programme are Astor Piazzolla's tantilising and sultry Libertango and works by two Czech giants: Bedřich Smetana's high-spirited and sparkling Overture, taken from his second opera; and Antonín Dvořák's euphoric Eighth, one of his greatest symphonies, which swiftly moves from sombre roots towards a rousing finale. Orchestral Ticket PackagesMake great savings by purchasing an Orchestral Ticket Package. Buy 6 concerts and get 18% offBuy 5 concerts and get 16% offBuy 4 concerts and get 14% offBuy 3 concerts and get 12% offConcerts included in the package are Chineke! Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (December), National Youth Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (February), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Czech National Symphony Orchestra. The discount will be applied automatically as you add more tickets to your basket. Please note a discount is only applied on full price tickets. Tickets must be selected from the same price band. --- ### The Amy Winehouse Band: Back To Black 20th Anniversary Tour - Published: 2026-02-17 - Modified: 2026-02-20 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/USJ-the-amy-winehouse-band-back-to-black-20th-anniversary-tour/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Butterworth Hall, Paid Music Events, Visit Cov The Amy Winehouse Band - Amy’s original band who were with her from the very start throughout her meteoric rise - have announced a major UK tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of her defining album, Back to Black. A celebration of the iconic album performed live by Amy's original band.The Amy Winehouse Band - Amy’s original band who were with her from the very start throughout her meteoric rise - have announced a major UK tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of her defining album, Back to Black. Released in 2006, Back to Black became the album that transformed Amy Winehouse from a rising British talent into a global cultural force. It propelled her to unprecedented heights, culminating in five GRAMMY Award wins at the 2008 ceremony (Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best New Artist), making her the first British woman to win that many in one night. Performing with her that evening, as they had since her earliest gigs in London pubs, was her band. Now, The Amy Winehouse Band continue to bring her catalogue to audiences around the world, keeping Amy’s musical legacy alive and giving new generations the chance to experience these modern classic songs performed live. Led by Amy’s long time musical director and bass player Dale Davis, The Amy Winehouse Band features members who both toured and recorded with Amy throughout her career. The 2026 anniversary tour will see the band perform Back to Black in full plus other Amy Winehouse classics. On the upcoming Back to Black 20th anniversary tour, Dale says: “I can’t believe that it’s the 20th anniversary of Back To Black this year. When I congratulated Amy on the success of this... --- ### Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Published: 2026-03-01 - Modified: 2026-05-29 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/USG-royal-philharmonic-orchestra/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Classical, Butterworth Hall, Music Centre, Orchestral Series 26-27, Student Offers, Under 26s, Paid Music Events, Visit Cov, Schools, Orchestral Season Package, Group Discounts An uplifting programme shaped by pastoral and folk themes, and rooted in a sense of place, from the RPO and Associate Conductor Emilia Hoving.Sibelius' suite - named after an area on Finland’s border with Russia - presents a series of musical tableaux shaped by historic episodes, while Vaughan Williams' lyrical and melodic concerto, written during WWII, swells with a sense of nostalgia and longing. Concluding the night are works by two Hungarians, both indebted to the folk music of their nation, with excerpts from Zoltán Kodály’s tale of swashbuckling dreamer Háry János, and Béla Bartók’s celebratory salute to Budapest's formation. Orchestral Ticket PackagesMake great savings by purchasing an Orchestral Ticket Package. Buy 6 concerts and get 18% offBuy 5 concerts and get 16% offBuy 4 concerts and get 14% offBuy 3 concerts and get 12% offConcerts included in the package are Chineke! Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (December), National Youth Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (February), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Czech National Symphony Orchestra. The discount will be applied automatically as you add more tickets to your basket. Please note a discount is only applied on full price tickets. Tickets must be selected from the same price band. --- ### City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - February - Published: 2026-03-01 - Modified: 2026-05-29 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UcU-city-of-birmingham-symphony-orchestra-february/ - Categories: Live Event, Classical, Music, Butterworth Hall, Orchestral Series 26-27, Student Offers, Under 26s, Paid Music Events, Visit Cov, Schools, Orchestral Season Package, Group Discounts The CBSO return for a thrilling selection built around a Beethoven double-bill. Though too often overshadowed by his other symphonies, Beethoven's Fourth may be his lightest, yet still has considerable power. Dating from the composers' 'middle period', it's playful and bright, with a stir of Haydn, and not without surprises. Initially developed alongside the Fourth, Beethoven's iconic Fifth stands as one of the most important (and familiar) classical works of all time. From the four-note opening motif, it's majestic in nature, heroic and victorious. Closing the night is Haydn's concerto with “trumpeter extraordinaire” (BBC Music Magazine), Matilda Lloyd. The CBSO return for a thrilling selection built around a Beethoven double-bill.Though too often overshadowed by his other symphonies, Beethoven's Fourth may be his lightest, yet still has considerable power. Dating from the composers' 'middle period', it's playful and bright, with a stir of Haydn, and not without surprises. Initially developed alongside the Fourth, Beethoven's iconic Fifth stands as one of the most important (and familiar) classical works of all time. From the four-note opening motif, it's majestic in nature, heroic and victorious. Closing the night is Haydn's concerto with “trumpeter extraordinaire” (BBC Music Magazine), Matilda Lloyd. Orchestral Ticket PackagesMake great savings by purchasing an Orchestral Ticket Package. Buy 6 concerts and get 18% offBuy 5 concerts and get 16% offBuy 4 concerts and get 14% offBuy 3 concerts and get 12% offConcerts included in the package are Chineke! Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (December), National Youth Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (February), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Czech National Symphony Orchestra. The discount will be applied automatically as you add more tickets to your basket. Please note a discount is only applied on full price tickets. Tickets must be selected from the same price band. --- ### Kae Kurd's Comedy Club On The Road - Published: 2026-02-18 - Modified: 2026-02-20 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Uc7-kae-kurds-comedy-club-on-the-road/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Studio, Group Discounts Book tickets for Kae Kurd's smash-hit comedy club tour! Fresh from a sold-out two-year residency at Up The Creek, the Live at the Apollo star brings top-tier stand-up, interactive games, and chaotic crowd moments to the stage. After a sold-out, two-year residency at London's legendary Up The Creek Comedy Club, Kae Kurd is taking his smash-hit comedy club on tour across the UK. Expect top-tier stand-up, interactive games, chaotic crowd moments, and special guest appearances, with every night bringing something completely different. As seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC), World’s Most Dangerous Roads (Dave), and as co-host of the Wayne Rooney Podcast (BBC). --- ### Jazz Emu: The Pleasure Is All Yours - Published: 2026-02-23 - Modified: 2026-09-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Ucz-jazz-emu-the-pleasure-is-all-yours/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Studio, Group Discounts Musical meteor Jazz Emu was born to please you. Total and Utter Audience Satisfaction is his middle name – finally, after a long and financially ruinous Deed Poll process. Musical meteor Jazz Emu was born to please you.Total and Utter Audience Satisfaction is his middle name - finally, after a long and financially ruinous Deed Poll process. But he’s feeling uneasy. A review described his last show as ‘a bit much’. What? Was his seventeenth stage-dive too tastefully executed? Not this time. This time, he’s living up to his middle-namesake. Following a sold out Edinburgh Fringe, Soho Theatre Run and tour of the USA, Jazz Emu is back on tour with a brand new musical odyssey. As seen on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 26th Funniest Comedian of the 21st Century (The Telegraph) Golden Shows to See at Edinburgh Fringe 2025 (The Guardian) Best Reviewed Shows at Edinburgh Fringe 2025 (British Comedy Guide) Cuffe & Taylor and Country Mile Productions in association with United Agents Present: Jazz Emu: The Pleasure Is All Yours (Plus Special Guests). --- ### Courtney Pine - Published: 2026-02-26 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Uck-courtney-pine/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Theatre, Group Discounts, 2 for 1 Staff Offer, Paid Music Events, Visit Cov, Film Club Live Events Offers No musician more fully embodies the dramatic transformation of the British jazz scene over the past four decades than Courtney Pine CBE, who return with a tour bringing together key moments from his remarkable catalogue. Celebrating four decades at the forefront of British jazz, Courtney Pine CBE returns to the stage this year with Out of the Ghetto: A Modern Day Jazz Story - a powerful retrospective tour in 2027.A ground-breaking saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist, Pine has led a generation of innovative players who have broadened jazz’s reach and connected it with wider audiences. Courtney Pine has released 17 studio albums under his own name and is widely recognised as one of the UK’s leading jazz musicians. Constantly pushing creative boundaries, he has remained at the cutting edge of the scene throughout his career. A highly respected broadcaster, Pine is best known for his long-running Jazz Crusade show on BBC Radio 2 and for presenting award-winning radio documentaries for the BBC. His recordings and live performances have received widespread critical recognition, earning numerous honours including BBC Jazz Awards, MOBO Awards, and Mercury Music Prize nominations. This special live show brings together key moments from Pine’s remarkable catalogue, alongside previously unreleased material reimagined with the fire and freedom that have made his performances legendary. Both a celebration and a reflection, Out of the Ghetto: A Modern Day Jazz Story honours the resilience, creativity, and community that shaped Pine’s journey from London streets to international stages. Expect a night of deep grooves, soaring saxophone, and the unmistakable energy of an artist who continues to push jazz forward... --- ### Fanfare Ciocărlia – 30 years of Brass on Fire - Published: 2026-02-26 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UcI-fanfare-ciocarlia-30-years-of-brass-on-fire/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Classical, Theatre, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Under 26s, Film Club Live Events Offers, Home Season Experience Fanfare Ciocărlia live! The world's fastest brass band brings 100% authentic Gypsy music and breakneck Balkan funk to the stage. Nobody does it better, harder, faster, or funkier than Fanfare Ciocărlia.Fanfare Ciocărlia is widely recognised as the world's fastest and most energetic brass band, renowned for their breakneck speeds (often 130–200 BPM). Having learnt their craft at the feet of their fathers and grandfathers, they proudly approach every concert as a challenge to keep the true spirit of gypsy music alive. When the brass orchestra from the “hidden” village of Zece Prăjini in north-eastern Romania takes the stage, the crowd receives 100% gypsy music. Because of their village's isolation, the ancient Ottoman tradition of brass bands continued to exist here under communism when it had long died out elsewhere. When a young German music fan wandered into the village in 1996, he found a living tradition that he knew the world would embrace. And so they did: Fanfare Ciocărlia conquered Europe in 1997, their furious live blast appealing to punks, jazz fans, world music aficionados, and even the classical world. Everyone who heard them agreed: no brass band had ever played as fast or sounded like this before. The Times of London described it as “a heavy, heavy monster sound.” Along the way, they have been championed in all kinds of media: they star in several films, own the cover of Princes Amongst Men, and were commissioned by Sacha Baron Cohen for the Borat soundtracks. Their radical reinterpretations of Western standards show how they effortlessly “gypsify” any music they get their horns on. Besides... --- ### The Illegal Eagles - Published: 2026-02-26 - Modified: 2026-02-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UcL-the-illegal-eagles/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Paid Music Events, Visit Cov The Illegal Eagles celebrate 30 years on the road with their Hotel California Tour with an unforgettable evening of nostalgia and musical magic. Back in 2027 and renowned for their flawless vocals, stunning guitars, and an uncanny ability to recreate the legendary sound of the Eagles, the Illegal Eagles have earned a reputation as one of the most accomplished and popular live acts in the UK.The Illegal Eagles celebrate an incredible 30 years on the road with their brand-new Hotel California Tour. This milestone tour will feature a full performance of the iconic Hotel California  album, played in its entirety - including classics like Life in the Fast Lane, New Kid in Town, and, of course, the unforgettable title track. Alongside this, audiences can expect a set packed with all the greatest hits from across the Eagles’ timeless back catalogue. With decades of experience, outstanding musicianship, and a deep love for the music they perform, the Illegal Eagles promise an unforgettable evening of nostalgia and pure musical magic that continues to captivate fans old and new. --- ### Maisie Adam: Whatsherface - Published: 2026-03-12 - Modified: 2026-03-12 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Uwg-maisie-adamwhatsherface/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Straight off the back of Taskmaster, A League Of Their Own, and Last One Laughing, Maisie Adam is back with her brand new show Whatsherface Straight off the back of Taskmaster, A League Of Their Own, and Last One Laughing, Maisie Adam is back with her brand new show Whatsherface.Join the “tall, chaotic one with the weird hair”* as she returns with her trademark wit, firecracker gags, and probably a few angry outbursts along the way. *A genuine description given by her best friend’s Mum at a wedding this year. --- ### Elkie Brooks - The Long Farewell Tour - Published: 2026-02-26 - Modified: 2026-02-26 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UwZ-elkie-brooks-the-long-farewell-tour/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Visit Cov Having started her career in music in 1960, a remarkable 65 years of performing live, Elkie Brooks will embark upon the Long Farewell Tour. An exceptional performer with an unmistakable voice, Elkie never fails to captivate her audience. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to see a truly remarkable artiste. Having started her career in music in 1960, a remarkable 65 years of performing live, Elkie Brooks will embark upon The Long Farewell Tour. A celebration of Elkie's illustrious award-winning career in music, performing some of her biggest hits including Pearl's A Singer, Lilac Wine, and Fool (If You think It's Over), as well as material from her eagerly anticipated new album. An exceptional performer with an unmistakable voice, which has earned her the title of "British Queen Of Blues," Elkie never fails to captivate her audience. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to see a truly remarkable artiste alongside her incredible band on The Long Farewell Tour. A BookBinder & Joyce Production in association with Backline Studios and RLN Music. --- ### Foden's Brass Band - Published: 2026-02-26 - Modified: 2026-08-03 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Uwz-fodens-brass-band/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Theatre, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Under 26s Experience the world-renowned Foden's Band live in Coventry! Enjoy an evening of award-winning brass music and fantastic soloists. Book your tickets today. One of the world’s most successful brass bands comes to Coventry.Formed in 1902 as the 'Foden’s Motor Works Band,' Foden’s Band has proudly maintained its position as one of the world’s most successful and celebrated brass bands. Beyond their incredible success on the contest stage, the band has won numerous awards for their CD releases, regularly appears on BBC TV and radio, and performs at the country's leading concert halls. Around the globe, the Foden’s Band name is a trademark that musicians associate with inestimable class and top-tier musicianship. They are thrilled to visit Coventry to deliver a spectacular afternoon of live music. Expect a varied programme designed to suit all tastes, alongside special performances showcasing the band's fantastic soloists! --- ### Nick Cope's Family Show - Published: 2026-03-03 - Modified: 2026-03-03 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UwA-nick-copes-family-show/ - Categories: Live Event, Family, Theatre, Group Discounts Bring the kids to see CBeebies star Nick Cope live in Coventry! Book your tickets for a magical family music concert at Warwick Arts Centre today. A brand new, delightful family show from Nick Cope, featuring all your favourite hits and more! For over 10 years, Nick Cope has been writing and recording totally unique, beautiful songs for children and their families. Performing with his guitar and stunning interactive animations, he regularly plays to sell-out crowds all over the country. Thanks to the phenomenal success of his hit CBeebies show, Nick Cope’s Popcast, his following of little (and not-so-little!) fans has grown immeasurably over the last couple of years. Nick has a magical way of reaching into people’s hearts. He ignites children’s imaginations in a way that is organic, educational, and incredibly fun. With his charming songs and gentle humour, he engages, entertains, and enthrals all generations. Nick’s live performances are legendary. If you haven’t heard his songs or seen his shows before, come along and find out exactly what you’ve been missing! --- ### WiFi Wars - Published: 2026-03-03 - Modified: 2026-03-05 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Uwy-wifi-wars/ - Categories: Live Event, Family, Comedy, Theatre, Group Discounts, 2 for 1 Staff Offer Grab your smartphone and join the fun! WiFi Wars is a live, interactive comedy game show where the whole audience competes. Book your tickets today. From classic TV game shows to zen-like word puzzles, from retro video games to modern first person shooters, WiFi Wars returns in 2027 with something for everyone. The entire audience competes, both as teams and as individuals, on games, quizzes and more that are magically beamed into their smartphones and tablets using WiFi Wars’ Guinness World Record-breaking tech, developed in residency at London’s prestigious Royal Institution. Hosted by comedian Steve McNeil (team captain on the hit TV show Dara O’Briain’s Go 8 Bit) and Rob Sedgebeer (a Chortle Legend of Lockdown award winner), WiFi Wars is a must-see show that’s like nothing you’ve seen before. As teams and players thrive and fail, each show’s unique narrative emerges hilariously in real time, with freshly-minted heroes becoming local legends in every place they visit. The show is genuinely fun for anyone and everyone, and definitely not just kids. Disclaimer: Ensure you bring a smart device (phone/tablet) for each player. Essentially, you just need something with a touch-screen and a web-browser installed. Also, make sure it’s got some battery charge in it as you’ll use it to play along with the entire show, but don’t worry, it doesn’t hugely drain your battery. And you don’t need to download an app or install anything in advance, we’ll get you all set up when you arrive. --- ### Alan Davies: Think Ahead - Published: 2026-03-03 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UwH-alan-davies-think-ahead/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Butterworth Hall He thinks he’s Marty McFly but he’s older than Doc Brown. He spends more time in the pharmacy than the gym. Subject to relentless eye rolls from his kids. What is he? A late middle-aged stand up on tour for the first time in a decade. Funnier than ever, he says. Alan Davies is a critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and TV personality. He is a staple of British television, known for his performance as the eponymous hero of David Renwick’s hugely popular, long-running TV series Jonathan Creek, and as a permanent panelist on QI. His talk show, Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled, recently reached its seventh season. He thinks he’s Marty McFly but he’s older than Doc Brown. He spends more time in the pharmacy than the gym. Subject to relentless eye rolls from his kids. What is he? A late middle-aged stand up on tour for the first time in a decade. Funnier than ever, he says.Alan Davies is a critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and TV personality. He is a staple of British television, known for his performance as the eponymous hero of David Renwick’s hugely popular, long-running TV series Jonathan Creek, and as a permanent panelist on QI. His talk show, Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled, recently reached its seventh season. He is also one of the UK’s best-loved comedians. His stand-up show Urban Trauma ran in London’s West End, and Life is Pain and Little Victories sold out in venues across the UK. His second memoir, Just Ignore Him, was published in 2020 and the third instalment was published last year. --- ### The National Youth Orchestra - Published: 2026-03-01 - Modified: 2026-05-29 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UwE-the-national-youth-orchestra/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Classical, Butterworth Hall, Music Centre, Orchestral Series 26-27, Student Offers, Under 26s, Paid Music Events, Visit Cov, Schools, Orchestral Season Package, Group Discounts Join “the world’s greatest orchestra of teenagers” as they take you on an adventure through time, space and human connection.Explore the intense atmosphere of Hans Zimmer’s epic and emotive Oscar-nominated Interstellar soundtrack before journeying from darkness to light in Tchaikovsky’s melodic Symphony No.5. Famed for its 'fate' motif, the colourful 1888 Fifth finds the composer recalling folk tunes and delving into high Romanticism before a graceful waltz leads to a tense yet supremely satisfying finale. Conducting is Tianyi Lu, recognised for her thrilling energy and deeply creative interpretations. Experience something extraordinary as a new generation of teenage musicians play without limits. Orchestral Ticket PackagesMake great savings by purchasing an Orchestral Ticket Package. Buy 6 concerts and get 18% offBuy 5 concerts and get 16% offBuy 4 concerts and get 14% offBuy 3 concerts and get 12% offConcerts included in the package are Chineke! Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (December), National Youth Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (February), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Czech National Symphony Orchestra. The discount will be applied automatically as you add more tickets to your basket. Please note a discount is only applied on full price tickets. Tickets must be selected from the same price band. --- ### Midge Ure: A Man of Two Worlds - Published: 2026-03-10 - Modified: 2026-03-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/U7j-midge-ure-a-man-of-two-worlds/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Paid Music Events, Visit Cov Acclaimed musician, producer, and Ultravox frontman Midge Ure brings his visionary A Man Of Two Worlds Tour to Warwick Arts Centre. Acclaimed musician, producer, and Ultravox frontman Midge Ure brings his visionary A Man Of Two Worlds Tour to Warwick Arts Centre.This bold new live concept offers fans a rare and deeply personal concert experience. For the first time, Ure will blend his iconic hits and fan favourites with the atmospheric instrumentals that have long featured on his solo albums - many of which have never been performed live. The result is a rich show designed to take the audience on an emotional journey, both visually and sonically. From his early days with Slik and The Rich Kids, to defining the sound of the '80s with Ultravox and co-creating the global charity single Do They Know It’s Christmas?, Midge Ure has always challenged musical expectations. With Ivor Novello, Grammy and BASCAP awards to his name, he continues to push boundaries with this ambitious new show. Don’t miss the chance to experience a truly unique evening of music that bridges decades of creativity - a live set not just performed, but curated, woven together into an unforgettable narrative. --- ### Phil Ellis: Bath Mat - Published: 2026-03-12 - Modified: 2026-03-12 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/U7Y-phil-ellisbath-mat/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Studio, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Multi-award winning "comic genius" (The Scotsman) and the new star of Taskmaster (Channel 4), Phil Ellis is going on his first full national stand-up tour. Multi-award winning "comic genius" (The Scotsman) and the new star of Taskmaster (Channel 4), Phil Ellis is going on his first full national stand-up tour.Following his three big award wins at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Phil, the very definition of funny bones, presents his brand-new show Bath Mat. Jam packed with laugh-out-loud profound silliness, superbly crafted gags and constant surprises, Phil is bringing his Bath Mat to Warwick Arts Centre. --- ### W*nkernomics: Show_V4.1_FINAL_USETHIS - Published: 2026-03-12 - Modified: 2026-06-09 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/U7f-wnkernomics-show_v41_final_usethis/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Words and Ideas, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Australia’s favourite workplace wankers are coming to Coventry! Get tickets to the smash-hit Wankernomics at Warwick Arts Centre. Book your seats now. Australia’s favourite workplace w*nkers are finally hitting Coventry.Backed by two sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, 50 million+ views online, and a Sunday Times best-selling book, W*nkernomics are masters at skewering the buzzwords, bureaucracy and bulls**t of the modern workplace with their unique blend of observational comedy and dark satire. Their hilarious new show is a must see: A Q&A-style thought-leadership driven best-in-class deep-dive unpacking the many ways corporate bullsh*ttery is taking over the world, and your life. So find some extra bandwidth, synergise your stakeholders and pop some time in the diary for an outcomes-focused, value-added, laugh-out-loud, ‘oh-my-god-that’s-exactly-what-happens-at-my-work' deep-dive into the realities of the working world. --- ### Gorilla Circus: RPM - Published: 2026-03-19 - Modified: 2026-08-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/U7Q-gorilla-circus-rpm/ - Categories: Live Event, Dance and Circus, Theatre, Student Offers, Group Discounts, Visit Cov, Captioned, Schools, Film Club Live Events Offers, Theatre, Home Season Book tickets for RPM at Warwick Arts Centre! An inspiring mix of circus, dance, and roller-skating exploring the UK's colonial history in Coventry. RPM is an energetic and engaging show that combines theatre, circus, dance, and roller-skating.And it all takes place on a giant treadmill! Mixing historic news clips, acrobatics, street dance, and circus, the skilled performers take us from Windrush to modern day Britain as they explore links between current issues and the UK's troubled history in breath-taking and dazzling fashion. Inspiring and entertaining, RPM (Revolutions Per Minute) has been created with the intention of provoking thought and discussion to explore the question of whether the UK has ever seriously confronted its colonial past. Founded by a former flying trapeze artist, Gorilla Circus is on a mission to innovate, improve, and create new varieties of spectaculars that tell important stories. Their productions both amaze and challenge audiences, setting their magic into exciting new structures. Gorilla Circus: RPM is part of HOME - a season of work exploring the idea of HOME. --- ### Rhys James: Chop Logic - Published: 2026-03-19 - Modified: 2026-03-19 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/U7b-rhys-james-chop-logic/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Theatre, Group Discounts See Live at the Apollo star Rhys James in Coventry! Book tickets for a hilarious night of gag-dense stand-up comedy at Warwick Arts Centre today. A fast, forensic show of big ideas and gag-dense overthinking from one of the nation’s sharpest stand-ups. Rhys has made a discovery that could fix everything. It’s been staring him in the face the whole time, in a mirror held behind his head. If he can ignore his own problems for long enough, he might just be able to solve yours. Star of TLC’s Mock The Week and BBC Radio 4's Rhysearch, also seen furrowing his brow on QI, Live At The Apollo and his viral U&Dave lecture I Stalk Strangers Online. --- ### Professor David Olusoga: The Global History of the British Cup of Tea - Published: 2026-03-19 - Modified: 2026-05-20 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/U7p-professor-david-olusoga-the-global-history-of-the-british-cup-of-tea/ - Categories: Live Event, Words and Ideas, Theatre, Group Discounts, Schools, Visit Cov Join historian David Olusoga at Warwick Arts Centre for 'The Global History of the British Cup of Tea'. Book tickets for this 2027 talk and Q&A. There is nothing more British than a cup of tea. Tea is our national drink and our national obsession. Yet the history of tea is the ultimate global story. It links over 350 years of British history to the histories of China, India, the Caribbean, and the United States. It encompasses the Boston Tea Party, the Opium Wars, and the history of the British East India Company. It is a story that involves industrial espionage and a vast forgotten migration within India, and the creation in Britain of a whole new world of domestic traditions and even new consumer household goods. In this brand-new talk for 2027, David Olusoga uses art and photography, history and humour to uncover the strange and unexpected history of our national drink, adding this subject to his previous ever-popular Missing History talks. David has become a household name over the years, most recently interviewing President Barack Obama and reaching the finals of the BBC hit TV series Celebrity Traitors. David has been back on BBC 2 with his brand-new series of Empire, with a new series of A House Through Time scheduled for Spring 2026. David is the author/co-author of eight books, including Black & British: A Forgotten History, awarded both the Longman-History Today Trustees Award and the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize. A Q&A plus book signing will follow the presentation, offering a chance to meet one of the UK’s foremost public historians. Books will be available to purchase at the event. --- ### Ed Gamble: Fresh Hell - Published: 2026-03-20 - Modified: 2026-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/U71-ed-gamble-fresh-hell/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Everyone’s annoying cousin, Ed Gamble, is going back on tour in 2027 across the UK & Ireland with some more of his stand-up grot. So come and see the self-appointed Crown Prince of Visualised Companion Podcasts harrumph about the stage. Everyone’s annoying cousin, Ed Gamble, is going back on tour in 2027 with some more of his stand-up grot. So come and see the self-appointed Crown Prince of Visualised Companion Podcasts harrumph about the stage. Co-host of the award-winning mega-hit podcast Off Menu with James Acaster, host of visualised spin-offs The Traitors: Uncloaked and Taskmaster The Podcast, as well as new upcoming panel show Unacceptable airing this summer, Ed’s brand-new tour, Fresh Hell, follows his biggest ever sold-out world tour across Europe, North America and Australasia. --- ### Swing Into Christmas - Published: 2026-03-23 - Modified: 2026-04-08 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/U7A-swing-into-christmas/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, 2 for 1 Staff Offer, Paid Music Events, Visit Cov Celebrate the festive season in style with the sensational Down for the Count Swing Orchestra, as they return to Warwick Arts Centre for their much-loved annual show, Swing Into Christmas! It’s the most wonderful time of the year: the 30-piece Down for the Count Swing Orchestra returns with its much-loved annual seasonal treat, Swing Into Christmas!Gather your loved ones for a joyful set of festive and non-festive classics as you’ve never experienced them before.This is a Christmas spectacular like no other – the Down for the Count Swing Orchestra is one of the largest swing bands currently touring the UK. Featuring some of the UK’s top vocalists and instrumentalists, the acclaimed “big band with strings” recreates the sounds of Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland in a unique extravaganza of music, stories and on-stage camaraderie which has endeared the ensemble to audiences up and down the country year after year. Audiences of all ages will be captivated by fresh arrangements of iconic songs such as Let It Snow, This Christmas, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year and New York, New York alongside many other favourites – all performed in authentic big-band-with-strings style. The Down for the Count Swing Orchestra is one of the UK's most highly-regarded vintage ensembles, having sold out numerous shows at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, The London Jazz Festival, Cadogan Hall and more. It may be cold outside, but a night with the Down for the Count Swing Orchestra is guaranteed to leave you in the warm glow of the holiday spirit. --- ### Once Upon a Time in Sokoto - Published: 2026-03-26 - Modified: 2026-09-09 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UZ7-once-upon-a-time-in-sokoto/ - Categories: Live Event, Theatre, Theatre, Group Discounts, Under 26s, Student Offers, 2 for 1 Staff Offer, Visit Cov, Schools, Film Club Live Events Offers, Home Season The award-winning Once Upon a Time in Sokoto tells the epic story of a beautiful but unlikely friendship forged between a slave and her former master. Differences in faith, culture and heritage are overcome in the face of new enemies, in a gripping family drama set against the backdrop of events leading to the creation of Nigeria. "There are powers that bind the world together, softer than spirits yet stronger than stone, that tie the river to the tree, the tree to rain clouds, rain clouds to the land, and people to each other."By Inua EllamsDirected by Roy Alexander Weise The award-winning Once Upon a Time in Sokoto tells the epic story of a beautiful but unlikely friendship forged between an enslaved woman and her former master. Differences in faith, culture and heritage are overcome in the face of new enemies, in a gripping family drama set against the backdrop of events leading to the creation of Nigeria. Winner of the 2024 Alfred Fagon Award for Once Upon a Time in Sokoto, Nigeria-born Inua Ellams is an internationally celebrated poet, playwright, and artist. He has published four poetry collections, and his plays include the hugely popular and critically acclaimed Barber Shop Chronicles (Fuel/National Theatre, UK and International tour) and the award-winning The 14th Tale (Fuel/UK tour) and his retelling of Three Sisters (National Theatre). Once Upon a Time in Sokoto is commissioned by Fuel and presented by Fuel in association with Touring Together - a new national programme, bringing bold stories which shine a fresh light on the world we live in today, to audiences across the country Touring Together is a China Plate and Fuel initiative in collaboration with Brighton Dome, Leeds Playhouse, Oxford Playhouse, Royal and Derngate, Northampton and Warwick Arts Centre, generously supported using public... --- ### Romesh Ranganathan Will Change Your Life - Published: 2026-03-22 - Modified: 2026-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UZD-romesh-ranganathan-will-change-your-life/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Hi. I’m Romesh Ranganathan and I Will Change Your Life. Hi. I’m Romesh Ranganathan and I Will Change Your Life.Tired of trying quick fixes and papering over the cracks in your life? Then you haven’t tried my new quick fix. My latest tour show. It’s scientifically proven* to improve your self esteem. Simply standing next to my tour poster will boost your attractiveness to potential lovers. Problems at home? I will teach you how to successfully bottle up your feelings and pour them out to strangers at a variety of theatres and arenas. Watch my new improved show once and you will immediately become a Romesh Rangana-FAN. That’s Romesh Ranganathan’s new tour, guaranteed** to CHANGE YOUR LIFE! Romesh Ranganathan is best known for The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan, Parents' Evening, Rob & Romesh Vs, A League Of Their Own, The Weakest Link, Can't Knock The Hustle and his much-loved BBC Radio 2 Saturday morning show, his hit podcasts Wolf & Owl, For The Love of Hip Hop and The Romesh Ranganathan Show. *Disclaimer: based on a sample of 3 people who live with Romesh. These claims have not been evaluated by a legal governing body. **It isn’t. --- ### Nurse Georgie Carroll: Infectious - Published: 2026-03-23 - Modified: 2026-08-13 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UZV-nurse-georgie-carrollinfectious/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Georgie Carroll is back with her brand-new show, Infectious. An undeniable live comedy powerhouse and a natural storyteller, she’s razor sharp and riotous. Georgie Carroll is back with her brand-new show, Infectious. An undeniable live comedy powerhouse and a natural storyteller, she’s razor sharp and riotous.Nurse turned comedian, Georgie Carroll is not only brilliantly funny, she is unstoppable on the comedy circuit having performed her smash hit award winning show Sista Flo 2.0 for three solid years of sold out seasons (UK, New Zealand and Australia). Don’t miss her brand new show! --- ### Aurie Styla: Maverick - Published: 2026-03-24 - Modified: 2026-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UDi-aurie-styla-maverick/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Theatre, Student Offers, Group Discounts, 2 for 1 Staff Offer, Visit Cov Aurie Styla is one of the most naturally charismatic and hilarious comedians around. Following his acclaimed 100+ date worldwide tour, he’s back on the road with his brand new show Maverick. Aurie Styla is one of the most naturally charismatic and hilarious comedians around. Following his acclaimed 100+ date worldwide tour, he’s back on the road with his brand new show Maverick.Maverick looks at life from the end of The Aurator Tour onwards, and although everything seems nice and ‘cushty’, something is throwing off the scales of wins and fails. The show hilariously explores his bad work-life balance, family influence, relationships, health and more. Aurie has appeared on Richard Osman's House Of Games (BBC), Comedy Central Live, Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club (ITV), Don’t Hate The Playaz (ITV), multiple seasons of The Stand-Up Sketch Show (ITV2), and many more shows. He’s the host of his very popular BBC Radio 4 show Tech Talk which is returning for a second series. In 2025, he was selected as a New Face Of Comedy at the prestigious Just For Laughs Montreal festival, and in 2026 will debut at the Netflix Is A Joke Festival in Los Angeles. --- ### Tez Ilyas: Tez Things I Hate About You - Published: 2026-03-31 - Modified: 2026-04-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/U2r-tez-ilyas-tez-things-i-hate-about-you/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Studio, Group Discounts The grumpiest uncle in showbiz is back! Book tickets to see Tez Ilyas' hilarious new stand-up comedy show at Warwick Arts Centre in Coventry. The grumpiest uncle in showbiz is back!Fresh from travelling the world (and smashing it as a top husband and bunny-stepdad), the UK’s leading de-influencer Tez Ilyas returns with a brand-new stand-up show. Expect fresh jokes, furious rants, and ridiculous stories - all delivered with Tez’s trademark smart, silly, and subversive humour. Star of Man Like Mobeen (BBC Three), Live at the Apollo (BBC Two), Fighting Talk (BBC Radio 5 Live) and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Secret Diary of a British Muslim Aged 13 3⁄4. Book early. You’ll hate yourself if you miss it. Presented by UTC Live --- ### Rosie Holt: The Illegal Aliens Have Landed! - Published: 2026-04-01 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/U2z-rosie-holt-the-illegal-aliens-have-landed/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Studio, Group Discounts See Rosie Holt’s hit new show, The Illegal Aliens Have Landed! Book tickets for this hilarious political sci-fi satire at Warwick Arts Centre in Coventry. Rosie and her MP alter-ego are back, fighting their biggest foe yet. Labour are trying to continue the Conservatives’ work of stopping the boats while also still appearing “left wing", but they have an even bigger problem when UFOs arrive. Will the government stand strong? Or insist they are “just waiting for the facts” as aliens start to abduct and eat the British public? A sci-fi streaked satire. --- ### An Audience with Aggers and Tuffers - Published: 2026-03-31 - Modified: 2026-03-31 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/U2F-an-audience-with-aggers-and-tuffers/ - Categories: Live Event, Words and Ideas, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Book tickets to see cricket legends Aggers and Tuffers in Coventry! Don't miss this brilliant night of sports stories and laughs at Warwick Arts Centre. You won’t want to miss cricket legends Jonathan "Aggers" Agnew and Phil "Tuffers" Tufnell, as they return to the stage for their unmissable 2027 tour.Whether it's a last gasp winner against Nepal, the demolition of Sri Lanka, or falling just short against India, the T20 World Cup showed us that it's never dull talking about English cricket! Aggers, the iconic BBC cricket correspondent and beloved voice of Test Match Special for over 30 years, will charm you with his sharp wit, impeccable anecdotes and his trademark insider's eye on the game we love. Tuffers, former England spin bowler, "King of the Jungle", and one of British sport's great characters, will have you in stitches with outrageous tales from his maverick playing days and his second life as one of the nation's favourite media personalities. Together, they'll dissect it all: the highs, the lows, the howlers and the heroes. From how Stokes and McCullum will tackle a home summer of Tests against New Zealand, India and Pakistan, to the future of English cricket. From the commentary box to the jungle, no stone will go unturned, and no question is off limits. Whether you're a die-hard cricket fan or simply after a brilliant night out, Aggers and Tuffers will not disappoint. --- ### Bollywood Time Machine 2.0 - Published: 2026-03-31 - Modified: 2026-04-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/U29-bollywood-time-machine-20/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Theatre, Group Discounts, Visit Cov, Paid Music Events Step back – and fast-forward – through the dazzling eras of Indian cinema with Bollywood Time Machine 2026, now reimagined with brand new songs, fresh dialogues and dance performances! Step back - and fast-forward - through the dazzling eras of Indian cinema with Bollywood Time Machine 2026, now reimagined with brand new songs, fresh dialogues and dance performances!Experience breath-taking live vocals from phenomenal artists and dynamic choreography in the Bollywood Dance Team. From the golden melodies of the 60s and 70s to the chart-topping anthems of today, this is a celebration of Bollywood’s past, present and future - packed with music, dance and nostalgia. Relive the timeless hits of legends like Kishore Kumar, Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle, while embracing the new era with the voices of Arijit Singh, Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal and Sunidhi Chauhan. Bollywood Time Machine invites you to sing along with your favourite romantic 90s hits, groove to the funky 80s and soak in the smooth and sensuous classics of the 60s and 70s. A spectacular night of entertainment for all generations – Bollywood Time Machine 2026 promises to take you on a musical journey like never before! Brought to you by LuvEntertainment – delivering premium live shows across the UK for over 17 years, including Desi Central, Tujhe Dekha, The Real Queens Of Bollywood, Yeh Dosti, Say Shava Shava and more. --- ### Srishti: Play Ball - Published: 2026-03-30 - Modified: 2026-08-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/U2V-srishti-play-ball/ - Categories: Live Event, Dance and Circus, Studio, Under 26s, Student Offers, Group Discounts, Visit Cov, Film Club Live Events Offers, Home Season Play Ball, a triple bill of classical Indian dance by leading choreographer Nina Rajarani MBE, featuring live music written and composed by Y Yadavan. Play Ball, a triple bill of classical Indian dance by leading choreographer Nina Rajarani MBE, featuring live music written and composed by Y Yadavan.Kadala... Is it Love? What are the ingredients necessary to play ball in a relationship when loyalty and fidelity are questionable? Bend It… Let’s play ball! A fun-filled ensemble piece about the beautiful game, featuring rhythm and rivalry with complex footwork and vibrant energy. Quick! Set in the fast-paced corporate world, this powerful piece captures cut-throat competition. Will business associates play ball and close the deal? This piece won Nina the 2006 Place Prize, Europe’s largest choreographic competition. Shristi: Play Ball is part of HOME - a season of work exploring the idea of HOME. --- ### Getting Triggy With It: Matt Parker Does the Maths - Published: 2026-03-30 - Modified: 2026-05-22 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/U2y-getting-triggy-with-it-matt-parker-does-the-maths/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Theatre, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Matt Parker talks a lot of maths. Matt Parker talks a lot of maths.He's a NYT best-selling author and sold-out stand-up performer. But now it's time he does the maths. Really gets in there and gives the maths a good doing. It's time he programmes his own Christmas tree lights and then 11,184,024 people watch his downfall (and counting). It's time he shares his hand-crafted maths code online only for viewers to improve it by 40,832,277,770%. It's time he shaped-up and crawled out from under the square named after him. Come watch Matt Parker do the maths. (Every audience member will get some free maths.) --- ### A Time of Snow - Published: 2026-03-01 - Modified: 2026-04-13 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Ujr-a-time-of-snow/ - Categories: Live Event, Classical, Music, Helen Martin Studio, Student Offers, Under 26s, Music Centre The University of Warwick Chamber Choir presents a programme that captures the quiet wonder of a winter's night. Bringing together contemporary and old, with music by Bob Chilcott, Amy Bebbington and Errollyn Wallen, inviting the audience to pause and experience the atmosphere of winter through choral music. The University of Warwick Chamber Choir presents a programme that captures the quiet wonder of a winter's night.Bringing together contemporary and old, with music by Bob Chilcott, Amy Bebbington and Errollyn Wallen, inviting the audience to pause and experience the atmosphere of winter through choral music. --- ### Showtime - Published: 2026-03-01 - Modified: 2026-04-13 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Ujq-showtime/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Classical, Butterworth Hall, Free, Music Centre It’s showtime! Join the University of Warwick Music Centre for their annual free concert, as we kick off the new academic year in style. Come and indulge in the array of talent the Music Centre ensembles have to offer as they perform a selection of their favourite musical theatre show tunes. From brass bands and strings to choirs and acapella groups, there’s something to satisfy everyone’s musical tastes in this stellar show. It’s showtime! Join the University of Warwick Music Centre for their annual free concert, as we kick off the new academic year in style.Come and indulge in the array of talent the Music Centre ensembles have to offer as they perform a selection of their favourite musical theatre show tunes. From brass bands and strings to choirs and acapella groups, there’s something to satisfy everyone’s musical tastes in this stellar show. --- ### Eleanor Minney - Published: 2026-03-01 - Modified: 2026-04-13 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UjS-eleanor-minney/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Classical, Helen Martin Studio, Lunchtime Concert Series 26/27, Music Centre, Student Offers, Under 26s, Visit Cov Enjoy The Modern Muse, a fabulous lunchtime concert with Eleanor Minney and Gregory Drott at Warwick Arts Centre! Tickets just £5, or free for under 26s. Book now! Make the most of your lunchtimes with fabulous performances by professional musicians.Eleanor Minney (Mezzo Soprano) and Gregory Drott (Piano) present The Modern Muse, a programme celebrating some of the lesser-sung heroes of 20th Century English Art Song. Featuring music by Herbert Howells, Ivor Gurney, Judith Weir, and Richard Rodney Bennett. Afterwards, there will be an opportunity to meet the artists at Benugo Bar & Kitchen over a free hot drink. --- ### Emma Abbate and Michał Ćwiżewicz - Published: 2026-03-01 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Ujg-emma-abbate-and-michal-cwizewicz/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Classical, Helen Martin Studio, Music Centre, Lunchtime Concert Series 26/27, Student Offers, Under 26s, Visit Cov Enjoy a lunchtime classical concert at Warwick Arts Centre! Hear Emma Abbate and Michał Ćwiżewicz perform folk-inspired works. Tickets just £5, or free for under 26s. Book now! Make the most of your lunchtimes with fabulous performances by professional musicians. Violinist Michał Ćwiżewicz and pianist Emma Abbate present Folklore, a colourful programme of works inspired by folk music, which includes Dvořák's violin sonatina with its American-inspired melodies, Debussy's violin sonata capturing flamboyant Spanish and gipsy colours, and Bartok’s much-loved Romanian Folk Dances. Afterwards, there will be an opportunity to meet the artists at Benugo Bar & Kitchen over a free hot drink. --- ### Manchester Carols - Published: 2026-03-01 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Ujw-manchester-carols/ - Categories: Live Event, Classical, Music, Butterworth Hall, Paid Music Events, Under 26s, Student Offers, Music Centre The University Chorus and Orchestra get together to showcase their combined forces in this end of term performance. Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony, with the striking brass fanfare otherwise known as the ‘fate motif’, represents the inescapable power of destiny. Sasha Johnson Manning’s Manchester Carols will get everyone in the mood for Christmas. The University Chorus and Orchestra get together to showcase their combined forces in this end of term performance. Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony, with the striking brass fanfare otherwise known as the ‘fate motif’, represents the inescapable power of destiny. Sasha Johnson Manning’s Manchester Carols will get everyone in the mood for Christmas. --- ### Rebeca Omordia - Published: 2026-03-01 - Modified: 2026-05-14 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UjZ-rebeca-omordia/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Classical, Helen Martin Studio, Music Centre, Lunchtime Concert Series 26/27, Student Offers, Under 26s, Visit Cov Rebeca Omordia presents African Pianism, a dynamic exploration of the inventive and hybrid musical practices of composers from Africa and the African diaspora. £5 lunchtime concert tickets available now! Make the most of your lunchtimes with fabulous performances by professional musicians. Rebeca Omordia presents African Pianism, a dynamic exploration of the inventive and hybrid musical practices of composers from Africa and the African diaspora, and their contributions to classical music across centuries. Rebeca Omordia is an award-winning British-Nigerian classical pianist and curator, internationally recognised for her pioneering work in African classical music. After the show, there will be an opportunity to meet the artist at Benugo Bar & Kitchen over a free hot drink. --- ### Martin Simpson presents ‘Some Kind of Jubilee’ - Published: 2026-04-20 - Modified: 2026-04-23 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UjK-martin-simpson-presents-some-kind-of-jubilee/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Studio, Group Discounts See legendary folk performer Martin Simpson live at Warwick Arts Centre. Book tickets to experience one of the world's finest acoustic guitarists in Coventry. One of England’s most revered folk performers, widely acknowledged as one of the finest acoustic and slide guitar players in the world. Martin Simpson's interpretations of traditional songs are masterpieces of storytelling. His remarkable solo shows are intense, eclectic, spellbinding and deeply moving. Always prolific, and never one to rest long without a guitar in his hands and a song in his head, Martin continues to travel the length and breadth of the UK and beyond giving rapt audiences passion, sorrow, love, beauty, tragedy and majesty through his remarkable intimate solo performances. Martin has been nominated an astounding 32 times in the 18 years of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards - more than any other performer - and has won numerous awards. September 2026 sees the release of Martin's new album, Some Kind of Jubilee. Fifty years on from his first LP, this record captures him at his absolute best supported by a cast of brilliant musicians. A virtuoso player without question, but above all Martin Simpson conveys his diverse treasure trove of material from the heart, performing with rare subtlety, intensity and honesty. A true master of his art. --- ### Scott Bennett: Stuff - Published: 2026-04-08 - Modified: 2026-04-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UjB-scott-bennett-stuff/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Butterworth Hall, Visit Cov As a society we love stuff, it’s a statement about who we are and who we want to be. But apparently, this message is at odds with the looming environmental crisis. As a society we love stuff, it’s a statement about who we are and who we want to be. But apparently, this message is at odds with the looming environmental crisis. We’re now struggling to balance these worlds, to focus on the things that bring us real connections and nourish the soul. Award-winning Comedian and Award-winning Product Designer, Scott Bennett is desperately trying to cleanse his life of stuff, but is this even possible anymore? As heard on BBC Radio 4! Scott is tour support for Mickey Flanagan, Rob Brydon Jason Manford, and John Bishop, and a star of Live at the Apollo, The News Quiz, The Now Show, The Ultimate Choice, plus a Chortle Best Club Comedian Nominee 2022. --- ### Country Hits Live - Published: 2026-04-08 - Modified: 2026-08-04 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Uj9-country-hits-live/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Theatre, Paid Music Events, Visit Cov, Group Discounts Take a trip though Country music’s greatest hits with Country Hits Live. A musical celebration of the greatest country songs of all time. Country Hits Live features world-class singers and award-winning musicians, transporting audiences straight to Nashville. Jam-packed with songs from some of the biggest musical icons in history, the show takes audiences on a journey through the evolution of country music — from the 1950s and 60s classics of Johnny Cash, to the enduring hits of Dolly Parton, through to the country-pop anthems of Shania Twain and Taylor Swift. A show fit for cowboys and honky-tonk queens everywhere, audiences will be treated to some of the biggest hits in country music, including Jolene, Ring of Fire, Islands in the Stream, Man! I Feel Like a Woman! and Love Story. Country Hits Live is fronted by Jade Helliwell and AJ Dean, alongside an award-winning six-piece band. Born in West Yorkshire, Jade Helliwell has established herself as one of the UK’s leading country musicians, winning the British Country Music Association’s Female Vocalist of the Year award three times. Having performed at festivals including Country2Country and The Long Road, Jade’s powerful vocals continue to captivate audiences nationwide. As a member of the acclaimed band The Wandering Hearts, AJ Dean has earned widespread recognition for his authentic country sound, with powerful vocals that transport audiences straight to the heart of Nashville. --- ### The Night Sky Show – A Sky Full of Hope - Published: 2026-04-15 - Modified: 2026-04-17 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/U0C-the-night-sky-show-a-sky-full-of-hope/ - Categories: Live Event, Words and Ideas, Butterworth Hall, Student Offers, Group Discounts, Visit Cov The Night Sky Show – A Sky Full of Hope is a spectacular, inclusive journey with astronomer and author Adrian West. Look up, and discover a universe bursting with possibility…The Night Sky Show - A Sky Full of Hope is a spectacular, inclusive journey with astronomer and author Adrian West. Using dazzling 4K visuals, LED cinema screens, and cinematic fly-throughs, Adrian takes stargazers of all ages on a fast-paced adventure through the cosmos. Following the phenomenal success of The Night Sky Show, it blends science, imagination, pop culture, and storytelling. Explore celestial destinations, the age of dinosaurs, alien worlds, and humanity’s future among the stars. Hope is threaded throughout, inspiring wonder and curiosity. Warm, funny, and endlessly captivating, this isn’t a lecture - it’s a night to remember! May be unsuitable for younger children due to mild peril, loud noises and show duration. Parental discretion advised. --- ### Lata & Asha: Purane Gaane... Side A | Side B - Published: 2026-04-16 - Modified: 2026-04-17 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/U0G-lata-asha-purane-gaane-side-a-side-b/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Theatre, Group Discounts Celebrate the musical legacy of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle at Warwick Arts Centre. Book tickets for this live Bollywood tribute by Abira Shah. A musical journey honouring the enduring magic and legacy of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. For over seven decades, the voices of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle shaped the soul of Bollywood music. From tender romantic melodies and soulful ballads to playful, expressive classics, their songs became the soundtrack to generations and defined the golden era of Hindi cinema. As sisters with two distinct yet complementary styles, Lata and Asha created an unparalleled musical legacy. Lata’s purity and emotional depth stood alongside Asha’s versatility, rhythm and bold expression. Together, their voices brought to life some of the most iconic moments in Indian film history and continue to inspire audiences across the world. This live performance celebrates their timeless repertoire through a carefully curated selection of beloved classics, paying tribute to the playful, expressive brilliance of Asha Bhosle while honouring the emotional depth and elegance of Lata Mangeshkar. Led by powerhouse vocalist Abira Shah, daughter of acclaimed singer Sitara Shah, a disciple of Malika-e-Tarannum Noor Jehan, and supported by The 515 Crew Live band, the evening brings to life the warmth, elegance, and emotion of the golden era, reconnecting audiences with songs that continue to resonate across generations. --- ### Wet Wet Wet - Published: 2026-04-14 - Modified: 2026-04-17 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/U0A-wet-wet-wet/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Butterworth Hall, Visit Cov Get your tickets for Wet Wet Wet in Coventry. Join the Scottish pop-rockers for an intimate acoustic show at Warwick Arts Centre. Wet Wet Wet celebrate the 40th anniversary of their iconic debut album Popped In Souled Out - the record that announced them to the world and launched one of Britain’s most successful pop careers.Released in 1987, Popped In Souled Out was the album that introduced Wet Wet Wet to not only a national audience, but a global one too. The record went multi-platinum in the UK and established the band as one of the key British acts of the late 1980s, whilst breaking into the Billboard Charts in the USA. The band will perform songs from Popped In Souled Out alongside a catalogue of beloved hits spanning their remarkable career. The show will celebrate both where it all began, as well as what followed. The band today features founding member Graeme Clark, long-standing guitarist Graeme Duffin, and lead vocalist Kevin Simm. Together, they continue to perform the songs that first made their name while introducing them to new audiences. VIP PackageThe VIP Package includes: Exclusive Wet Wet Wet sound check experience at 4.30pmMeet & Greet with Wet Wet Wet, including photo opportunity (using own camera or smart phone)Signed A4 tour print from Wet Wet WetSouvenir VIP laminate and lanyardA ticket to the show in the front 4 rows --- ### Daniel Foxx: How Lovely - Published: 2026-04-22 - Modified: 2026-04-24 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UYn-daniel-foxx-how-lovely/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Studio, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Daniel was determined to handle his Big Breakup with the grace of Julia Roberts. He didn’t. Join him as he navigates dating in your 30s, Le Creuset addiction and 12-step skincare routines, all while trying very hard to emanate love and light. Daniel was determined to handle his Big Breakup with the grace of Julia Roberts. He didn’t. Join him as he navigates dating in your 30s, Le Creuset addiction and 12-step skincare routines, all while trying very hard to emanate love and light.Described by Rolling Stone as "utterly hilarious and effortlessly charismatic", award-winning stand-up Daniel is best known for his viral comedy videos, which are enjoyed by millions of women and gays online. His critically-acclaimed debut show Villain toured internationally, including a sell-out run at New York’s SoHo Playhouse and London's legendary Clapham Grand. He co-hosts the podcast Welcome To Hell with fellow comic Dane Buckley, which debuted in Apple and Spotify's Top 10 comedy charts, and he is the author of the hit book Bedtime Stories for Privileged Children. --- ### The World As We See It... - Published: 2026-04-22 - Modified: 2026-08-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UYU-the-world-as-we-see-it/ - Categories: Live Event, Dance and Circus, Theatre, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Under 26s, Schools, Visit Cov, Film Club Live Events Offers, Home Season Redefining dance from the African Diaspora, ACE dance and music’s new double bill presents two powerful contrasting visions of our world today. Human life is fleeting, the world is still unfolding…Redefining dance from the African Diaspora, ACE dance and music’s new double bill presents two powerful contrasting visions of our world today. Echoes of Dust – choreographed by Serge Aimé Coulibaly, with creative contributions by Sigué SayoubaWhen the world trembles, what remains of our humanity? When all seems lost, what hope can we still hold on to? In a world torn apart by war, disaster and the invisible collapse of human connection; seven individuals find themselves stranded in the heart of chaos. Confronting the remnants of a shattered world, stripped of certainty and memory they stumble, fight, and protest; with each encounter, a voice is reclaimed. Letlalo – choreographed by Vincent Mantsoe Letlalo, meaning "Skin" in Mantsoe’s native tongue ‘Sotho’, draws from African, Indigenous, and contemporary dance languages to explore the deep connection between humanity and the earth. Rooted in ancestral wisdom and inspired by nomadic cultures, the performance reflects on the quiet strength of communities living in harmony. It examines the layers beneath the surface, exploring the true essence of the human spirit, while evoking themes of power, unity, serenity, and interconnectedness. The World As We See It... is part of HOME - a season of work exploring the idea of HOME. --- ### Gary Crosby and Denys Baptiste present 'A Love Supreme' - Published: 2026-04-30 - Modified: 2026-05-01 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UYc-gary-crosby-and-denys-baptistepresenta-love-supreme/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Studio, Student Offers, Group Discounts, 2 for 1 Staff Offer Join Gary Crosby and Denys Baptiste at Warwick Arts Centre as an all-star jazz quartet celebrates 60 years of John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme. Book tickets. Celebrating 60 years of A Love Supreme. Bassist, band leader and co-founder of Tomorrow’s Warriors, Gary Crosby OBE teams up with Mercury Prize nominee and MOBO award winning saxophonist Denys Baptiste to lead an all-star quartet for this celebration of what is widely regarded as the greatest jazz album of all time: John Coltrane’s’ A Love Supreme. Marking the 60-year anniversary of the recording of the album, Gary and Denys will be joined by Andrew McCormack (piano), and Rod Youngs (drums). Discussing the impact that Coltrane’s magnus opus had on him, Gary Crosby explains: “Hearing A Love Supreme for the first time was a life-changing moment for me as a young musician. There were so many complexities in the compositions and the arrangements, but the groove and directness were real. It is musically as close to a spiritual moment as I have ever had - a message from the mountain top, mindblowing but completely rooted in everything I believed music could be. Coltrane stands above all others as a musician. A jazz deity? Possibly. All I know is that with A Love Supreme, he preached, and we all listened!" --- ### Rude Science! - Published: 2026-04-22 - Modified: 2026-09-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UYw-rude-science/ - Categories: Live Event, Family, Theatre, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Brace yourselves for BBC Gastronaut Stefan Gates’ revolutionary, high-tech, highly-explosive new show, packed with outrageous science stunts. Bigger. Funnier. Explosive-ier.The smash-hit Rude Science is back with a spectacular all-new show, bigger, messier and cheekier than ever! This high-tech, highly explosive family show is packed with brand-new science demos, outrageous stunts and laugh-out-loud audience interaction. Expect the world’s weirdest whoopee cushions, enormous explosions, even more disgusting surprises. Behind every bang, burp and belly laugh is real biology, chemistry and physics, transformed into brilliantly entertaining live science that gets children laughing, shouting – and learning without even noticing. Created by BBC Gastronaut Stefan Gates: award-winning presenter of 20 TV series including five for CBBC, and author of 13 STEM books including Rude Science. These spectacular live shows combine genuinely fascinating science with outrageous comedy, inspiring hundreds of thousands of children to discover that science is so much more exciting when it’s funny. Real science. Properly rude. --- ### Hasan Al-Habib: Death to the West (Midlands) - Published: 2026-04-30 - Modified: 2026-04-30 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/U6h-hasan-al-habib-death-to-the-west-midlands/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Studio, Student Offers, Visit Cov Join Hasan Al-Habib for a hilarious, heartfelt stand-up show about growing up Arab, Muslim, and Brummy. Secure your tickets at Warwick Arts Centre today. Arab. Muslim. Brummy. "Deliciously funny" (The Guardian) Hasan Al-Habib’s parents left Baghdad for the land of opportunity (southern Birmingham). But when Britain invaded Iraq, friends and teachers saw him as the enemy within. This story involves Big Tescos, why Saddam Hussein would have loved Drayton Manor, and - amidst a search for those pesky weapons of mass destruction - finding self-acceptance. Extended Sold Out Run - Edinburgh Fringe 2025Funniest Jokes of Edinburgh Fringe 2025 - Telegraph, TimesNext Up Biggest Award in Comedy 2025 Nominee --- ### Björn Again - Published: 2026-05-05 - Modified: 2026-06-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UXG-bjorn-again/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Paid Music Events, Visit Cov Björn Again is the original Australian ABBA Homage has amassed over 5,800 shows in 78 countries in 39 year and comes to Warwick Arts Centre in March 2027. Björn Again. The original Australian ABBA Homage has amassed over 5,800 shows in 78 countries in 39 years.Rod Stephen had previously been working in metallurgical research when at the age of 29 and, inspired by legendary New Zealand band Split Enz’s musicianship and theatrics, opted for a career change to create a new concept by revisiting the music and fashion of the 1970s. Rod had originally considered basing a nostalgic show on one of three all time top bands, The Beatles, Queen and ABBA. Believing that the latter globally encapsulated all that was good (and maybe some not so good?) about the 1970s, he decided ABBA was ideal to focus his efforts on. After countless auditions and months of rehearsals and studying music and videos all Rod then needed was to devise a great show format to go with the name…and then Björn Again was ready to rock and roll! Having been acknowledged by Björn Ulvaeus as being the show that single-handedly initiated the ABBA revival in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Björn Again is hailed as the most popular and successful show of its type. --- ### Jon Culshaw: Me, Myself & Others - Published: 2026-05-06 - Modified: 2026-05-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UXT-jon-culshawme-myself-others/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Theatre, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Jon Culshaw is taking to the road with a brand-new show for 2027. Join the star of BBC Radio 4’s Dead Ringers as he takes you on a whistle stop tour through an array of famous voices in an evening of stand-up, stories, sketches and song! Jon Culshaw is taking to the road with a brand-new show for 2027. Join the star of BBC Radio 4’s Dead Ringers as he takes you on a whistle stop tour through an array of famous voices in an evening of stand-up, stories, sketches and song! Jon is one of Britain's most critically acclaimed impressionists, comedians and actors with television credits ranging from classic comedy series such as Spitting Image, The Impressions Show, and Newzoids, through to Channel 4’s award winning docudrama Partygate. On stage, in addition to his hugely successful solo comedy tour Imposter Syndrome, in recent years, Jon has also played to packed houses in the one man play Les Dawson: Flying High, the Dead Ringers 25th Anniversary Tour, and the iconic London Palladium pantomime. Book now to see one of the country’s most renowned and diverse performers live! --- ### Preet Singh: First Class - Published: 2026-05-06 - Modified: 2026-05-06 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UXp-preet-singh-first-class/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Studio, Group Discounts Preet Singh is a rising star of British comedy, blending razor-sharp wit with raw, personal storytelling. Preet Singh is a rising star of British comedy, blending razor-sharp wit with raw, personal storytelling.A regular on the UK comedy circuit, Preet has appeared on BBC TV, BBC Radio and ITV2. His debut tour delivers a fearless and hilarious deep dive into identity, family and the beautiful chaos of modern Britain. Smart, sharp and unfiltered, this is a breakthrough show that promises big laughs and real insight. Preet has tour supported comedy heavyweights like Guz Khan, Richard Blackwood, Nabil Abdulrashid, Josh Berry, Sukh Ojla, Eshaan Akbar and Akaash Singh. Preet is fast becoming one of the most exciting voices in British comedy. --- ### Toto the Ninja Cat and the Great Snake Escape - Published: 2026-05-06 - Modified: 2026-05-15 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UXA-toto-the-ninja-cat-and-the-great-snake-escape/ - Categories: Live Event, Family, Theatre, Group Discounts, Schools, Visit Cov A brand-new family musical for everyone over 5. A brand-new family musical for everyone over 5.Meet Toto. She might look like an ordinary cat, but she’s no ordinary feline. Almost completely blind, Toto has incredible ninja skills, a big heart, and a nose for adventure. By day, she naps like any other pet… but by night, she’s out on daring missions with her cheeky brother, Silver. In their very first adventure, a deadly King Cobra has escaped onto the streets of London, and it’s up to Toto to use every ounce of her courage and cunning to save the day. Based on Dermot O’Leary’s best-selling children’s book, illustrated by Nick East, this purr-fectly thrilling tale is filled with original music, laugh-out-loud fun, and extraordinary puppetry, promising fun for the whole family. A Little Angel Theatre, Mercury Theatre, Colchester and Mayflower Southampton co-production. CreditsCo-adapted by Barb Jungr and Samantha LaneDirected by Samantha LaneMusic and Lyrics by Barb JungrSet, Costume and Puppet Design by Oliver HymansLighting Design by Sherry Coenen --- ### Ascension Dance: Amaris & Rae - Published: 2026-05-14 - Modified: 2026-08-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UaU-ascension-dance-amaris-rae/ - Categories: Live Event, Dance and Circus, Helen Martin Studio, Group Discounts, Schools, Family, Home Season Amaris & Rae is a magical dance theatre adventure for families, celebrating imagination, bravery, and the beauty of the unknown. Amaris & Rae is a magical dance theatre adventure for families celebrating imagination, bravery, and the beauty of the unknown. Amaris dreams of space, transforming darkness into a universe of wonder, while her brother Rae fears what he cannot see. When she invites him into her world, they embark on an extraordinary journey through galaxies, alien encounters, and shimmering stars. Blending movement, light, and playful storytelling, this immersive production reimagines darkness as a place of possibility. With a participatory element, audiences are invited to explore alongside the characters. A heart-warming story that inspires curiosity and courage in young explorers. Choreography: Ashley Jordan & DancerCostume Design: Vortex CreatesComposition: Credo KampetaDramaturg: Lou CopeAccess Support: Laura Guthrie Special thanks to The Spark Arts, Warwick Arts Centre and Arts Council England for supporting this project. Amaris & Rae is part of HOME - a season of work exploring the idea of HOME. --- ### Psycho in Concert - Published: 2026-05-14 - Modified: 2026-08-24 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Uac-psycho-in-concert/ - Categories: Live Event, Film, Music, Butterworth Hall, Subtitled, Group Discounts, Paid Music Events, Visit Cov, Subtitled, 15, Film Club Live Events Offers Give yourself the fright of your life this Halloween season watching Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller Psycho with Bernard Hermann’s chilling soundtrack played live. Give yourself the fright of your life this Halloween season.Experience Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller Psycho with Bernard Hermann’s chilling soundtrack played live by Welsh National Opera. CastAnthony Perkins - Norman Bates Vera Miles - Lila Crane John Gavin - Sam LoomisMartin Balsam - Milton Arbogast John McIntire - Deputy Sheriff Al Chambers Simon Oakland - Dr. Fred Richmond Vaughn Taylor - George Lowery Frank Albertson - Tom Cassidy Lurene Tuttle - Mrs. ChambersPatricia Hitchcock (as Pat Hitchcock) - Caroline John Anderson - California Charlie Mort Mills - Highway Patrol Officer Janet Leigh - Marion Crane Production Credits Screenplay by Joseph Stefano Robert BlochDirected by Alfred Hitchcock Music by Bernard Herrmann Producer: John Goberman Technical Supervisor: Pat McGillen Music Preparation: Larry Spivack A Universal Picture. The producer wishes to acknowledge the contributions and extraordinary support of John Waxman (Themes & Variations). A Symphonic Night at the Movies is a production of PGM Productions, Inc. (New York) and appears by arrangement with IMG Artists. --- ### Dinosaurs Live! - Published: 2026-05-14 - Modified: 2026-05-15 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Uaa-dinosaurs-live/ - Categories: Live Event, Family, Theatre, Group Discounts, 2 for 1 Staff Offer, Visit Cov, Schools For the first time since 1881, the home of dinosaurs, London’s Natural History Museum, is going on tour as we learn about fossils, timescales and how our planet has evolved over millions of years. For the first time since 1881, the home of dinosaurs, London’s Natural History Museum, is going on tour!Ever since they were first identified in the 1800s, dinosaurs have sparked the imagination of kids and adults alike and for the first time ever, the world-renowned Natural History Museum has teamed up with Mark Thompson Productions to take you on a dinosaur adventure like no other. We’ll go on a pre-historic journey together to the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and watch the life-like dinosaurs come alive right on stage! Not only that, but we’ll also find out more about fossils, time scales and how our planet has changed over hundreds of millions of years So get ready for a roaring experience like no other as Natural History Museum presents Dinosaurs Live! --- ### The Ronnie Scott’s Story - Published: 2026-05-14 - Modified: 2026-05-15 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UaP-the-ronnie-scotts-story/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Visit Cov, Paid Music Events Direct from London’s world-famous jazz club and combining world-class live jazz, narration, rare archive photos, and video footage, The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars take to the stage to celebrate the ‘The Ronnie Scott’s Story’. Direct from London’s world-famous jazz club and combining world-class live jazz, narration, rare archive photos, and video footage, The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars take to the stage to celebrate the ‘The Ronnie Scott’s Story’.Set amongst the dive bars and jazz jook joints of London’s Soho, we hear about the desperate hand-to-mouth finances of the early years and the frequent police raids. We hear how Ronnie's became neutral ground within rife gang territory and their scrapes with gangsters including the Krays who were rumoured to have taken Ronnie Scott “for a little drive”! Life at Ronnie’s is evocatively reimagined through tales of the club’s past visitors, from pop stars, film stars and politicians to comedians and royalty - but above all, the musicians… Mixing classic music from the jazz greats who have performed at Ronnie Scott’s over its incredible history, alongside tales of old Soho, miscreant musicians and police raids, this is a unique evening celebrating one of the world's most famous venues, its music, and history. --- ### Buffy Revamped - Published: 2026-05-27 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Ukr-buffy-revamped/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Theatre, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Under 26s This fast-paced, award-winning gem brings you the entire 144 episodes of the hit 90s TV show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as told by Spike. Funny, satirical and bursting with 90s pop-culture references, it’s the perfect parody for Buffy aficionados and those who never enrolled at Sunnydale High alike. Book your tickets now! Seventy minutes. Seven seasons. One Spike. This fast-paced gem brings you the entire 144 episodes of the hit 90s TV show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as told through the eyes of the one person who knows it inside out...Spike. Buffy Revamped tours the UK following its award-winning Edinburgh Fringe premiere in 2022, having since played international seasons in Ireland, Australia, Canada and the USA alongside several sold-out UK national tours. Funny, satirical and bursting with 90s pop-culture references, it’s the perfect parody for Buffy aficionados and those who never enrolled at Sunnydale High alike. Created by comedian Brendan Murphy whose last show, FRIEND (The One with Gunther), won Best Play at the World Wide Comedy Awards. Cast & Creatives Written by Brendan MurphyDirected by Hamish MacDougallProjection Design by Bruno CollinsSound Design by James NicholsonAccolades Winner - Best One Person Show and Best Comedy Performance at the DarkChat Awards 2022 Best Reviewed Comedy Show - Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 --- ### Caitlin Moran: How To Be Hopeful - Published: 2026-05-20 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Uk6-caitlin-moran-how-to-be-hopeful/ - Categories: Live Event, Words and Ideas, Theatre, Group Discounts, Visit Cov A Year of Attempting to Feel Less Awful About the World A Year of Attempting to Feel Less Awful About the World."No one’s inventing good, new futures any more,’ I say to my husband, Pete. ‘Everyone seems resigned to accepting that things will be dreadful. I can’t bear it. I need us to do something different." One morning, Caitlin Moran woke up - and realised that she had reached Peak Despair. And she’s not alone - in a world of worsening news, online fist-fights, and filthy rivers, it’s hard not to feel, well, terrible. Of course, in books, and movies, when the heroine faces such a crisis, she makes a seismic life-change: moving to a remote, ramshackle farmhouse; walking an ancient, 600-mile pathway; or reconnecting with her primal, joyful self by adopting a baby hawk, or hare. But Caitlin’s new book, How to be Hopeful, is not that kind of book. She tried - but it turns out remote Welsh farmhouses are really expensive. No-one with a job can walk 600 miles. And it’s incredibly hard to get access to baby hawks in North London. Instead, Caitlin decided to go on....a domestic quest. To see if she could stay in the same house, in the same neighbourhood, and the same awful modern world - but try to make better days. She left 800,000 followers on social media; eschewed 24/7 rolling-news for local newspapers; and sat on buses without headphones, to start listening to what people are really saying. Turns out they’re not, by and large, shouting hate-crimes at each other. They’re just working out whether to have chicken, or sausages for tea,... --- ### Exhibition On Screen: Monet - Published: 2026-05-22 - Modified: 2026-08-21 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UPY-exhibition-on-screen-monet/ - Categories: Film, Live Event, Visual Arts, Cinema, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Under 26s, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Documentary, Event Cinema, TBC, Visit Cov To celebrate Tate Britain’s blockbuster Monet and Time exhibition, Exhibition on Screen is delighted to bring the iconic story of Claude Monet to cinema screens in May 2027. To celebrate Tate Britain’s blockbuster Monet and Time exhibition, Exhibition on Screen is delighted to bring the iconic story of Claude Monet to cinema screens in May 2027. Undeniably one of the world’s favourite artists and the figurehead of the Impressionist movement prepare to be dazzled by his spectacular and revolutionary use of light and colour and step into one the most famous gardens in art history. Immerse yourself in iconic masterpieces and discover the incredible story of passion and rebellion in this exciting documentary on the man who named the world’s favourite art movement. --- ### Exhibition On Screen: James McNeill Whistler - Published: 2026-05-22 - Modified: 2026-09-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UPX-exhibition-on-screen-james-mcneill-whistler/ - Categories: Film, Live Event, Visual Arts, Cinema, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Under 26s, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Documentary, Event Cinema, PG, Visit Cov In an era of great change and great beauty emerged the character of James McNeill Whistler. In an era of great change and great beauty emerged the character of James McNeill Whistler. Considered by some to be one of the great innovators of 19th century art, he was a contemporary of the Impressionists, much admired by Van Gogh and Manet. Boldly experimental and famously witty, Whistler disrupted the strict conventions of Victorian society in pursuit of a new cult of beauty, creating “art for art’s sake” and earning himself a place in the history of great art. He found a parallel between painting and music, and entitled many of his paintings “arrangements”, “harmonies” and “nocturnes”, emphasizing the importance of tonal harmony in his work. His most famous painting, Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 (1871), commonly known as Whistler’s Mother, is a revered and often parodied portrait of motherhood. It is arguably one of the most famous paintings in history and this film will unveil the artist behind the art. Tate Britain is now holding the first major retrospective of Whistler in three decades. This blockbuster exhibition promises to reawaken the world to just how important Whistler is to art history, uniting world-famous masterpieces with rarely seen works. Exhibition on Screen will bring these stunning works and the incredible story behind them to cinemas around the world while the exhibition is still running, bringing this truly global artist to a global audience. This will be an unmissable chance to get to know this visually spectacular artist and the influence... --- ### Exhibition On Screen: Renoir & Love - Published: 2026-05-22 - Modified: 2026-08-21 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UPK-exhibition-on-screen-renoir-love/ - Categories: Film, Live Event, Visual Arts, Cinema, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Under 26s, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Documentary, Event Cinema, TBC, Visit Cov Pierre-Auguste Renoir is one of the world’s favourite artists; a founding member of the Impressionist movement and a constantly evolving artist, he is unmatched at depicting human connection. Pierre-Auguste Renoir is one of the world’s favourite artists; a founding member of the Impressionist movement and a constantly evolving artist, he is unmatched at depicting human connection. The National Gallery’s blockbuster exhibition brings together vibrant masterpieces which explore love in all its forms, bringing colour and warmth into the cold winter months. With exclusive access to this exciting new show, Exhibition on Screen will bring these world class works to cinema audiences, with close examination of the art and leading experts exploring the immense skill and influence of this master of colour and connection. Be transported back to a Parisian summer of love through the eyes of a true visionary. An unmissable opportunity to fall in love with Renoir this winter. Made in close collaboration with The National Gallery, London and Musee d’Orsay, Paris. --- ### Disney Princess - The Concert - Published: 2026-06-01 - Modified: 2026-06-05 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UPL-disney-princess-the-concert/ - Categories: Live Event, Family, Music, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Paid Music Events, Visit Cov For generations, the music of Disney’s princesses has been the soundtrack to our lives. Now, these beloved songs come alive on stage with a host of acclaimed Broadway and West End stars in Disney Princess - The Concert. For generations, the music of Disney’s princesses has been the soundtrack to our lives. Now, these beloved songs come alive on stage with a host of acclaimed Broadway and West End stars in Disney Princess - The Concert.Your every dream will come true as larger-than-life animation and theatrical effects immerse the audience in pure Disney magic, while these powerhouse talents sing your favourite princess, hero and (yes!) villain songs, and share behind-the-scenes stories from their time on the stage and screen. We invite you to relive your VHS glory days, dress up in your favourite royal attire, and share the joy of Disney with your loved ones at this internationally acclaimed concert experience. Be part of our world at Disney Princess - The Concert! Disney Princess - The Concert has played 20 countries on 5 continents since its premiere in 2021, including two US tours of more than 100 cities, and tours the UK and Ireland for the first time in 2027. The show features iconic songs from more than 29 films, including: How Far I’ll Go, A Whole New World, Just Around the Riverbend, Part of Your World, Almost There, Let It Go and more! --- ### Rachel Parris: The Rachel Parris Songbook - Published: 2026-05-26 - Modified: 2026-05-29 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UPt-rachel-parristhe-rachel-parrissongbook/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Theatre, Visit Cov The BAFTA-nominated comedian is back on the road, bringing some of her favourite songs from the last fifteen years of her comedy career, alongside brand new standup. The BAFTA-nominated comedian is back on the road, bringing some of her favourite songs from the last fifteen years of her comedy career, alongside brand new standup.Whether you are a Speedy Boarder, a Girl With A Diamond Finger, a Gym go-er, or part of a Hen Doo On A Train, there is Something Profound for you in this Amazing show.* *Come ready to sing along. A Capella may be included. Rachel Parris is best known for The Mash Report, and has appeared on Have I Got News For You, Mock The Week, Q.I, Would I Lie To You and Live at The Apollo. She is a regular on Radio 4's Just A Minute and I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue and she is also a cast-member and founder of award-winning improv show Austentatious. --- ### Hand Made Man with Patrick Grant - Published: 2026-07-08 - Modified: 2026-07-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UPe-hand-mademan-withpatrick-grant/ - Categories: Live Event, Words and Ideas, Theatre, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Join host of the Great British Sewing Bee Patrick Grant as he takes you behind the scenes of the Sewing Bee workroom, through Saville Row and on a journey to understanding what it means to craft and be creative in today’s world. Join the host of The Great British Sewing Bee Patrick Grant as he takes you behind the scenes of the Sewing Bee workroom, through Saville Row and on a journey to understanding what it means to craft and be creative in today’s world.With no shortage of stories from his time on telly, Patrick shares some of the greatest triumphs as well as the last-minute disasters that are all part and parcel of making things that last. Patrick will explore how our relationship with clothing has gone wrong in ways we barely notice: 100 billion garments produced every year, a third of them never worn, and the equivalent of a bin lorry full of clothes burned or buried every single second. But his argument is not nostalgic. It’s personal, economic, and quietly radical -about what gets lost when price becomes the only measure of value, and what might be recovered when it isn't. With the chance to ask Patrick your own questions, expect an evening about craftmanship, creativity, and the joy of art in a world increasingly held together by Polyester and wishful thinking. --- ### Fisherman's Friends - Published: 2026-05-27 - Modified: 2026-05-29 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UPh-fishermans-friends/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Butterworth Hall, Visit Cov Fisherman’s Friends are back! Book your tickets for their 2027 UK tour at Warwick Arts Centre and experience their stunning harmonies and superb camaraderie live. Fresh from their sold-out 2026 UK dates and a hugely successful tour in Australia earlier this year, Fisherman’s Friends have announced a new UK tour for 2027. The announcement comes as the beloved Cornish group launch the very first Fisherman’s Friends Festival in Cornwall, a landmark three-day celebration of music, maritime heritage and Cornish culture. For a group whose remarkable story has inspired two hit feature films and a successful touring stage musical, the new dates mark yet another chapter in an extraordinary journey that began with friends singing on the harbour in Port Isaac to raise money for local causes. Join Fisherman’s Friends for the humour, camaraderie and stirring harmonies that have made them one of Britain’s best-loved live acts. Fisherman’s Friends said: "To be announcing another UK tour while opening our very first festival in Cornwall feels incredibly special. We never imagined when we started singing on The Platt in Port Isaac that it would lead us here. Launching a festival in Cornwall and seeing audiences continue to support live music means a great deal to us. We’re looking forward to getting back out on the road and seeing audiences around the country once again." --- ### Ross Noble’s Cranium of Curiosities - Published: 2026-05-26 - Modified: 2026-05-29 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UP5-ross-nobles-cranium-of-curiosities/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Roll up, roll up! Or use a more conventional form of transport to get to the show. It’s entirely your choice. Unless you accidentally become trapped in a barrel*. Roll up, roll up! Or use a more conventional form of transport to get to the show. It’s entirely your choice. Unless you accidentally become trapped in a barrel.*Should that happen, then just find an incline and start rolling to see the one and only Ross Noble! He is the Wizard of Waffle, The Rambler Royale, The Noodlers’ Noodler, and he’s back live on stage to tour a tornado of tangents. What the show will be about is anybody’s guess, but that’s all part of the fun when you look inside his Cranium of Curiosities. *We strongly advise trying not to get trapped in a barrel before or during the performance. Despite the expression “barrel of laughs,” it may impede your enjoyment of the show. Presented by Mick Perrin Worldwide Ltd --- ### Family Singing - Published: 2026-07-29 - Modified: 2026-07-29 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UPC-family-singing/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Family, Gallery Foyer, Free, Music Centre Join us for our popular Sunday morning hour of singing in the foyer of the Warwick Arts Centre. Perfect for first timers and regulars, you will learn songs to get you singing, moving, and dancing, with a healthy dose of creativity thrown in. Open to all ages, you just need to bring yourself and your willingness to have lots of fun! Join us for our popular Sunday morning hour of singing in the foyer. Perfect for first timers and regulars, you will learn songs to get you singing, moving, and dancing, with a healthy dose of creativity thrown in. Open to all ages, you just need to bring yourself and your willingness to have lots of fun! An opportunity for all the family to sing together. --- ### Musical Picnics - Published: 2026-07-29 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UPb-musical-picnics/ - Categories: Live Event, Family, Music, Gallery Foyer, Free, Music Centre Musical Picnics are warm, eclectic and diverse musical performances for children, parents and families, welcoming everyone from the local community, featuring an outstanding and eclectic programme of artists, educators, musicians, instruments, styles, approaches, cultures and personalities from across the country. A wonderful monthly series of original, participatory family performances. Musical Picnics are warm, eclectic and diverse musical performances for children, parents and families, welcoming everyone from the local community, featuring an outstanding and eclectic programme of artists, educators, musicians, instruments, styles, approaches, cultures and personalities from across the country. Brought together in a friendly and relaxed space, Musical Picnics are original participatory performances led by new musicians and artists each month, helping children and families to absorb, interact and fall in love with the incredible world of music and performance. Come along and discover everything from flamenco to folk, beatboxing to bebop, opera to ouds, sitars to jazz guitars, electronics to percussion! Each Musical Picnic is different, but in general, will be most enjoyed by children aged 3 to 8…but you know your children best! Everyone is warmly welcome, from babies to great grandma! Most performances will be best suited to children under 10, but this is just a gentle guide. --- ### Met Opera: Manon - Published: 2026-05-29 - Modified: 2026-08-21 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UL7-met-opera-manon/ - Categories: Film, Live Event, Classical, Cinema, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Under 26s, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Event Cinema, 12A, French (English surtitles), Visit Cov Following her radiant performance in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette—which garnered raves for “high notes that spun like liquid gold … Sierra touched the operatic firmament” (The New York Times)—superstar soprano Nadine Sierra takes on another alluring French heroine, the irresistible title character of Massenet’s passionate drama. Following her radiant performance in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette—which garnered raves for “high notes that spun like liquid gold … Sierra touched the operatic firmament” (The New York Times)—superstar soprano Nadine Sierra takes on another alluring French heroine, the irresistible title character of Massenet’s passionate drama. Leading tenor Matthew Polenzani is her idealistic lover, the Chevalier des Grieux, with rising-star baritone Andrzej Filończyk as her stalwart cousin, Lescaut, in a breathtaking staging by director Laurent Pelly. --- ### Met Opera: Silent Night - Published: 2026-05-29 - Modified: 2026-08-21 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/ULD-met-opera-silent-night/ - Categories: Film, Live Event, Classical, Cinema, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Under 26s, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Event Cinema, 12A, Visit Cov Following his smash-hit company debut with The Hours, composer Kevin Puts returns to the Met with his Pulitzer Prize–winning opera, inspired by the true events of the 1914 Christmas truce. Following his smash-hit company debut with The Hours, composer Kevin Puts returns to the Met with his Pulitzer Prize–winning opera, inspired by the true events of the 1914 Christmas truce. A poignant depiction of shared humanity in the most inhumane circumstances, Puts’s grand, cinematic opera—with a libretto in English, French, and German by Mark Campbell— has been widely acclaimed since its 2011 premiere, hailed as “an overwhelming emotive experience” by The Guardian. The evocative staging by James Robinson takes the audience directly to the battlefields of the Western Front with a star-studded cast, featuring soprano Elza van den Heever and tenors Ben Bliss and Rolando Villazón, conducted by Maestro Dalia Stasevska. --- ### Met Opera: Così fan tutte - Published: 2026-05-29 - Modified: 2026-08-21 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UL2-met-opera-cosi-fan-tutte/ - Categories: Film, Live Event, Classical, Cinema, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Under 26s, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Event Cinema, 12A, Italian (English surtitles), Visit Cov Our Met: Live in HD season begins with Mozart’s satirical comedy of fickle young love. Our Met: Live in HD season begins with Mozart’s satirical comedy of fickle young love. Phelim McDermott’s “colorful, inventive” (The New York Times) staging, inspired by Coney Island in the 1950s, sets the uproarious story at a boardwalk amusement park, where the two pairs of lovers at the heart of the tale find themselves on one emotional—and literal— thrill ride after another. Soprano Federica Lombardi and mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey sing Fiordiligi and Dorabella, opposite tenor Duke Kim and baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky as Ferrando and Guglielmo. Bass-baritone Gerald Finley reprises his portrayal the cynical Don Alfonso, with soprano Ana María Martínez as the witty maid Despina. --- ### Met Opera: Macbeth - Published: 2026-05-29 - Modified: 2026-08-21 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UL0-met-opera-macbeth/ - Categories: Film, Live Event, Classical, Cinema, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Under 26s, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Event Cinema, 12A, Visit Cov Two of opera’s most extraordinary artists return to The Met: Live in HD for Verdi’s thrilling take on the immortal Shakespearean tale of the scheming couple determined to seize power at any cost. Two of opera’s most extraordinary artists return to The Met: Live in HD for Verdi’s thrilling take on the immortal Shakespearean tale of the scheming couple determined to seize power at any cost. Baritone Quinn Kelsey is the Scottish king haunted by the ghosts of his murderous ascent to the throne, opposite soprano Lise Davidsen as the power-mad Lady Macbeth, whose ruinous ambition damns them both. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium for a penetrating production by Louisa Proske. Rounding out the all-star cast are tenor Freddie De Tommaso as Macduff and bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green as Banquo. --- ### Met Opera: Samson et Dalila - Published: 2026-05-29 - Modified: 2026-08-21 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UL6-met-opera-samson-et-dalila/ - Categories: Film, Live Event, Classical, Cinema, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Under 26s, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Event Cinema, 12A, French (English surtitles), Visit Cov Saint-Saëns’s spectacular take on the biblical hero of legendary strength and the seductive Philistine whose beauty overpowers him returns in the Met’s larger-than-life production. Saint-Saëns’s spectacular take on the biblical hero of legendary strength and the seductive Philistine whose beauty overpowers him returns in the Met’s larger-than-life production. Featuring a massive orchestra and chorus and some of opera’s most spellbinding tunes, this masterpiece is a feast for the eyes and ears. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts an electrifying cast led by the formidable star pairing of mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina and tenor Clay Hilley. --- ### Harry Enfield and No Chums - Published: 2026-06-03 - Modified: 2026-06-03 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/ULk-harry-enfield-and-no-chums/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Join us for a rare and entertaining evening with legendary satirical comedian and self-styled “stupid idiot”, Harry Enfield.From the meteoric rise of Loadsamoney, a Thatcherite Visionary, to the fury of Kevin the Teenager, Harry will reflect on 40 years of arsing about in comedy and bring some of his favourite characters vividly back to life on stage. Then it’s over to your questions: your chance to ask how it all works for him, what he’s most proud of, and what he says to the many who ask, “You wouldn’t be allowed to do your stuff today, would you?” Don’t miss an unforgettable evening with a brilliantly silly and strikingly insightful comedian. --- ### The Bootleg Beatles in Concert - Published: 2026-06-09 - Modified: 2026-06-09 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/ULI-the-bootleg-beatles-in-concert/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Celebrating seven iconic performances by the Fab Four.From a tiny stage in a famous Liverpool cellar to a rooftop in central London, the Beatles played a vast number of live performances in their eight year reign. Whether in theatres, stadiums or TV studios, many of these proved to be ground breaking events. Here tonight, recreated by the Bootleg Beatles and their orchestra, are seven of their most famous. --- ### Bob Marley reimagined by the London African Gospel Choir - Published: 2026-06-09 - Modified: 2026-06-12 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UL1-bob-marley-reimagined-by-the-londonafrican-gospel-choir/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Student Offers, 2 for 1 Staff Offer, Paid Music Events, Visit Cov London African Gospel Choir reinterpret Marley's most iconic, uplifting songs - driven by the soulful intensity of gospel vocals and the vibrant energy of the Choir’s outstanding live band. Following the critical acclaim and success with Paul Simon’s Graceland, in summer 2027, The London African Gospel Choir bring a fresh and exhilarating take on the music of Bob Marley.This show is a powerful reinterpretation of Marley’s most iconic, uplifting songs - driven by the soulful intensity of gospel vocals and the vibrant energy of the Choir’s outstanding live band. Experience Bob Marley elevated, reimagined and reborn - through the spiritual fire and rhythmic heartbeat of African gospel music. --- ### NT Live: The Misanthrope - Published: 2026-06-09 - Modified: 2026-09-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UdS-nt-live-the-misanthrope/ - Categories: Film, Live Event, Theatre, Cinema, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Under 26s, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Event Cinema, TBC, Visit Cov Award-winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) plays the title role in this razor-sharp reimagining of Molière’s classic dark comedy. Award-winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) plays the title role in this razor-sharp reimagining of Molière’s classic dark comedy. Telling the truth isn’t always that simple. Alice, a brilliant novelist, despises the carefully constructed lies of modern society. But the more she challenges those around her, the fiercer the backlash becomes. Soon, she must confront the price of speaking her truth in a world that would rather silence her. Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Indhu Rubasingham directs Martin Crimp’s (Cyrano de Bergerac) highly anticipated play. --- ### What’s Love Got To Do With It? - Published: 2026-06-15 - Modified: 2026-06-23 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Udg-whats-love-got-to-do-with-it/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Visit Cov What’s Love Got To Do With It? is back and bigger than ever for 2027! This electrifying tribute show celebrates the music and unparalleled career of the one and only Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Tina Turner.Get ready for an unforgettable evening of high-energy, feel-good rock and soul, brought to life by a phenomenal live band. Packed with all the classic hits you know and love, the show delivers showstopping performances of Proud Mary, River Deep -Mountain High, Simply The Best, Private Dancer, Nutbush City Limits, and many more. Stepping into Tina’s iconic heels is Kent’s own Holly Bannis, the daughter of Greg Bannis, former lead singer of Hot Chocolate. Holly’s rise to centre stage is as inspiring as it is exciting. Growing up in a musical family, Holly honed her craft for over a decade performing semi-professionally before an audition on ITV’s Starstruck changed her life. “I had to audition as three of my musical icons, and Tina was an obvious choice for me. During lockdown, I studied her performances obsessively, getting into her moves, her walk, and her energy.” It wasn’t long before the team behind What’s Love Got To Do With It? noticed Holly’s raw talent and passion. Initially cast as a backing singer and understudy, Holly quickly stepped into the spotlight, making the lead role her own and earning standing ovations night after night. Audiences can expect a show bursting with energy, emotion, and that signature Tina fire. What’s Love Got To Do With It? isn’t just a concert... --- ### The Classic Rock Show - Published: 2026-06-18 - Modified: 2026-06-23 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Ut3-the-classic-rock-show/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Paid Music Events, Visit Cov An amazing opportunity for rock fans, young and old, to celebrate three decades of the world’s greatest classic rock music with a stunning multi-million dollar sound and light show to match. An amazing opportunity for rock fans, young and old, to celebrate three decades of the world’s greatest classic rock music with a stunning multi-million dollar sound and light show to match.Featuring The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, The Eagles, Dire Straits, Meat Loaf, Van Halen, The Who, Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top, Fleetwood Mac and more. Note-for-note, anthem after anthem and riff after riff - culminating in a show-stopping guitar duel, that is definitely not to be missed. --- ### Juliet & Romeo - Published: 2026-06-18 - Modified: 2026-06-23 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Utn-juliet-romeo/ - Categories: Live Event, Dance and Circus, Theatre, Group Discounts, Under 26s, Student Offers, Schools With Lost Dog’s blend of dance, theatre, and comedy this duet reveals the real story of Romeo and Juliet. It turns out they didn’t die in a tragic misunderstanding, they grew up and lived happily ever after. Well, they lived at least. With Lost Dog’s blend of dance, theatre, and comedy, this duet reveals the real story of Romeo and Juliet. It turns out they didn’t die in a tragic misunderstanding, they grew up and lived happily ever after. Well, they lived at least. Now they’re 40ish, at least one of them is in the grips of a mid-life crisis, they feel constantly mocked by their teenage selves and haunted by the pressures of being the poster couple for romantic love. They have decided to confront their current struggles by putting on a performance - about themselves. Their therapist told them it was a terrible idea. This duet takes on our cultural obsession with youth and our inevitable issues with longevity. Juliet and Romeo was co-commissioned by Battersea Arts Centre and The Place. The work is funded by Arts Council England. --- ### Family Sundays - Published: 2026-07-03 - Modified: 2026-07-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Utj-family-sundays/ - Categories: Live Event, Family, Community, Workshops, Gallery Foyer, Free Time to get creative as a family and have some fun! Join our artists to explore key themes and processes in our programme such as visual arts and performance, with opportunities to perform or take your creations home to display. Time to get creative as a family and have some fun! Join our artists to explore key themes and processes in our programme such as visual arts and performance, with opportunities to perform or take your creations home to display. --- ### Let's Dance! My First Concert - Published: 2026-08-03 - Modified: 2026-08-03 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UtY-lets-dancemy-first-concert/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Family, Classical, Helen Martin Studio, Family Fun, Under 26s, Visit Cov A relaxed and interactive concert designed especially for babies, children and their adults, brought to you by professional musicians with a passion for sharing their love of music. Presented by professional musicians with a passion for sharing their love of music.This relaxed and interactive concert is designed especially for babies, children, and their adults. Whether it is your first concert or the 100th, this is a wonderful way to enjoy music as a family. This concert, we are joined by violinist Sophia Kannathasan, who will take you on a journey through different dance styles (waltz, Hungarian folk, tango etc) for violin. Ahead of the concert, drop into our free art workshop with Benny Semp to get creative and make something to bring to the shows. --- ### Mini Creatives - Published: 2026-07-03 - Modified: 2026-07-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Utt-mini-creatives/ - Categories: Live Event, Workshops, Family, Community, Music, Gallery Foyer, Free Join our creative sessions for babies, toddlers and their grown-ups with a focus on music and storytelling. Our multi-sensory space inspires imaginations, encourages curiosity, and supports development. Join our creative sessions for babies, toddlers and their grown-ups with a focus on music and storytelling. Our multi-sensory space inspires imaginations, encourages curiosity, and supports development. --- ### The Albion Christmas Band - Published: 2026-06-25 - Modified: 2026-06-29 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UtV-the-albion-christmas-band/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Studio, Group Discounts Celebrate the festive season with The Albion Christmas Band as they return for their 27th year of touring. Enjoy a heartwarming evening of seasonal folk songs, carols, and storytelling. The Albion Christmas Band returns this December for its 27th year of touring, continuing a cherished festive tradition that marks the true beginning of Christmas for audiences across the UK. Described by The Guardian as “the perfect antidote to the corporate Christmas,” the show blends seasonal songs, carols, storytelling and stellar musicianship into an evening filled with warmth, humour and winter magic. At its heart is the extraordinary voice of Kellie While, whose breathtaking singing brings both expression and intimacy to every performance. The current line-up evolved from The Albion Band, founded over 50 years ago by Ashley Hutchings MBE, one of the most influential forces in British folk music. Bob Dylan described Hutchings as “the single most important figure in English folk rock,” recognising a career that has left an indelible mark on British music. The Albion story is also intertwined with some of the most respected names in folk. Simon Nicol, long-time member of Fairport Convention and one of the defining guitarists and singers of the English folk revival, has been a key collaborator over the decades. Simon Care, renowned for his expressive melodeon playing and tireless work across folk and roots music, brings energy, sensitivity and virtuosity to the stage. Representing a newer generation, acclaimed singer-songwriter Blair Dunlop - award-winning guitarist and son of Ashley Hutchings - carries the Albion legacy forward with his own celebrated career, blending traditional... --- ### Rubbish Shakespeare Company: Romeo & Juliet - Published: 2026-06-25 - Modified: 2026-06-29 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Ut4-rubbish-shakespeare-company-romeo-juliet/ - Categories: Live Event, Family, Theatre, Studio, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Schools Three idiots attempt Shakespeare’s tragedy using tatty wigs, a dress and a burst airbed found by the bins. This 60-minute riot of slapstick and mischievous storytelling ensures everyone aged 5-105 knows what’s going on. Enemies. Balconies. Kissing... SAUSAGE ROLLS!!?? The Rubbish Shakespeare Company presents a tragedy like no other. Three hapless idiots attempt the Bard’s most famous love story using nothing but a box of tatty wigs, a worn floral dress, and a burst airbed found by the bins. This acclaimed take on Romeo & Juliet is a riotous hour of frenetic slapstick, clowning and fourth-wall-breaking chaos. Taking huge liberties with the original text, the company splices Shakespeare’s classic lines with modern gags, physical comedy and gloriously silly storytelling that keeps everyone - from age 5 to 105 - completely hooked. Described as “like Horrible Histories but funnier” (Primary Times), this joyful production throws out the dusty rules of high art and celebrates the ridiculous heart of Shakespeare - and theatre itself. This isn't boring Shakespeare - it’s bonkers! Credits Performed by Alex MacDonald, Clement Studholme and Lee HithersaySet design by Alex MacDonaldAdapted by Rubbish Shakespeare CompanyDirected by Lee HithersaySupported by Arts Council England and Granada FoundationAccolades Winner: Best Kids Show (Leicester Comedy Festival) --- ### Ian Gillan - Talking Gib'rish Tour - Published: 2026-06-23 - Modified: 2026-07-13 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UuN-ian-gillan-talking-gibrish-tour/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Theatre, Group Discounts, Paid Music Events, Visit Cov, Words and Ideas From his childhood in Hounslow to the global rise of Deep Purple, Ian Gillan will reflect on the experiences, music and outlook on life that shaped one of rock’s most influential careers. Ian Gillan'sTalking Gib'rish Tour allows audiences to hear personal stories from Ian’s remarkable life and career in music.From his childhood in Hounslow to the global rise of Deep Purple, Ian will reflect on the experiences, music and outlook on life that shaped one of rock’s most influential careers. The tour offers a rare chance to hear directly from a true icon of rock music. Ian Gillan’s career now spans more than six decades, with his voice remaining one of the most distinctive and celebrated in rock. Formed in 1968, Deep Purple are pioneers of hard rock. In 1969, Ian joined Deep Purple in what became one of the pivotal moments in rock history. Their 1972 album Machine Head includes the iconic track Smoke on the Water, cementing their legacy as one of the most influential bands of the music genre. The Talking Gib'rish Tour will offer fans a rare opportunity to hear behind-the-scenes stories from Ian in his own words...candid, humorous, and unfiltered. --- ### Emilio Santoro as Elvis: 50th Anniversary - Published: 2026-06-25 - Modified: 2026-06-25 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Ul2-emilio-santoro-as-elvis-50th-anniversary/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Student Offers, 2 for 1 Staff Offer, Visit Cov 2027 marks 50 years since the passing of the King of Rock ’n’ Roll. 2024 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist World Champion Emilio Santoro celebrates the legacy of Elvis in a spectacular live show. Expect timeless hits including Jailhouse Rock, Hound Dog, Blue Suede Shoes, Devil in Disguise and Suspicious Minds. Book now! 2027 marks 50 years since the passing of the King of Rock ’n’ Roll. 2024 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist World Champion Emilio Santoro celebrates the legacy of Elvis Presley in a spectacular live tribute show.Backed by his authentic 1950s band, The Creoles, Emilio brings Elvis’ early career to life, from the iconic Sun Records recordings and classic movie years to the legendary ’68 Comeback Special. Audiences can expect timeless hits including Jailhouse Rock, Hound Dog, Blue Suede Shoes, Devil in Disguise, Suspicious Minds, plus many more. Emilio’s rise to international success has been remarkable. In 2022, he won the European Elvis Championships in Birmingham, completing a clean sweep of all major European Elvis titles and gaining national media attention. That same year, he earned the People’s Choice Award at the Niagara Falls Elvis Festival in Canada before becoming the youngest European ever to win the Images of the King Professional World Championship on Elvis Presley Boulevard. Emilio also appeared in the finale of America's Got Talent alongside Metaphysic.ai. In 2024, he achieved the highest honour in Elvis tribute artistry, becoming the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist World Champion at Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley, meaning Emilio is proudly endorsed by Elvis Presley Enterprises. Don't miss this chance to witness a truly world-class tribute to the King of Rock ’n’ Roll! --- ### Pieces of My Life by Kirris Riviere - Published: 2026-07-02 - Modified: 2026-09-02 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UlG-pieces-of-my-life-by-kirrisriviere/ - Categories: Live Event, Theatre, Studio, Group Discounts, Student Offers, BSL Interpreted, Film Club Live Events Offers, Home Season Facing a two-week eviction notice just days after his mum’s death, Kirris sets up a makeshift podcast studio in his childhood council flat, recording the story of his life before he has to leave. An autobiographical story of love, loss and resilience.Faced with the task of clearing his mum’s council flat days after her death, Kirris sets up a podcast studio in his childhood home, recording the story of his life before he has to leave for good. Weaving memories, music and fragments from his journal, he brings to life the experiences that have shaped him, confronting identity, grief and the lifelong struggle with systemic racism. At the heart of the show is his fiercely optimistic mum, whose love, humour and creativity continue to guide him. With original music, raw vulnerability and powerful storytelling, Pieces of My Life is a deeply human exploration of defiance, family and home. Written and performed by TV and theatre actor Kirris Riviere (Hollyoaks, The Sandman) and produced by award-winning theatre company Ad Infinitum (Last Rites, Beautiful Evil Things). Pieces of My Life is part of HOME - a season of work exploring the idea of HOME. --- ### Christmas Lectures - Published: 2026-06-25 - Modified: 2026-08-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Ulb-christmas-lectures/ - Categories: Live Event, Family, Butterworth Hall, Schools Join top scientists from the University of Warwick for the award-winning Warwick Christmas Lectures. Enjoy an evening of mind-boggling science, explosive live experiments and interactive foyer labs for the whole family. Ho Ho Hold on…the award-winning Warwick Christmas Lectures return! Ally Caldecote and some favourite scientists from the University of Warwick who are leaving their labs to entertain, inspire and amaze audiences. Bring family and friends, pull on a festive jumper and join the audience for an evening of mind-boggling science and explosive experiments! Live Labs with the Warwick Institute of Engagement will be in the foyer spaces from 6pm, so visitors can get up close and hands-on with real-life science before the Christmas Lectures begin. The Christmas Lectures is a collaboration between Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick’s Department of Physics and China Plate Theatre. With thanks to the Warwick Institute of Engagement for the Live Labs. --- ### Made in the Midlands - Published: 2026-06-25 - Modified: 2026-06-29 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Ulp-made-in-the-midlands/ - Categories: Live Event, Theatre, Studio, Visit Cov Made in the Midlands: HOME returns to Warwick Arts Centre with an evening of new work from Coventry and Midlands-based artists. An evening of new work from Coventry and Midlands-based artists. Over the past five months, three artists or collectives have developed projects exploring the theme of HOME - asking urgent questions about heritage, displacement, sanctuary, community, and the people and places that shape us. This scratch night offers a first look at works in progress across a range of artforms, inviting audiences into the creative process and opening up conversations about belonging, identity and place. Join us to discover new voices, fresh perspectives and emerging Midlands talent. --- ### Open Mic - Published: 2026-07-07 - Modified: 2026-07-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Ulx-open-mic/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Gallery Foyer, Free, Music Centre Our friendly Open Mic sessions are open to everyone. If you are a singer, instrumentalist, poet, MC, or any other kind of musical performer, this is an opportunity for you. Our friendly Open Mic sessions are open to everyone.If you are a singer, instrumentalist, poet, MC, or any other kind of musical performer, this is an opportunity for you. No booking required, just turn up and sing and play.  --- ### Seasonal Makers Market - Published: 2026-06-30 - Modified: 2026-07-15 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Ulv-seasonal-makers-market/ - Categories: Live Event, Visual Arts, Gallery Foyer, Free We're delighted to host Warwick Arts Centre's fourth Seasonal Makers Market this December, featuring an array of independent, local traders with festive live music in the foyer. We're delighted to host Warwick Arts Centre's fourth Seasonal Makers Market this December.Featuring an array of independent, local traders selling handcrafted and sustainably made items. Accompanied with festive live music in the foyer. Further updates coming soon! --- ### Songwriting Workshops - Published: 2026-07-07 - Modified: 2026-07-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/URn-songwriting-workshops/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Workshops, Helen Martin Studio, Free, Music Centre Join songwriters Lauren South, Ellie Gowers and Steve Jones (aka Stylusboy) to hone your craft and share your songs with other like-minded musicians. Join songwriters Lauren South, Ellie Gowers and Steve Jones (aka Stylusboy) to hone your craft and share your songs with other like-minded musicians. Open to all levels of experience and ability, this is a supportive and welcoming environment to learn about all aspects of songwriting. --- ### Things I Took from the Dark as told by Reece Shearsmith - Published: 2026-06-24 - Modified: 2026-06-29 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/URU-things-i-took-from-the-dark-as-told-by-reece-shearsmith/ - Categories: Live Event, Words and Ideas, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Behind a normal door, in an ordinary house, lies a museum that is anything but. Behind a normal door in an ordinary house lies a museum that is anything but. For decades, Reece Shearsmith has been collecting terrible things. The screaming skull of Glamis Castle, the Highgate vampire, sea devils, witch hunters and a talking mongoose called Gef. Some of them he found. Some of them found him. Now, for the first time, he opens the door. Co-creator of The League of Gentlemen, Psychoville and Inside No. 9, Reece is no stranger to the morbid and macabre. In this live show, he will guide audiences through the bizarre artefacts and obsessions that have quietly shaped everything he has made. Each object in Reece’s collection has a story, and each story reaches further back than the last: from a terrifying childhood encounter on a Hull council estate to haunted dressing rooms, uncanny creatures at the edges of long film shoots, and stranger things still… Working from his illustrated memoir Things I Took from the Dark: The Museum of Me, Reece will move between storytelling and performance, before engaging in conversation with a special guest host. Audiences will also have the chance to put questions directly to the curator himself…if they dare. --- ### Discover The Magic Tour - Published: 2026-08-17 - Modified: 2026-08-25 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/URg-discover-themagic-tour/ - Categories: Backstage, Free, Welcome Week 2026, Hide from Screens New to campus and curious to learn more about Warwick Arts Centre and what goes on behind the scenes? Join us for an exclusive tour! New to campus and curious to learn more about Warwick Arts Centre and what goes on behind the scenes? Join us for an exclusive tour! Designed for new Warwick students, this is a great opportunity to discover how you can get involved in arts, culture and student life on campus. Meet our Technical and Front of House teams, experience our vibrant spaces and stages, and learn how you can get involved. We believe the arts are a place we can all meet. Meet at Box Office, in Warwick Arts Centre. If you have any access requirements, please get in touch with our Box Office team who will be happy to support --- ### 10 Years of The Good Immigrant with Nikesh Shukla, Nish Kumar and Salena Godden - Published: 2026-08-06 - Modified: 2026-08-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/URK-10-years-of-the-good-immigrant-with-nikesh-shukla-nish-kumar-and-salena-godden/ - Categories: Live Event, Words and Ideas, Studio, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Visit Cov, Film Club Live Events Offers, Home Season Join original contributors Nikesh Shukla, Nish Kumar, and Salena Godden for a panel discussion celebrating the 10-year anniversary edition of The Good Immigrant. Book your tickets now! Celebrate the 10-year anniversary edition of a ground-breaking collection exploring the immigrant experience in Britain. When The Good Immigrant was first published, it lit a fire: telling the truth, starting conversations and irrevocably changing how we talk about race. A collection of 21 leading writers of colour exploring the realities of the immigrant experience in Britain, its wisdom is needed now more than ever. We bring together three of the original contributors to discuss where we find ourselves 10 years on: Nikesh Shukla: Editor of the anthology, author of fiction and non-fiction books, and the co-founder of The Good Literary Agency, the Jhalak Prize and the Good Journal.Nish Kumar: UK’s leading political comic, and co-host of hugely popular podcast Pod Save the UK.Salena Godden: Award-winning author, poet and broadcaster of mixed Jamaican-Irish heritage.This event is part of HOME - a season of work exploring the idea of HOME. --- ### Goddesses of the Underworld with Nikita Gill - Published: 2026-08-06 - Modified: 2026-08-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/URP-goddesses-of-the-underworld-with-nikita-gill/ - Categories: Live Event, Words and Ideas, Studio, Student Offers, Group Discounts, Visit Cov, Film Club Live Events Offers, Home Season Join bestselling poet and author Nikita Gill at Warwick Arts Centre for a captivating look into Styx: The River, the second instalment of her acclaimed trilogy. Join Sunday Times bestselling author Nikita Gill for the second beguiling instalment of the Goddesses of the Underworld trilogy, Styx: The River as she speaks to poet Len Pennie.The firstborn child of Titans, Styx is revered as the first of her kind, and in this lyrical and heartrending tale of sisterhood, identity, love, and war, she must carve her own path to womanhood – and ultimately, godhood. Nikita Gill is an Irish-Indian poet, playwright, illustrator and actor who has the attention of over 800,000 Instagram followers worldwide for her work. She has given a TEDx Talk, spoken at every major literary festival in the UK and been shortlisted for the Goodreads Choice Award in poetry three times, the Children's Poetry Award twice and longlisted for the Jhalak Prize. Hekate, her first novel in verse, became an instant global bestseller. This event is part of HOME - a season of work exploring the idea of HOME. --- ### Omar El Akkad - One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This - Published: 2026-08-06 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/URd-omar-el-akkad-one-day-everyone-will-have-always-been-against-this/ - Categories: Live Event, Words and Ideas, Studio, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Visit Cov, Film Club Live Events Offers, Home Season Join award-winning author Omar El Akkad and Gary Younge as they discuss One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This. Book your tickets now. Award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad joins us at Warwick Arts Centre to discuss his international bestselling, debut non-fiction book One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This. In this book, he unpicks the hypocrisy and injustices of the West at a volatile and shocking time, against the backdrop of the devastation in Gaza, and offers hope for people who want something better. This is a book for those who have tired of moral emptiness. Omar El Akkad is an author and journalist. He was born in Egypt, grew up in Qatar, moved to Canada as a teenager and now lives in the United States. He is a two-time winner of both the Pacific Northwest Booksellers’ Award and the Oregon Book Award. His books have been translated into 13 languages. His debut novel, American War, was named by the BBC as one of 100 novels that shaped our world. This event is part of HOME - a season of work exploring the idea of HOME. --- ### Stephanie Phillips and Pauline Black - We Were Here - Published: 2026-08-06 - Modified: 2026-08-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/URu-stephanie-phillips-and-pauline-black-we-were-here/ - Categories: Live Event, Words and Ideas, Studio, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Visit Cov, Film Club Live Events Offers, Home Season Join musician and journalist Stephanie Phillips alongside 2-Tone icon Pauline Black for a compelling look at the Black artists who rewrote the rules of rock ’n’ roll. Book your tickets now! Join musician and arts journalist Stephanie Phillips as she reclaims the history of rock ’n’ roll. We Were Here is a reclamation of rock’n’roll for the Black artists who tore up and re-wrote its rules, by musician, arts and culture journalist and die-hard alternative music superfan, Stephanie Phillips. As a music journalist and musician who writes for numerous publications including The Guardian, New Statesman, Vice and The Wire, Stephanie started the Black feminist punk band Big Joanie. Her new book promises to rip up the received history of rock ’n’ roll and alternative music and repopulate it with the extraordinary Black artists and influential figures who truly steered its course from the 1930s to the present day. In this special event, Stephanie discusses vital figures such as Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Little Richard, Jimi Hendrix, Tina Turner, Betty Davis, Poly Styrene, Bad Brains and beyond. Stephanie will be in conversation with performer, singer, artist, band leader and songwriter, Pauline Black. A lifelong love of music inspired by punk and reggae artists from the 1970s led Pauline to join The Selecter, which went on to become a platinum-selling band and one of the most influential within the 2-Tone music scene. This event is part of HOME - a season of work exploring the idea of HOME. --- ### Fatt Butcher: Congregational - Published: 2026-07-02 - Modified: 2026-08-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/URR-fatt-butcher-congregational/ - Categories: Live Event, Theatre, Studio, Group Discounts, Under 26s, Visit Cov, BSL Interpreted, Captioned, Home Season Congregational, is an act of coming together - a newly composed choral service for the nightclub, from artist & vocalist Fatt Butcher. Part concert, part-communion, part-resurrection, the show is a ceremony for the dancefloor; a service to dying nightlife that reminds us to keep on living. The nightclubs are closing, the village is dying, we’re tired and scared, but the beat of the dance floor’s heart keeps on pumping. Congregational, is an act of coming together - a newly composed choral service for the nightclub, from artist & vocalist Fatt Butcher. Part concert, part-communion, part-resurrection, the show is a ceremony for the dancefloor; a service to dying nightlife that reminds us to keep on living. Join your guide Fatt Butcher, heralded by critics as an ‘incredible vocal powerhouse’ (West End Best Friend) and ‘accelerating the decline of humanity’ by trolls on Twitter, on a guided journey of collectivity, song, and the transcendental powers of amyl-nitrate. Featuring a live choir of professional queer vocalists, complete with superstar DJ and virtuosic piano accompaniment, expect an avante-garde musical with a thumping original score of newly composed hymns for the dancefloor blending house, trance, gospel, classical and experimental music. So babs, come join the congregation. Important InformationThis event has both standing and tiered seating options, available on a first come, first served basis on the night. Tickets are sold as general admission. Those for whom standing and steps are difficult are advised to contact Box Office for guidance on available seating options. Congregational is part of HOME - a season of work exploring the idea of HOME. --- ### Jurassic Park - 35mm - Published: 2026-09-11 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UeS-jurassic-park-35mm/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Blockbuster, Classic, 12A, 2 for 1 Staff Offer, Visit Cov, Spielberg Summer, Films on 35mm Steven Spielberg's awe-inspiring, groundbreaking 1993 action adventure is the ultimate thrill ride. Steven Spielberg's awe-inspiring, groundbreaking 1993 action adventure is the ultimate thrill ride. Eccentric industrialist John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) invites palaeontologists Alan (Sam Neill) and Ellie (Laura Dern) and chaotician Ian (Jeff Goldblum) to visit his theme park of cloned dinosaurs. But after a power failure, the intelligent, lethal creatures run loose, putting everyone's lives – including his grandchildren's – in terrible danger. 35mm screeningsWe're thrilled to offer this special screening of Jurassic Park on an original 35mm print. A 35mm screening means that you are watching a projection from film, offering a warm, textured, and traditional viewing experience. The beauty of 35mm is that each screening is unique. In the unlikely event of a difficulty with our projector or the film print, Jurassic Park will switch to a digital 4K projection instead to ensure you receive an excellent cinematic experience. --- ### GIANT - The Play - Published: 2026-07-09 - Modified: 2026-09-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Uez-giant-the-play/ - Categories: Film, Live Event, Theatre, Cinema, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Under 26s, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Event Cinema, TBC, Visit Cov GIANT, the 5-star critically acclaimed play starring John Lithgow (Killers of the Flower Moon, The Crown) as Roald Dahl, comes to the big screen. GIANT, the 5-star critically acclaimed play starring John Lithgow (Killers of the Flower Moon, The Crown) as Roald Dahl, comes to the big screen. Winner of 3 Olivier Awards® including Best Play and a Tony Award® for Best Actor in a Play (John Lithgow), the production was filmed live in London’s West End ahead of its sold-out Broadway run. The stellar cast includes Aya Cash (The Boys, The Franchise, You’re the Worst), Elliot Levey (Cold War, Patriots, Good) and Rachael Stirling (The Divine Mrs S). A world-famous children’s author under threat. A battle of wills in the wake of scandal. And one chance to make amends...It’s the summer of 1983, The Witches is about to hit the shelves and Roald Dahl is making last-minute edits. But the outcry at his recent, explicitly antisemitic article won’t die down. Across a single afternoon at his family home, and rocked by an unexpectedly explosive confrontation, Dahl is forced to choose: make a public apology or risk his name and reputation. Inspired by real events, GIANT explores with dark humour the difference between considered opinion and dangerous rhetoric offering a complicated portrait of a fiendishly charismatic icon. --- ### Jazz Fridays - Published: 2026-07-10 - Modified: 2026-07-24 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UBY-jazz-fridays/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Gallery Foyer, Free, Visit Cov, Music Centre Jazz Fridays is a regular highlight on the University of Warwick campus, with free performances happening most Fridays during term time, hosted by The Moloney Trio and guest student musicians. Looking to unwind after a busy week? Jazz Fridays is a regular highlight here on campus, with free performances happening most Fridays during term time, hosted by The Moloney Trio and guest student musicians from University of Warwick's Small and Big Band ensembles. The second half of this event is an open jam session, supported by our house players. If you would like to find out more about participating in the jam session, please contact programming@warwick.ac.uk. Or simply turn up! Supported by Together at Warwick. --- ### Sonia Sabri Company: Nida - Published: 2026-07-09 - Modified: 2026-08-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UBa-sonia-sabri-company-nida/ - Categories: Live Event, Dance and Circus, Studio, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Visit Cov, Home Season Nida is an invitation to step into a glowing, intimate space where beautiful Kathak dance and soulful Indian music meet. Nida is an invitation to step into a glowing, intimate space where beautiful Kathak dance and soulful Indian music meet.This brand-new work from award-winning Sonia Sabri Company aims to capture the feeling of ‘home’ through the intricate movements and melodies of dancer and musician. Just as plants come to life in the daylight but wither away in the dark; we’ll explore how a true home can nourish us, how the loss of home might break us and how to find home wherever we find ourselves. Join us on an evocative journey through wordless storytelling, beatboxing, percussive dance and upbeat audience interaction. Featuring live music from the rare and hypnotic Santoor, soaring vocals and soul-stirring drumming, this feel-good show is a treat for the senses and beautifully demonstrates the connection between music and dance. Join our world-class artists for a truly nourishing, affirming and enriching experience that will stay with you. Funded by Arts Council England Sonia Sabri Company: Nida is part of HOME - a season of work exploring the idea of HOME. --- ### Top Gunchained - Published: 2026-07-09 - Modified: 2026-07-17 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UBK-top-gunchained/ - Categories: Live Event, Theatre, Theatre, Group Discounts, Under 26s, Student Offers This feel-good comedy brings you the beloved characters, romance and action of Tom Cruise's aerial blockbuster, alongside the heartfelt story of father and son superfans. This very unauthorised parody marks 40 years since Top Gun's cinema release – essential viewing for Top Gun veterans and rookies alike. From creators of international smash Yippee Ki Yay. This feel-good comedy brings you the beloved characters, romance and action of Tom Cruise’s aerial blockbuster, alongside the heartfelt story of father and son superfans who can’t agree on anything except their favourite film.Can Maverick and best friend Goose beat Iceman to the Top Gun trophy? Can instructor Charlie get a drink without anyone singing at her? Can one Fringe First-winning poet / nerd re-enact the movie’s signature dogfights – alone? This very unauthorised parody marks 40 years since Top Gun's cinema release – essential viewing for Top Gun veterans and rookies alike.From the creative team behind the global smash hit Yippee Ki Yay. Written and performed by Richard Marsh - London poetry slam champion, BBC Audio Drama Best Scripted Comedy Drama award-winner and fighter pilot (one of these is untrue). Directed by Hal Chambers with movement by Emma Webb, this show will take your breath away. Presented by Seabright Live --- ### The Michael Portillo Show - Published: 2026-07-22 - Modified: 2026-08-26 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UBL-the-michael-portillo-show/ - Categories: Live Event, Words and Ideas, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Secretary of State. Traveller. TV superstar. The inimitable Michael Portillo is live on stage to share funny, insightful, and poignant stories from his extraordinarily rich and varied life. Secretary of State. Traveller. TV superstar. The inimitable Michael Portillo is live on stage to share funny, insightful, and poignant stories from his extraordinarily rich and varied life.The son of a refugee who rose to become one of Britain’s leading politicians and best loved broadcasters, Michael Portillo’s life has been a game of two halves. As a statesman he served under Margaret Thatcher, ran for the leadership of the Conservative Party, and lost his seat in one of the most famous moments in British political history. He went on to be one of the nation’s favourite broadcasters, sparring with Diane Abbott and Andrew O’Neill and enthralling millions with his travels on the world’s greatest railways. In this unique stage show, Michael will share his life story, from his late father’s experiences of the Spanish Civil War and escape to England, where he and Michael’s mother met while looking after refugee children, all the way to his present-day adventures travelling across Spain, the USA, India, and beyond. Michael tells funny and insightful observations about his old boss Margaret Thatcher and his reflections on the decay of political power. He’ll speak about his break into TV – including the time he became a single mum... And, of course, he will share about the great railway journeys he has undertaken and what they can tell about the history and state of the world today. Whether you are passionate about politics or a fan of Michael’s many international adventures, this... --- ### Varna Ballet: Swan Lake - Published: 2026-07-14 - Modified: 2026-08-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UBu-varna-ballet-swan-lake/ - Categories: Live Event, Dance and Circus, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Experience the magic of Swan Lake as the critically acclaimed Varna International Ballet and a live orchestra bring Tchaikovsky's timeless romance to life. Varna International Ballet presents Swan Lake, brought to life by magical special effects. The greatest romantic ballet of all time is accompanied by Tchaikovsky’s haunting and unforgettable score. From the impressive splendour of the Palace ballroom to the moonlit lake where swans glide in perfect formation, this compelling tale of tragic romance has it all. The dual role of Odette/Odile is one of ballet’s most unmissable technical challenges: Odile is the temptress in black tulle who seduces the Prince by spinning with captivating precision while Odette flutters with emotional intensity with the spellbound purity of the swan queen. Performed by Varna International Ballet Accompanied by a live orchestra - Varna International Ballet Orchestra About Varna International Ballet & OrchestraFounded in 1947, the critically acclaimed Varna International Ballet returns to the UK following a breathtaking debut tour. Renowned for its award-winning soloists and magnificent corps de ballet, the company has been delighting audiences for decades at home and abroad with its performances of the highest quality. Artistic Director: Sergei BobrovMusic Director and Chief Conductor: Filippo Dessi"We are thrilled to be bringing our highly talented company of dancers and musicians back to the UK. We can’t wait to perform for British audiences again and to bring these magical ballets to life on stage." - Daniela Dimova. --- ### Classically Kate Bush - Published: 2026-07-16 - Modified: 2026-07-20 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UBJ-classically-kate-bush/ - Categories: Live Event, Classical, Music, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Visit Cov, Paid Music Events Classically Kate Bush brings a celebration of the music of the iconic Kate Bush to Warwick Arts Centre. Classically Kate Bush brings a celebration of the music of the iconic Kate Bush to Warwick Arts Centre.See the legendary singer-songwriter’s eternal, era-defining songs - including Cloudbusting, Hounds of Love, Babooshka, Wuthering Heights and Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) - brought thrillingly to life by a live band and an 18-piece orchestra. Performed by The Hounds of Love, leading interpreters of Kate Bush’s songbook, this is a rare opportunity to experience her music performed live with full orchestral arrangements, honouring both Kate’s experimental spirit and her catalogue’s classical influences. --- ### Sophie Duker: Hot Beef Injection - Published: 2026-07-22 - Modified: 2026-09-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UBC-sophie-duker-hot-beef-injection/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Theatre, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Taskmaster champion and Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee Sophie Duker returns with her brand-new stand-up show, Hot Beef Injection. Taskmaster Champion, Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer Nominee and retired sugar daughter Sophie Duker is back with a brand-new 2026-2027 stand-up tour, Hot Beef Injection.In her latest hour, Sophie dares to get both sexy and political, reflecting on hypermasculinity, heavy-handed handymen and that old-chestnut Would You Rather: 'Man or Bear?’. Hot Beef Injection reckons with the primal fear driving Duker’s distrust of heterosexual he/hims, and out of a challenging comedy club encounter a new question emerges: what would she say if she spoke to men, instead of shutting them out? --- ### 10cc: And Another Bloody Greatest Hits Tour - Published: 2026-07-21 - Modified: 2026-07-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UBA-10cc-and-another-bloody-greatest-hits-tour/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Paid Music Events, Visit Cov Following 2026’s sell-out tour, 10cc will embark on And Another Bloody Greatest Hits Tour in March 2027. Following a sell-out tour in 2026, 10cc are bringing their hotly-anticipated 2027 tour to Warwick Arts Centre in March. Fans can expect a hit-packed setlist including era-defining anthems like Rubber Bullets, Donna, Art For Art’s Sake, Dreadlock Holiday, The Wall Street Shuffle, Life Is A Minestrone, The Things We Do For Love, and of course, the eternal I’m Not In Love. “The tour title is not an expression of exasperation, but a humorous acknowledgement that we’re out doing it again,” says Gouldman. “Our Bloody Tourists album gave us the idea and we believe in total honesty – it’s what it says on the tin. Hit after hit after hit, with a few variations.” --- ### Nick Cope: I’ve lost my Bobble Hat …again! - Published: 2026-07-22 - Modified: 2026-07-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UBv-nick-cope-ive-lost-my-bobble-hat-again/ - Categories: Live Event, Family, Theatre, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Nick has lost his Bobble hat ..again! Come and join Nick Cope for a delightful family concert and help him find his beloved hat with the wobbly bobble! A joyous fun filled hour featuring all your favourite Nick Cope hits and more. Nick has lost his Bobble hat ..again! Come and join Nick Cope for a delightful family concert and help him find his beloved hat with the wobbly bobble! A joyous fun filled hour featuring all your favourite Nick Cope hits and more. Nick has been writing and recording his beautiful and totally unique songs for children and their families for over 10 years. He performs with his guitar and stunning animations to sell-out crowds all over the country. His fanatical following of little and not so little fans has grown immeasurably over the years due to the phenomenal success of the CBeebies show Nick Cope’s Popcast. Nick has a magical way of reaching into people’s hearts, igniting children’s imagination in an organic, unpatronizing, educational and fun way. With his charming songs and humour Nick engages, entertains, and enthrals all generations. Nick’s live performances are legendary. If you haven’t heard his songs or seen his shows before, come along and find out what you’ve been missing. --- ### Kiki's Delivery Service - Published: 2026-09-08 - Modified: 2026-09-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Use-kikis-delivery-service/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Animation, Classic, Family, Foreign Language, U, Japanese (English subtitles and dubbed available), Visit Cov Studio Ghibli master Hayao Miyazaki’s delightful coming-of-age classic follows a resourceful young witch who uses her broom to create a delivery service. Studio Ghibli master Hayao Miyazaki’s delightful coming-of-age classic follows a resourceful young witch who uses her broom to create a delivery service. When Kiki sets off to learn her craft, accompanied by her sarcastic black cat, Jiji, she lands the next morning in a seaside town where her unique skills make her an instant sensation. A timeless, wonderfully imaginative story of a young girl finding her way in the world, Kiki’s Delivery Service is voiced by Kirsten (Kiki!) Dunst, Janeane Garofalo, Phil Hartman, and the late Debbie Reynolds. --- ### Kirpal Singh Panesar - Published: 2026-07-30 - Modified: 2026-08-03 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UsV-kirpal-singh-panesar/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Studio, Student Offers, Paid Music Events Kirpal Singh Panesar, a shining talent in the UK and recognised leading Tar-Shehnai & Dilruba performer, brings and evening that promises to be a musical soul-evoking experience, bringing light and spirit for all to share. Kirpal Singh Panesar, a shining talent in the UK and recognised leading Tar-Shehnai and Dilruba performer, presents an evening that promises to be a musical soul-evoking experience, bringing light and spirit for all to share. His music reflects a unique blend of influences from renowned masters such as Ustad Bismillah Khan, Ustad Surjeet Singh and Ustad Gurdev Singh. With the blessings of His Holiness Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji, Kirpal embodies a musical identity that intricately weaves together diverse experiences. Join us for an evening of music performed by Kirpal’s students. The second half will feature a solo recital by Kirpal. Narinderjit Lallie will accompany Kirpal on Tabla. Narinderjit has been a keen student and teacher of tabla for over 30 years. He was blessed to have been guided by the legendary Pandit Shardha Sahai of the Benaras Gharana style of tabla. --- ### The Irish House Party - Published: 2026-07-30 - Modified: 2026-08-03 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Usx-the-irish-house-party/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Theatre, Group Discounts, Paid Music Events Irish House Party brings a joyful and authentic Irish live music show, featuring a line-up of talented musicians and dancers bringing you all the sounds of Ireland, in an intimate and homely setting. Irish House Party brings a joyful and authentic Irish live music show, featuring a line-up of talented musicians and dancers bringing you all the sounds of Ireland, in an intimate and homely setting.The live music, Irish dancing and banter is infectious and enters the psyche in seconds. The show itself features All Ireland champion musicians and world champion dancers who combine a unique blend of light hearted audience interaction with fascinating stories about the music and the instruments themselves. The original show was set up in Dublin by a group of musicians who wanted visitors to the city to experience what a real Irish house party is like. It’s all presented in a fun and humorous way resulting in a fabulous theatre going experience. Don’t miss the chance to experience a true taste of an Irish House Party live on the theatre stage! --- ### Myra DuBois: Siren - Published: 2026-08-05 - Modified: 2026-08-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Us4-myra-dubois-siren/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Theatre, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Don’t be alarmed, she’s making a noise! Don’t be alarmed, she’s making a noise!After taking the global internet by storm with viral clips of her shows, dazzling the West-End as Ruth in the hit show Titanique and a barnstorming sell-out tour of Australia, the UK’s self-declared “siren from South Yorkshire”, Myra Dubois, has heard the call of UK and Ireland. AdMyras unite; she’s on her way! Siren is Myra’s brand new show, and her most spectacular yet! With a full cast featuring the all-dancing Fabulous Myrettes and fan favourite, Myra’s sister Rose Lavender, joining in with the fun. Join the star of her own boudoir Myra DuBois for one of her world-famous concert presentations of laughter and song, all wrapped up with her peerless razor-sharp crowd work. As seen on Britain’s Got Talent (ITV), The John Bishop Show (BBC1), Big Brother’s Bit on the Side (Five), Pointless Celebrities (BBC), The Weakest Link (BBC), Richard Osman’s House of Games (BBC) Queens For The Night (ITV), and the major motion picture Everyone’s Talking About Jamie (Amazon Prime). Illustrations by @hussein_retrodesign80Graphic Design by Thurston DesignMyra's Costumes by House of Flying StitchesChoreography by David AllwoodWritten and Directed by Gareth JoynerAdditional material by Lucy FrederickMyra DuBois performs by arrangement with Gareth JoynerRose Lavender performs by arrangement with Lucy FrederickThe Fabulous Myrettes perform by arrangement with HOMOPARODY by Cameron Everitt and Alvin Seglah --- ### Michael Palin: In the Philippines - Published: 2026-07-30 - Modified: 2026-08-03 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Usv-michael-palin-in-the-philippines/ - Categories: Live Event, Words and Ideas, Butterworth Hall, Student Offers, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Fresh from his latest television series and companion book, Michael Palin returns to the stage to share the story of one of his most ambitious journeys in the Philippines. Fresh from his latest television series and companion book, Michael Palin returns to the stage to share the story of one of his most ambitious journeys yet. With the help of stunning photography, behind-the-scenes footage and rarely seen moments from filming, Michael takes audiences beyond the television cameras to reveal what really happened as he travelled across the Philippines, a country of extraordinary beauty, complex history and remarkable resilience. From the bustling streets of Manila and the pristine islands of Palawan to the contested waters of the South China Sea and the communities of Mindanao, Michael reflects on the people he met and the moments that stayed with him long after the cameras stopped rolling. Alongside the story of this latest adventure, he shares memories from a lifetime in television, looking back at the journeys, programmes and unexpected experiences that have defined his career. Warm, witty and endlessly curious, Michael Palin: In the Philippines is an evening that goes far beyond the television series, offering audiences the chance to hear the untold stories behind the journey and reflections from nearly 40 years of travelling the world for television. --- ### Rumours of Fleetwood Mac – 50th Anniversary Tour 2027 - Published: 2026-07-31 - Modified: 2026-08-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UsW-rumours-of-fleetwood-mac-50th-anniversary-tour-2027/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Paid Music Events, Visit Cov Experience Rumours of Fleetwood Mac live at Warwick Arts Centre. Personally endorsed by Mick Fleetwood. Book your tickets today for the ultimate tribute. Celebrating 50 years of the classic Rumours album. Note for note, and in its entirety, plus all the greatest hits. Personally endorsed by Fleetwood Mac founding member, Mick Fleetwood, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac is the ultimate tribute to one of rock and roll’s most remarkable groups. Channeling the spirit of Fleetwood Mac at their very best, the show offers a unique opportunity for fans, both old and new, to rediscover the songs and performances that have ensured Fleetwood Mac’s place as one of the most loved groups of all time. --- ### Makers Market - Published: 2026-07-23 - Modified: 2026-08-26 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Us8-makers-market/ - Categories: Live Event, Visual Arts, Gallery Foyer, Free Join us for Warwick Arts Centre’s Makers Market, celebrating a vibrant selection of independent artists, designers, and makers from across the region. Join us for Warwick Arts Centre’s Makers Market, celebrating a vibrant selection of independent artists, designers, and makers from across the region. Discover unique handcrafted goods, original artwork, sustainable products, and one-of-a-kind gifts, all while enjoying a lively atmosphere in our welcoming foyer. Whether you're searching for something special or simply browsing, there's plenty to explore and enjoy. Check Out The TradersJamie Baldrick (@jamiebaldrick) Gaea Neyo Ceramics (@gaeanayo) Bathe Enchanted (@batheenchanted) Lit Pins & Co (@litpinsandco) Giddy Goat Print (@giddygoatprints) Sarah Fogg + Sammy Borras (@sarahkfogg + @sammyborras) Burin and Plate (@burinandplate) Kay Lo (@kingaarden) Second City Yarns (@secondcityyarns) Fort Armorial (@fortarmorial) Eliza Grace Makes (@elizagracemakes) Small Kindness (@smallkindnessuk) Lucy & Jane (@lucyandjane_uk) Luce.Eps (@luce.eps) Janet Tryner (@anatomyofasmile) Handy Hannah (@handyhannahuk) Spa Telegram (@spatelegram) Hawthorn Love (@hawthorn.love) Rakha Madahar (@desgn.prnt) Window Sill Plants (@windowsillplants) Adele Mary Reed + Andrew Hollows (@thecatbath + @blastthedoorkid) --- ### Matt Forde: Project Holy Moly - Published: 2026-08-05 - Modified: 2026-08-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/U5u-matt-forde-project-holy-moly/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Theatre, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Join leading political comedian Matt Forde live as he navigates the political galaxy in his hilarious new tour. Book your tickets now! Another new Prime Minister. Another new government. Another set of black holes. Join leading political comedian and satirist Matt Forde (The Royal Variety Performance, Spitting Image, HIGNFY, British Scandal, The Matt Forde Focus Group as he embarks on a mission across the political galaxy and tries to find out exactly what planet they're all living on. --- ### Art Soc- Let's Collaborate! - Published: 2026-08-25 - Modified: 2026-09-01 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UJZ-art-soc-lets-collaborate/ - Categories: Gallery Foyer, Free, Welcome Week 2026 Join this drop-in session at Warwick Arts Centre to be part of an open, collaborative artwork with the Art Society. Join this drop-in session at Warwick Arts Centre to be part of an open, collaborative artwork with the Art Society. This aims to encourage spontaneity and inclusion in the arts and gives an opportunity to meet new people while contributing to an artistic project. --- ### Warwick Gospel Choir - Published: 2026-08-25 - Modified: 2026-09-01 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UJ2-warwickgospelchoir/ - Categories: Free, Gallery Foyer, Welcome Week 2026 Warwick Gospel Choir is a community of people united by their passion and desire to worship God through music. Warwick Gospel Choir is a community of people united by their passion and desire to worship God through music. We are made up of singers and instrumentalists of all skills, called to serve and worship Him through our gifts and talents. We aim to build lasting friendships, strong community, and a strengthened faith. We are rooted in John 4:24 and want everything that we do to reflect the true nature of God’s character; loving, welcoming and kind. Wherever you are in your walk of faith, anyone and everyone is invited to join us as we lift Jesus’ name through music. --- ### Makers Market with Plants - Published: 2026-08-25 - Modified: 2026-08-25 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UJ0-makers-marketwithplants/ - Categories: Gallery Foyer, Free, Welcome Week 2026 We're back with our Makers Market - packed with zines, prints, cute ceramics, leafy plants, and unique homewares from local indie makers. Level up your space with art, plants & vibes.We're back with our Makers Market - packed with zines, prints, cute ceramics, leafy plants, and unique homewares from local indie makers. Perfect for adding personality to your room (and not breaking the bank) --- ### Creative Socials: Motto, Mantra or Manifesto with Ania Bas - Published: 2026-08-25 - Modified: 2026-09-01 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UJa-creative-socialsmotto-mantra-ormanifesto-with-ania-bas/ - Categories: Gallery Foyer, Free, Welcome Week 2026 What do you want to say to your future self? Join artist, writer and arts organiser Ania Bas to turn your goals, values and wildest aspirations into a personalised placard - your very own motto, mantra or manifesto for the year ahead. What do you want to say to your future self? Join artist, writer and arts organiser Ania Bas to turn your goals, values and wildest aspirations into a personalised placard - your very own motto, mantra or manifesto for the year ahead.Creative Socials are Warwick Arts Centre’s free artist led workshops for students.. Come along to get creative, meet new people and take some time to unwind. No experience needed - just bring your ideas! Ania Bas works across text, performance, publishing and social engagement. Originally from Poland, she works in her second language, and her work has been commissioned by Tate and Whitechapel Gallery. --- ### Global Makers Market - Published: 2026-08-05 - Modified: 2026-08-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UJK-global-makers-market/ - Categories: Live Event, Visual Arts, Gallery Foyer, Free, Home Season Discover unique handmade crafts at the first Global Makers Market at Warwick Arts Centre, curated by Ade Johnson. Showcase of Coventry’s diverse local artists and makers. Plan your visit! To coincide with African Soul Rebels on the same evening, Warwick Arts Centre is delighted to present its first Global Makers Market. Taking place throughout our foyers, the market will showcase a vibrant range of artists, makers and creative entrepreneurs from Coventry and Warwickshire's diverse international communities. Visitors can browse unique handmade products, discover new talents and celebrate the rich cultural creativity that makes our region so distinctive. We are proud to be collaborating on the curation of this event with Ade Johnson, Business Development Manager at Coventry Central Hall and member of the Warwick Arts Centre Advisory Board. Further details of participating stallholders will be announced soon. Global Makers Market is part of HOME - a season of work exploring the idea of HOME. --- ### Propel Dance: Momentum - Published: 2026-08-05 - Modified: 2026-08-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UJP-propel-dance-momentum/ - Categories: Live Event, Dance and Circus, Studio, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Visit Cov Propel Dance presents Momentum, a landmark showcase from the UK's first and only professional wheelchair dance company. Propel Dance presents Momentum, a landmark showcase from the UK's first and only professional wheelchair dance company. Featuring seven short works - joyful, powerful and technically exciting - Momentum brings the full force of Propel Dance to Warwick Arts Centre. Each performance is unique: guest professional disabled artists join the company on stage, alongside curtain raiser performances from local inclusive and community dance groups, making every night a celebration of what disability dance can look and feel like when it takes centre stage. Propel Dance blends contemporary dance with para dance sport technique, creating work that is athletic, artistic and unmissable. Award-winning and Channel 4-broadcast, this is a company on the rise - and Momentum is their biggest tour to date. --- ### Chamber Choir - Published: 2026-08-25 - Modified: 2026-09-01 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UJd-chamber-choir/ - Categories: Gallery Foyer, Free, Welcome Week 2026 Come and discover the University's chamber choir as part of Welcome Week! Come and discover the University's chamber choir as part of Welcome Week! We're a friendly, welcoming group of singers who perform everything from classical choral pieces to contemporary music and more. Whether you're an experienced singer or have never joined a choir before, we'd love to see you at our performance! Enjoy some beautiful music, meet the choir, and get a taste of the warmth, fun and musical variety we offer. Hope to see you there! --- ### Warwick A Cappella - Published: 2026-08-25 - Modified: 2026-09-01 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UJu-warwick-a-cappella/ - Categories: Gallery Foyer, Free, Welcome Week 2026 Experience the sound of Warwick A Cappella at Welcome Week! Experience the sound of Warwick A Cappella at Welcome Week! Home to seven student-led groups, we welcome singers of all experience levels. From pop hits to contemporary arrangements, everything we perform is created using nothing but our voices. Throughout the year, we perform at showcases, Warwick Christmas Lights and other exciting events, alongside hosting socials, workshops and meet-and-greets. If you're looking for an extra challenge, two of our groups even compete in the ICCAs – the international competition featured in Pitch Perfect! Come and meet us, enjoy a performance, and find out how to get involved. --- ### Symphony Orchestra - Published: 2026-08-25 - Modified: 2026-09-01 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UJR-symphony-orchestra/ - Categories: Welcome Week 2026, Free, Gallery Foyer Come and enjoy a performance by a chamber-sized section of the Warwick Symphony Orchestra, featuring highlights from previous concerts, including Danzón No. 2 and Bacchanale. Come and enjoy a performance by a chamber-sized section of the Warwick Symphony Orchestra, featuring highlights from previous concerts, including Danzón No. 2 and Bacchanale. You'll also hear a selection of small ensemble and solo performances showcasing the talent within our society. Whether you're a classical musician interested in joining the orchestra or simply curious to experience live orchestral music, we'd love to welcome you and introduce you to everything Warwick Symphony Orchestra has to offer. --- ### Open Mic - Published: 2026-08-25 - Modified: 2026-08-25 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UJB-open-mic/ - Categories: Gallery Foyer, Free, Welcome Week 2026 Our Open Mic sessions are open to everyone. Our Open Mic sessions are open to everyone. If you’re a singer, instrumentalist, poet, MC or any other kind of musical performer, then this is an opportunity for you. No need to pre-book, just sign up on the night, but do it early to avoid disappointment! --- ### Creative Socials: Poetry Workshop With Jasmine Gardosi - Published: 2026-08-25 - Modified: 2026-09-01 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UJN-creative-socialspoetry-workshopwith-jasmine-gardosi/ - Categories: Gallery Foyer, Free, Welcome Week 2026 A creativity and wellbeing session at Warwick Arts Centre - Gallery Foyer. What makes you, you? Drop in for a fun, relaxed poetry workshop with former Birmingham Poet Laureate Jasmine Gardosi, inspired by Chorus of Strangers at the Mead Gallery.Through playful prompts and interview questions, you’ll explore who you are, discover what makes others unique and turn your ideas into a poem. You can also add a “poetry brick” to a growing group poem, We Are Warwick. Come as strangers, leave as friends! Creative Socials are Warwick Arts Centre’s free, artist- and student-led workshops - a chance to get creative, meet new people and take some time for yourself. No previous poetry experience needed. Jasmine Gardosi is a multiple slam champion, beatboxer and former Birmingham Poet Laureate. Their work explores beatbox poetry, neurodivergence, LGBTQ+ identity and mental health, and has featured at Tate Modern, Glastonbury, Symphony Hall, BBC and Sky Arts. --- ### Artists in Conversation - Published: 2026-08-21 - Modified: 2026-08-21 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UJV-artists-in-conversation/ - Categories: Live Event, Visual Arts, Words and Ideas, Helen Martin Studio, BSL Interpreted, Exhibition Events Hear from leading contemporary artists and curator Ekow Eshun in this special British Art Show 10 conversation. Secure your event tickets today. A special conversation chaired by British Art Show 10 curator Ekow Eshun. Working across painting, textiles, drawing, and storytelling, artists Nengi Omuku, Matthew Krishanu, and Emma Talbot each bring a distinctive approach to making and meaning. From the tactile possibilities of fabric to the narrative power of image and memory, the discussion explores the many ways artists create work that resonates with audiences today. --- ### British Art Show 10: A Chorus of Strangers - Published: 2026-08-12 - Modified: 2026-08-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UC7-british-art-show-10-a-chorus-of-strangers/ - Categories: Live Event, Visual Arts, Mead Gallery, Free, Exhibitions, Upcoming Exhibition, Visit Cov, Home Season The landmark 10th edition of British Art Show explores human connection and the figure of the Other in divided times, through the work of more than 30 artists. Come and explore the UK’s largest recurring contemporary art exhibition! The landmark 10th edition of British Art Show explores human connection and the figure of the Other in divided times, through the work of more than 30 artists. British Art Show 10: A Chorus of Strangers takes place against a backdrop of heightened anxiety intensified by a divisive political culture, an accelerating climate crisis, and growing public distrust in institutions. In polarising times, the exhibition asks: what forms might empathy or shared imagination take? At its core, A Chorus of Strangers considers how art can challenge fears of otherness and difference often sparked in periods of uncertainty or change. Rather than framing the outsider or stranger figure as a threat, British Art Show 10 invites a shift towards empathy - moving away from rigid distinctions of ‘us’ and ‘them’ to explore the variety of perspectives that comes from looking through the eyes of others. The UK’s largest recurring contemporary art exhibition, British Art Show 10 is produced by Hayward Gallery Touring and forms a key part of the Southbank Centre’s 75th anniversary national programme. British Art Show 10: A Chorus of Strangers is organised around three overlapping curatorial themes that span the psychological, sociological and ecological. Each theme is inspired by the work of an influential British writer or theorist who has grappled with the tensions between the Individual and the Other. Moments of BeingMoments of Being takes its title from Virginia Woolf’s description of the fleeting instances... --- ### Cinema Trailers & Poster Giveaway - Published: 2026-08-20 - Modified: 2026-08-20 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UCz-cinema-trailers-poster-giveaway/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Free, Welcome Week 2026, Hide from Screens Join us in Screen 1 where we'll be playing trailers for our upcoming cinema programme, giving out free posters from our archive and chatting all things cinema. Join us in Screen 1 where we'll be playing trailers for our upcoming cinema programme, giving out free posters from our archive and chatting all things cinema. The Cinema Team will be on hand throughout to talk to. You can drop-in anytime throughout the session but please book your place. Throughout Welcome Week you can also become an Under 26 Film Club member for half price to take advantage of fantastic discounts and exclusive cinema offers. Under 26 membership is 50% off for the first 500 people so get in quick. This offer will run Thu 24 Sep – Sun 4 Oct. No promo code required. --- ### Piano Society - Published: 2026-08-25 - Modified: 2026-09-01 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UCj-piano-society/ - Categories: Gallery Foyer, Free, Welcome Week 2026 Discover Warwick Piano Society at Welcome Week! Discover Warwick Piano Society at Welcome Week! Whether you've been playing for years, you're just getting started, or you simply love listening to music, everyone is welcome. We're a friendly community of pianists and music lovers who host recitals, relaxed socials, workshops, society collaborations, and trips to concerts throughout the year. There are plenty of opportunities to perform in both casual and formal settings, explore composing and music appreciation, or join our mentorship scheme to learn from or teach other members. Come along to find out more and meet fellow music enthusiasts! --- ### ACS x Black Untitled Showcase - Published: 2026-08-25 - Modified: 2026-09-01 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UCY-acs-x-black-untitled-showcase/ - Categories: Welcome Week 2026, Free, Gallery Foyer Join Black Untitled x ACS Creative Showcase for an evening filled with live music, spoken word, poetry and a variety of incredible performances from talented students across campus. Looking for a memorable start to your Warwick experience? Join Black Untitled x ACS Creative Showcase for an evening filled with live music, spoken word, poetry and a variety of incredible performances from talented students across campus. Meet new people, celebrate creativity and discover the loving community waiting for you at Warwick. Whether you’re looking to perform, be inspired or simply enjoy the atmosphere, there’s something for everyone. --- ### Band Society Showcase - Published: 2026-08-25 - Modified: 2026-09-01 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UCf-band-societyshowcase/ - Categories: Helen Martin Studio, Free, Welcome Week 2026 Join Warwick BandSoc for an evening of Rock and Indie music, from our student bands. Join Warwick BandSoc for an evening of Rock and Indie music, from our student bands. Find out more about the society and the events we do by talking to members and exec! --- ### Folk Society: Ceilidh - Published: 2026-08-25 - Modified: 2026-09-01 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UCa-folk-societyceilidh/ - Categories: Welcome Week 2026, Free, Helen Martin Studio Join Warwick FolkSoc for an evening of music and dancing! Join Warwick FolkSoc for an evening of music and dancing! Find out more about the society and the events we do by talking to members and exec! We’re hosting a lively ceilidh - a fun, easy-to-learn form of social dancing set to upbeat traditional folk music. No experience needed: a caller will walk you through the steps, and it’s all about having a great time! --- ### Showstopper! The Kids Show - Published: 2026-08-20 - Modified: 2026-09-02 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UCK-showstopperthe-kids-show/ - Categories: Live Event, Family, Theatre, Group Discounts, 2 for 1 Staff Offer An improvised musical show for kids of all ages, from Olivier Award-winning West End improvisers, The Showstoppers. An improvised musical show for kids of all ages, from Olivier Award-winning West End improvisers, The Showstoppers.If your children could create their very own dream musical – where would they start? Showstopper! The Kids Show takes your kids’ ideas and turns them into marvellous, musical adventures from scratch, in front of their very noses. Together we’ll explore magical kingdoms as kids decide where the story is set, who the characters are and what happens next. K-Pop Demon Hunters in a world of Minecraft? Done! Peppa Pig and Spiderman explore a spooky graveyard? No problem! Elphaba and Glinda battle Pokemon under the sea? Of course! From their imaginations to the stage – everything is made up on the spot entirely from audience suggestions, but grown-ups take heed: we only take suggestions from kids! The Showstoppers are the creators of Showstopper! The Improvised Musical and winners of the Olivier Award for Best Entertainment and Family Show. --- ### Live At Christmas - Published: 2026-08-13 - Modified: 2026-08-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UCP-live-at-christmas/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts Christmas is coming and the UK’s best comedians are coming to Warwick Arts Centre for a spectacular festive show! Catch comedy all-stars live at Warwick Arts Centre for a spectacular festive show!Don't miss this huge night at Warwick Arts Centre starring king of the tiny keys and Ryanair Enya David O'Doherty, comedy powerhouse Michelle de Swarte, Taskmaster sensation Bridget Christie, Starstruck creator and BAFTA nominee Rose Matafeo, plus Live At The Apollo's impeccable Jen Brister as host. --- ### Mystery Film + Free Poster - Published: 2026-08-20 - Modified: 2026-09-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UCu-mystery-film-free-poster/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, 15, Welcome Week 2026, Home Season Join us on a cinematic journey into the unknown where you won't know what you're seeing until the lights go down! Join us on a cinematic journey into the unknown where you won't know what you're seeing until the lights go down!Bring a friend, and take your seat for this special mystery event. Whilst we can't tell you what the title is, we can promise you a night of great cinema. PLUS FREE mystery film poster giveaway* on the night. These are posters from our archive. *All posters will be lucky dip. 1 poster per customer. Home SeasonWhat does home mean to you? Take a journey through films about growing up and facing the world, finding your community, and seeking shelter and hope. Our season gives meaning to feeling at home, with stories from across generations and cultures. --- ### Hadestown: The Musical - Published: 2026-08-13 - Modified: 2026-08-21 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UCe-hadestown-the-musical/ - Categories: Film, Live Event, Theatre, Cinema, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Under 26s, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Event Cinema, TBC, Visit Cov Winner of eight Tony Awards in 2019 including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, Hadestown: The Musical is the genre-defying musical blending modern American folk music with New Orleans-inspired jazz to reimagine a sweeping ancient tale of two intertwining love stories, that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and King Hades and his wife Persephone. The international hit musical comes to the big screen! Winner of eight Tony Awards in 2019 including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, Hadestown: The Musical is the genre-defying musical blending modern American folk music with New Orleans-inspired jazz to reimagine a sweeping ancient tale of two intertwining love stories, that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and King Hades and his wife Persephone. Filmed live on stage in London’s West End and featuring the original Broadway stars, Hadestown: The Musical invites audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. --- ### NT Live: Golden Boy - Published: 2026-08-13 - Modified: 2026-08-21 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UCs-nt-live-golden-boy/ - Categories: Film, Live Event, Theatre, Cinema, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Under 26s, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Event Cinema, TBC, Visit Cov Josh O’Connor (The Crown; Challengers) leads the cast in this searing revival of Clifford Odets’ knockout American classic. Josh O’Connor (The Crown; Challengers) leads the cast in this searing revival of Clifford Odets’ knockout American classic. 1930s New York, at the height of the Depression. Joe Bonaparte is a gifted young violinist with a future in music, until a chance at fame and fortune lures him into the brutal world of professional boxing. He must confront what he’s willing to sacrifice, who he’s willing to become and how to find his place in a world that demands he choose a side. Brought to life with a live string quartet and filmed live from the Almeida Theatre. Olivier Award-winner Sam Yates (Vanya) directs this propulsive drama exploring ambition, identity, and the high price of success. --- ### Creative Social: Warwick Sculpture Park Tour - Published: 2026-08-17 - Modified: 2026-08-25 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UCO-creative-social-warwick-sculpture-park-tour/ - Categories: Outdoors, Free, Welcome Week 2026, Hide from Screens Discover the University's Sculpture Park through this interactive and creative outdoor tour. Discover the University's Sculpture Park through this interactive and creative outdoor tour. Designed for new Warwick students, this is a great opportunity to discover how you can get involved in arts, culture and student life on campus. You'll explore campus through the artworks and use drawing and text to respond to the sculptures you encounter. A perfect, creative way to find your way around! We'll choose a selection for this tour, and then give you a map to find more at your leisure as you settle in. We have 26 sculptures in total spread out all across the campus, installed across our footpaths, in our green spaces, in woods and by our lakes. --- ### Creative Socials: Sketch & Stretch with Rossana - Published: 2026-08-17 - Modified: 2026-08-25 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/U9r-creative-socials-sketch-stretch-with-rossana/ - Categories: Free, Gallery Foyer, Welcome Week 2026, Hide from Screens Join Rossana for a gentle Creative Social combining movement, meditation and creativity. Explore the idea of finding a feeling of home within ourselves, even as the spaces around us change. Stretch, breathe, sketch and reset. Join Rossana for a gentle Creative Social combining movement, meditation and creativity. Explore the idea of finding a feeling of home within ourselves, even as the spaces around us change. Creative Socials are Warwick Arts Centre’s free artist led workshops for students - a chance to get creative, meet new people and take some time to unwind. Rossana’s nurturing yoga sessions are suitable for all abilities, with a focus on listening to your body and moving in a way that feels good. No pressure, no expectations, no experience needed - just come as you are. --- ### Creative Social: Stay & Clay with Emily Hett - Published: 2026-08-18 - Modified: 2026-09-01 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/U9w-creative-social-stay-clay-with-emily-hett/ - Categories: Gallery Foyer, Free, Welcome Week 2026 Get stuck in with clay! Join ceramic artist Emily Hett for a relaxed, drop-in Creative Social exploring ideas of home, comfort and belonging. Get stuck in with clay! Join ceramic artist Emily Hett for a relaxed, drop-in Creative Social exploring ideas of home, comfort and belonging.Designed for new Warwick students, this is a great opportunity to discover how you can get involved in arts, culture and student life on campus. Using simple handbuilding techniques like coiling and slab building, create your own ceramic piece inspired by a favourite memory, something from home, or something you’d like to bring into your new university life. Creative Socials are Warwick Arts Centre’s free, artist- and student-led workshops - a chance to get hands-on, meet new people and take some time to unwind. No experience needed, just bring your imagination! Emily Hett is a Midlands-based ceramic artist creating colourful, nature-inspired ceramics designed to spark joy. Her playful work encourages us to slow down and reconnect with creativity. --- ### BabyCino: Pressure - Published: 2026-08-26 - Modified: 2026-09-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/U9f-babycino-pressure/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Blockbuster, British, 12A, Visit Cov Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser and Kerry Condon star in a characterful retelling of one of the most consequential decisions in military history. Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser and Kerry Condon star in a characterful retelling of one of the most consequential decisions in military history. Scott (All of Us Strangers) meteorologist James Stagg, working alongside President Eisenhower (Oscar winner Brendan Fraser, The Whale) in this absorbing, deeply satisfying dramatisation of the Allies’ monumental preparations for the Normandy landings – the largest-scale seaborne invasion in history – and their desperate need to accurately predict the weather in a mission crucial to victory. BabyCino – Parent and baby screeningsA BabyCino screening is a special, parent‑friendly cinema experience designed for adults with babies under 12 months old. It allows parents and carers to enjoy popular films in a relaxed, welcoming environment while spending time with their little ones and meeting other parents. These screenings take place in an adapted cinema setting, with the sound lowered, the lights gently raised, and plenty of space available for buggies, making it comfortable, sociable, and stress‑free for everyone attending. --- ### Pressure - Published: 2026-08-24 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/U9J-pressure/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Blockbuster, British, 12A, 2 for 1 Staff Offer, New release Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser and Kerry Condon star in a characterful retelling of one of the most consequential decisions in military history. Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser and Kerry Condon star in a characterful retelling of one of the most consequential decisions in military history. Scott (All of Us Strangers) meteorologist James Stagg, working alongside President Eisenhower (Oscar winner Brendan Fraser, The Whale) in this absorbing, deeply satisfying dramatisation of the Allies’ monumental preparations for the Normandy landings – the largest-scale seaborne invasion in history – and their desperate need to accurately predict the weather in a mission crucial to victory. --- ### & Sons - Published: 2026-08-24 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UGr-sons/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, British, Independent, 15, 2 for 1 Staff Offer Oscar nominees Bill Nighy (Living) and Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake) lead a stellar cast in Pablo Trapero’s spellbinding, Lear-like drama. Oscar nominees Bill Nighy (Living) and Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake) lead a stellar cast in Pablo Trapero’s spellbinding, Lear-like drama. Certain he is about to die, a world-renowned novelist (Nighy) summons his estranged sons home. But instead of seeking forgiveness for past mistakes, he reveals an unbelievable secret that brings his beloved ex-wife (Staunton) back into his orbit. With decades of resentment and jealousy on the verge of spilling over, this splintered family is forced to face an inevitable reckoning. --- ### Bad Apples - Published: 2026-08-24 - Modified: 2026-09-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UGZ-bad-apples/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Blockbuster, British, 15, 2 for 1 Staff Offer Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan (Little Women) plays a desperate teacher in an underfunded school in this jet-black satirical thriller. Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan (Little Women) plays a desperate teacher in an underfunded school in this jet-black satirical thriller. Tested by a foul-mouthed, violent pupil (Eddie Waller) and hung out to dry by her school, teacher Maria (Ronan) hits breaking point, and with a split-second decision sparks a chain of events that raises uncomfortable questions about responsibility, authority and the limits of patience. Seamlessly blending satire, suspense and social commentary, Bad Apples asks how far any school might go to maintain an outstanding score from Ofsted. Early previewOur screening on Sat 5 Sep is an early preview of Bad Apples, giving you a chance to watch this film before its official release date from Fri 18 Sep. --- ### Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger - Published: 2026-08-24 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UGj-oasis-dont-look-back-in-anger/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, British, Documentary, 15, 2 for 1 Staff Offer, Visit Cov Join Oasis on tour in this sensational doc that gives you backstage access to one of the most anticipated rock ‘n’ roll comebacks of all time. Join Oasis on tour in this sensational doc that gives you backstage access to one of the most anticipated rock ‘n’ roll comebacks of all time. Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger charts the explosive emotional impact of the iconic 1990s band’s triumphant reunion tour after 20+ years of estrangement. An unapologetically uplifting account of the biggest musical event of 2025, it captures the tumultuous ups and downs of the Gallagher brothers and the band’s ecstatic reception from fans across the globe during their history-making tour. --- ### The Incomer - Published: 2026-08-25 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UGP-the-incomer/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Blockbuster, British, 12A, 2 for 1 Staff Offer Domhnall Gleeson stars in Louis Paxton’s winningly weird folk fairy tale, pitched somewhere between The Ballad of Wallis Island and The Wicker Man. Domhnall Gleeson stars in Louis Paxton’s winningly weird folk fairy tale, pitched somewhere between The Ballad of Wallis Island and The Wicker Man. On a remote Scottish island, siblings Isla (Gayle Rankin) and Sandy (Grant O'Rourke) have lived alone for decades, surviving by hunting seabirds, speaking to mythical creatures, and defending their home from dreaded "incomers". But their world is upended when Daniel (Gleeson), an awkward land recovery coordinator, arrives to relocate them to the mainland. --- ### Robin Hood - Published: 2026-09-01 - Modified: 2026-09-04 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UGt-robin-hood/ - Categories: Live Event, Family, Group Discounts, Theatre Join Robin Hood for a laugh-out-loud pantomime adventure in Sherwood Forest! With brave heroes, a scheming Sheriff, magical surprises, larger-than-life characters, and plenty of comedy, chaos, and audience fun, Three Spires Guildhall brings this classic tale to life in a spectacular family show full of heart and excitement. Join the legendary outlaw of Sherwood Forest in a spectacular pantomime packed with laughter, adventure, and heart, brought to life by the award-winning Three Spires Guildhall!Deep in Sherwood Forest, the heroic and ever-charming Robin Hood leads his band of Merry Men, all while outwitting the greedy Sheriff of Nottingham who is determined to seize every coin in the land - and perhaps even win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marion! But Marion has plans of her own. Strong-willed and adventurous, she longs to escape the castle walls and join the fight for justice. Together, Robin and Marion form a daring alliance to protect the people of Nottingham... but can they stay one step ahead of the Sheriff's wicked schemes? With the magical Fairy Acornia guiding the action, good and evil collide in a tale filled with enchantment and excitement. Along the way, you'll meet the larger-than-life Dame Gertie Gigglebottom, who keeps everyone in check (and keeps the laughs coming!), and the lovable but hapless Willy Scarlett, whose attempts at magic are as unpredictable as they are hilarious. Of course, it wouldn't be panto without plenty of chaos! From the Sheriff's downtrodden sidekick Boil, to the loyal but not-so-bright Little John, the enthusiastic Friar Tuck, and the delightfully bewildered King Richard, every character brings their own brand of comedy, mischief, and mayhem to the stage. --- ### North by Northwest - Published: 2026-08-26 - Modified: 2026-09-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UGh-north-by-northwest/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Classic, PG, Visit Cov Maybe Hitchcock’s most purely enjoyable film, the masterful North By Northwest is full of peerless set-pieces. Maybe Hitchcock’s most purely enjoyable film, the masterful North By Northwest is full of peerless set-pieces. Suave ad man Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) lands in big trouble when he’s mistaken for George Kaplan. On the run from the police and more sinister forces, he’s assisted by Eve (Eva Marie Saint), but that only leads him farther into danger. Performed with effortless urbane wit and charisma by Grant, North by Northwest sees him scramble across America in a series of insouciant yet suspenseful, thrillingly soundtracked big-screen games. Pre-screening introductionJoin us for an in-person introduction by Tim Coleman, Assistant Professor University of Warwick and host of The Top 100 Greatest Films Of All Time podcast. Cosy ClassicWe’re holding monthly screenings of favourite films where you can completely relax and escape into the movies. Pick up a hot drink and biscuit – included free with your ticket - upstairs as you enter the screening and don’t forget our BYOB (Bring Your Own Blanket) policy so you can really take care of yourself. --- ### Galaxy Quest - Published: 2026-08-26 - Modified: 2026-09-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UGJ-galaxy-quest/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Blockbuster, Classic, PG, Visit Cov, Star Trek at 60 Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver and the late Alan Rickman star in Dean Parisot’s cult classic, a joyously funny and affectionate send-up of sci-fi on screen. Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver and the late Alan Rickman star in Dean Parisot’s cult classic, a joyously funny and affectionate send-up of sci-fi on screen. 20 years since Galaxy Quest, the TV show, was cancelled, the former cast members earn their livings appearing at conventions and shop openings. But an alien race, the Thermians, have also seen the show and believe that it's real. Arriving on Earth, they take the actors back to their planet to help them battle an evil warlord. Star Trek at 60 double bill for just £10Celebrate the 60th birthday of the first ever Star Trek episode and make this an out-of-this world double bill with Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home on either Sat 12 or Sun 13 Sep depending on which order you'd like to enjoy the films. Both films are to be booked separately at £5 each. Please note that both films will be captioned on Sun 13 Sep. --- ### Just An Illusion - Published: 2026-08-25 - Modified: 2026-09-08 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UGp-just-an-illusion/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Foreign Language, Independent, Subtitled, 12A, French (English subtitles), 2 for 1 Staff Offer Louis Garrel (Little Women) and Camille Cottin (Call My Agent!) star in Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache’s (The Intouchables) heartfelt, upbeat comedy-drama set in fizzy 1980s Paris. Louis Garrel (Little Women) and Camille Cottin (Call My Agent!) star in Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache’s (The Intouchables) heartfelt, upbeat comedy-drama set in fizzy 1980s Paris. Vincent (Simon Boublil) lives outside Paris with his middle-class family, caught between an older brother (Pierre Lottin) who brushes him off and parents (Louis Garrel, Camille Cottin) who never stop fighting. No longer a kid but not yet an adult, Vincent fumbles through life's big questions: identity, friendship, family, first crushes... and why the adults around him never seem to have things figured out either. --- ### Nostalghia - Published: 2026-08-25 - Modified: 2026-09-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UGx-nostalghia/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Classic, Foreign Language, Independent, 12A, Italian, Russian (English subtitles) Andrei Tarkovsky’s (Stalker, Mirror) penultimate film returns to cinemas in a stunning new 4K restoration. Andrei Tarkovsky’s (Stalker, Mirror) penultimate film returns to cinemas in a stunning new 4K restoration. When a Russian poet arrives to live and work in Tuscany, he finds himself beset by an intense yearning for his homeland. Perhaps more than any other Tarkovsky film, the semi-autobiographical Nostalghia is filled with extraordinary images, with nature, the elements of fire and water, music, painting and poetry all playing a major role in what becomes a contemplative work of pure cinema. --- ### Pulp: What Do You Do For An Encore? - Published: 2026-08-25 - Modified: 2026-09-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UGv-pulp-what-do-you-do-for-an-encore/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, British, Documentary, Independent, 12A, 2 for 1 Staff Offer Legendary frontman Jarvis Cocker narrates this celebration of Pulp and their rise from Sheffield outsiders to Britpop provocateurs. Legendary frontman Jarvis Cocker narrates this celebration of Pulp and their rise from Sheffield outsiders to Britpop provocateurs. Directed by longtime band collaborator Garth Jennings, Pulp: What Do You Do For An Encore charts the pop outfit’s circuitous journey from obscurity to 1990s cultural touchstones. Fusing footage from their ingenious 2025 live show – part of the triumphant world tour for ‘More’, their first album in 24 years – it’s a tribute to a band of misfits whose sharp social commentary, wit and empathy continue to resonate across generations. --- ### Raiders of the Lost Ark (45th Anniversary) - Published: 2026-08-25 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UGi-raiders-of-the-lost-ark-45th-anniversary/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Blockbuster, Classic, 12A, 2 for 1 Staff Offer Harrison Ford delivers an iconic turn as Indiana Jones in Steven Spielberg's Raiders Of The Lost Ark, back in cinemas for its 45th anniversary. Harrison Ford delivers an iconic turn as Indiana Jones in Steven Spielberg's Raiders Of The Lost Ark, back in cinemas for its 45th anniversary. It’s 1936, and archaeologist Indiana Jones is tasked by Army Intelligence with locating a legendary ancient power, the Ark of the Covenant, before the Nazis get there first. In a race against the clock, Indy and friends are whisked away on a thrilling adventure across the world. Scored by John Williams, this first instalment of the Indiana Jones franchise won four Oscars including Best Special Effects. --- ### BFI Shorts: Living for Kicks - Published: 2026-08-26 - Modified: 2026-09-08 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UQo-bfi-shorts-living-for-kicks/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, British, Classic, Independent, 12A, 2 for 1 Staff Offer, Visit Cov, Rip It Up Step into the burgeoning British youth culture of the 1950s and 60s with this selection of excerpts from the BFI National Archive’s Associated-Rediffusion collection. Step into the burgeoning British youth culture of the 1950s and 60s including a historical Leamington Spa short doc, curated from the BFI National Archive’s Associated-Rediffusion collection. Launched in 1955 as part of the then-fledgling ITV, Associated-Rediffusion was one of the very first independent companies to shake up the world of documentary TV. This evocative compilation depicts the rise of the teenager, the teddy boy and the coffee bar; the importance of pop music to the post-war generation; and the newfound freedoms that came to define these years in British cultural history. ProgrammeFan Fever (1956) - 22 mins A spirited look at the rise of fandom amongst teenage girls, capturing the rising tide of pop obsession in dance halls and clubs. This Week: Teddy Boys (1956) - 8 mins A probing snapshot of the Teddy Boy subculture, spotlighting its bold style and the concerns it stirred nationwide. Celebrity: Cliff Richard (1959) - 5 mins An early portrait of Cliff Richard as he rises from Britain’s music scene to become a defining pop idol. This Week: Leamington Spa Teddy Boys (1958) - 7 mins A revealing dispatch from Leamington Spa, showing how Teddy Boy culture took root beyond the major cities. Living for Kicks (1960) - 11 mins A vivid study of youth culture in Brighton as teenagers chase excitement and define their identities in a fast-changing consumer culture. The Beat City (1963) - 11 mins A fast-paced portrait of Liverpool which captures the energy of youth music culture... --- ### Amores Perros - Published: 2026-08-26 - Modified: 2026-09-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UQn-amores-perros/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Foreign Language, Independent, Subtitled, 18, Spanish (English subtitles), 2 for 1 Staff Offer Oscar-winner Alejandro González Iñárritu’s (Birdman, The Revenant) incendiary debut brought his bravura filmmaking to global attention. Oscar-winner Alejandro González Iñárritu’s (Birdman, The Revenant) incendiary debut brought his bravura filmmaking to global attention. In Mexico City, the lives of three strangers – a young man caught up in the gritty underworld of dogfighting, a glamorous woman who seems to have it all, and a mysterious assassin desperate to connect with his estranged daughter – collide in a tragic twist of fate that forever alters their lives. A tour de force of violence and emotion captured in kinetic handheld camera work, Amores Perros plunges us into a world of aching, interconnected humanity. Staff PicksOur team is sharing the films they love so you can enjoy them on the big screen. Alejandro González Iñárritu is one of those directors that like Tarantino, introduces his films with a series of seemingly random events that disconnect from one another. As the plot develops, the spotlight is shone on the unpredictable consequences of individuals actions on others and how we often create our own problems. I think it is a good moral tale about the human condition told through the life of dogs, who do alright in the end. Steve Rose, Operations Assistant --- ### Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (40th Anniversary) - Published: 2026-08-26 - Modified: 2026-09-08 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UQS-star-trek-iv-the-voyage-home-40th-anniversary/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Blockbuster, Classic, PG, Visit Cov, Star Trek at 60 “Space, the final frontier…” One of Star Trek’s most beloved and entertaining big-screen outings returns in a 4K digital restoration for its 40th anniversary. “Space, the final frontier…” One of Star Trek’s most beloved and entertaining big-screen outings returns in a 4K digital restoration for its 40th anniversary. When a mysterious alien power threatens the atmosphere of Earth in the 23rd century, Captain Kirk (William Shatner) and the crew of the USS Enterprise must time travel back to 1986 San Francisco to save mankind. Exploring this strange new world, they encounter punk rock, pizza and exact-change buses that are as alien as anything in the far reaches of the galaxy… Star Trek at 60 double bill for just £10Celebrate the 60th birthday of the first ever Star Trek episode and make this an out-of-this world double bill with Galaxy Quest on either Sat 12 or Sun 13 Sep depending on which order you'd like to enjoy the films. Both films are to be booked separately at £5 each. Please note that both films will be captioned on Sun 13 Sep. --- ### Steel on Film (35mm) + Film Talk - Published: 2026-08-26 - Modified: 2026-09-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UQg-steel-on-film-35mm-film-talk/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, British, Documentary, Film Talks, Independent, TBC, Visit Cov, Films on 35mm, Home Season A unique documentary programme bringing together two remarkable films made exactly fifty years apart. Pairing The Face of Change (1976) with Steel: The Blood of Us (2026), the programme traces the changing story of Britain's steel communities through two generations of filmmaking. A unique documentary programme bringing together two remarkable films made exactly fifty years apart. Pairing The Face of Change (1976) with Steel: The Blood of Us (2026), the programme traces the changing story of Britain's steel communities through two generations of filmmaking. Beginning in the steelworks of Ebbw Vale during the industry's restructuring of the 1970s and concluding in Port Talbot in the years prior to the closure of its blast furnaces in 2024, the films create a rare cinematic dialogue across five decades of British industrial history. Together they explore not only the economic realities of steelmaking, but the people, communities and identities shaped by the industry. Steel on Film invites audiences to reflect on Britain's industrial heritage through two distinct documentary voices, revealing how the questions faced almost fifty years ago continue to resonate today. Film TalkWe’re delighted to be joined by director Joe Cornick for a post-screening conversation, encouraging audiences to share their own experiences of the industries that have shaped their towns and cities. Home SeasonWhat does home mean to you? Take a journey through films about growing up and facing the world, finding your community, and seeking shelter and hope. Our season gives meaning to feeling at home, with stories from across generations and cultures. --- ### Super Nature - Published: 2026-08-25 - Modified: 2026-09-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UQD-super-nature/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Documentary, Independent, PG, 2 for 1 Staff Offer Take an awe-inspiring trip through nature from around the world in this extraordinary, globe-spanning documentary, beautifully shot on Super 8 film. Take an awe-inspiring trip through nature from around the world in this extraordinary, globe-spanning documentary, beautifully shot on Super 8 film. Bask in glorious images of seals, lions, weedy dragon fish and more in Ed Sayers’ exceptional love letter to nature, drawn from footage shot on Super 8 film by collaborators in 25 countries across the world. An exhilarating journey across land, air and sea, this seamlessly edited meditation on the natural world is an unforgettable watch on the big screen. --- ### The Cycle of Love - Published: 2026-08-25 - Modified: 2026-09-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UQX-the-cycle-of-love/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Documentary, Independent, 12A, 2 for 1 Staff Offer The Oscar-winning team behind Virunga and The White Helmets delivers an extraordinary true romance. The Oscar-winning team behind Virunga and The White Helmets delivers an extraordinary true romance. The Cycle of Love is the incredible true story of PK, a 23-year-old street artist from Delhi who sets off with a handful of paint brushes and a second-hand bicycle on a 6,000 mile journey across Europe and Asia to find Lotta, the woman who captured his heart during her visit to India. Convinced their meeting was fate, PK embarks on a leap of faith that becomes a journey of love, identity and transformation. --- ### The Sacrifice - Published: 2026-08-25 - Modified: 2026-09-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UQK-the-sacrifice/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Classic, Foreign Language, Independent, Subtitled, 12A, English, French, Swedish (English subtitles), 2 for 1 Staff Offer Andrei Tarkovsky’s (Stalker, Mirror) visionary final film sees a man make a bargain with God to prevent a nuclear holocaust. Andrei Tarkovsky’s (Stalker, Mirror) visionary final film sees a man make a bargain with God to prevent a nuclear holocaust. Retired actor Alexander (Erland Josephson) is celebrating his birthday with family and friends when an imminent nuclear catastrophe is announced. Alexander makes a promise to God that he will sacrifice all he holds dear if the disaster can be averted. The next day dawns – and Alexander must keep his promise. --- ### La femme infidèle - Published: 2026-08-25 - Modified: 2026-09-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UQd-la-femme-infidele/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Classic, Foreign Language, Independent, Subtitled, 15, French (English subtitles), 2 for 1 Staff Offer French New Wave filmmaker Claude Chabrol’s cool, deliciously wicked psychological thriller follows the fall-out from a husband discovering his wife’s affair. French New Wave filmmaker Claude Chabrol’s cool, deliciously wicked psychological thriller follows the fall-out from a husband discovering his wife’s affair. When businessman Charles (Michel Bouquet) suspects his wife Hélène (Stéphane Audran) of infidelity, he hires an investigator to confirm his fears. As Charles’ obsession with Hélène’s betrayal deepens, the film takes a devastating turn. With impeccable pacing, forensic direction and sublime performances, La Femme Infidèle is a masterclass in precision, emotion and style. --- ### Queen at Sea - Published: 2026-08-25 - Modified: 2026-09-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UQ5-queen-at-sea/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, British, Independent, 15, 2 for 1 Staff Offer Juliette Binoche, Tom Courtenay and Anna Calder-Marshall star in this wrenching, award-winning tale of a family torn apart by dementia. Juliette Binoche, Tom Courtenay and Anna Calder-Marshall star in this wrenching, award-winning tale of a family torn apart by dementia. Amanda (Binoche) and her stepfather Martin (Courtenay) come into conflict over a moral quandary involving Amanda’s mother, Leslie (Calder-Marshall), who is suffering from advanced dementia. Is she still capable of making critical decisions for herself? If not, who is responsible for her? Forced to make increasingly difficult choices, the repercussions for Amanda and Martin spiral out of their control. --- ### Terminator 2: Judgement Day (35th Anniversary) - Published: 2026-08-25 - Modified: 2026-09-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UQC-terminator-2-judgement-day-35th-anniversary/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Blockbuster, Classic, 15, 2 for 1 Staff Offer Full of iconic action, legendary one-liners, and groundbreaking visual effects, James Cameron’s Oscar-winning sci-fi blockbuster is BACK for its 35th anniversary. Full of iconic action, legendary one-liners, and groundbreaking visual effects, James Cameron’s Oscar-winning sci-fi blockbuster is BACK for its 35th anniversary. In a future ruled by machines, young John Connor (Edward Furlong) holds the key to humanity’s survival. When a reprogrammed Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is sent back in time to protect him, a new threat emerges: the T-1000, a terrifying next-generation assassin (Robert Patrick). As Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) races to stop Judgement Day before it begins, the fate of humanity hangs by a thread. --- ### Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie - Published: 2026-09-09 - Modified: 2026-09-08 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UQG-knife-the-attempted-murder-of-salman-rushdie/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Documentary, Independent, 15, 2 for 1 Staff Offer Knife explores writer Salman Rushdie’s life, career and recovery following the harrowing 2022 attempt on his life. Knife explores writer Salman Rushdie’s life, career and recovery following the harrowing 2022 attempt on his life. Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side) directs this deeply intimate film inspired by Rushdie’s bestselling memoir published. With never-before-seen footage shot by Rushdie’s wife, it’s a graphic, unflinching and intelligent account of Rushdie’s rehabilitation and his continuing struggle for freedom of expression, following both this terrifying attack and the fatwa he lived under for decades following the publication of The Satanic Verses. --- ### This is England - Published: 2026-08-26 - Modified: 2026-09-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UQT-this-is-england/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, British, Classic, Independent, 18, 2 for 1 Staff Offer, Visit Cov, Rip It Up Potent and persuasive, Shane Meadow’s moving coming-of-age drama is a modern classic. Potent and persuasive, Shane Meadow’s moving coming-of-age drama is a modern classic. This is England tells the story of Shaun (Thomas Turgoose), an 11-year-old kid growing up in the Midlands. Set during the summer holidays of 1983, it follows his rites of passage as he changes from a shaggy-haired ruffian grieving the loss of his father into a shaven headed thug whose anger and pain are exploited by the local skinhead fraternity. Rip It UpScreening as part of Rip It Up, a UK-wide film season supported by the National Lottery and BFI Film Audience Network which explores and celebrates the transformative energy and changing face of youth rebellion, culture and expression on screen in the UK. --- ### Trainspotting (30th Anniversary) - Published: 2026-08-26 - Modified: 2026-09-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UQN-trainspotting-30th-anniversary/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, British, Classic, Independent, 18, 2 for 1 Staff Offer, Visit Cov, Rip It Up One of the most beloved British films of all time, Danny Boyle’s supercharged 1996 classic celebrates its 30th anniversary. One of the most beloved British films of all time, Danny Boyle’s supercharged 1996 classic celebrates its 30th anniversary. Starring Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle and Kelly Macdonald, Danny Boyle’s explosive film tracks the anarchic misadventures of young men in Edinburgh trying to find their way out of joblessness, aimless relationships and drug addiction. Based on Irvine Walsh’s novel, Trainspotting melds grit, glee and poetry, resulting in a film of harsh truths and stunning grace. Rip It UpScreening as part of Rip It Up, a UK-wide film season supported by the National Lottery and BFI Film Audience Network which explores and celebrates the transformative energy and changing face of youth rebellion, culture and expression on screen in the UK. --- ### Sense and Sensibility - Published: 2026-09-07 - Modified: 2026-09-08 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UTr-sense-and-sensibility/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Blockbuster, British, TBC, 2 for 1 Staff Offer Normal People’s Daisy Edgar-Jones leads an irresistible new take on Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility. Normal People’s Daisy Edgar-Jones leads an irresistible new take on Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility. Directed by Georgia Oakley (Blue Jean), this is a charming, witty and relatable take on Austen’s story of romance and sisterhood. Sensible Elinor (Edgar-Jones) and passionate Marianne Dashwood (Esmé Creed-Miles) experience love and heartbreak after they're forced to leave their family estate with their widowed mother (Caitríona Balfe) and move to a humble cottage. --- ### Paul Foot: The Future - Published: 2026-09-02 - Modified: 2026-09-02 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UTg-paul-foot-the-future/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Studio, Group Discounts Pioneering alt-comedy hero Paul Foot is back on tour with his critically acclaimed new stand-up show. Pioneering alt-comedy hero and star of Cats Does Countdown Paul Foot is back on tour with his critically acclaimed new stand-up show.Remember when people were excited for the future? With visions of jetpacks, friendly robots wheeling around, and solar-powered bidets. Well, we don’t have visions like that anymore, do we? As seen on Would I Lie To You?, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. --- ### Discover Your Arts Centre - Published: 2026-08-27 - Modified: 2026-09-01 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UTe-discover-yourarts-centre/ - Categories: Gallery Foyer, Free, Welcome Week 2026 Discover the many ways you can get involved at Warwick Arts Centre. Discover the many ways you can get involved at Warwick Arts Centre. Designed for new Warwick students, this is a great opportunity to discover how you can get involved in arts, culture and student life on campus. Meet the team, learn about volunteering, student ambassador opportunities, creative projects, the Under 26 Film Club, theatre and music opportunities, and find out how you can become part of Warwick's creative community. No booking required, just drop in. Everyone is Welcome. --- ### Creative Social: Art Riot Collective - Published: 2026-09-07 - Modified: 2026-09-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UTs-creative-socialart-riotcollective/ - Categories: Gallery Foyer, Free, Welcome Week 2026 Join Art Riot Collective (ARC) for a hands-on Creative Social led by artists from the collective. Join Art Riot Collective (ARC) for a hands-on Creative Social led by artists from the collective.ARC artists are nationally recognised for their vibrant abstract practices, with work exhibited in nationally recognised galleries. Through their work, ARC creates opportunities for Disabled and Neurodivergent artists to develop their creative practice, build connections and access cultural spaces. Creative Socials are Warwick Arts Centre’s free artist led workshops for students. They’re a chance to get hands-on with creativity, meet new people and take some time out to unwind. In this session, artists from Art Riot Collective will share their creative approaches and invite you to experiment, play and make your own work in a relaxed and welcoming environment. No previous creative experience is needed - just come along, get involved and see where your ideas take you. Creative Socials are free and open to everyone. --- ### Jazz Friday: Warwick Big Band & Warwick Small Band - Published: 2026-08-27 - Modified: 2026-09-01 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UTJ-jazz-fridaywarwick-big-band-warwick-small-band/ - Categories: Welcome Week 2026, Gallery Foyer, Free Kick off Welcome Week with Warwick Big Band and Warwick Small Band at Warwick Arts Centre! Kick off Welcome Week with Warwick Big Band and Warwick Small Band at Warwick Arts Centre! Whether you're into jazz, funk, pop, swing, blues or Latin, come along to hear two of Warwick's student-run ensembles perform live. Made up of students and alumni, we're a friendly, welcoming music society where everyone can get involved, whatever your experience. If you've ever wanted to play in a band, meet other musicians, or just enjoy some great live music, come and say hello after the performance. We'd love to chat about joining us! --- ### Beautiful Thing (35mm) + Film Talk - Published: 2026-09-04 - Modified: 2026-09-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UTA-beautiful-thing-35mm-film-talk/ - Categories: Film, Cinema, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, British, Classic, Film Talks, Independent, 15, Rip It Up, Films on 35mm A tender story of first love, belonging and growing up, Beautiful Thing follows neighbours Jamie and Ste as their friendship deepens into romance over the course of one long, hot summer. A tender story of first love, belonging and growing up, Beautiful Thing follows neighbours Jamie and Ste as their friendship deepens into romance over the course of one long, hot summer. Alongside them are Jamie's mum Sandra and friend Leah, two women with humour, struggles and stories of their own. Directed by Hettie Macdonald and adapted for the screen by Jonathan Harvey from his acclaimed play, Beautiful Thing transforms the familiar landscape of a council housing estate into a world alive with warmth, wit and bold primary colours, casting everyday life in a new light. Thirty years on, it's a joy to discover, or rediscover, this much-loved but underseen film, with the music of Mama Cass beating at its heart. Pre-screening introductionThis screening will be introduced by Reclaim The Frame's Impact Producer Daljinder Johal. Reclaim The Frame's anniversary celebration of Beautiful Thing forms part of the Film Audience Network's Rip It Up season, with support from the BFI, awarding National Lottery funding, and from Film4. --- ### Queen Budapest - Published: 2026-09-04 - Modified: 2026-09-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UTv-queen-budapest/ - Categories: Film, Live Event, Music, Cinema, Group Discounts, Student Offers, Under 26s, Group discounts, Student Offers, Under 26, Event Cinema, TBC, Visit Cov On July 27, 1986, Queen performed at Budapest’s Népstadion in front of 80,000 ecstatic fans, a concert now beautifully remastered in 4K with a powerful new audio mix. On July 27, 1986, Queen performed at Budapest’s Népstadion in front of 80,000 ecstatic fans, a concert now beautifully remastered in 4K with a powerful new audio mix. The concert was part of the famed Magic Tour, which was the last time the band toured with lead singer Freddie Mercury. Now, this original concert film has been beautifully rescanned and remastered in 4K alongside a dynamic new audio mix, featuring many of Queen's favorite tracks—"Bohemian Rhapsody,” "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," "I Want To Break Free” and "We Are The Champions." With three years to go before the fall of the Berlin Wall, this was the first Western rock concert performed in a stadium behind the then Iron Curtain. It was of such significance to the Hungarian authorities and film industry that a group of the country’s top film cameramen and technicians were brought together to film it for posterity. --- ### The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show - Published: 2026-09-10 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Ubj-the-very-hungry-caterpillar-show/ - Categories: Live Event, Family, Theatre, Group Discounts, 2 for 1 Staff Offer, Visit Cov The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show has been dazzling audiences around the globe for over 10 years, faithfully bringing Eric Carle’s timeless classics to the stage. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show has been dazzling audiences around the globe for over 10 years, faithfully bringing Eric Carle’s timeless classics to the stage.Created by Jonathan Rockefeller, the critically acclaimed show features a menagerie of over 75 magical larger-than-life puppets, including the star of the show - The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Alongside The Very Hungry Caterpillar, the show features three additional Eric Carle stories. Audiences will meet the colorful characters of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, travel the world with 10 Little Rubber Ducks and try to keep up with The Very Busy Spider. These beloved tales are brought to life by a talented cast of storytellers, sweeping original music, and stunning puppetry that is faithful to Carle’s iconic artwork. After 3,500 plus shows worldwide, we are thrilled to be bringing a new production to Coventry. We are thrilled that so many children are experiencing the magic of theatre for the very first time – with The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show creator/director Jonathan Rockefeller I am happy the performances are enjoyed by many and that the colorful characters will bring comfort and joy to all who see the stories that have been so carefully produced. It is uplifting to see such beautiful and cheerful works inspired by my characters! I hope my books - and this show - will inspire you and your imagination. The late Eric Carle After receiving universal acclaim from The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune,... --- ### David Eagle: Funny and Folk - Published: 2026-09-09 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Ubf-david-eagle-funny-and-folk/ - Categories: Live Event, Comedy, Studio, Group Discounts, Visit Cov The perfect show for fans of comedy, folk music and blind people. The perfect show for fans of comedy, folk music and blind people.David Eagle is a member of three-time BBC Radio 2 Folk Award-winning band The Young’uns. Since 2005, they’ve travelled the world, performed at Glastonbury with Billy Bragg, recorded a song with Vic Reeves, sung to Michaela Strachan and Chris Packham on BBC’s Springwatch, and done a chat show with Jason Donovan. None of these adventures would have happened if they hadn’t walked into a pub one Monday night at seventeen. In 2018, David branched out into stand-up. He’s now a Radio 4 regular, with his own series See No Eagle and multiple appearances on The Now Show. In 2024, he made his TV debut on Dave’s Rosie Jones’s Disability Comedy Extravaganza and won the Edinburgh Fringe’s acclaimed Spirit of the Fringe Award, previously awarded to the likes of Stewart Lee, Ross Noble, The League of Gentlemen and Adam Hills. Now, David is bringing his two worlds together in one show. In Funny And Folk, he tells stories from nearly two decades of travelling the world as a blind folk musician and comedian, meeting a whole array of interesting and odd characters along the way, plus frequent forays into his favourite folk songs and a few of his own classic comedy hits. And in case you still need convincing to come, he’ll be playing an accordion - audio’s aphrodisiac. --- ### Not Now, Bernard - Published: 2026-09-10 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/Ubk-not-now-bernard/ - Categories: Live Event, Family, Studio, Group Discounts, 2 for 1 Staff Offer "There’s a monster in the garden..." Bernard’s got a problem but his mum and dad are too busy to notice. David McKee’s much-loved story about being heard, with integrated Makaton. Book tickets today. "There’s a monster in the garden and it’s going to eat me." Bernard’s got a problem. There’s a monster in the garden… but his mum and dad are too busy to notice. So Bernard does what any sensible child would do - he tries to befriend it. That doesn’t quite go to plan. A wildly funny, physical theatre adaptation of David McKee’s much-loved picture book, bursting with chaos, live music made from instruments and household objects, and an ENORMOUS purple monster. This is a story about being heard, getting noticed, and what happens when grown-ups are just too busy - told with comedy, imagination, and plenty of mischief. With integrated Makaton, this accessible production is suitable for everyone aged 3+. Supported by Arts Council England, the egg, and Front Room Theatre. Not Now Bernard © David McKee 1980, published by Andersen Press Ltd. --- ### Jonathan Agnew: My Ten Moments that Shaped Modern Cricket - Published: 2026-09-09 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UbI-jonathan-agnew-my-ten-moments-that-shaped-modern-cricket/ - Categories: Live Event, Words and Ideas, Theatre, Group Discounts, Visit Cov Jonathan Agnew has spent his professional life at extremely close quarters to cricket's tumultuous developments. Jonathan Agnew has spent his professional life at extremely close quarters to cricket's tumultuous developments.Once an international fast bowler before becoming the BBC's cricket correspondent, Aggers has seen it all unfold firsthand across three decades. Since stepping back from the daily correspondent's brief in 2024, Aggers has remained Test Match Special's senior voice - the man who has called cricket's crises as they happened, from apartheid's end reshaping the international game to the arrival of T20 and the IPL. Now, to mark the publication of his new book, Aggers brings his own countdown to the stage for the first time. He’ll share the biggest moments that redefined the sport from the only man on the planet who was there, in person, for every single one. Expect the stories the scorecards left out - dressing-room confessions, commentary-box secrets, and the "leg over" moment voted the greatest in sporting history - with the chance to put your own questions to the man behind the microphone. Wry, unflinching, and often surprisingly candid, this is a unique and definitive insider's account of the sport's most turbulent age told by a correspondent who has never had to imagine how it felt to be there. --- ### Joy to the World - Carols at Christmas - Published: 2026-09-10 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/UbC-joy-to-the-world-carols-at-christmas/ - Categories: Live Event, Music, Butterworth Hall, Group Discounts, Student Offers, 2 for 1 Staff Offer, Paid Music Events, Visit Cov The BIG Sing brings a fresh, modern twist to Christmas favourites, with uplifting arrangements of songs including O Holy Night, The First Noel, Mary Did You Know and Joy to the World – and plenty of opportunities to sing along! The BIG Sing brings a fresh, modern twist to Christmas favourites.With uplifting arrangements of songs including O Holy Night, The First Noel, Mary Did You Know and Joy to the World - and plenty of opportunities to sing along! Following their unforgettable 350-member flashmob on Britain’s Got Talent, The BIG Sing has performed at concerts, festivals and iconic venues across the country, alongside artists including Tom Walker, Mica Paris, David Grant and Leona Lewis. More than just a choir, The BIG Sing unites communities through uplifting music. This special festive show will also feature 100 local primary school children. --- --- ## Pages ### What's On - Published: 2023-10-05 - Modified: 2026-04-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/ See what live events and film screenings we have on now and coming up soon. --- ### What's On in Cinema - Published: 2023-10-05 - Modified: 2026-09-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/cinema/ See what’s on in Coventry at Warwick Arts Centre. Buy tickets for the huge selection of events including live performances, films, exhibitions and more. --- ### What's On in Live Events - Published: 2023-10-05 - Modified: 2026-07-02 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/events/ Discover live events at Warwick Arts Centre, in Coventry. Enjoy stand-up comedy, theatre performances, workshops, family events and more! --- ### HOME - What does It Mean to You? - Published: 2026-08-27 - Modified: 2026-08-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/home-season/ A season of work exploring the idea of HOME. This season brings together artists whose work explores the places, people and experiences that shape our lives. Through drama, dance, music, visual art, film, talks and participation, we celebrate the many ways we find belonging, build community and connect with one another. HOME is where our stories begin - but every story is different. This season brings together artists whose work explores the places, people and experiences that shape our lives. Through drama, dance, music, visual art, film, talks and participation, we celebrate the many ways we find belonging, build community and connect with one another. --- ### Visit Us - Published: 2020-06-15 - Modified: 2022-11-21 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/visit-us/ Discover what’s on offer when you visit us. Find out how to get here, and what else you’ll find when you visit us at Warwick Arts Centre. Find out everything you need to know about visiting us. --- ### Everyone is Welcome - Published: 2021-09-22 - Modified: 2025-03-31 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/visit-us/accessibility/ We strive to make sure that our Arts Centre is a place that everyone can meet. We're improving our building and offers to include as many people as possible. --- ### Eating and Drinking - Published: 2020-07-28 - Modified: 2025-05-30 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/visit-us/eating-and-drinking/ Discover the best restaurants and dining options at Warwick Arts Centre. From coffee-to-go to dinner-and-a-show, explore places to eat in Coventry. Make the most of your visit by enjoying some of the best places to eat in Coventry, with a stunning selection of delicious food and drink options. --- ### Panda Mami - Published: 2025-02-19 - Modified: 2026-07-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/visit-us/eating-and-drinking/panda-mami/ Panda Mami is the ultimate all you can eat buffet in Coventry, offering over 80 delicious dishes to choose from – all for one set price. --- ### Benugo - Published: 2025-02-18 - Modified: 2026-06-04 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/visit-us/eating-and-drinking/benugo/ Enjoy coffee, drinks or a delicious meal at Benugo Bar & Kitchen in Warwick Arts Centre. Perfect for lunch, dinner, or a pre-show treat. --- ### Gift Vouchers - Published: 2024-11-27 - Modified: 2026-01-02 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/visit-us/gift-vouchers/ Gift the Arts with a Warwick Arts Centre Digital Gift Voucher! Looking for the perfect gift? Our digital gift vouchers are an easy, flexible choice that they'll absolutely love. Looking for the perfect gift? Our digital gift vouchers are an easy, flexible choice that they'll absolutely love. Whether it's a night at the cinema or tickets to a live performance, our vouchers can be used towards any event in our diverse programme. How It Works:Pick the amount you want to gift.Place your order in just a few clicks.Choose when to send it (must be sent within 3 months) - perfect for last-minute gifting or planning ahead. Give your loved one the ultimate artsy treat with the freedom to choose exactly what they want to see. The voucher is valid for a whole year, giving them plenty of time to enjoy the best of cinema and live events here at Warwick Arts Centre. The Important Bits:You must select a date to send the voucher within 3 months.Be sure to enter the correct recipient email address so the voucher is sent to the correct person!The recipient has 12 months to use the voucher from when they are sent it.The event the recipient uses the voucher for doesn't have to happen within the 12 months, they just need to spend it within the 12 months of receiving it.Our gift vouchers can't be used for food and drink within the Arts Centre, but they’re perfect for all our world-class screenings and performances. --- ### Groups - Published: 2026-04-08 - Modified: 2026-04-15 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/visit-us/groups/ We welcome group bookings to our shows, film screenings and exhibitions. From community groups and office parties to schools and youth clubs, we can cater for parties of any size and regularly offer fantastic rates for groups. Our standard discount is one free ticket for parties of 10, but this can vary. We offer generous and flexible reservation periods for groups - we can hold your reservation until a few weeks out from the date of your show when we'll be in touch to take payment. From community groups and office parties to schools and youth clubs, we can cater for parties of any size. See below for some upcoming shows that offer groups discounts. Our standard discount is one free ticket for parties of 10, but this can vary. We offer generous and flexible reservation periods - we can hold your group reservation until a few weeks out from the date of your show when we'll be in touch to take payment. Please get in touch with Lucy, our Groups Co-Ordinator, for more details or if you have any questions on groupbookings@warwick.ac.uk. To book tickets, please complete this groups booking form and return it to Lucy. If you need assistance with coach/mini bus parking or group bookings for refreshments, please ask Lucy for guidance and recommendations. See here for more information on school visits. --- ### Mead Gallery - Published: 2023-02-03 - Modified: 2025-09-12 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/visit-us/mead-gallery/ The Mead Gallery is a leading art gallery in Coventry, offering a dynamic space to meet, create, discuss, and discover the arts. --- ### Sculpture Park - Published: 2023-02-03 - Modified: 2025-12-05 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/visit-us/mead-gallery/sculpture-park/ The University of Warwick Sculpture Park is open to everyone, all year round. Come to explore our landscape and the art placed within it! --- ### University Art Collection - Published: 2023-02-03 - Modified: 2024-03-13 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/visit-us/mead-gallery/university-art-collection/ The University of Warwick’s art collection features major works by some of the most exciting artists of the last few decades. --- ### Staying Over - Published: 2021-12-10 - Modified: 2025-04-01 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/visit-us/staying-over/ Whether you're visiting us as an artist, delegate or an audience member, make your visit unforgettable by staying the night. --- ### Frequently Asked Questions - Published: 2025-08-01 - Modified: 2026-08-03 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/visit-us/frequently-asked-questions/ We have compiled a list of frequently asked questions below which we hope will help you, whether you are a newcomer or a regular attender. You can also find out important information on our terms and conditions page. --- ### Get Creative - Published: 2020-07-28 - Modified: 2023-12-22 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/get-creative/ Youth programmes. Educational events. Student offers. Opportunities for the community. Everyone can get involved at Warwick Arts Centre. --- ### Families and Early Years - Published: 2020-07-28 - Modified: 2026-02-04 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/get-creative/families-and-early-years/ Discover how we can support families with creative learning. Everything you need to know about our Family days. --- ### Young People - Published: 2020-07-28 - Modified: 2026-02-05 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/get-creative/young-people/ Discover amazing opportunities for young people with our Youth Theatre, Young Producers, Under 26s Film Club, and Volunteering programmes. Join today! Through professional development sessions, training programmes and cross-artform workshops, our goal is to arm young people with practical skills and empower them to take charge of their own creativity. --- ### Youth Leadership Collective - Published: 2023-08-17 - Modified: 2026-03-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/get-creative/young-people/youth-leadership-collective/ Our new Youth Leadership Collective is a space for young people (aged 16 – 25) to meet regularly in an open and welcoming environment. --- ### Schools and Educators - Published: 2020-07-28 - Modified: 2025-01-06 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/get-creative/schools-and-educators/ Keep up to date with everything we can offer for teachers and educators. --- ### What’s On for Schools - Published: 2020-11-05 - Modified: 2026-04-08 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/get-creative/schools-and-educators/whats-on-for-schools/ Each term you will find a range of shows and events that explore themes that teachers and educators can link to the curriculum. From EYFS through to FE, there will be something for all ages. See below for some upcoming shows that your students might enjoy. Please get in touch with groupbookings@warwick.ac.uk if you have any questions or to book tickets. --- ### The Gruffalo's Child - School Performances - Published: 2026-02-27 - Modified: 2026-03-03 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/get-creative/schools-and-educators/the-gruffalos-child-2026-school-performances/ We have a number of dedicated school performances for The Gruffalo's Child in winter 2026. Follow the Gruffalo’s Child on her adventurous mission in Tall Stories’ enchanting adaptation of the much-loved picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. --- ### School Visits: Frequently Asked Questions - Published: 2021-03-15 - Modified: 2026-02-26 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/get-creative/schools-and-educators/practical-visit-information/ Frequently asked questions for school visits here at Warwick Arts Centre, located in Coventry. Find the answer to your query today. --- ### The Classroom of Creativity - Published: 2023-08-17 - Modified: 2026-02-04 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/get-creative/schools-and-educators/the-classroom-of-creativity/ The Classroom of Creativity brings artists, teachers, pupils and educators together to design creative activities and digital resources. --- ### Instrumental for Schools - Published: 2020-07-28 - Modified: 2025-07-21 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/get-creative/schools-and-educators/instrumental/ Register your interest in taking part in the Instrumental programme which offers free tickets to young people to experience classical music. --- ### Students - Published: 2020-07-28 - Modified: 2026-02-25 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/get-creative/students/ Find out how Warwick Arts Centre collaborates with students, from providing job opportunities to giving exclusive special offers and discounts to shows. Fantastic ticket deals and free Creative Socials are available for University of Warwick and Coventry University students. Our goal is to make sure that while living or studying nearby, you can experience a diverse range of world-class art. We aim to make sure that our programme is exceptional and accessible, so you can experience art that will challenge, educate, and inspire. --- ### Under 26s Film Club - Published: 2023-11-02 - Modified: 2025-09-25 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/get-creative/students/under-26s-film-club/ Join our under 26 film club for only £10 and get £5 tickets to all films, all year! Plus, you'll get 10% discount in Benugo Bar & Kitchen. This includes everything from blockbusters like the latest Marvel to independent and world cinema titles. Plus, you can enjoy a 10% discount in Benugo Bar & Restaurant too! --- ### Music at Warwick - Published: 2021-01-11 - Modified: 2026-01-29 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/get-creative/students/music-centre/ We have societies representing a wide range of musical genres, tuition is available, and there are rooms for practice and performance. --- ### Platform – Student Collaborations - Published: 2023-10-23 - Modified: 2026-02-06 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/get-creative/students/platform-student-collaborations/ We've had some incredible collaborations with students and societies. We're looking for more students to share their emerging ideas and talent. --- ### Communities - Published: 2020-11-16 - Modified: 2026-03-04 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/get-creative/communities/ At Warwick Arts Centre, people are at the centre of everything we do. Find out how Warwick Arts Centre works with local communities and brings people together. Our goal is to make sure anyone who wants to, can make this space their own. We're focussed on cultivating a sense of belonging and creative empowerment in our local communities. Through our workshops, events, courses and funded projects—our aim is to engage, collaborate and co-produce with people across Coventry. --- ### Community Membership - Published: 2026-05-27 - Modified: 2026-06-17 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/get-creative/communities/community-membership/ To welcome our local neighbourhood, we are offering discounted tickets to our cinemas on every film*. If you live in one of the postcode sectors listed below, then you are able to join our FREE Community Membership. --- ### Elders' Dance: Out of Whack - Published: 2021-03-15 - Modified: 2026-02-04 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/get-creative/communities/out-of-whack/ Out of Whack is an opportunity for Coventry residents to take part in professionally-led dance classes that will be creatively challenging and inspiring. --- ### Community Ambassadors - Published: 2026-03-04 - Modified: 2026-08-05 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/get-creative/communities/community-ambassadors-programme/ Warwick Arts Centre has launched a new two-year Community Ambassadors Programme to amplify underrepresented voices. We work alongside connectors from Tile Hill, Canley, Willenhall, Hillfields, and Foleshill to design and deliver creative projects and bridge the gap between the arts and our local neighborhoods. --- ### Playing Out - Published: 2021-03-15 - Modified: 2026-02-05 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/get-creative/communities/playing-out/ Playing Out is a collaborative programme of activity for all ages between the people of Canley and Warwick Arts Centre. Playing Out has been nationally recognised in Spirit of 2012's final report, Crafting Events that Matter, and was a shortlistee for the Museum and Heritage Awards in 2024. --- ### Join and Support - Published: 2020-07-28 - Modified: 2024-05-29 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/join-support/ We're on a mission to reach out beyond our walls, to people who are looking to find their voice in art. If you’d like to join us, please get in touch. --- ### A List Membership - Published: 2023-03-02 - Modified: 2024-10-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/join-support/a-list/ Sign up to our A-List membership and get early access to key live events at Warwick Arts Centre. If you’ve kicked yourself for missing out on those sold-out- before-you-know-it nights with performers like Jack Whitehall or Sarah Millican, join the A List for £25 per person per year. We promise you’ll be the first to know about key and high profile events, and you’ll also have a window to buy those tickets before everyone else. --- ### Join our Film Club - Published: 2021-12-15 - Modified: 2026-04-30 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/join-support/film-club/ Share your love of cinema with the Warwick Arts Centre Film Club. Join our Film Club and see more movies for your money. --- ### Community Membership - Published: 2026-05-27 - Modified: 2026-06-17 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/join-support/community-membership/ To welcome our local neighbourhood, we are offering discounted tickets to our cinemas on every film*. If you live in one of the postcode sectors listed below, then you are able to join our FREE Community Membership. --- ### Volunteering at Warwick Arts Centre - Published: 2026-01-08 - Modified: 2026-07-30 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/join-support/arts-centre-volunteer/ - Categories: Student: Get Involved Our Volunteers help to ensure that every visitor to Warwick Arts Centre has a wonderful experience. --- ### Make a donation - Published: 2020-07-28 - Modified: 2024-11-14 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/join-support/donations/ Make a donation and help us to bring people together. Your donations can help the arts survive and thrive at Warwick Arts Centre. We do this through a programme of performances, film, visual arts, participation and learning. At the heart of our work is a commitment to our local communities, children and young people. We are passionate about nurturing audiences, participants and creative professionals of the future. DonationsAs a charity we aim to engage communities, support new and emerging artists, student societies, and to grow creative professionals and audiences of the future. We could not do this without your support. Your donations and support will help us to bring people together and open our doors wider than ever before. --- ### Our Supporters - Published: 2020-11-13 - Modified: 2025-09-09 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/join-support/our-supporters/ Our sponsors help us bring amazing performances to Warwick Arts Centre and to inspire young people through our arts education programmes. --- ### Venue Hire - Published: 2020-07-28 - Modified: 2025-01-02 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/venue-hire/ Looking to host an event at Warwick Arts Centre? Explore our versatile spaces with seating plans for 2 to 1,250 people. Contact us to plan your event. --- ### Venue Hire Enquiries - Published: 2022-03-01 - Modified: 2026-01-26 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/venue-hire/venue-hire-enquiries/ - Categories: Not required Thinking of hiring space at Warwick Arts Centre? Submit your enquiry here. Please complete this online form with as much detail as possible, and one of our team members will be in touch to discuss your requirements further. If you are a touring production, please contact: programming@warwick.ac.uk.If you are a student enquiring on behalf of a society, your event will need to be approved by the Students' Union. Please then contact programming@warwick.ac.uk to hire a space. Warwick Arts Centre can only hire spaces in University term time, please contact conferences@warwick.ac.uk to make an enquiry outside of these dates. Find out the University's term times. --- ### Additional Services - Published: 2020-07-28 - Modified: 2024-12-19 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/venue-hire/additional-services/ - Categories: Not required We offer state of the art sound, lighting and staging packages in our venues, as well as a wide range of catering options. --- ### Our Vision - Published: 2020-07-28 - Modified: 2023-03-16 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/our-vision/ We believe the arts are a place where we can all meet. We’re here to share our love for the arts. The arts are an extraordinary source of wisdom, support, connection, understanding, joy and inspiration for each and every one of us. They are the human condition wrapped up in emotion and it’s our job to bring them to more people’s lives. In our evermore fragmented world, we believe the arts are one of the few places where we can all meet – a place to share our experiences, a place to find common ground and understanding, a place to connect, to transform and explore new possibilities together. We know it’s no longer enough to put on shows, films and exhibitions and hope everyone will come and meet. We know that, however wide we open our doors, some people still feel there are barriers in the way. We know that sometimes the language of the arts and art centres can end up making culture seem far off and alien. It’s our job to change this, to bring people together through the arts and to create the connections that spark ideas and understanding. --- ### Our Vision & Values - Published: 2022-06-30 - Modified: 2022-06-30 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/our-vision/our-vision-values/ We’re on a mission to make sure the extraordinary mix of arts we share is matched by the extraordinary mix of people who share it with us --- ### Equality, Diversity & Inclusion - Published: 2022-06-30 - Modified: 2026-02-24 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/our-vision/equality-diversity-inclusion/ Our ambition at the Warwick Arts Centre is to create a sense of inclusion and belonging for underserved communities. --- ### Environmental Sustainability - Published: 2022-06-30 - Modified: 2026-02-24 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/our-vision/environmental-sustainability/ Here at the Warwick Arts Centre, we are committed to becoming leaders in our community for advancing environmental sustainability. --- ### Our Team - Published: 2020-12-17 - Modified: 2024-10-24 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/our-team/ Meet our team and learn how each of our team members contributes to the overall production of events at the Warwick Arts Centre. --- ### Annual Reviews - Published: 2025-02-21 - Modified: 2025-12-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/annual-reviews/ Learn more about Warwick Art Centre and see what we have been up to over the past few years by downloading our annual reports. --- ### Annual Review 2018 - 19 - Published: 2020-10-20 - Modified: 2023-04-19 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/annual-reviews/annual-review-2018-19/ Learn more about Warwick Art Centre's achievements in 2018/19 by downloading our annual report. --- ### Annual Review 2017 - 18 - Published: 2020-10-20 - Modified: 2023-04-19 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/annual-reviews/annual-review-2017-18/ Learn more about Warwick Art Centre's achievements in 2017/18 by downloading our annual report. --- ### Annual Review 2016 - 17 - Published: 2021-04-01 - Modified: 2022-05-12 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/annual-reviews/annual-review-2016-17/ Warwick Arts Centre continued to thrive in 2016 – 2017 and brought some of the world’s great artists to Coventry and Warwickshire for the benefit of all. As our programme continued on stage, screen and in our gallery, plans were put in place to create the future Warwick Arts Centre. We consulted with a wide range of groups and partners on the development of our Warwick Arts Centre 20:20 Project. --- ### Contact  Us - Published: 2020-07-28 - Modified: 2024-02-16 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/contact-us/ If you have a question, comment, suggestion or complaint, please get in touch via one of the contact methods. --- ### News and Blogs - Published: 2020-06-16 - Modified: 2025-10-20 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/ - Categories: Community, Blog, Guest Blog, Lynsey Cullen, Creative Learning Stay up to date with the latest news, developments and blog articles from Warwick Arts Centre. --- ### Current Vacancies - Published: 2020-07-28 - Modified: 2026-06-26 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/current-vacancies/ There are lots of ways you can get involved with us. We are seeking confident, skilled and experienced individuals to help us on our journey. If you're interested in volunteering with us, you can find out more here. --- ### Terms and Conditions - Published: 2020-07-24 - Modified: 2025-07-03 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/ - Categories: Legal By purchasing a ticket by telephone, over the counter, online or via an agency, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions of sale. By purchasing a ticket by telephone, over the counter, online or via an agency, you are agreeing to these terms and conditions of sale. You undertake that all details provided to us for the purpose of booking, ordering or purchasing tickets, goods or services are correct, that the credit or debit card you are using is your own and that there are sufficient funds to cover the cost of the tickets, product or service. If there are any changes to the details supplied it is your responsibility to inform us of those changes. All tickets and any discounts are offered subject to availability at the time of booking. We will send confirmation that we have received of your order by e-mail, but please note that this does not guarantee the ticket sale. --- ### Code of Conduct - Published: 2025-07-03 - Modified: 2026-08-21 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/code-of-conduct/ - Categories: Legal We are committed to ensuring that Warwick Arts Centre is a safe, inclusive and respectful place. Our staff, artists and visitors are important to us and we take instances of discrimination, harassment and/or abuse extremely seriously. Any use of inappropriate language and/or behaviour will not be tolerated and may result in removal from the building. We believe that the arts can inspire curiosity, creativity, learning and conversation. As a Brave Space, we encourage the respectful exchange of different ideas, experiences and perspectives. We recognise that some artistic work and discussions may challenge us, and we ask everyone to engage with openness, empathy and consideration for others. We expect all visitors, artists, staff, volunteers and partners to contribute to an environment where everyone feels valued, respected and able to participate. We will not tolerate behaviour that undermines the safety, dignity or wellbeing of others, including: discrimination, harassment or bullyingabusive, threatening or intimidating language or behaviourhate speech or conduct targeting protected characteristicsunwanted or persistent attention towards othersviolent, aggressive or antisocial behaviourEveryone attending Warwick Arts Centre must follow the reasonable instructions of staff and comply with our Terms and Conditions. Anyone whose behaviour causes harm, distress or significant disruption to others may be refused entry or required to leave the premises without refund. Thank you for helping us create a welcoming and inclusive environment for all. We hope you enjoy your visit. Please see our Terms and Conditions for further information about visitor conduct, safety and security. August 2026 --- ### Accessibility around the building - Published: 2020-07-28 - Modified: 2025-07-03 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/accessible-building/ We’re on a mission to make sure the arts we share is matched by the people who share it with us. We're here to open the doors wider than ever before. --- ### Accessible Performances - Published: 2020-09-28 - Modified: 2026-08-26 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/accessible-performances/ Warwick Arts Centre aims to be welcoming to all our communities. We're committed to making your visit as comfortable and enjoyable as possible. We offer several types of enhanced performances. To find out what's on, please choose from our accessibility filters on our What's On page. We also provide our brochures in digital, Braille, and large size formats. For more information about Accessible Parking visit our Getting Here page. See the venue access guides we've created with AccessAble. --- ### Website Accessibility - Published: 2020-07-28 - Modified: 2025-06-06 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/website-accessibility/ - Categories: Legal The site aims to comply with guidelines issued by the Web Accessibility Initiative and those of the Equality Act. Accessibility Statement for Warwick Arts Centre’s website This accessibility statement applies to content published on the Warwick Arts Centre website. This website is run by Warwick Arts Centre. It is designed to be used by as many people as possible. The text should be clear and simple to understand. You should be able to: Zoom in up to 300% without problems Navigate most of the website using just a keyboard Change the page to a high contrast mode, a greyscale mode or an inverted colours mode. Use the link finder to locate every link on the page through a simple select field AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability. Measures to support AccessibilityWarwick Arts Centre takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of the Warwick Arts Centre website: Integrate accessibility into our procurement practices.Provide accessibility training for our staff.Regularly review and update content.We also try to ensure that:All images in our sites contain appropriate alternate text.Interactive elements have changes of style when hovered with the mouse or focused by keyboard navigation.All foreground and background colours are checked to ensure sufficient contrast, or given alternative text in the case of images.Our content is written clearly, concisely, free of jargon and in plain English.All pages use headings in a logical and ordinate way.All ‘calls to action’ are easy to find.Symbols (e.g. >) are used in context and for their semantic... --- ### Privacy Notice - Published: 2020-07-28 - Modified: 2024-05-29 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/privacy-notice/ - Categories: Legal Our Privacy Notice contains important information on who we are, how and why we collect, store, use and share personal data. --- ### Cookie Policy - Published: 2020-11-11 - Modified: 2026-06-15 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/cookie-policy/ - Categories: Legal For further information about Cookies and how the Warwick Arts Centre uses them, please read our Cookie Policy. Most websites use cookies to remember information about you and your preferences, either for the duration of your visit or for repeat visits. If we didn’t use cookies, our website would think you are a new visitor every time you move to a new page on the site. For example, if you were to enter your login details and then move to another page, our site wouldn’t be able to remember that you’d previously signed in. Cookies may be set by the website you are visiting (‘first party cookies’) or by other web sites which provide content on the page you are viewing (‘third party cookies’). --- ### Orchestral Series 2026-27 - Published: 2026-04-13 - Modified: 2026-04-13 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/orchestral-series-2026-7/ Our Orchestral Series 2026-27 is a packed programme showcasing inspiring classics and seasonal favourites, all from the very best orchestras. --- ### Student Ticket Offers - Published: 2020-07-28 - Modified: 2025-10-21 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/student-tickets/ Students can take advantage of student ticket discounts on a range of shows at Warwick Arts Centre. To get all the latest offers, sign up to our mailing list. Student tickets can be booked online, by phone, or at the Box Office. You’ll need to show your student ID card when you collect your tickets or enter the auditorium. Students can also join our Under 26 Film Club and get cinema tickets for just £5 as well as a host of other great benefits. If you’re a University of Warwick or Coventry University student, sign up to our mailing list to make sure you don’t miss out on the latest offers. You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram to keep up with all our news. --- ### Community events in Coventry - Published: 2022-05-11 - Modified: 2025-05-22 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/community-events/ Discover local community events in Coventry at Warwick Arts Centre. From workshops to performances, enjoy inclusive community activities for all. Community events & activities for everyoneWarwick Arts Centre brings together everyone with a connection to Coventry and the region. We ensure anyone can make this space their own, enabling the local community to access and experience the arts. --- ### Cinema in Coventry - Published: 2021-11-24 - Modified: 2025-05-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/cinema/ Warwick Arts Centre in Coventry is home to three screens, immersive audio and relaxing seats with plentiful leg room. Book your cinema tickets online today! Discover the magic of cinemaDive into a world of blockbusters, indie treasures, international gems and timeless classics at Warwick Arts Centre Cinema in Coventry. Whether you're after the latest hit or a cinematic adventure through diverse genres, experience the best of cinema in Coventry. Find cinema showtimes and book your tickets now for a movie experience like no other. --- ### Comedy Shows in Coventry - Published: 2022-05-11 - Modified: 2025-05-08 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/comedy-shows/ Discover the best comedy shows in Coventry at Warwick Arts Centre. Enjoy stand-up comedy from top comedians. Book your tickets online today! The best in stand-up comedyExperience the best comedy shows in Coventry at Warwick Arts Centre. From legendary stand-up comedy to emerging talent, our comedy events promise unforgettable nights of laughter. Immerse yourself in a vibrant line-up featuring captivating performances by the brightest comedic stars and rising talents. Big names, bigger laughsEnjoy top stand-up comedy in Coventry, featuring TV comedians including Jimmy Carr, Sara Pascoe, and Dara Ó Briain. Whether you prefer fast-paced one-liners or thought-provoking humour, our comedy shows in Coventry offer a diverse range of performances for every comedy lover. --- ### Gallery Talks - Call Out - Published: 2025-09-26 - Modified: 2025-09-26 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/gallery-talks-call-out/ Gallery Talks are a new initiative to connect academic speakers with the Mead Gallery’s exhibitions and themes. You’ll present a succinct, accessible public facing talk of 15-20 minutes which enlivens themes in the exhibition and your own research. Talks will run over lunchtime, so we are anticipating a student and staff audience, but they will be open to all and assume no prior knowledge. --- ### Theatre in Coventry - Published: 2025-05-27 - Modified: 2025-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/theatre/ Experience top theatre shows in Coventry at Warwick Arts Centre. Enjoy live performances, from drama to musicals, in a dynamic cultural venue. Where theatre comes to lifeWarwick Arts Centre is home to an exciting mix of theatre performances, from gripping dramas and engaging musicals to thought-provoking dance. Every production is a celebration of theatre as a powerful art form, blending storytelling, performance, and design to captivate and inspire. With excellent sightlines from every seat and an intimate atmosphere, our spaces ensure an immersive experience for all types of live theatre. Whether you're a first-time visitor or a regular patron, we offer something for everyone. --- ### Groups - Published: 2026-04-08 - Modified: 2026-04-15 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/groups/ We welcome group bookings to our shows, film screenings and exhibitions. From community groups and office parties to schools and youth clubs, we can cater for parties of any size and regularly offer fantastic rates for groups. Our standard discount is one free ticket for parties of 10, but this can vary. We offer generous and flexible reservation periods for groups - we can hold your reservation until a few weeks out from the date of your show when we'll be in touch to take payment. From community groups and office parties to schools and youth clubs, we can cater for parties of any size. See below for some upcoming shows that offer groups discounts. Our standard discount is one free ticket for parties of 10, but this can vary. We offer generous and flexible reservation periods - we can hold your group reservation until a few weeks out from the date of your show when we'll be in touch to take payment. Please get in touch with Lucy, our Groups Co-Ordinator, for more details or if you have any questions on groupbookings@warwick.ac.uk. To book tickets, please complete this groups booking form and return it to Lucy. If you need assistance with coach/mini bus parking or group bookings for refreshments, please ask Lucy for guidance and recommendations. See here for more information on school visits. --- ### Things to Do in Coventry with Kids - Published: 2022-05-11 - Modified: 2025-07-22 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/family-days-out/ Discover exciting family things to do in Coventry! Enjoy kids' shows, cinema, free activities, and family-friendly events at Warwick Arts Centre. Make memories with family-friendly eventsLooking for fun things to do in Coventry with kids? At Warwick Arts Centre, we offer a variety of family-friendly activities, performances, and events. Whether you're watching a show, joining a workshop, or exploring our interactive spaces, there's something for everyone. --- ### Music Concerts in Coventry - Published: 2023-06-06 - Modified: 2025-10-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/music-concerts/ Experience top live gigs and music concerts in Coventry at Warwick Arts Centre. From jazz to pop, enjoy a variety of genres. Book your tickets today! The best in live musicExperience the best music concerts in Coventry at Warwick Arts Centre. Whether you’re a fan of classical, jazz, pop, or rock, our diverse range of live music events caters to all tastes. Get ready to enjoy world-class performances right here in Coventry. --- ### Coventry's Best Night Out - Published: 2023-02-15 - Modified: 2025-10-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/big-night-out/ Enjoy the best of Coventry nightlife at Warwick Arts Centre. Live gigs, comedy, and dining at Benugo Bar & Kitchen and Panda Mami, with easy transport access. Live Shows, Music & ComedyLooking for a night out in Coventry? Warwick Arts Centre hosts performances, live gigs, stand-up from stars like Jimmy Carr and Sara Pascoe, and talks from TV personalities like Joe Wicks and Susie Dent. Plus, meet the stars after the show! --- ### A Warm Hub - Published: 2022-10-26 - Modified: 2024-05-29 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/a-warm-hub/ We are creating measures to support our students, employees, and local communities to come and spend time in our building. We’re all facing challenging economic conditions this winter. We are creating a package of measures to support our students, employees, and local communities to come and spend time in our building. A Warm Welcome HereWe're open every day from 9am - 9 pm.Accessible, warm seating areas (especially upstairs near our Theatre Bar and Cinemas)ToiletsChanging SpaceFree sanitary products and nappies providedGetting to usWarwick Arts Centre is right next to the bus interchange, and there are regular buses to and from Coventry, Leamington and Kenilworth. Bus numbers 12X, 11 and 11U are the main buses which will bring you to our front door. Find out more information about getting here. --- ### Seating Plans - Published: 2024-07-10 - Modified: 2026-03-23 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/seating-plans/ Detailed seating plans for venues at Warwick Arts Centre, including Butterworth Hall, Theatre, and Studios. View and download PDF seating plans. --- --- ## Optional ### Getting Here - Published: 2020-07-28 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/visit-us/getting-here/ Warwick Arts Centre address and parking information. How to get here and car park information. Warwick Arts Centre postcode: CV4 7FD. Whichever way you travel to the Arts Centre, find out how best to reach us including information on public transport and accessible parking. --- ### Something For Everyone - Published: 2024-05-15 - Modified: 2026-03-30 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/somethingforeveryone/ From the mind-blowing to the mind-growing, you'll find something for everyone here. We believe the arts are a place where we can all meet. Theatre, music, comedy, film and art, whatever you're into, join us for experiences you'll never forget. --- --- ## Posts ### Daiga Grantina - Lilacs (2026) - Published: 2026-05-02 - Modified: 2026-07-02 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/past-exhibition-daiga-grantina-lilacs/ - Categories: News, Exhibitions, Visual Arts, Past Exhibitions The Mead Gallery presented the first solo UK art gallery exhibition of Paris-based artist, Daiga Grantina. Grantina's sculptures explore how materials meet and react to each other in ways that make us look again at their size, form and meaning. Exhibition dates: Sat 2 May - Sun 28 Jun 2026 Grantina's sculptures explore how materials meet and react to each other in ways that make us look again at their size, form and meaning. These interactions echo the ways that living systems and environments evolve - shifting, growing and unfolding across multiple dimensions. Drawing inspiration from bodies and landscapes, Grantina creates abstract forms that resist easy definition. Her works appear to remake themselves continuously, inviting viewers into a space where perception is unsettled and reimagined. This display was generously supported by Fluxus Art Projects. --- ### Youth Leadership Collective is back! - Published: 2026-09-11 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/youth-leadership-collective-is-back/ - Categories: Blog, Creative Learning, Community, Our Arts Centre Your voice, your stage, your future. If you're 16-21 and love performing, join our Youth Leadership Collective at Warwick Arts Centre. Applications open now! Join a collective of 16-21 year-old young performers and creatives where your ideas take centre stage. You'll be mentored by Ashlee Elizabeth Lolo – writer, award-winning journalist and facilitator, whose work includes the BBC, Channel 4, National Theatre, Talawa Theatre Company and Birmingham Hippodrome. Be rewarded for your commitment. Receive £30 per session in All4One vouchers, plus artist workshops, creative mentoring, skills development and great snacks. Together you'll create bold new performance, produce live events, develop a collective manifesto, showcase your talent and use your voice to make an impact. This isn't a drop-in. We're looking for young people who are ready to commit, collaborate and create something unforgettable. DetailsWhen: Wednesdays, 5pm - 7pm (Oct 2026 - May 2027, term time) Where: Warwick Arts Centre Short FilmWant to see what sort of thing you’ll create? Here’s the short film last year’s collective created: --- ### May half term fun at Warwick Arts Centre - Published: 2026-05-18 - Modified: 2026-05-18 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/may-half-term-fun-at-warwick-arts-centre/ - Categories: Blog, Family, Community Find plenty of fun for the whole family at Warwick Arts Centre this May half term. Choose from a range of activities across theatre, cinema, art and music. --- ### Things to do in Coventry this May - Published: 2026-05-08 - Modified: 2026-05-08 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/things-to-do-in-coventry-this-may/ - Categories: Blog, Live Performances, Film, Creative Learning, Music, Family From great film and entertaining comedy, alongside a whole host of family friendly events, shows and activities, there's plenty to enjoy at Warwick Arts Centre this May. --- ### Seed Funding for Midlands based artists – open call-out! - Published: 2026-05-18 - Modified: 2026-05-18 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/seed-funding-for-midlands-based-artists-open-call-out/ - Categories: Our Arts Centre, Live Performances, Asha Eade-Green, News Made in the Midlands returns to Warwick Arts Centre: celebrating, supporting, and developing artists and companies from across the region’s vibrant creative sector. From October 2026 to February 2027 we are exploring the idea of Home with artists raising urgent questions about heritage, displacement, sanctuary, community and the places and people that shape us. Across drama, dance, music, visual art, film, words and ideas, this season brings together diverse voices telling different stories in different ways, creating opportunities not just to be entertained, but to feel, to think, and to see one another more clearly. We will support up to three Coventry or Midlands-based artists or collectives with funding and space to develop new work around this theme. Culminating in a public sharing in February 2027. The Brief:Taking the theme of Home as a springboard for your creative project, we are offering: · £2,500+VAT of seed funding · Development space in our Helen Martin Studio · The chance to share your project publicly as part of a group scratch night with basic technical support in our black box Studio on Thursday 11 February 2027. Essential Information · If shortlisted, you will need to be free on Wednesday 1 July between 11.30am – 2.30pm for a follow up 20-minute discussion with our team. · You will need to be free on Thursday 11 February for the public sharing. · You will need to be or be willing to register as Self-Employed, with a tax number. · We advise that applicants are aged 16+. · We prefer to receive applications based in the West Midlands region or based within a 30-mile radius of our postcode (CV4 7AL). · You will need to have... --- ### Summer cinema discounts for families - Published: 2026-07-17 - Modified: 2026-07-17 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/summer-cinema-discounts-for-families/ - Categories: Joe Murphy, Film, News, Blog Thanks to 2026's Great British Summer Savings scheme, families attending film screenings at Warwick Arts Centre can now enjoy cheaper tickets for some amazing films! A special discounted rate of £6.75 applies to Under 18s tickets for all our cinema screenings between Thursday 25 June and Tuesday 1 September 2026 (inclusive), while relaxed screenings for Under 18s are priced at just £4.56. Among the movies Coventry and Warwickshire families can now enjoy for less are the must-see box office hit Toy Story 5 (U), plus a selection of movie classics by legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg - as part of our Spielberg Summer season. These include the Oscar-winning E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (U); fantasy adventure Hook (U); stomping dino' romp Jurassic Park (12); and 1975's seminal Jaws (12A). --- ### Check out the great shows coming to Coventry from Autumn 2026 - Published: 2026-08-26 - Modified: 2026-08-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/check-out-the-great-shows-coming-to-coventry-from-autumn-2026/ - Categories: Dave Freak, Our Arts Centre, Live Performances, Film, Blog, News There’s monstrous tales, award-winning theatre, electrifying dance and some of the brightest visual art stars set for Warwick Arts Centre’s fantastic Autumn/Winter 2026-2027 Season. --- ### Lighting the Way: Warwick Arts Centre’s Sustainable Technology Upgrades - Published: 2026-04-27 - Modified: 2026-04-29 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/lighting-the-way-warwick-arts-centres-sustainable-technology-upgrades/ - Categories: Our Arts Centre, News Warwick Arts Centre shares news of recent sustainability changes happening in its building. At Warwick Arts Centre, sustainability is not just an aspiration, it is built into the way we operate every day. One of our most significant recent steps has been a complete upgrade of our theatre and studio lighting systems, replacing traditional tungsten fixtures with state-of-the-art LED technology. Alongside this, we have also invested in rechargeable battery systems for our Axient Digital radio microphones, further reducing waste and improving efficiency. Why LED? For decades, tungsten lighting has been a staple of the theatre world, but it comes at a cost. Tungsten fixtures consume large amounts of electricity, generate excess heat, and require frequent lamp replacements, each one contributing to landfill. By contrast, LED fixtures are far more energy efficient, use significantly less power, and last for many years before needing replacement. For Warwick Arts Centre, this means: Lower environmental impact: Reduced energy consumption and fewer carbon emissions.Less waste: No more disposal of specialist tungsten lamps or single-use lighting gels.Greater flexibility: A broader range of colour and creative options available instantly from each fixture.Operational savings: Lower running costs and reduced maintenance, freeing up time for the team to focus on supporting artists and productions.Choosing the Right Fixtures This project was about more than just sustainability; it was also about making sure our stages continue to meet the highest creative standards. Mark Smith, Head... --- ### Meet Coventry's Local Engagement Specialist for Touring Together - Published: 2026-08-05 - Modified: 2026-08-06 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/touring-together-les-coventry/ - Categories: Blog, Our Arts Centre, Interviews, Community, Live Performances Meet Jenine Martin, Coventry's Local Engagement Specialist for Touring Together, as she shares her connection to the city ahead of Once Upon a Time in Sokoto at Warwick Arts Centre. As one of these partner venues, we’re delighted to announce Jenine Martin, as the Local Engagement Specialist at Warwick Arts Centre. Jenine will be our local eyes and ears, connecting communities to Once Upon a Time in Sokoto and the Touring Together programme. Jenine is a curator/producer from Coventry. Having worked locally, nationally, and internationally across festivals, community organisations, theatre companies, and regional public art programmes, she brings a wealth of varied experience to the LES role. Growing up in and around local resident-led community work and spending time connecting with communities city-wide through Coventry’s City of Culture programme, she also brings a foundation of local knowledge to build upon through the Touring Together programme. We spoke to Jenine to find out more about her and the role: --- ### British Art Show 10: Artists and Concept Announced - Published: 2026-04-15 - Modified: 2026-07-02 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/british-art-show-10-artists-and-concept-announced/ - Categories: News, Visual Arts, Mead Gallery British Art Show 10: A Chorus of Strangers comes to Warwick Arts Centre. Curated by Ekow Eshun and produced by Hayward Gallery Touring, this exhibition explores the themes of human connection and society. View works from over 30 top UK contemporary artists in Coventry. Today, Hayward Gallery Touring announces the artist list, concept and title of British Art Show 10: A Chorus of Strangers coming to Warwick Arts Centre in the autumn. Launching across Coventry in October 2026 before touring to Swansea, Bristol, Sheffield and Newcastle Gateshead, Ekow Eshun’s curatorial vision will bring together over 30 artists to provide a vital overview of the most exciting art produced in the UK during the past five years, including: Okiki Akinfe; Alex Margo Arden; Liz Johnson Artur; Alvaro Barrington; Shiraz Bayjoo; Lubna Chowdhary; Shawanda Corbett; Jesse Darling; Ufoma Essi; Joy Gerrard; Louise Giovanelli; Hannah Quinlan and Rosie Hastings; Kudzanai-Violet Hwami; Nnena Kalu; Jasleen Kaur; Christina Kimeze; Julian knxx; Matthew Krishanu; Alastair Mackinven; Melanie Manchot; Lindsey Mendick; Emma McNally; Dala Nasser; Jack O'Brien; Nengi Omuku; Precious Okoyomon; Hannah Perry; Mohammed Sami; Rae-Yen Song; Emma Talbot; Nicole Wermers; Osman Yousefzada As the UK’s largest recurring contemporary art exhibition, British Art Show 10 is produced by Hayward Gallery Touring and forms a key part of the Southbank Centre’s 75th anniversary national programme. Mark Ball, Artistic Director of the Southbank Centre, says: “For 75 years, the Southbank Centre has traced the creative pulse of a changing country through a programme that reflects the times we live in. The landmark tenth British Art Show, travelling to more cities than ever before, continues this legacy, inviting... --- ### Touring Together Presents Once Upon a Time in Sokoto - Published: 2026-03-26 - Modified: 2026-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/touring-together-presents-once-upon-a-time-in-sokoto/ - Categories: News, Live Performances China Plate and Fuel announce 'Touring Together,' a new UK theatre network launching with Inua Ellams' play Once Upon a Time in Sokoto at Warwick Arts Centre. China Plate and Fuel have announced Touring Together, a brand-new nationwide touring initiative in collaboration with Brighton Dome, Leeds Playhouse, Oxford Playhouse, Royal & Derngate, Northampton, and Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry. A commitment to taking new theatre of the finest quality across the country, Touring Together will be led by China Plate and Fuel. The strategic partnership for producing and touring new midscale theatre will bring bold new plays to audiences, creating a robust network of touring venues who will collectively make, present and partner on the work. The initiative is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. Working with exceptional artists to share new work and embrace diverse stories that shine fresh light on the world we live in, Touring Together will present a new show that will tour to all the partner venues and beyond in October 2026 and again in the same timeframe in 2027. The first show Once Upon A Time in Sokoto by Inua Ellams will be produced by Fuel and will be presented in Autumn 2026 followed by a China Plate production in Autumn 2027. --- ### Daiga Grantina - Lilacs (2026) - Published: 2026-05-02 - Modified: 2026-07-02 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/past-exhibition-daiga-grantina-lilacs/ - Categories: News, Exhibitions, Visual Arts, Past Exhibitions The Mead Gallery presented the first solo UK art gallery exhibition of Paris-based artist, Daiga Grantina. Grantina's sculptures explore how materials meet and react to each other in ways that make us look again at their size, form and meaning. Exhibition dates: Sat 2 May - Sun 28 Jun 2026 Grantina's sculptures explore how materials meet and react to each other in ways that make us look again at their size, form and meaning. These interactions echo the ways that living systems and environments evolve - shifting, growing and unfolding across multiple dimensions. Drawing inspiration from bodies and landscapes, Grantina creates abstract forms that resist easy definition. Her works appear to remake themselves continuously, inviting viewers into a space where perception is unsettled and reimagined. This display was generously supported by Fluxus Art Projects. --- ### Lighting Up Campus: The Global Illuminations Procession 2025 - Published: 2025-11-07 - Modified: 2025-11-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/lighting-up-campus-the-global-illuminations-procession-2025/ - Categories: Blog, Students, Community Celebrate sixty years of creativity with the Global Illuminations Procession 2025, a vibrant showcase of light, art and community at the University of Warwick. This autumn, creativity takes to all corners of campus as Warwick Arts Centre joins the University of Warwick community to celebrate sixty years of innovation, collaboration and culture with the Global Illuminations Procession. In partnership with Together at Warwick, we’ve been busy preparing a series of creative, free, drop-in workshops open to everyone across campus and the local community. These sessions invite participants to craft, design and make beautiful items to carry and wear during the grand procession. A dazzling celebration of light, movement and global creativity. As part of the University’s 60th anniversary programme, the Global Illuminations Procession will bring together students, staff and local residents for a night of unity, colour and joy - lighting up the campus with imagination and shared celebration! --- ### Vote for us as your BIFA Cinema of the Year 2026 - Published: 2026-08-21 - Modified: 2026-08-21 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/bifa-cinema-of-the-year-2026-vote/ - Categories: Blog, Sam Matthews, Our Arts Centre, Film Support Warwick Arts Centre in the BIFA Cinema of the Year 2026 awards. Voting is open now - vote for us and enter the free prize draw today! Over the last year, Warwick Arts Centre screened a fantastic range of cinematic treats, from the intoxicating Wuthering Heights, magnificently crafted Hamnet and Marvel's massive Spider-Man: Brand New Day, to intriguing Japanese dramas, much-loved black and white classics and the very best of British independent cinema. We were also the only cinema in the West Midlands able to screen Christopher Nolan's epic Odyssey in 35mm celluloid (with more exciting 35mm screenings to come). And we remain steadfastly committed to making our movies as accessible to as wide an audience as we can, with even more relaxed and captioned screenings, while our Film Club membership offers movie fans discounted tickets and special screenings. There's something very special about seeing a film on the big screen, enveloped in darkness, with crisp surround sound - and we know you feel that too. With the awards longlist voted for by the public, your support would mean the world to us - James, Sam and the cinema team - and it will only take just a few minutes of your time. Vote Now! With thanks – and we look forward to seeing you again soon for more great movie experiences. - Warwick Arts Centre Cinema Team Voting opens Fri 21 Aug 2026 at 10am and closes on Mon 21 Sep 2026 at 11pm. Voters are also put into an optional BIFA prize draw with ten lucky winners earning a year of free cinema tickets and prize bundle. Check out the BIFA website for details. --- ### Nicole Bachmann, There are tides in the body (2024) - Published: 2024-06-23 - Modified: 2025-09-26 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/past-exhibition-nicole-bachmann-there-are-tides-in-the-body-2024/ - Categories: News, Past Exhibitions, Exhibitions, Thomas Ellmer The Mead Gallery commissioned and exhibited Nicole Bachmann’s dual audio video installation film, There are tides in the body. Exhibition dates: Friday 3 May - Sunday 23 June 2024 The title of Bachmann’sThere are tides in the body (2024) was taken from Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway (1975). The phrase has more recently been used by feminist theorist, Astrida Neimanis, to describe water as a communicator between bodies. For Bachmann, water can connect and separate, it can create and wash away borders. Her work explored the impact of controlled environments on individuals, drawing parallels with journeys made by migrants, often between coastal and urban landscapes. Through performances located in Dungeness, Kent and Spon End, Coventry, the artist combined language, poetry and dance to form an embodied vocabulary that moved away from dominant world concepts and beliefs. Through doing this, Bachmann questioned how we can become bodies of social and political change. This commission was generously supported by The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, Migros Kulturprozent, Erna und Curt Burgauer Stiftung and Warwick Arts Centre. Performers: Nandi Bhebhe, Patricia Langa, Hannah Parsons, Natifah White Editing: Rafael Sommerhalder, Nicole Bachmann Sound recording and sound design: Samuel Rodgers --- ### 2020 Warwick Christmas Science Lectures - Published: 2020-12-04 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/2020-warwick-christmas-science-lectures/ - Categories: News, Katie Anderson, Our Arts Centre, Live Performances, Creative Learning, 2020 It’s that time of year when scientists at the University of Warwick are usually dusting off their festive outfits and preparing to entertain and amaze audiences with some of the messiest, most eruptive experiments around. Warwick Arts Centre remains closed for a while longer, but do not fear… our valiant researchers aren’t so easily stopped! Produced in association with the University of Warwick’s Department of Physics, six intrepid Physicists bring you a bite-sized taste of the world-class research happening on campus online. So, pull on your Christmas jumper, grab a mince pie and settle down with family members or friends for these free ten-minute lectures featuring mind-boggling science and some explosive experiments you can do at home. The lectures are each 10 minutes long and will be posted on Warwick Arts Centre’s YouTube channel at 2pm on Tuesday 15 December and are completely free. They will remain on our channel until 31 January 2021 to enjoy at your leisure. If you want a reminder please subscribe to our YouTube channel here Supported by Warwick Arts Centre and China Plate. --- ### Janet Jackson is an icon – here’s why. - Published: 2026-01-13 - Modified: 2026-01-13 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/janet-jackson-is-an-icon-heres-why/ - Categories: Blog, Live Performances, Interviews In the run-up to Nine Sixteenths visiting Warwick Arts Centre, on Thursday 12 February 2026, Paula Varjack recalls what Janet Jackson meant to her, and some of her biggest hits... --- ### Warwick Arts Centre's Orchestral Season 2026-2027 - Published: 2026-05-06 - Modified: 2026-05-06 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/warwick-arts-centres-orchestral-season-2026-2027/ - Categories: News, Blog, Dave Freak, Live Performances, Music Boundary-breaking performances, familiar classics, seasonal favourites, and more are lined up for our 2026-2027 Orchestral Season. Boundary-breaking performances, familiar classics, seasonal favourites, and more are lined up for our 2026-2027 Orchestral Season. Kicking the season off is a return appearance from the inspiring Chineke! Orchestra (26 Nov 2026). Acclaimed Colombian conductor Tatiana Pérez-Hernández leads the orchestra through works by Stravinksy and Rodrigo, as well as lesser known pieces by Adolphus Hailstork and contemporary Columbian composer Eliana Echeverry. Also joining Chineke! for the concert is Brazilian guitarist Plinio Fernandes - a Classic FM Rising Star. The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (9 Dec 2026) make the first of two appearances with a distinctly festive selection as CBSO Music Director Kazuki Yamada presents Tchaikovsky’s much-loved seasonal The Nutcracker Suites alongside bandleader Duke Ellington and arranger Billy Strayhorn's brilliantly swinging jazzy ’50s Nutcracker 'remixes'. Delving in the rich catalogue of composer Hans Zimmer, The National Youth Orchestra (6 Jan 2027) blast off into deep space for Zimmer's epic and emotive Oscar-nominated Interstellar soundtrack. 'The world’s greatest orchestra of teenagers' also bring their customary verve to Tchaikovsky’s melodic Symphony No.5. For the second appearance from the CBSO (25 Feb 2027), Kazuki Yamada presents a rare chance to enjoy Beethoven's Fourth and Fifth symphonies, side-by-side, along with Haydn's Trumpet Concerto, featuring hotly tipped soloist Matilda Lloyd. An uplifting programme shaped by pastoral... --- ### 5 Cinema Highlights for August 2023 - Published: 2023-08-10 - Modified: 2025-11-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/5-cinema-highlights-for-august-2023/ - Categories: Blog, Film, Sam Davis Discover the top 5 must-watch cinema highlights this August. From powerful documentaries to indie gems, prepare for an unforgettable month of film. While we may have missed out of some good weather, Summer 2023 hasn’t failed to deliver when it comes to great films. Following on from the July craze of Barbenheimer (Barbie and Oppenheimer). August provides a diverse range of anticipated releases and captivating stories. Promising to be an unforgettable month of cinema. Join us as we delve into five of some of the most anticipated films at the Warwick Arts Centre this August: Theater CampFrom Booksmart’s Molly Gordon and co-director Nick Lieberman, the hilarious, Theater Camp is full of cult film potential. It’s summer, and kids are gathering at AdirondACTS, a scrappy theatre camp in upstate New York that’s a haven for budding performers. After its founder (Amy Sedaris) falls ill, her clueless “crypto-bro” son Troy (Jimmy Tatro) must work with Amos (Ben Platt) and Rebecca-Diane (Molly Gordon) to ensure the curtain rises on opening night. Theater Camp celebrates the brilliant, and unhinged educators who help kids find their confidence on the amateur stage. Kokomo CityD. Smith’s luminous debut Kokomo City opens a window into the lives of Black transgender women sex workers in America. Shot in striking black and white. Sharing reflections on love and desire, sex work and safety, and belonging and identity within Black culture and society at large. Offering up the hard-earned wisdom of people who have seen it all. D. Smith’s innovative, cinematic, punchily sound-tracked doc gives voice to these women’s joy and pain. Delivering... --- ### Call Out For Proposals: The Peoples' Takeover - Published: 2025-09-17 - Modified: 2025-09-12 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/call-out-for-proposals-the-peoples-takeover/ - Categories: Tara Johnston-Comerford, News, Our Arts Centre, Community We are thrilled to announce the second year of The Peoples’ Takeover at Warwick Arts Centre. This is an opportunity for you, our community to make and showcase work in our spaces. Overview We believe the arts are a place where we can all meet. Where we have the opportunity to connect, share knowledge, explore, listen and understand each other. We hope by opening up our stages and spaces to community-led programming, we invite more people than ever to connect with us, and we welcome you to pitch ideas for the day that help us to share this belief. We are embarking on our Autumn / Winter season under the title of Handle with Care! including the three key themes of Creativity, Comfort and Connection. We want our Coventry community to propose activities for The Peoples’ Takeover, based around what this theme means to them. Brief You may want to run a workshop which you’ve done at your community centre; you might be in a local band or dance troupe; or maybe you have some short films you want to show? We are inviting our local community partners, artists and creatives from Coventry to take over our building with workshops, performances and pop-up activities that celebrate the creative community of our city. This will be a day of people-led programming and a celebration of community and creativity. We encourage our collaborators to consider their work as an act of care. This could be encouraging your audience to care for themselves, care for each other or care for their community. You could think about creating space in a busy world, creating opportunities to connect, you might encourage people to care for their environment. We expect and invite broad interpretations... --- ### Celebrate National Lottery Open Week! - Published: 2026-03-03 - Modified: 2026-03-03 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/celebrate-national-lottery-open-week-at-warwick-arts-centre/ - Categories: News, Kajal Kamath, Film, Live Performances Celebrate National Lottery Open Week at Warwick Arts Centre! Enjoy 2-for-1 comedy tickets, £6 cinema screenings, and free family events from 7-15 March 2026. To say a massive thank you to National Lottery players for their incredible support of the arts, we are offering an exclusive 2-for-1 ticket deal on a live comedy event, and £6 tickets across our entire film programme for the week. Plus, we’re shining a spotlight on our brilliant, free family events and exhibitions that you can access all year round. It’s all #BecauseOfYou! --- ### Things to do in Coventry this October - Published: 2025-09-30 - Modified: 2025-09-23 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/things-to-do-in-coventry-this-october/ - Categories: Blog, Family, Film, Music, Community, Live Performances Discover exciting events this October at Warwick Arts Centre in Coventry. From family fun to films, workshops, and performances. There’s something for everyone! --- ### Takuro Kuwata, Tea Bowl Punk (2025-26) - Published: 2026-01-20 - Modified: 2026-03-20 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/past-exhibition-takuro-kuwata-tea-bowl-punk/ - Categories: News, Exhibitions, Visual Arts, Past Exhibitions The Mead Gallery presented the first UK solo exhibition of internationally celebrated Japanese ceramic artist Takuro Kuwata. Kuwata fuses traditional Japanese pottery techniques with bold and experimental sculptural processes. Exhibition dates: 31 October 2025 – 15 March 2026 Renowned for his radical approach to traditional ceramics, Kuwata fuses traditional Japanese pottery techniques with bold and experimental sculptural processes. His signature use of vivid glazes, distorted silhouettes, and explosive textures has garnered international acclaim and redefined the boundaries of contemporary ceramics. The exhibition featured a major new installation of large-scale works created specifically for the Mead Gallery, alongside sculptures from across Kuwata’s career. Visitors received a chance to experience the full spectrum of the artist’s practice, from glistening tea bowls embedded with gold and platinum to cracked, otherworldly sculptures that challenge the conventions of utility and beauty. The display was generously supported by The Japan Foundation, the Henry Moore Foundation, Bates Timber Merchants and Potclays. --- ### New Season Now On Sale - Published: 2025-12-18 - Modified: 2025-12-18 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/springsummer-2026-season-launch/ - Categories: Blog, News, Joe Murphy, Our Arts Centre, Live Performances As winter turns to spring, there’s a wonderfully rich mix of events and activities lined up at Warwick Arts Centre. From the biggest names in music and comedy, to new theatre work, family shows, talks, films, workshops and exhibitions. There's something for everyone. --- ### Things to do in Coventry this March - Published: 2026-02-19 - Modified: 2026-03-20 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/things-to-do-in-coventry-this-march/ - Categories: Blog, Film, Creative Learning, Family, Music, Mead Gallery Looking for fun things to do in Coventry this March? Explore Warwick Arts Centre and enjoy a variety of activities for all the family. --- ### Celia Imrie surprises audience with National Lottery Funding Boost - Published: 2025-11-19 - Modified: 2025-12-05 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/celia-imrie-national-lottery-funding/ - Categories: News, Dave Freak As a special surprise to audiences at Warwick Arts Centre British actress and national treasure Celia Imrie surprised film club enthusiasts by making an unexpected appearance at a screening of her 1995 Kenneth Branagh-directed classic ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’. As a special surprise to audiences at Warwick Arts Centre British actress and national treasure Celia Imrie surprised film club enthusiasts by making an unexpected appearance at a screening of her 1995 Kenneth Branagh-directed classic In the Bleak Midwinter. As the credits rolled for the film, Celia Imrie walked in on the unsuspecting audience members to announce that Warwick Arts Centre is being awarded £10,000 of National Lottery funding from Film Hub Midlands on behalf of BFI’s Film Audience Network. The heartwarming moment when audience members gasped and cheered at Celia’s surprise appearance as she revealed the news, was captured on film as part of The National Lottery’s Because of You campaign, fronted by Claudia Winkleman, which celebrates the life-changing impact of National Lottery-funded projects across the UK. The film was screened as part of our Handle with Care! Cinema season. Handle with Care! Is an uplifting themed cinema season exploring how we care for ourselves and each other. Exploring care in its many forms through three programme strands, it includes: Cosy Classics - a selection of beloved films with a focus on cinematic self-care where audiences can bring blankets, enjoy hot drinks and engage in discussionCare on Screen - contemporary films exploring caregiving roles across different culturesCare Behind the Scenes - screenings and workshops on ethical filmmaking, consent, and community careThe programme, which runs until Spring 2026, will target underrepresented... --- ### Francis Offman, Economics of Painting (2024) - Published: 2024-06-23 - Modified: 2025-09-26 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/past-exhibition-francis-offman-economics-of-painting-2024/ - Categories: Thomas Ellmer, News, Past Exhibitions, Exhibitions The Mead Gallery presented a solo exhibition of paintings by Rwandan-born Bologna-based artist, Francis Offman. Exhibition dates: Friday 3 May - Sunday 23 June 2024 Offman's paintings hold stories of individual memory and collective experience. Using everyday materials such as coffee grounds, scraps of paper and textiles, the artist pays close attention to the economies at play in the world. The materials included were representative of local and international histories, carrying both the history of mass-production, global supply chains, and the transatlantic movement of goods, but also the histories of the friends and communities who gathered and gifted these materials to the artist. Offman is from Rwanda and emigrated to Italy with his family following the civil war and genocide in 1994. The coffee which textured much of his work is a primary commodity in African countries including Rwanda, and while grown nowhere in Italy it is embraced there as a beloved national drink. Through considered inclusions of such items, the artist acknowledged the complex realities which underpin commonly held associations. With Offman’s reflections and experience of escaping the Rwandan genocide thirty years ago, this body of work contemplated an urgent emphasis, resonating with the current global and political climate, and the displacement of millions of people across the globe. --- ### Welcome Week 2025 at Warwick Arts Centre - Published: 2025-10-13 - Modified: 2025-10-13 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/welcome-week-2025-at-warwick-arts-centre/ - Categories: Students, News Relive the best moments of Welcome Week at Warwick Arts Centre. From performances to student-led activities, explore what made this week memorable for University of Warwick. --- ### Touring Together: An Exciting New Collaboration - Published: 2025-06-27 - Modified: 2025-07-02 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/blog-touring-together-collaboration/ - Categories: News, Blog, Joe Murphy, Live Performances We are excited to share the news that China Plate and Fuel are embarking on a new collaboration: Touring Together, a three-year strategic partnership for producing and touring new midscale theatre. China Plate and Fuel have joined forces with Royal & Derngate, Northampton, Oxford Playhouse, Warwick Arts Centre, Leeds Playhouse and Brighton Dome to create a robust network of touring venues to make, present and partner on this new venture. Touring Together is being generously supported using public funding by Arts Council England. The project will produce and tour work that sparks a national conversation about some of the big questions of our times and will be working with exceptional artists to share new stories which shed fresh light on the world we live in today, for new and diverse audiences, with an aim to build and encourage theatre-going across the country. As an industry, we are collectively aware of how difficult it is to produce new work at the midscale and the perceived risks surrounding it. Touring Together aims to tackle these issues through extensive audience-building programmes running throughout the year built around a programme of shows to create a strong new touring brand. Through this long-term collaboration with venues, real relationships can be built within communities across the country and long-term theatre-going habits. The three-year programme starts with a year of audience development with partner venues. The first show, produced by Fuel, will be presented in autumn 2026 followed by a China Plate production in autumn 2027. A key element of Touring Together will be evaluating the project and sharing findings as we go, exploring new ways of working... --- ### University of Warwick: 60 Years of Arts and Culture - Published: 2025-09-16 - Modified: 2025-09-26 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/university-of-warwick-60-years-of-arts-and-culture/ - Categories: News, Interviews, Our Arts Centre Celebrate the University of Warwick's 60th Anniversary with a look at Warwick Arts Centre's history, community impact, and its role as a cultural hub. --- ### A Journey Back to 1989 Coventry Through VR - Published: 2025-06-03 - Modified: 2025-06-03 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/a-journey-back-to-1989-coventry-through-vr/ - Categories: Guest Blog, Joe Murphy, Live Performances, Interviews, Reviews Hey everyone! I’m Junjie Liu, a master’s student in Management of Information Systems and Digital Innovation at Warwick. I’m still buzzing from an amazing VR adventure I had a few days ago—In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats. I went with three lovely university staff members to London, and it threw me right into the heart of the 1989 Acid House rave culture. Even better, this incredible experience is coming to Warwick Arts Centre later this year! I can’t wait to tell you all about it—I bet you’ll want to give it a go yourself. --- ### Takuro Kuwata comes to the Mead Gallery - Published: 2025-08-14 - Modified: 2025-08-22 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/takuro-kuwata-comes-to-the-mead-gallery/ - Categories: News The Mead Gallery, Warwick Arts Centre is proud to present the first UK solo exhibition of internationally celebrated Japanese artist Takuro Kuwata (b.1981, Hiroshima, Japan). Renowned for his radical approach to ceramics, Kuwata fuses traditional Japanese pottery techniques with bold and experimental sculptural processes. His signature use of vivid glazes, distorted silhouettes, and explosive textures has garnered international acclaim and redefined the boundaries of contemporary sculpture. Moving away from conventional aesthetics associated with wabi-sabi, a key aspect of Kuwata’s work is his striking use of colour and surface. The artist cites the influence of American culture on his practice, often drawing comparisons to the boldness of American Pop Art. Inspired by the works of artists such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, Kuwata channels the movement’s irreverent energy and colour palette into the refinement of Japanese ceramic tradition. The result is playful, provocative, and unmistakably contemporary. While his approach might be framed as wholly radical, Kuwata has frequently underlined his staunch commitment to historical techniques used in Japanese craft: “I’m not trying to break the rules” he has reflected. “I just want to apply a contemporary sensibility to pottery. I believe I can create something truly new, work that reflects our time.” This landmark exhibition features a major new installation of large-scale works created specifically for the Mead Gallery, alongside sculptures from across Kuwata’s career. Visitors will experience the full spectrum of the artist’s practice, from glistening tea bowls embedded with gold and platinum... --- ### Youth Leadership Collective (YLC), Activate Assemble Amplify (2024) - Published: 2024-06-23 - Modified: 2025-09-26 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/past-exhibition-youth-leadership-collective-ylc-activate-assemble-amplify-2024/ - Categories: Exhibitions, Past Exhibitions, News, Thomas Ellmer Activate / Assemble / Amplify was an interactive exhibition of visual art, sound-based work and performance that presented the culmination of the YLC’s exploration and creativity. Exhibition dates: Friday 3 May – Sunday 23 June 2024 This exhibition offered a space where visitors could engage with the Youth Leadership Collective's vision for themselves and their city. Activate / Assemble / Amplify showcased portraits captured by Coventry-based artist Ayesha Jones, as well as sound pieces, pop-up performances and artworks that were part of the Creative Learning Team’s Youth and Schools projects. Through weekly sessions, the YLC came together to discuss their hopes, ambitions, worries, and frustrations, exploring what it means to be a young person in Coventry today. They delved into topics of creativity, activism, and future aspirations, culminating in the creation of a manifesto capturing their shared ambitions and strengths. Under the guidance of Coventry’s Poet Laureate, John Bernard, they amplified their voices through spoken word, music, and participatory arts. The Youth Leadership Collective were: Ava, Denzel, Ellie, Isaac, Laa’iqah, Lily, Reece, Theo, Yanai and Zeinab. Warwick Arts Centre presented the Youth Leadership Programme in collaboration with YMCA Heart of England and Positive Youth Foundation. The programme was supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. --- ### Now On Sale - Orchestral Series 2025-6 - Published: 2025-07-21 - Modified: 2026-05-18 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/orchestral-series-2025-26-blog/ - Categories: Music, News A year of sublime classical music. Expect plenty of genuine surprises as our programme boasts iconic works alongside lesser known masterpieces, and all performed by some of the most accomplished musicians in the world. Orchestral Series 2025-26We open the series on Wed 24 Sep with the pioneering Chineke! Orchestra, this year with soloists Sheku, Isata Kanneh-Mason and Tai Murray, presenting an evening celebrating a decade of musical excellence and diversity. In December, we present Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra conducted by András Keller, performing a stirring programme including Tchaikovsky’s dramatic Dante-inspired Francesca da Rimini. In 2026, we invite back the phenomenal Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Kevin John Edusei and featuring South African soprano Masabane Cecilia. We are also welcoming Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment with their programme Mozart’s World: A Little Night Music. We conclude the series with City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra led by Music Director, Kazuki Yamada conducting two epic works including Tchaikovsky’s first piano concerto and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Make great savings by purchasing an Orchestral Ticket Package* Buy 5 concerts and get 16% offBuy 4 concerts and get 12% offBuy 3 concerts and get 8% offConcerts included in the package are Chineke! Orchestra, Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Age of the Enlightenment, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. The discount will be applied automatically as you add more tickets to your basket. *Please note a discount is only applied on full price tickets and tickets must be selected from the same price band. Classical music... --- ### The Classroom of Creativity 2025 - Published: 2025-08-21 - Modified: 2025-08-21 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/blog-classroom-of-creativity-2025/ - Categories: Blog, Joe Murphy, Creative Learning, Community Over the past year, we’ve been working with local schools and artists to embed creativity in classrooms in Canley, Hillfields, Foleshill and Tile Hill. This years’ brilliant artists-in-residence, Sam Strachan and Naoibh Mcnamee, have led an array of creative sessions to begin instilling creative confidence, and breaking down barriers to engagement in the next generation of creatives! As the academic year draws to a close, our Creative Learning team celebrate a year of lessons- inside and outside the classroom- and consider the impact of, and next steps for, The Classroom of Creativity. Working Through Barriers Creatively With these goals in mind, The Classroom of Creativity came to life through movement and visual arts-based workshops, family visits, and even a gallery exhibition! Multi-disciplinary artist Naoibh draw on their background in costume making and worked with pupils to explore the theme of ‘emotions’ through alien masking making, performance, and an amazing catwalk session in our Mead Gallery! Naoibh wanted to encourage ‘out the box thinking’, and their session were designed to immerse pupils in an alien world that would inspire new lines of questioning- how do we express ourselves through emotions, how do we explore our world, and new worlds, through movement, what are our norms- how do they make us different from aliens? With their background in theatre-making, Sam’s sessions focused on performance, and students were encouraged to form connections with artwork in the Mead Gallery and engage with emotions through bodily expression and non-verbal drama. Pupils took over the Mead Gallery, creating self-directed responses... --- ### New Season Now On Sale - Published: 2025-08-18 - Modified: 2025-11-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/autumn-winter-2025-season-launch/ - Categories: News, Hannah Carroll Our Autumn/Winter season 25-26 is now on sale! As the nights begin to draw in, take a look through our digital brochure to see what we have on offer this autumn/winter. --- ### Things to do in Coventry this July - Published: 2026-06-24 - Modified: 2026-06-24 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/things-to-do-in-coventry-this-july/ - Categories: Blog, Family, Film Discover exciting events this July at Warwick Arts Centre in Coventry. From family fun to film and tasty treats. There’s something for everyone! --- ### Student Stories: The Power of Connection at Warwick Arts Centre - Published: 2025-08-12 - Modified: 2025-08-12 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/student-stories-the-power-of-connection-at-warwick-arts-centre/ - Categories: Blog, Amy Nugent, Our Arts Centre, Visual Arts, Students, Creative Learning Our campus community makes Warwick Arts Centre unique. Students here at the University of Warwick can establish a real connection to the Arts Centre through the abundance of activities on offer and the amazing friendships that can form through the arts. This isn’t just a place, this is a huge part of student life here at Warwick. From being a destination of creativity where students can decompress during their degree to becoming the hub for graduation, Warwick Arts Centre really is here every step of the way. --- ### Mike Silva (2025) - Published: 2025-06-23 - Modified: 2025-12-05 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/past-exhibition-mike-silva/ - Categories: News, Thomas Ellmer, Exhibitions, Visual Arts, Past Exhibitions The Mead Gallery presented a solo exhibition of London-based artist, Mike Silva. Silva paints portraits, interiors, still lifes and landscapes drawn from an ongoing personal archive of photographic material. Exhibition dates: 1 May – 22 June 2025 Silva paints portraits, interiors, still lifes and landscapes drawn from an ongoing personal archive of photographic material. The exhibition brought together new and recent paintings including portraits, interiors and landscapes. These include acquaintances, friends and lovers of past and present, as well as the interior spaces that these subjects spend or spent time in. In all of his paintings, light can be seen as a protagonist, and Silva's ability to capture subtle shifts of light and shadow within moments quietly and intimately observed, moves the works beyond the photorealist genre through his gestural application of paint on canvas. The exhibition was organised in collaboration with the De La Warr Pavilion where it opened in Autumn 2024. --- ### The Future is Today (2025) - Published: 2025-03-10 - Modified: 2025-07-30 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/past-exhibition-the-future-is-today/ - Categories: News, Thomas Ellmer, Exhibitions, Visual Arts, Past Exhibitions The Future is Today: Prints and the University of Warwick showcased the enduring power of printmaking, reflecting the university’s founding ideals through the theme ‘prints are ideas in circulation'. Exhibition dates: 16 January – 9 March 2025 The Future is Today featured 160 prints by more than 60 inspirational artists, including iconic names such as Andy Warhol, Lubaina Himid, and Tracey Emin. The exhibition highlighted the versatility of printmaking, with works exploring critical themes such as identity, social justice, and the environment, while celebrating its evolution from traditional techniques to cutting-edge innovations. --- ### Mao Ishikawa (2025) - Published: 2025-06-23 - Modified: 2025-12-05 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/past-exhibition-mao-ishikawa/ - Categories: News, Thomas Ellmer, Exhibitions, Visual Arts, Past Exhibitions The Mead Gallery presented the first institutional exhibition in the UK of revered Okinawan photographer Mao Ishikawa. Exhibition dates: 1 May – 22 June 2025 Presenting more than 60 works from the 1970s to now, the exhibition included works from her iconic Women of Okinawa series, through to more recent works, including her series Fences and My Family. Ishikawa is renowned for her raw images of daily life in her home of Okinawa which was controlled by the USA until the island was returned to Japanese sovereignty in 1972, though it continues to be occupied by US troops. The photographer's powerful images examine the complex colonial, racial and sexual dynamics for those who Okinawa is home to. --- ### Seed Funding for Midlands based artists –open call-out! - Published: 2025-06-03 - Modified: 2025-06-06 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/seed-funding-for-midlands-based-artists-open-call-out/ - Categories: Asha Eade-Green, Community, Our Arts Centre, Live Performances, Blog Made in the Midlands returns to Warwick Arts Centre: celebrating, supporting, and developing artists and companies from across the region’s vibrant creative sector. Last year, Warwick Arts Centre launched a new funding scheme Made in the Midlands for local artists which supported the development of projects from performance artist, Katie Walters; an absurdist opera from Beth Kapila; and a new approach to Julius Caesar from Tectum Theatre. Recognising the ongoing need within the local sector for creative development funds that are easy to access, we have brought it back. Our autumn/winter programme will hold Care at its centre. It will be a joyful and thought-provoking season exploring how we care for ourselves and one another. We will support up to three Coventry or Midlands-based artists or collectives with funding and space to develop new work around this theme, culminating in a public sharing in February 2026. The Brief:Taking the theme of care as a springboard for your creative project, we are offering: · £2,500+VAT of seed funding · Development space in our Helen Martin Studio in August 2025 · The chance to share your project publicly as part of a group scratch night with basic technical support in the Helen Martin Studio on Thursday 5th February 2026. Essential Information · If shortlisted, you will need to be free on Thursday 19th June 2025 between 2pm - 5pm for a follow up 20-minute discussion with our team. · You will need to be free on Thursday 5th February 2026 for the public sharing. · You will need to be or be willing to register as Self-Employed, with a tax number. · We advise that applicants are aged 16+. · We prefer to receive... --- ### Does your pet dog have what it takes to be an opera star? - Published: 2025-03-24 - Modified: 2025-05-30 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/does-your-pet-dog-have-what-it-takes-to-be-an-opera-star/ - Categories: Blog, Joe Murphy, Live Performances Renowned opera company issues a call-out for a local pooch to appear in forthcoming production of La Bohème at Warwick Arts Centre. Has your dog got star quality? If so, they could earn a place in the spotlight as part of the romantic opera La Bohème, which visits Warwick Arts Centre on 30 April 2025.The touring production’s award-winning director/producer, Ellen Kent, said: “When we last did La Bohème in 2023 we asked local people to volunteer their pets - it was a huge success. We even used a rescue dog once and found him dozens of new owners! “We’re a nation of animal lovers after all. I’m sure there is plenty of doggie talent out there.” Would-be canine opera stars need to be well-behaved and of medium/small build, while owners (who’ll be in costume) should be prepared to accompany their pets on-stage, and look after them during the night. HOW TO APPLYTo apply, send good quality recent photographs of your dog to: ellen@ellenkent.co.uk - along with: • Your full name • Contact number • Address • Details of your dog: - breed - height - weight - age - name For your email Subject line please add: La Boheme, Coventry – DOG APPLICATION Please note that Ellen Kent Opera will only contact successful applicants. All queries relating to applications should be sent to Ellen Ken via the above email address. ABOUT LA BOHÈMETelling the tragic tale of the doomed seamstress Mimi and her love for a penniless writer, Rodolfo, Puccini's La Bohème is one of the most romantic operas ever written. Traditionally staged, the Ellen Kent Production features the Ukrainian Opera and Ballet Theatre Kyiv, with international soloists,... --- ### Things to do in Coventry this April - Published: 2026-03-24 - Modified: 2026-05-08 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/things-to-do-in-coventry-this-april/ - Categories: Blog, Live Performances, Film, Creative Learning, Music, Family Enjoy plenty of fun activities right here at Warwick Arts Centre this April. For fun things to do in Coventry, look no further than our amazing selection of events, workshops, and films to plan your perfect day out this month! --- ### Celebrating National Volunteers' Week - Published: 2025-06-03 - Modified: 2025-07-29 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/celebrating-national-volunteers-week/ - Categories: Blog, Joe Murphy, Our Arts Centre, Interviews National Volunteer’s Week is celebrated to thank volunteers across the UK who offer their time, commitment, and support to organisations. Our Volunteer Co-ordinator, Arrin, shares some of our volunteer stories and opportunities for how you can get involved. Volunteering at Warwick Arts Centre means being at the forefront of an incredible range of live performances. Whether you’re into music, comedy, or theatre, there’s always something happening that will make you laugh, cry, or maybe even sing along. And let’s not forget our cinema programme, from indie gems to blockbuster hits, we are proud to offer a unique range of films and fantastic facilities. Volunteering with us isn’t just checking tickets, it’s about sharing moments and experiences, and forming friendships that last. Whether you’re a student looking get involved with the arts, someone with free time wanting to stay connected, or a lifelong arts lover, you’ll find a warm welcome and a strong sense of belonging. We deeply value every single volunteer who walks through our doors. You’re not just helping out; you’re playing a crucial role in keeping the magic of the arts alive and accessible for everyone. Your time, energy, and passion help us create unforgettable experiences for thousands of visitors each year. In return for your support, we offer fun social events, training, and opportunities to grow. Just recently our Christmas sip-and-paint evening was a fantastic opportunity to get together, laugh, relax and make great memories together. Here are some quotes and stories from our current volunteers on how volunteering has impacted them. Yi Feng:Volunteering at Warwick Arts Centre (WAC) feels like stepping into a living, breathing canvas, where every shift is a fresh brushstroke... --- ### 5 Cinema Highlights for December 2023 - Published: 2023-11-30 - Modified: 2025-11-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/5-cinema-highlights-for-december-2023/ - Categories: Blog, Sam Matthews, Film Whilst some of us are looking forwarding to winding down for Christmas, here in cinema land we’re gearing up for some major releases on the road to Awards Season. Whether you want to relax into the festive season with a classic or tick off a potential Oscar nominee, you’ll find it on our screens this December. The Eternal DaughterTilda Swinton gives a towering dual performance as an artist and her elderly mother in Joanna Hogg’s (The Souvenir) gothic ghost story, The Eternal Daughter (From Fri 1 Dec). As they return to their formerly family home, now a hotel, they face ghostly presences and looming shadows as long-buried secrets come to the surface. MaestroFollowing up his phenomenally successful A Star is Born, Bradley Cooper directs and stars alongside Carey Mulligan in the transfixing Maestro (From Fri 8 Dec). Playing Leonard Bernstein and his wife Felicia Montealegre Cohn, Cooper and Mulligan compose an emotional portrait of long-term love with career best performances. The PeasantsFrom the creators of Loving Vincent comes The Peasants (From Fri 8 Dec), a stunning new painted animation. Filmed in live action, then transposed into 40,000 oil paintings, The Peasants tells the late 19th century story of Jagna, a beautiful young woman who lives in a Polish village rooted in tradition and patriarchy. FerrariAdam Driver is Enzo Ferrari in Michael Mann’s (Heat) electrifying biopic of the racing car legend, Ferrari (From Wed 27 Dec). Co-starring Penélope Cruz as his wife Laura, Ferrari sees the automobile entrepreneur take huge risks in business and on the track as he enters his company in the iconic but treacherous endurance race across Italy, the Mille Miglia. Christmas FilmsWe’re sprinkling some festive magic onto our screens as we celebrate 20 years of Elf (From Sat 16 Dec) and the... --- ### Things to do in Coventry this June - Published: 2026-05-22 - Modified: 2026-05-22 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/blog-things-to-do-in-coventry-this-june/ - Categories: Blog, Live Performances, Visual Arts, Film, Students, Creative Learning, Family, Mead Gallery, Music Discover top things to do in Coventry this June at Warwick Arts Centre. Workshops, events, and offers for all ages. Plan your month of creativity and fun! --- ### Art and the University - Published: 2025-01-24 - Modified: 2025-02-06 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/art-and-the-university/ - Categories: Blog, Sarah Shalgosky, Visual Arts In 2025, the University of Warwick celebrates its sixtieth anniversary. And from the very start, art was an integral part of the campus Its first architect, Eugene Rosenberg created large spaces and filled the blank walls with brightly coloured paintings and contemporary prints. But Warwick wasn’t the only university to do this. All seven of the institutions founded in response to the 1963 Robbins Report for the expansion of higher education developed collections of contemporary art that they installed in their corridors, libraries, seminar rooms and public spaces. In the postwar era, educational theorists believed that a capacity for learning was stimulated by people encountering the unfamiliar and trying to make sense of it. Art was an effective way to introduce different ideas into educational institutions. The Pictures for Schools scheme ran for 1947-69 and introduced thousands of contemporary works to young people. The University of Warwick Art Collection inherited works from this scheme through its amalgamation with the Coventry College for Education. The Future is Today exhibitionFor this exhibition, over 60 works have been retrieved from across the 290 hectares of the University. For staff and students, its an opportunity to see familiar works in an unfamiliar context and to see new works that have been in buildings they have never visited. For visitors, it’s an opportunity to display the breadth and significance of the University’s Art Collection on its 60th anniversary. We chose to examine prints since they form the largest group by media in the Art Collection. The artist Joseph Beuys wrote that “prints... --- ### Things to do in Coventry this May - Published: 2025-04-30 - Modified: 2026-05-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/blog-things-to-do-in-coventry-this-may/ - Categories: Blog, Live Performances, Film, Creative Learning, Music, Mead Gallery, Family Explore fun things to do in Coventry this May at Warwick Arts Centre. Enjoy events, workshops, cinema and activities for all the family. --- ### Events for students this Pride month - Published: 2025-05-22 - Modified: 2025-06-05 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/blog-pride-2025/ - Categories: Blog, Asha Eade-Green, Our Arts Centre, Community, Students Join us for a week of celebration, creativity, and community at Warwick Pride 2025! Workshop Wednesday - Placard MakingWed 4 Jun, 1.30 - 4pmGallery FoyerFree, drop in - let us know you're coming This drop-in placard making workshop is an opportunity for LGBTQIA+ folk to create and customise their own design to celebrate and/or uplift their own voices in a visual format. Whether you have an hour or only 15 mins, you can leave this workshop with your own piece to be proud of! Ellis Miles is a Birmingham-based queer graphic artist and designer, with over half a decade’s worth of experience creating for large-scale events, designing for charitable organisations, and prop making for TV and film. Mystery Film ScreeningSat 7 Jun, 7pmCinemaPlease book your ticket here Join us on a cinematic journey into the unknown where you won't know what you're seeing until the lights go down! Bring a friend, and take your seat for this special mystery event. Whilst we can't tell you what the title is, we can promise you a great night with a modern classic of queer cinema. Content warning: strong language including discriminatory language, sex, sex references, drug misuse Workshop Wednesday - Zines for Wellbeing with Freyja PerkinsWed 11 Jun, 1.30 - 4pmGallery FoyerFree, drop in - let us know you're coming Join illustrator Freyja Perkins for a calming, creative zine-making workshop focused on wellbeing and self-expression. In this hands-on session, you’ll be guided through the process of making your own zine - a personal space to reflect, play, and explore what wellbeing means to... --- ### Things to do in Coventry this February - Published: 2026-01-26 - Modified: 2026-03-19 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/things-to-do-in-coventry-this-february/ - Categories: Blog, Live Performances, Creative Learning, Family, Film, Our Arts Centre, Community, Music, Mead Gallery Explore what’s on in Coventry this February at Warwick Arts Centre. Enjoy events, workshops, and activities. Find fun things to do in Coventry today! --- ### The Broken Butterfly - A Student Coming-of-age play - Published: 2025-04-22 - Modified: 2025-04-22 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/blog-platform-the-broken-butterfly/ - Categories: Blog, Students, Emily White Our Platform programme supports University of Warwick students to showcase new works and works in progress on our stages and in our spaces. During Spring term, Platform was proud to support three performances of The Broken Butterfly, a student coming-of-age play with themes on queer identities and mental health. To reflect on the success of the show, we asked the team to share their experience of working with the Platform programme…"When we applied for Platform, The Broken Butterfly was in the process of becoming ready to be performed on the University of Warwick stage. We had a production team, marketing materials, and were roughly halfway through rehearsals. However, as an independent play, we were struggling to find funding and a venue. We applied to Platform in the hopes of being able to solve these issues and have The Broken Butterfly performed at Warwick Arts Centre (WAC). For our Platform opportunity, our core production team of Emily White (Director), Hannah Byrne (Assistant Director), Bethan Styling (Cast-facing Producer) and Neera Cheung (Tech-facing Producer) teamed up to create a brief 5-minute presentation to share to the WAC team. Our WAC proposal included information on why our play should be accepted, and a ‘Meet the Team’ section where we introduced our crew. We included our varied roles, from the directors to producers, to marketing to our welfare officer, and even our costume designer/technician! We then went on to highlight our values and explain why The Broken Butterfly is not only a unique play, but one WAC should platform. Here, we discussed our play’s reoccurring theme of borderline personality... --- ### Curious about Open Mic nights? - Published: 2025-01-20 - Modified: 2025-01-23 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/curious-about-open-mic-nights/ - Categories: Blog, Joe Murphy, Live Performances, Our Arts Centre, Interviews Curious about open mic nights? Discover what they are, how to prepare, and tips to grow your audience. Master open mic nights today! What is an Open Mic night?An Open Mic night is your opportunity to share your talents and to listen as a community. It’s not just a space for speech or song; it’s a platform for creativity! Whether it’s your first time facing the crowd or you’re a regular around the microphone, Open Mic nights are for everyone. To discover what Open Mic nights here at Warwick Arts Centre are all about, we’ve interviewed Prav Peiris, the Student Lead of Open Mic night. Open Mic nights are a popular activity across the region, but Prav says what makes this event unique is how it combines a welcoming environment with a professional set-up. “[It can be] competitive at other Open Mics, whereas this is more a collaboration and a community, you go up and tell a story.” This positive energy he describes is what is key to this event, the relaxed environment that provides a friendly, entry-level platform for performers. How do I prepare for an Open Mic night?Prav has been performing at Open Mic nights for years, not just here at Warwick, but also in his hometown. Here are his three top tips for anyone new to the scene: “Bring your talent” – just be your authentic self! There is no cookie-cutter for an Open Mic night performance, it is a space to explore your skills and creativity, whatever form that takes. You could try singing, playing an instrument (such as the piano at the Arts Centre), voicing poetry, or sharing your comedy stylings.“Don’t be nervous, it’s a really safe space.” Nerves are completely... --- ### 5 Cinema Highlights for December 2024 - Published: 2024-11-29 - Modified: 2025-11-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/5-cinema-highlights-for-december-2024/ - Categories: Blog, James McEvoy, Film Now the weather has turned decidedly wintry, we’re looking ahead to an enticing line-up of cinema guaranteed to warm the hearts of even the chilliest film fans. From festival favourites to family adventures there’s something for everyone to enjoy. All eyes will be on a festive battle of the musical blockbusters this December – we're so excited we’re not even sure if we’ve got the portmanteau ready, Moicked 2? But with so much on offer let’s start by first looking at some of our favourite indie titles coming to your local cinema. QueerLuca Guadagnino (Challengers, Call Me By Your Name) presents another sumptuous cinematic offering with career-best work from Daniel Craig in the starring role. Be transported to 1940s Mexico City and revel in its nightlife and colourful characters as US expat William Lee (Craig) becomes infatuated with an elusive younger man. All We Imagine As LightFresh from the festival circuit and winning the Grand Prix at Cannes, this beautiful Mumbai-based story explores the lives of 3 connected women. Their stories, challenges and joys intertwine as we see the unspoken layers of yearning that weave through life in a bustling nocturnal city. Soulful and melancholic, the magical film has lush cinematography and a swooning jazz piano score. ConclaveBased on the best-selling novel by Robert Harris, Conclave follows the election of a new Pope and screened to delighted audiences at the recent BFI London Film Festival. With a top-tier cast led by the always excellent Ralph Fiennes, expect political intrigue and thrilling twists and turns from the director of All Quiet On The Western Front. Small Things Like TheseYou have another chance to catch Oscar winner Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) delivering an outstanding... --- ### Easter family activities - Published: 2026-03-19 - Modified: 2026-03-20 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/easter-at-warwick-arts-centre/ - Categories: News, Blog, Dave Freak, Family Enjoy dinosaur adventures, an Oscar winner and free activities this Easter at Warwick Arts Centre. Looking for ways to entertain the kids this Easter is made easy with our selection of fun, hands-on activities. With plenty of things to do right here in Coventry, you can plan the perfect day out this holiday. Enjoy movie magic with family-film, Arco. Arco is the perfect film to watch this Easter if you’re looking for an adventure that’s fun for the whole family. Not only was Arco nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 2026 Oscars, it’s also a dazzling, science fiction fantasy reminiscent of Studio Ghibli. This film is an imaginative odyssey which features the voices of plenty of actors you’ll recognise, including Natalie Portman, Mark Ruffalo, Will Ferrell and America Ferrera. We will also be holding Relaxed screenings of Arco. Relaxed screenings welcome anyone who may benefit from a more informal and supportive environment. These screenings will have lower sound levels, plus the lights will be slightly turned up. So, if you’re looking for a chilled environment to enjoy your film, Relaxed screenings will be perfect for you. Have a special family day out at a showA show is a lovely way to make your Easter holiday special, especially when it’s something as fun and interactive as You Choose. You Choose is based on the brilliant book of the same name by Pippa Goodhart and Nick Sharratt. This show is as exciting as it is unique each time! Recommended for ages 2-7, at these performances you can enjoy music, games and challenges, and entertaining characters. Add music fun to your... --- ### Tune in, tune out: finding my happy place at university through music - Published: 2025-03-14 - Modified: 2025-03-24 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/tune-in-tune-out-finding-my-happy-place-at-university-through-music/ - Categories: Music, Riya Jamthe, Guest Blog Riya Jamthe, University of Warwick Graduate (2024), talks all things music, her experience with how Warwick Arts Centre brought joy to her student life, and her adventures in music production. To work hard, you have to play hard. During my undergraduate studies, this mantra stuck with me like an earworm, thanks to positive encouragement I received from my academic tutors at Warwick. During this formative part of my life, I channelled my happy play into stepping into a portfolio career, where by day, I was a languages student, and by night, an emerging artist and singer-songwriter. I have learnt to cope by channelling my rivers of emotion into music, my happy place. So far, I know I can always count on music and my relationship with it is stable. If I can’t find the words to express how I felt, I search for a song that frames or mirrors that moment or feeling. If I can’t find a song in my ever-growing playlist of Western pop, Bollywood and Latin mix, then I pick up my pen and journal, sit down at a piano and write my own song. Since graduating, I have needed music more than ever to navigate the identity shift from Warwick student to Warwick graduate. In this article, I will be walking you through a couple of summer music workshops that helped me find creative closure to my chapter as a university student and harness hope for the next. The first workshop I took part in was Bit’n’ Mix Music Production. It was led by a team of executive producers, musicians and academics at Coventry University, who walked us through the process of using DAWs. I, always being a lyrics-first musician and hard-core Swiftie, played first with sound for a change. This was orchestrated through... --- ### Out of Whack is Busted - Published: 2025-03-24 - Modified: 2025-12-05 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/blog-march-out-of-whack/ - Categories: Guest Blog, Sarah Douglas, Creative Learning Out of Whack is Warwick Arts Centre’s Elders’ Contemporary Dance Company for people aged 60+ who share a love of creative dance and public performing. As part of our 50th anniversary, we commissioned international performance artist and choreographer Liz Aggiss to work with the company to create a new piece, titled Out of Whack is Busted! To launch a new film about the making of the performance, we asked company member Sarah Douglas to share her experience of working with Liz Aggiss, being part of Out of Whack and what dance means to her. To launch a new film about the making of the performance, we asked company member Sarah Douglas to share her experience of working with Liz Aggiss, being part of Out of Whack and what dance means to her… Have you ever thought how wonderful it could be if you could express yourself through performance and dance? I joined Out of Whack last September and it was good to meet others in a non-judgemental, therapeutic way using the nonverbal language of movement. Through the company I have found an outlet to connect back to a part of myself that was calling for expression. When I found out we were going to be working with Liz Aggiss to choreograph a new performance piece called Out of Whack is Busted!, I thought it was a brilliant and unique opportunity. I was initially nervous as I was new to the company, but I chose to move forward. Creating Out of Whack is Busted! Once rehearsals were underway, Liz posed many questions to the company, asking us to think deeply about how to engage with the piece. She asked us: Why do we do what we do? Do we have a fundamental need to be seen and heard? How do we do that in an unruly way? What is our relationship with the audience? And with each other? She asked us to consider how to get into our bodies, about the quality of the performance and how it resonated with us. As we came together as a company, we found ourselves immersed in a structured piece of work over a series of 10 sessions in October and November 2024, which enabled friendships and... --- ### 5 Cinema Highlights for February 2024 - Published: 2024-01-25 - Modified: 2025-11-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/5-cinema-highlights-for-february-2024/ - Categories: Blog, Joe Murphy, Film As we enter the shortest month, we are bringing you a bumper line-up of films. The Iron ClawIntense and Inspiring, The Iron Claw tells the true story of the Von Eric wrestling dynasty. Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White and Harris Dickinson star as inseparable brothers seeking to make history, all whilst dealing with overwhelming pressure from their father, personal strains and their own identity. Their story goes through highs and lows, tragedy and triumph all in the name of becoming the best in the business. The Zone of InterestJonathan Glazer returns 10 years after his last film (Under the Skin) with the haunting Höss household. The Zone of Interest juxtaposes unfathomable horrors with mundane daily inconveniences, as this middle-class home inhabited by Nazi commander Rudolf Höss and his family, is right next to Auschwitz. Combining a powerful score with Glazer’s unique cinematography we are forced into the haunting normality of this truly tragic time. The horror can be heard on the wind, just out of sight but never out of mind. Wicked Little LettersWicked Little Letters stars Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley in this scandalous seaside story, in which foul, eccentric and obscene letters are being written by a mystery mailer. Deeply conservative Edith (Colman) is sure her rowdy Irish rival Rose (Buckley) is to blame, however as the town’s women begin to investigate, the mystery unfolds as they discover Rose cannot be the culprit. Delivering laughs and profanity this is one you can’t leave with your neighbour. The Taste of ThingsThe Taste of Things is a gorgeous... --- ### 5 Cinema Highlights for January 2024 - Published: 2023-12-20 - Modified: 2025-11-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/5-cinema-highlights-for-january-2024/ - Categories: Blog, Sam Matthews, Film Join us in the screens this new year for all the anticipated nominees for this year’s top prizes at the BAFTAS and Oscars from true stories to fantasy fiction. PriscillaSofia Coppola’s (Marie Antoinette, The Virgin Suicides) Priscilla (From Fri 5 Jan) takes a fresh look at one of the most famous wives in rock-and-roll, Priscilla Presley, and the complexities around her relationship with The King, Elvis. With star turns from Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi as the iconic couple, Priscilla is the untold story of the great American myth that has gone down in music history. Poor ThingsDelving into the brilliant and the bizarre, Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite) tells the incredible tale of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life in Poor Things (From Fri 12 Jan). With a stellar cast featuring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo and Willem Dafoe, Poor Things is wild and spectacular as Bella seeks pleasure, equality, and liberation at the centre of its Frankenstein heart. The Boy and the HeronStudio Ghibli master Hayao Miyazaki returns with his final swansong The Boy and the Heron (From Fri 12 Jan). Beautiful and enigmatic, The Boy and the Heron weaves together Miyazaki’s past, present and future through the story of 12-year-old Mahito who struggles to settle in a new town after his mother's death. The HoldoversPacked with heart and authenticity, The Holdovers (From Fri 19 Jan) brings together an unlikely group led by a superb Paul Giamatti as a curmudgeonly teacher who is forced to supervise students who can’t return home for the Christmas holidays. Beautifully performed, The Holdovers will be one to watch as the nominees come in for Supporting... --- ### Come and Play with the Music Centre - Published: 2025-02-17 - Modified: 2025-07-29 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/come-and-play-with-the-music-centre/ - Categories: Blog, Music, Visual Arts, Film, Mead Gallery, Family Come and Play with the Music Centre and enjoy a whole host of opportunities to try, watch and enjoy music throughout the week. In the week 4-9 March, the Music Centre will be running a series of events open to students and staff of the University and the wider public. Many events are free to attend and there will be opportunities for you to get involved as well as sit back, relax and enjoy some of the incredible talent we have at the University. Visiting artists Shruthi Rajasekar and Nate Holder will be on hand throughout, hosting talks, workshops and open rehearsals around the central themes of performance, process and participation. Take a look at what's on: Tuesday 4 MarchChamber Choir Open Rehearsal5 - 7pm, Mead Gallery, Free The University of Warwick Chamber Choir will be doing a special open rehearsal in preparation for their concert on 5 March in the beautiful surroundings of the Mead Gallery. Wednesday 5 MarchEP in a Day Workshop1.30 - 4pm, Foyer, Free A takeover of our regular Workshop Wednesdays where we will be trying to create an EP in one session! If you produce, play, write or sing music of any style then come on down and help to create some new music and meet some like-minded souls. Artist Talk: Shruthi Rajasekar and Nate Holder6 - 6.45pm, Mead Gallery, Free World-renowned composer Shruthi Rajasekar and international musician and author Nate Holder will be discussing their individual music practices, processes, identity and partnerships in music in what promises to be a fascinating, unique conversation. The University of Warwick Chamber Choir: Myths and Mysteries7pm, Mead Gallery, Tickets... --- ### 5 Cinema Highlights for July 2024 - Published: 2024-07-10 - Modified: 2025-11-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/5-cinema-highlights-for-july-2024/ - Categories: Blog, Joe Murphy, Film From moving docs to slasher plots , July is shaping up to be a varied and exciting month on the big screen. MaxxxineShe is a star! Maxxxine (from Fri 19 Jul) is the third film in writer-director Ti West’s critically adored slasher-horror X series. Maxine Minx has made it to the glitz of 1980’s Hollywood, but the with a mysterious killer on the loose, her new life is threatened by the sinister secrets of her past. Inspired by the iconic slashers of the 80’s and the slick stylings of Giallo. Deadpool & WolverineIs the MCU ready? Deadpool & Wolverine (from Thu 25 Jul) must reluctantly join forces to save Deadpool’s home universe. Bringing katana-sharp wit and all the fourth wall breaking we know and love, now within the world of Disney. Starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman returning as Wolverine. Sleep Sleep (from Fri 12 Jul) is an anxious, elegant and blackly comic chiller, which follows a pregnant woman and her husband’s strange sleeping habits. Twisting and turning throughout as Soo-jin (Jung Yu-mi) begins to feel her unborn child may be in danger… The Commandant’s ShadowThis poignant documentary delves into the true story behind Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar-winning The Zone of Interest. The Commandant’s Shadow (from Fri 12 Jul) sees Hans Jürgen Höss, 87-year-old son of Rudolf Höss, face his father’s terrible legacy for the first time. Green BorderGreen Border (from Mon 8 Jul) is a devastating refugee epic that challenges us to reflect on the moral choices we face every day. From three-time Oscar-nominee Agnieszka Holland, this is an important if not hard to watch film at times,... --- ### 5 Cinema Highlights for June 2024 - Published: 2024-05-30 - Modified: 2025-11-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/5-cinema-highlights-for-june-2024/ - Categories: Blog, Joe Murphy, Film Summer has snuck up on us, but we’ve been working hard to bring you a June to remember on the big screen. Sasquatch Sunset Sasquatch Sunset (from Fri 14 Jun) is a quirky, hilarious and poignant journey, in which we follow a family of Sasquatches as they travel across the misty forests of North America. With beautiful visuals and an almost therapeutic score, this is the greatest Bigfoot story put to film. Kinds of KindnessThis stylish, black comedy weaves three absurdist and macabre stories, with the same cast of actors for each including Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe. Kinds of Kindness (from Fri 28 Jun) sees Yorgos Lanthimos reconnect with screenwriter Efthymis Filippou, this film’s distinctive style harkens back to Lanthimos’ earlier work, such as The Lobster and Dogtooth. The Bikeriders A nostalgic trip to a bygone era of American history, The Bikeriders (from Fri 21 Jun) is an exhilarating full-throttle drama starring Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy. A revved-up love triangle with effortlessly cool performances that call back to James Dean and Marlon Brando, these guys may seem tough but there is a beating heart within this film. Pride We are happy to be bringing back Pride (Fri 14 Jun only!) for its 10th anniversary! Balancing between heart-warming and heart-breaking, hilarious and intense, Pride is a well-crafted call for solidarity. With an all-star cast including Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, George MacKay, Andrew Scott and Paddy Considine. Riddle of FireRiddle of Fire (from Mon 17 Jun)fully inhabits a child’s view of the world, rendering it vivid, dreamlike... --- ### 5 Cinema Highlights for March 2024 - Published: 2024-03-04 - Modified: 2025-11-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/5-cinema-highlights-for-march-2024/ - Categories: Blog, Sam Matthews, Film With jaw-dropping Sci-Fi action sequences, moving documentaries, monumental movies reaching key milestones and future classics battling it out for Oscars success, here are our 5 highlights this month. City of GodCelebrating its 21st anniversary, the film that revitalised Brazilian cinema returns to our screens. City of God (From Fri 1 Mar) is a modern classic about a budding photographer who dreams of a life free from the violence he sees every day. Your Fat FriendA film about fatness and the messy feelings we hold about our bodies, Your Fat Friend (Mon 4 Mar) is deeply moving. Filmed over 6 years, this documentary follows Aubrey Gordon, blogger-turned-author, as she seeks to change the conversation around fatness, and challenge the fantasies peddled by the diet industry. Dune: Part TwoAfter a 4-month delay from the SAG-AFTRA strike, the eagerly anticipated Dune: Part Two (From Fri 1 Mar) finally makes it onto our screens. With stunning cinematography and a who's who cast of the Hollywood elite, Denis Villeneuve’s Sci-Fi sequel is an awe-inspiring spectacle made to be seen on the big screen. Drive- Away DollsAt only 84 minutes, Ethan Coen’s solo directorial debut Drive-Away Dolls (From Fri 22 Mar) is anything short of a good time. In need of a fresh start, friends Jamie and Marian embark on a road trip to Tallahassee, but things go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals. Awards Season 2024From Fri 15 – Thu 21 Mar we’re pleased to bring back some of this year’s top contenders for cinema’s biggest accolades. Featuring the Box Office titans of Summer 2023, Barbie and Oppenheimer, Palme d’Or Winner Anatomy of a Fall plus 5 other titles vying for Oscars glory.... --- ### 5 Cinema Highlights for May 2024 - Published: 2024-05-01 - Modified: 2025-11-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/5-cinema-highlights-for-may-2024/ - Categories: Blog, Sam Matthews, Film We can’t quite believe May is here and as much as we keep willing for sunshine, it doesn’t seem to be happening. However, one thing you can be sure of is superb cinema in our screens whatever the weather. Love Lies Bleeding From Saint Maud director Rose Glass comes electric love story, Love Lies Bleeding (From Fri 3 May). Love, lust and crime become entangled in this heart pounding story of a reclusive gym manager and a bodybuilder who is passing through her small town heading for the bright lights of Las Vegas. A complete rush with a killer 80s vibe. A must see! Kidnapped From veteran Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio, Kidnapped (From Fri 10 May) brings to life a true story lifted from the pages of a shocking history. A six-year-old Jewish boy is taken from his family by the Catholic Church amid claims he was baptised in this gripping portrait of a Jewish community in turmoil. La Chimera Josh O’Connor plays a melancholy tomb-robber in Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera (From Fri 17 May), a captivating fable of love and treasure. La Chimera is a wild, sweet ode to the power and fragility of lovely things, and a cautionary tale about how easily they may be lost with a wonderful performance from O’Connor. Furiosa: A Mad Max SagaGeorge Miller returns to the driving seat in the next instalment of his dystopian saga, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (From Fri 24 May). Anya Taylor-Joy takes on Furiosa’s origin story in this high-octane action adventure that sees her battle through many trials to find her way home. TrainspottingChoose… Trainspotting (From Mon 27 May). Danny Boyle’s supercharged British classic returns to the big screen in spectacular 4K. This adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s seminal... --- ### 5 Cinema Highlights for November 2023 - Published: 2023-11-07 - Modified: 2025-11-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/5-cinema-highlights-for-november-2023/ - Categories: Blog, Sam Matthews, Film With the nights drawing in and the crispy weather upon us, it can only mean one thing, we’re on the road to Awards Season and the release of the most critically claimed films that are hotly tipped to be nominated for cinema’s biggest accolades. How To Have SexWinner of Un Certain Regard Award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and nominated for 13 BIFAs (British Independent Film Awards), How To Have Sex (From Fri 3 Nov) is a stylish and highly acclaimed directorial debut from Molly Manning Walker. Following three teenage girls as they navigate consent, sex and friendship, How To Have Sex is a hedonistic trip that turns sour on a night out during their first girls' summer holiday abroad. Anatomy Of A FallAnatomy Of A Fall (From Fri 10 Nov) added itself to a prestigious cinematic list this year as it took home the top award at Cannes Film Festival, the Palme d’Or. Words are wielded like weapons and shocking truths come to light in this ferociously intelligent drama led by a complex and fascinating performance from Sandra Hüller (Toni Erdmann). SaltburnEmerald Fennell’s follow-up to Promising Young Woman (Oscar Winner for Best Original Screenplay) is a wicked, wildly entertaining tale of privilege and desire. Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin) continues to prove himself as a hot ticket on any billing as he takes on the role of a working-class student at Oxford University, who finds himself caught up with an eccentric, aristocratic family featuring Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant and Carey Mulligan in Saltburn (From Fri 17 Nov). NapoleonRidley Scott’s new historical epic, Napoleon, sees Oscar Winner Joaquin Phoenix (The Joker) take on the titular role of Napoleon Bonaparte (From Fri 24 Nov). It has been over 20... --- ### 5 Cinema Highlights for November 2024 - Published: 2024-10-29 - Modified: 2025-11-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/5-cinema-highlights-for-november-2024/ - Categories: Blog, Sam Matthews, Film This month we welcome some of the most eagerly anticipated releases of 2024, from epic scale action sequels to this year’s Cannes Palme d’Or winner. November has been a difficult month to choose just 5 highlights and if we had the word count, we’d keep going! AnoraWinner of this year's prestigious Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or, Anora (From Fri 1 Nov), is Sean Baker’s best work yet. Anora is a thrill-ride about the currencies of life – love, sex, money, and green cards – and their cross-cultural appeals, featuring an Oscar tipped performance from Mikey Madison. Seven SamuraiWe’re pleased to present a stunning new 4K restoration of Akira Kurosawa’s monumental tale of heroism and humanism, Seven Samurai (Sat 2 – Tue 5 Nov). Celebrate 70 years of this tour de force that has inspired countless classics and regularly ranked as one of the greatest films ever made. A must see on the big screen. French Film FestivalWe welcome back the French Film Festival UK to our screens throughout November and early December (Fri 8 Nov – Mon 2 Dec). Now in its 32nd year, French Film Festival UK presents the best of French cinema. We’re pleased to screen 4 titles this year featuring French classics and new releases. Blitz4-time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan stars in Blitz (From Fri 8 Nov), the new wartime epic from Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave). With incredible visuals and a dramatic soundscape brilliantly evoking the bombed and burning capital, Blitz is a moving tapestry of British life during the conflict’s decisive moments. Black British Pioneers: Then And Now Due to current availability issues of key participants of the programme, we have chosen to postpone this full programme until 2025. Once we have a confirmed postponement... --- ### 5 Cinema Highlights for October 2023 - Published: 2023-10-17 - Modified: 2025-11-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/5-cinema-highlights-for-october-2023/ - Categories: Blog, Joe Murphy, Film Spooky Season is upon us (From the spooky to the Scorsese). We have 5 scarily good films to highlight for you this October. Killers of the Flower MoonMartin Scorsese brings his moving methodical masterpiece, Killers of the Flower Moon (From Fri 20 Oct). This potent period piece will be the 10th film Scorsese and De Niro have collaborated on together and is 50 years on from their first time working together on Mean Streets. With powerful performances from Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone and Robert De Niro, this is a film of epic proportions. FoeStarring Irish Gems, Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal (Both Oscar nominated), Garth Davis’ psychological sci-fi thriller, Foe (From Fri 20 Oct), is eerie and exciting in equal measure. This haunting exploration of the not-too-distant future is Black Mirror-esque in tone. Raising questions about the nature of humanity, identity and what the future holds. The KillerAn assassin’s odyssey takes an unexpected twist in David Fincher’s technical thriller, The Killer. Fincher and Fassbender formulate a formidable figure, as the cold and methodical protagonist waits in the shadows for his next target. Battling his head and his employers we are led on an international manhunt in this slick, gritty and surprisingly funny thriller. Mystery Halloween FilmWe are excited to bring you our second ever mystery film screening (Tue 31 Oct only!), this time with a spooky twist on All Hallows’ Eve. A cinematic journey into the unknown where you won't know what you're seeing until the lights go down! What could be lurking in the dark? Screening Rights Film FestivalWe are thrilled to... --- ### 5 Cinema Highlights for October 2024 - Published: 2024-10-10 - Modified: 2025-11-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/5-cinema-highlights-for-october-2024/ - Categories: Blog The nights are drawing in and spooky season is upon us! From the heart-warming to the blood-curdling, here are 5 magnificent highlights for this month! A Different Man Bold, strange and provocative, Aaron Schimberg’s A Different Man (From Fri 11 Oct) is a mischievously meta doppelganger tale. Sebastian Stan (I, Tonya), Adam Pearson (Under the Skin) and Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World) star in this min-bending satirical thriller. Strange Darling Strange Darling (From Fri 11 Oct) is a flawlessly constructed take on the cat-and-mouse genre about a twisted one-night stand that spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree. If you like your films bloody and gory, then this is one for you. Very fitting for the spookiest time of the year. Joker: Folie à Deux Joker: Folie à Deux (From Fri 4 Oct) promises to be a musical psychological thriller every bit as daring and explosive as the first film. Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) falls for music therapist (Lady Gaga), as they embark on a deadly, doomed romance, Arthur’s followers start a movement to free him. The Wild RobotThe Wild Robot (From Fri 18 Oct) explores selfhood, the bridge between technology and nature and what it means to be alive This heart-felt film is fun for the whole family with the cutest animated gosling you will see this year! Pauline Black: A 2-Tone Story + Q&AWe are proud to bring you a Coventry Legend’s new documentary in Pauline Black: A 2-Tone Story (Sat 26 Oct Only). Hear about her extraordinary life story in the same frank manner that helped shape her as an iconic, era-defining female musician. This screening will be followed by a live... --- ### 5 Cinema Highlights for September 2023 - Published: 2023-09-04 - Modified: 2025-11-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/5-cinema-highlights-for-september-2023/ - Categories: Blog, Film, Joe Murphy Discover the top 5 must-watch cinema highlights this September. From Anime to Legendary Directors, we have it all this month. With the Summer Holidays coming to an end, we still have plenty for you to be excited about with our upcoming September film programme. We have an amazing mix of established directors that you’ll know and love and exciting debuting directors this month. The Old Oak At times hopeful, at times heartbreaking Ken Loach’s The Old Oak (Screening from Fri 29 Sep) delves into a community on the decline. As the only remaining pub in the village hangs on by its fingertips, the village is tested even further with the arrival of Syrian refugees. Nominated for the prestigious Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival 2023 and reportedly director Ken Loach’s (I, Daniel Blake, Kes) last film, The Old Oak is a deeply moving drama which explores inclusion and seclusion within society. Strange Way of LifeDirector Pedro Almodóvar’s (Parallel Mothers, Volver) scintillating short starring Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke, tells the tale of forbidden love between a sheriff and an outlaw. Nominated for Cannes Film Festival’s Queer Palm – Short Film award, this romantic revisionist western is on our screens for one night only (Mon 25 Sep, 7pm) followed by a pre-recorded Q&A with director Pedro Almodóvar. Past LivesIn this semi-autobiographical directorial debut for Celine Song, Past Lives (Screening from Fri 8 Sep) tells the story not just of the past but asks the question what could have been? Reconnection runs through this complex drama, is it destiny or desire that has brought these childhood sweethearts... --- ### 5 Cinema Highlights for September 2024 - Published: 2024-09-05 - Modified: 2025-11-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/5-cinema-highlights-for-september-2024/ - Categories: Blog, Sam Matthews, Film The Summer holidays might be over, but cinema is just hotting up. Beat that ‘Back to School’ feeling by adding some cinema nights into your calendar. Here are 5 of our highlights this month from new releases to a 75-year-old classic. Firebrand Alicia Vikander and Jude Law star in a revisionist royal portrait of the last wife of Henry VIII in Firebrand (From Fri 6 Sep). Katherine Parr becomes the sixth wife of King Henry VIII at great personal risk, with her predecessors confined to history as vanquished or deceased. This lavish historical drama features Law in a scene-stealing performance as the scheming and dangerous King. My Favourite Cake A 70-year-old heroine takes a second shot at love in My Favourite Cake (From Fri 20 Sep), a joyful tragicomedy from Iran. Mahin (Lily Farhadpour) has lived alone in Tehran since her husband died, but a chance encounter with Faramarz (Esmaeel Mehrabi) one afternoon quickly evolves into an unpredictable, unforgettable evening. A sweet and charming portrayal of a twilight years romance. The Third Man Widely considered one of the greatest films of all time, Carol Reed’s The Third Man (Sat 21 – Sun 22 Sep) is back on the big screen to celebrate its 75th anniversary. Starring Orson Welles, this film noir has stood the test of time and is an indelible, brilliantly sinister depiction of personal and political corruption in postwar Europe. Join us for 2 screenings only of this dazzling black and white masterpiece. Kneecap After an explosive Glastonbury debut earlier this Summer, attention turns to Kneecap’s self-titled biopic. Kneecap (From Fri 27 Sep) is an absolute riot. Unruly, hilarious and fiercely original, this is the true (albeit, embellished) story of the Irish rap group... --- ### 5 Cinema Highlights in May 2023 - Published: 2023-04-19 - Modified: 2023-04-19 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/5-cinema-highlights-in-may-2023/ - Categories: Meli Gueneau, Film, May Film- Cinema and Screen Producer, Blog Find out what our Cinema and Screen Producer's not-to-be-missed films are this May! We’ve all questioned at one point or another whether we are, in fact, the worst person in the world. In the case of Signe, the heroin of Kristoffer Borgli’s Sick of Myself, the answer may actually be yes. Signe’s narcissism is just in a different league, and whilst in a constant state of competition with her boyfriend Thomas, she takes things to the next, vicious level in her quest for empathy and attention. If you like your satire darker than pitch-black, this one is for you. Sick of Myself is a razor-sharp and provocative character study, and whilst it makes for an uncomfortable watch at times, it will undoubtedly make you feel better about yourself. In Davy Chou’s Return to Seoul, Freddie is a young woman who, on somewhat of an impulse, finds herself in South Korea, searching for her biological parents. Her journey will take her in unexpected directions as the film follows Freddie over the years following that initial trip. Return to Seoul is a remarkable exploration of identity, family and home, with an exceptional performance by Ji-min Park in the lead role. Halim and Mina are husband and wife and run a traditional caftan shop in one of Morocco’s oldest medina. Though they undoubtedly love each other, their relationship carries the shadow of Halim’s closeted homosexuality. When they hire a young man to help them in the shop as Mina’s health deteriorates, things fall in and out of balance for the couple. Maryam Touzani’s The Blue Caftan is one of the most delicate films to... --- ### 5 Cinema Highlights in May 2023 - Published: 2023-04-19 - Modified: 2023-04-19 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/5-cinema-highlights-in-may-2023/ - Categories: Meli Gueneau, Film, May Film- Cinema and Screen Producer, Blog Find out what our Cinema and Screen Producer's not-to-be-missed films are this May! We’ve all questioned at one point or another whether we are, in fact, the worst person in the world. In the case of Signe, the heroin of Kristoffer Borgli’s Sick of Myself, the answer may actually be yes. Signe’s narcissism is just in a different league, and whilst in a constant state of competition with her boyfriend Thomas, she takes things to the next, vicious level in her quest for empathy and attention. If you like your satire darker than pitch-black, this one is for you. Sick of Myself is a razor-sharp and provocative character study, and whilst it makes for an uncomfortable watch at times, it will undoubtedly make you feel better about yourself. In Davy Chou’s Return to Seoul, Freddie is a young woman who, on somewhat of an impulse, finds herself in South Korea, searching for her biological parents. Her journey will take her in unexpected directions as the film follows Freddie over the years following that initial trip. Return to Seoul is a remarkable exploration of identity, family and home, with an exceptional performance by Ji-min Park in the lead role. Halim and Mina are husband and wife and run a traditional caftan shop in one of Morocco’s oldest medina. Though they undoubtedly love each other, their relationship carries the shadow of Halim’s closeted homosexuality. When they hire a young man to help them in the shop as Mina’s health deteriorates, things fall in and out of balance for the couple. Maryam Touzani’s The Blue Caftan is one of the most delicate films to... --- ### 5 Shorts to Watch on Mubi - Published: 2024-06-10 - Modified: 2024-06-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/5-shorts-to-watch-on-mubi/ - Categories: Film, Guest Blog Mubi is a curated streaming service for people who love cinema. With Film Club, not only do you save money on every cinema ticket, you also get 3 months free membership of Mubi. With Film Club, not only do you save money on every cinema ticket, you also get 3 months free membership of Mubi*. Mubi’s eclectic collection of short films ranges from works by seasoned filmmakers to debut pieces from future stars. In 30 minutes or under, you can indulge in these cinematic shorts. Tuesday (Charlotte Wells, 2015)Charlotte Wells wowed audiences and critics alike with her debut feature film, Aftersun, starring Paul Mescal. Her first short similarly depicts a father-daughter relationship. Tuesday demonstrates Wells’ talent for muted visual storytelling. She unveils fragile stories with elegance. In 11 minutes, Tuesday compels feelings of grief by omission through what isn’t said and isn’t on screen. Every frame and every word is intentional. This short is a lesson on the art of subtlety. A Short Story (Bi Gan, 2022)Long Day’s Journey into Night (2018) director Bi Gan creates atmospheric, surreal visuals with vivid colour and complex camerawork. Gan was commissioned by Pidan, a Chinese cat product company, to create a short film about cats. The result is A Short Story, a whimsical fairy tale revealed from the perspective of a black cat, narrated by Gan himself. This short is a must-watch for any fan of the visual style and techniques of Wong Kar-Wai. Wasp (Andrea Arnold, 2003)Chaotic and anxiety-inducing but honest and raw, Andrea Arnold’s Oscar-winning short, Wasp, is a brutal portrayal of motherhood as a working-class single parent. Arnold delicately juxtaposes... --- ### 6 Unique Live Shows in February - Published: 2024-01-19 - Modified: 2024-01-23 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/6-unique-live-shows-in-february/ - Categories: Blog, Live Performances Join us as we usher in the month of February with an electrifying lineup of some of the best live shows in Coventry that promise to leave you both entertained and yearning for more. From children’s classics to TV icons, Warwick Arts Centre is your destination for a month-long celebration of the performing arts. Book your seats now and be prepared to be swept away by some of the best live shows February has to offer! KODO: A Rhythmic Adventure Embark on a rhythmic journey with KODO, the globally renowned kumi-daiko drumming troupe. Witness the limitless possibilities of traditional taiko as they shape a vibrant living art-form. Celebrate KODO's awe-inspiring expressions that blend unique sounds, resonances, and physicality, embodying the eternal spirit of children of the drum. Camille O’Sullivan: DreamingDive into an enchanting musical journey with Camille O’Sullivan as she graces the stage, promising a soul-stirring experience. Accompanied by dear friend Feargal Murray and multi-instrumentalist Charlotte Glasson, this intimate evening of storytelling in song interprets the works of iconic artists, emanating a spiritual energy infused with joy and passion. We’re Going on a Bear Hunt Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of "We're Going on a Bear Hunt," a smash-hit production full of adventure, catchy songs, and interactive scenes. Join our intrepid family on a thrilling quest to find a bear, navigating through swishy swashy grass, splishy splashy river, and more. Perfect for families with children aged 3 and up. The Classic Rock Show 2024 Get ready to have your world rocked with The Classic Rock Show's triumphant return to the UK. An electrifying celebration... --- ### 7 Thrilling Music Events in March 2024 - Published: 2024-02-26 - Modified: 2024-02-26 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/7-thrilling-music-events-in-march-2024/ - Categories: Blog, Live Performances Join us for an electrifying range of musical events this March. From jazz to folk, R&B to indie classics, we have something for everyone, not to mention our free events! Camilla George - 1 March:On Friday 1 March, Warwick Arts Centre is hosting jazz musician Camilla George, a visionary saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. Her innovative music style is a unique fusion of African and Western music, with inspiration drawn from her Nigerian roots. Camilla was born in Eket, Nigeria and has been a keen enjoyer of music from a young age, citing Felt Kuti, Charlie Parker, and Jackie McLean as some of her earliest influences. This love of music lead to her picking up the saxophone aged 11 after being awarded saxophone sessions; the prize at a music contest she won. She eventually went on to study at Trinity College of Music where she gained a master’s in jazz performance, in addition to being awarded The Archer Scholarship for Outstanding Performance in 2011. In 2009, she joined award-winning band Jazz Jamaica and in 2013 Jazz Jamaica was nominated for a MOBO award for Jazz Performance. All of this led to her becoming a fixture in London’s vibrant jazz scene alongside peers like Nubya Garcia and Shabaka Hutchings. Camilla was dubbed ‘The Golden Girl of Jazz’ by The Evening Standard following her debut album, Isang (pronounced E-SANG which means ‘journey’ in Ibibio her native language). Her accolades include nominations for Urban Music and Jazz FM Awards, performances at prestigious venues and festivals, and the recent receipt of the PRS Foundation Momentum Award. Her most recent album Ibio-Ibio features a hypnotic blend of Afrofuturism, hip hop, and... --- ### 50 Years Of Warwick Arts Centre: Art Riot Collective - Published: 2024-11-11 - Modified: 2024-11-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/art-riot-collective-wac-50th-anniversary-blog/ - Categories: Blog, Beth Russell-Tsuro, Mead Gallery, Community, Our Arts Centre, WAC 50 Impact Stories Warwick Arts Centre turns 50 this autumn. To mark this milestone, we caught up with Art Riot Collective’s Creative Director Kyla, to talk about their partnership with Warwick Arts Centre. Meet Art Riot CollectiveArt Riot Collective is a community of Disabled and Neurodivergent Artists and supporters based in FarGo Village, Coventry. They provide access to high quality creative practice, connections and cultural spaces. They also have a young people's programme for early career artists with SEN needs. The Collective exhibited in Warwick Arts Centre’s ‘Reason for Painting’ exhibition in summer 2023. We caught up with Art Riot Collective’s Creative Director Kyla, to talk about their partnership with Warwick Arts Centre. Coventry born and raised, Kyla remembers visiting Warwick Arts Centre many times to see theatre, visit the cinema and explore the Mead Gallery. Kyla’s husband, Steve, was an art technician working at the Mead Gallery, and she aspired to exhibit work here. Fast forward to a knock on the door from Warwick Arts Centre’s Principal Curator Sarah and Exhibitions Curator Thomas, and an exciting new partnership began. The Reason for Painting exhibition ……brought artists together through their experience of using colour and paint to experiment and consider the world in which we live today. Art Riot Collective exhibited the work of several of their artists, and co-created the Gallery’s Making Space. The Making Space is a space where visitors can interact with the themes of the exhibition through activities. Two of the artists led Warwick Lates events on topics of mark making and creating sound. The Collective was supported by Art Friends Warwickshire to work... --- ### Artist Call Out Monumental Visions - Published: 2023-09-08 - Modified: 2023-09-20 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/artist-call-out-monumental-visions-speculative-futures-through-art/ - Categories: News, Becca Randle, Community We are seeking an artist with an interest in exploring Afrofuturism through their work and who are committed to empowering and amplifying the voices of migrant and refugee communities. If you have experience in facilitating workshops and engaging with community groups, we welcome your creative proposals. Let's come together to create a visionary journey through art and empower marginalized communities to shape their speculative futures. We look forward to your innovative ideas and collaborative spirit. We particularly welcome applications from those who have lived experience of migration and asylum. We encourage artists from global majority backgrounds to apply. The deadline for submitting your expression of interest is 9am on Monday 2 October. What is Monumental Visions: Speculative Futures Through Art?Collaborating with the Inini Initiative, Warwick Arts Centre are embarking on an impactful project that empowers migrants and refugees to explore Afrofuturism through art. Over six months, a series of five workshops will be led by an experienced artist utilising speculative futures to explore possible realities. These sessions will delve into Afrofuturism, drawing inspiration from both Inini members and the artists featured in the upcoming Phantom Sculpture Exhibition at the Mead Gallery, Warwick Arts Centre. The project will culminate in a display at Warwick Arts Centre showcasing the creations of participants, offering insights into their experiences and aspirations. Additionally, the project will offer participants the option to refine their designs through computer aided design (CAD) workshops, in partnership with the computer science department and guidance... --- ### Artist Call Out: Playing Out - Published: 2022-04-27 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/artist-callout-playing-out-/ - Categories: News, Visual Arts, Creative Learning We are looking for 2 x freelance artists to support the Canley Community in getting ready for their second annual parade as part of our collaborative Playing Out project! You’ll devise and deliver workshops helping our local community to make the parade a fun filled and visually exciting event. We are open to applications from a wide range of artforms; making props, dancing, costume, theatre and more. We particularly welcome applications from Canley artists, please see our recruitment pack for more details. Download our recruitment pack below to find out more and to apply. Closing date midday on 10 May. --- ### Artist Spotlight: Janet Tryner - Published: 2023-10-09 - Modified: 2023-10-09 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/artist-spotlight-janet-tryner/ - Categories: Blog, Becca Randle, Our Arts Centre, Visual Arts, Community Artist Janet Tryner is working with WAC to lead a 3-week adult short course in November called Print and Cast. We visited her studio to find out more about her process and the ideas behind why she makes her work. Janet Tryner: Weaving the Threads of Culture, Ecology, and Space through ArtJanet Tryner's artistic philosophy centres on examining spaces undergoing turbulence, where the familiar is upended, and new stories are poised to be unearthed. Her creative process is grounded in a profound connection to the environment. It often commences with the simple act of walking and collecting. This tactile and immersive approach allows her to intimately engage with her surroundings. She seeks out the overlooked and the extraordinary within the mundane. In the world of contemporary art, Janet Tryner emerges as a captivating figure who delves into the intersections of culture, ecology, and urban/suburban spaces. Through her socially engaged multidisciplinary practice, she explores unravelling the narratives hidden beneath the surface of our surroundings. As we delve into her artistic journey, we'll uncover how her approach aligns with our upcoming "Print and Cast" course. The Creative Process: Collecting Stories through ObjectsTryner's creative process is a fusion of wandering, collecting, and arranging. She embarks on walks, where fragments of everyday life and nature become the building blocks of her art. Her studio becomes a sanctuary for her collections, from which new artworks emerge. Each piece serves as a vessel for a unique story, capturing the essence of her discoveries. What sets Tryner's art apart is her ability to weave seemingly disparate elements into a coherent narrative. She harmoniously... --- ### Arts & Play: 4 activities for children this December at Warwick Arts Centre - Published: 2024-11-29 - Modified: 2024-11-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/arts-play-4-activities-for-children-this-december-at-warwick-arts-centre/ - Categories: Blog, Amy Nugent, Our Arts Centre, Family, Live Performances, Community, Creative Learning Looking for family activities in Coventry this Christmas? Discover activities for children at Warwick Arts Centre. Enjoy family days out and support your child’s growth with engaging workshops. --- ### 50 Years of Warwick Arts Centre: Ascension Dance - Published: 2024-11-06 - Modified: 2024-11-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/ascension-dance-wac-50th-anniversary-storytelling-blog/ - Categories: Blog, Beth Russell-Tsuro, Our Arts Centre, Community, WAC 50 Impact Stories Warwick Arts Centre turns 50 this autumn. To mark this milestone, we caught up with AJ, Company Director of Ascension Dance, a Coventry-based dance and movement organisation. Our creative learning programme aims to bring people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds together through creativity to build a sense of belonging in our spaces. We place artists and audiences at the centre of our programme. We encourage curiosity, platform ideas and celebrate engagement across all artforms. To do this, we work with incredible artists every day ... Meet AJAJ is Company Director of Ascension Dance, a Coventry-based dance and movement organisation. Ascension Dance delivers youth workshops, professional performances and community engagement inspired by a contemporary dance style that is physical and centred around connection with other humans. Born and raised in Coventry, AJ loved to dance but hadn’t found a group he wanted to attend regularly. In year 9, he joined Boys Dance, a Coventry and Warwickshire initiative to get young men into movement and dance, then joined Coventry Youth Dance’s group ‘Alpha’ and physical theatre company Highly Sprung… ... And here AJ’s story with Warwick Arts Centre began.These groups’ annual performances were held at Warwick Arts Centre. “After a while, it became a place I felt comfortable performing in – which was such a privilege,” AJ said. As a teenager, he volunteered for a local programme paying young people to attend theatre productions and write reviews. He saw many shows at Warwick Arts Centre. The relationships with the youth groups he attended, and the review-writing programme, were more important to him for his career... --- ### Autumn 2023 On Sale Now - Published: 2023-09-14 - Modified: 2025-11-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/autumn-2023-season-launch/ - Categories: News, Doreen Foster, Our Arts Centre Check out our digital brochure for the Autumn/Winter 2023/2024 season! --- ### Autumn 2024 on sale now - Published: 2024-08-19 - Modified: 2026-03-04 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/autumn-2024-on-sale-now/ Our Autumn/Winter 2023 season is now on sale! --- ### Autumn Half-Term 2025 at Warwick Arts Centre - Published: 2025-10-13 - Modified: 2026-03-19 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/autumn-half-term-at-warwick-arts-centre/ - Categories: Blog, Live Performances, Film, Music, Family Discover family fun this October Half Term at Warwick Arts Centre with workshops, cinema & events for all. Book your autumn adventure today! --- ### Catch up with the big award-winning movies - Published: 2024-03-05 - Modified: 2024-03-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/awards-season-returners-2024/ - Categories: Blog, Dave Freak, Film Barbie, Oppenheimer, Poor Things and more return to Coventry for one-week only. Some of the biggest movies of the last year are returning to Warwick Arts Centre’s cinema screens from Friday 15 to Thursday 21 March 2024. For one week only, some of the best award-luring blockbusters and cult classics are back on the big screen for what is now traditionally dubbed ‘Awards Season’ – named after the abundance of glitzy awards ceremonies all taking place at this time of year. Anatomy of a Fall (Fri 15 to Sun 17 Mar 2024)Warwick Arts Centre’s cinematic run kicks off with French legal drama Anatomy of a Fall, which has collected two Golden Globe Awards (Best Screenplay and Best Picture – Non-English Language), and a BAFTA (Best Original Screenplay). Winner of the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, director/co-writer Justine Triet’s dynamic thriller has also picked up four awards from the Paris Film Critics Association and a hefty 11 César Award nominations, as well as five Oscar nominations. Killers of the Flower Moon (Mon 18 to Wed 20 Mar 2024)With a top-notch ensemble cast led by Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert DeNiro and Lily Gladstone, Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon earned an impressive nine BAFTA nominations, yet failed to win one. It hasn’t left empty handed elsewhere though, with Lily walking away with the Best Actress (Drama) at the Golden Globes, and there’s still the 96th Academy Awards to go - where the historical drama has garnered ten Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Director and Lead Actress. Barbie (Fri 15 to Sun 17 Mar 2024)The... --- ### BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express - Published: 2021-09-08 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/bfi-london-film-festival-2021/ - Categories: News, Meli Gueneau, Our Arts Centre, Film, BFI LFF 2021 We are proud to be a regional partner of this year's 65th BFI London Film Festival, in partnership with American Express. We will be screening 11 titles straight from the LFF programme from Wed 6 - Sun 17 October in our intimate Screen 3. Find out more about our line-up below. Tickets will go on sale Wed 22 September 10am Visit bfi.org.uk/lff for more information. --- ### PLATFORM: We Just Click - Published: 2024-07-24 - Modified: 2024-07-24 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/blog-platform-we-just-click-072024/ - Categories: Creative Learning, Blog, Interviews, Students Warwick Arts Centre’s student collaboration pathway, Platform (previously Breaking Eggs), produced another wonderful event in spring 2024 – 'We Just Click'. It's a core aim of ours to support the next generation of artists and arts audiences, which is why we have had some incredible, exciting collaborations with students and societies in the past. PLATFORM has made it even easier for students to share their emerging ideas and talent. Students submit event proposals (performances, workshops, talks, screenings and more) and pitch their ideas to a panel of Warwick Arts Centre staff. We support up to two student collaborations per term, and successful submissions are provided with a venue, budget, staffing and guidance on event planning and delivery. In spring 2024, we collaborated with Sociology undergraduate student Topè Adebayo to produce her vision of a Valentine’s-themed workshop titled We Just Click. The workshop featured the brilliant Ayesha Jones, a Birmingham-based photographer, taking portraits of attendees. The photos were then printed and used as the centrepiece of attendees’ ‘love letters’ – to themselves, a friend, family member, or partner. We spoke with Topè to hear more about her experience producing a PLATFORM event. Why did you apply to the PLATFORM project?I applied to the PLATFORM project because I really wanted the opportunity to tap into my creative side! I knew that I would like to help bring to life a creative event where people could come and have a nice time. It felt like there weren’t many avenues or schemes available to help me achieve this particular goal but after doing some looking around, I came to find... --- ### A Quilt In The Making - Published: 2024-10-21 - Modified: 2024-10-22 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/blog-a-quilt-in-the-making-oct-24/ - Categories: Blog, Julia O'Connell, Our Arts Centre We commissioned artist Julia O’Connell to create a quilt to celebrate our 50th anniversary. A new hand stitched quilt that would embody the spirit of community, expression and activism. Here Julia shares her experience of making the quilt and the brilliant community members who stitched with her… My artistic relationship with the arts centre has grown over the last few years and particularly since the arts centre began to host open workshops towards the end of the pandemic in 2021. During that time, I developed a programme of ‘slow stitch and breathe’ workshops where participants could find agency in creating a small hand stitched textile and take time out from their hectic lives. Use What You HaveAs my artistic practice has evolved over the years, I have become very conscious about the mountains of textile waste produced globally. It’s right I feel a responsibility to think more sustainably about my work, what I produce, and try to re-use or over dye what fabrics I have. (Basically, I never throw anything away!) That coupled with the simple joyous act of picking up a needle and thread and sewing one piece of cloth to another gave me the idea for ‘A Quilt In The Making’. TogetherWith this commission, the brief was to also connect with groups of people and organisations across Coventry, inviting participants, through a number of workshops, to make small, stitched blocks with fragments of assorted fabric stitched to linen, with which I would then interpret and piece together into a final celebratory quilt. With the support of my wonderful textile assistant Julie Joannides, this was a powerful experience – to spend time talking, sharing stories, sewing and making textile pieces with so many wonderful people at places like Kairos - Women Working Together, Canley Community... --- ### Classroom Of Creativity 2024 - Published: 2024-09-12 - Modified: 2024-09-12 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/blog-classroom-of-creativity-2024/ - Categories: Blog, Creative Learning, Mead Gallery Our collective aim is to embed creativity into the school curriculum and develop both the academic, social and personal worlds of young people. We worked with two incredible artists, Polly Brant and Ashley Jordan (AJ). During this year's Classroom of Creativity project, we worked with two incredible artists, Polly Brant and Ashley Jordan (AJ). Polly is an artist-educator from the West Midlands. Led by curiosity and reforming, she is interested in what art education is, where it can happen, and its meaning. AJ is passionate about extending dance opportunities to young people, particularly in nurturing an interest for dance in boys and young men. Our collective aim is to embed creativity into the curriculum and develop both the academic, social and personal worlds of young people. So…what did they get up to?Well, between them painting beautiful tapestries, designing their own zine’s and creating their own movement pieces, they got up to a lot! Lots of messy and vibrant fun was had, and we are so excited to tell you all about it. During the sessions at the beginning of the year, all three schools created pieces of artwork that would transform the Making Space in the Mead Gallery. The ACTIVATE / ASSEMBLE / AMPLIFY exhibition was curated by our Youth Leadership Collective, and the Classroom of Creativity artworks were integral to the space. Polly worked with Southfields Primary School and Templars to create beautiful Zines made fresh from their imaginations. They also pushed boundaries by creating their own tools to draw with. AJ developed a movement tapestry with Holbrooks Primary, where they splatted, squashed, flicked and swirled paint on the material. They created beautiful and impactful focal... --- ### Dine and unwind at Benugo - Published: 2024-10-28 - Modified: 2024-10-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/blog-dine-and-unwind-at-benugo-oct-24/ - Categories: Blog Looking for places to eat in Coventry? Dine at Benugos for great food, cinema and live entertainment. Perfect for a night out in Coventry. This spacious and family-friendly restaurant boasts a delicious and diverse menu, from authentic stone-baked sourdough pizzas to fresh salads and hearty burgers. But what really makes Benugo one of the best places to eat in Coventry, is its prime location at the heart of Warwick Arts Centre—Coventry’s cultural hub for live performances, cutting-edge theatre, and cinema. So, whether you’re planning a romantic date night, a fun outing with friends, or a family day out, Benugo provides an unparalleled experience that makes it an absolute must for an evening in Coventry. An evening at BenugoBenugo restaurant prides itself on using high-quality ingredients to create dishes that are both tasty and satisfying for a fantastic culinary experience, but the experience doesn’t stop with the food. After your meal, you can enjoy a variety of entertainment options right at Warwick Arts Centre. From music concerts, live performances and comedy shows to the latest cinema releases, there’s always something happening here at Warwick Arts Centre. This unique combination of food and cinema or live entertainment sets Benugo apart from other places to eat in Coventry, offering you a complete experience to create the perfect evening. Why you should pick Benugo for your next night outConvenienceEverything you need for a perfect night out is in one place. No need to travel from a restaurant to a theatre or cinema; it’s all here. QualityBenugo are committed to providing high-quality food and drinks, ensuring... --- ### What's On in Spring/Summer 2025 - Published: 2024-12-20 - Modified: 2024-12-20 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/blog-springsummer-2025-dec-24/ - Categories: Blog, Dave Freak, Our Arts Centre A world premiere from Motionhouse, massive movie themes, comedians Chris McCausland, Mo Gilligan and Katherine Ryan, several Strictly stars and a major contemporary art exhibition are just some of the exciting highlights lined up for our Spring/Summer 2025 Season. A world premiere from Motionhouse, massive movie themes, comedians Chris McCausland, Mo Gilligan and Katherine Ryan, several Strictly stars and a major contemporary art exhibition are just some of the exciting highlights lined up for our Spring/Summer 2025 Season. --- ### Staff Reviews of Warwick Arts Centre: Best of 2024 (so far!) - Published: 2024-08-28 - Modified: 2024-08-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/blog-staff-reviews-of-warwick-arts-centre-best-of-2024-aug-2024/ - Categories: Blog, Our Arts Centre, Live Performances, Film, Interviews, Reviews Hear from some of our staff at Warwick Arts Centre on what they've enjoyed so far this year with us and what they're looking forward to this Autumn season! --- ### Pride 2024 at Warwick Arts Centre - Published: 2024-05-30 - Modified: 2024-05-30 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/blog-pride-2024-at-warwick-arts-centre/ - Categories: Blog, Community, Mead Gallery, Film, Our Arts Centre, Live Performances, Students Celebrate Pride with us on Friday 14 June at our free Pride Festival in collaboration with Warwick Pride! From dance workshops and talks with RuPaul’s Drag Race stars, to queer cinema and drag performances, we are hosting a range of thrilling events at Warwick Arts Centre. Anyone from the LGBTQ+ community and allies are welcome! ‘We are here to share our love of the arts’ Mural by Sophie KathleenHave you seen the fabulous new mural at our main entrance? We commissioned illustrator, Sophie Kathleen, to create a bespoke piece for Warwick Arts Centre to celebrate LGBTQ+ culture, inspired by our core mission statement. Sophie is an Illustrator and Artist currently based in Surrey, UK. Their vibrant and often political work focuses on their passion for LGBTQ+ empowerment, feminism and tackling taboos. Start your day with a bright burst of colour. You can’t miss this eye-catching artwork as you make your way into Warwick Arts Centre! Strike a Pose by Eric Scutaro - 12.30 - 1.30pmAre you in the mood to dance? Come along to a free workshop with Eric Scutaro in the Helen Martin Studio to learn from one of the best. Eric is a Venezuelan choreographer, dance performer and activist based in Birmingham. For 13 years, he has been a pioneer in his country in Waacking and Voguing. He has promoted queer activism within hip-hop culture in his country and is a bridge between Venezuela and the United Kingdom for cultural and artistic exchanges in the field of street dance. Find out more and book your free ticket. Celebrate LGBTQ+ cinema with usFrom documentations of queer history to heart-warming slice-of-life... --- ### Breach Theatre’s Rise and Rise - Published: 2024-10-14 - Modified: 2024-10-16 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/breach-theatres-rise-and-rise/ - Categories: News, Live Performances, Our Arts Centre, Community Breach Theatre are a University of Warwick alumni company, whose development has been supported and nurtured by Warwick Arts Centre. Founded by Ellice Stevens and Billy Barrett, the company are returning to the Arts Centre from 1-3 November 2024 as part of Rebels With A Cause! – a season of special events and activities celebrating the venue’s 50th anniversary. Breach Theatre have created After the Act- a fabulously funny and queer new musical reflecting the experience of the LGBTQ+ community following the infamous Section 28 legislation and its subsequent repeal. Ellice and Billy studied English and Theatre at the University of Warwick, graduating in 2015. They were both involved in a number of productions during their time at Warwick, first working together on a version of the Greek comedy, Lysistrata - with Billy writing and directing the production, which was staged in the Helen Martin Studio, and Ellice playing the lead. Both feel that Warwick Arts Centre played an influential role in their development as artists. As they pursued their artistic education through their academic pursuits, they also went to see lots of experimental works that visited the Arts Centre. The Breach Theatre founders also embraced The University of Warwick’s wider theatre scene, taking parts in a number of student companies (including Codpiece Theatre and Freshblood New Writing) and also events, including Warwick Student Arts Festival and the Emerge Festival. These gave them opportunities (and space) to write and produce work, helping them learn their trade in a supportive and safe environment, and later giving them the confidence... --- ### Call Out For Proposals - People's Day - Published: 2024-09-27 - Modified: 2025-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/call-out-for-proposals-peoples-day/ - Categories: News, Gemma Wright, Our Arts Centre, Community Would you like to run an event at Warwick Arts Centre as part of our People's Day? A day to show the creativity, culture and voices of the people of Coventry at Warwick Arts Centre. Warwick Arts Centre is turning 50 in autumn. To mark this milestone, we are delivering a series of events celebrating activism under the title Rebels With A Cause! We want to share our spaces and showcase Warwick Arts Centre as a safe space to celebrate community and for people to create, express themselves, speak their truths. Would you like to run a workshop at Warwick Arts Centre? Have a new music set to showcase? A big idea you want to share? We are inviting our local community partners, artists and creatives from Coventry to take over our building with workshops, performances and pop-up activities that celebrate the creative community of our city. This will be a day of people-led programming and a celebration of community and creativity. We encourage our collaborators to consider their work as a call to action, as an invitation to think about what matters to them, whether it’s social justice, mental health, the environment or something else. What? The Peoples’ Day is on Saturday 30 November, 10am – 4pm at Warwick Arts Centre.Fees and support details are below.We are looking for proposals for workshops, discussions, performances, music sets, open mics, film screenings and more! We’re looking for full and varied day with a programme of activities happening across centre.You might be a community group, maker, DJ, performer, a speaker, poet, workshop facilitator or a blend of all these things together. We welcome submissions from professional and non-professional practitioners.... --- ### Calling all start-ups - Published: 2021-01-26 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/calling-all-start-ups/ - Categories: News, Katie Anderson, National News, 2021 If you are a start-up or a creative businesses looking for help to reach your goals, The Creative Futures Incubator may be just what you’re looking for. As part of the University of Warwick Incubator, you could gain 6 months of desk space at 1millstreet in Leamington Spa. This purpose-built new space is the perfect environment for creativity and productivity. In the space, you’ll have access to state-of-the-art meeting rooms, a world-class events space, and a video and sound studio. Not to mention great food and coffee provided by @themusecoffeehouse. You’ll also have access to the UK’s number one ultra-fast 5G network provided by BT Group. If you’re interested in fast-tracking your start-up or creative business in 2021, find out more and apply to Creative Futures now here --- ### Celebrating Black Excellence: Black History Month at Warwick Arts Centre - Published: 2023-10-03 - Modified: 2025-07-29 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/celebrating-black-excellence-black-history-month-at-warwick-arts-centre/ - Categories: Live Performances, Visual Arts, Community, Becca Randle, Blog At Warwick Arts Centre, our commitment to showcasing and uplifting Black artists, producers, and emerging talents is central to our programming and mission. Chineke! - Championing Diversity in Classical MusicFounded in 2015 by the visionary double bass player Chi-chi Nwanoku CBE, Chineke! is a beacon of change in the classical music world. Providing career opportunities for Black and ethnically diverse classical musicians in the UK and Europe, the Chineke! Orchestra and Chineke! Junior Orchestra have captivated audiences with their exceptional performances. Their flagship ensemble, the Chineke! Orchestra, has graced stages including the Royal Albert Hall and is a Resident Orchestra at the Southbank Centre. Join us in celebrating their remarkable journey and transformative impact. New Acquisition: Breadfruit 2012, Veronica Ryan We are thrilled to announce the latest addition to our collection – ‘Breadfruit, 2021’ by Veronica Ryan OBE. This exceptional work is a testament to Ryan's meticulous skill. Highlighting her profound exploration of environmental concerns, personal narratives, and historical trauma. Breadfruit 2021 is a part of the Turner Prize-winning artist's remarkable series of sculptures honouring the Windrush Generation. The marble and bronze Custard Apple, Breadfruit, and Soursop sculptures beautifully symbolize the enduring contributions of the Windrush Generation. Veronica Ryan's artistic journey, spanning several prestigious exhibitions, reflects her deep commitment to exploring history, memory, and recovery through her chosen mediums. Her work continues to inspire and provoke thoughtful contemplation. This remarkable... --- ### Celebrating Westwood Choir - Published: 2023-12-12 - Modified: 2023-12-12 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/celebrating-westwood-choir/ - Categories: Blog, Joe Murphy, Creative Learning, Community The start of this school year has seen an exciting new start for the Westwood Academy Choir now with on average 50 students coming along to our weekly Thursday morning rehearsals. The choir is open to anyone in school and we currently have members from year 7 right up to year 13, so everybody is welcome! The choir has worked really hard over the last year, learning a huge range of music and showcasing it both within school and the Arts Centre. In the summer we performed at the school's awards evening and also supported the Music Centre Big sing with over 500 Coventry primary school students. The choir sang in the foyer welcoming the students in and then acted as mentors throughout the Big Sing event. This year we really have hit the ground running, tripling the amount of students involved and already making an amazing sound. So far we have learnt an upbeat Gospel piece and a calm yet cool bit of Adele. But, as always in the music world, Christmas started early as we performed in the Music Centre Big Christmas Take Over. The choir joined all the University of Warwick Music Centre ensembles as we took over the Arts Centre for an afternoon of Christmas music and festivities on Monday 4 December. It really exciting to have so many students singing each week; it's a space to learn, have fun and make friends and we can’t wait to see how it continues to develop. --- ### CHANGE Festival 2021 - Published: 2021-10-08 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/change-festival-2021/ - Categories: News, Edward Dyer, Our Arts Centre, Live Performances Change Festival 2021 invites you to RISE UP to climate change, with an uplifting weekend of theatre, cabaret, discussions, music, workshops, craft and films for all ages. Change happens when we rise up together.In 2020, we rose to the challenge of Coronavirus, transforming the way we lived overnight. Despite the widespread pain this virus inflicted, 2020 also brought many of us in deeper connection with nature, lowered our ecological footprint, strengthened communities and gave us a moment to pause and reflect. How can we now urgently rise up together to address an even greater challenge: our climate and environmental crisis? Rise up to listen, to speak, to feel, to dream, to hope and to act. This is your chance to come together and celebrate our collective power. Read curator, Becky Burchell's Guest Blog about the Change Festival. For more info visit changefestival.org Buy 2 events in CHANGE Festival 2021 and get 15% off tickets, or buy 3 events and get 20% off, as part of the Performance Package. *Applies to listed standard and concession tickets. Available online/phone. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Tickets must be purchased at the same time. --- ### Christmas 2025 at Warwick Arts Centre: Get Involved - Published: 2025-11-28 - Modified: 2025-12-03 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/christmas/ - Categories: Blog, Amy Nugent, Our Arts Centre, Community, Family, Christmas 2025 The festive season is upon us! Celebrate Christmas 2025 here at Warwick Arts Centre and make special memories with your family. We welcome you to join us for a fabulous selection of events, from festive films to stunning shows, workshops and plenty of family fun. Discover our events or get inspired by our seasonal highlights below. --- ### Coming soon: An exciting new Bar and Kitchen - Published: 2022-01-25 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/coming-soon-benugo-bar-and-kitchen/ - Categories: News, Dave Freak, Our Arts Centre Get a taste of what's to come - from breakfast coffees and lunchtime treats, to pre and post-show bites and drinks. This Spring 2022 Season, we'll be welcoming Benugo Bar & Kitchen to Warwick Arts Centre. The stunning bar and kitchen - which will be in our new foyer entrance - are set to serve award-winning carbon neutral Benugo blend coffee and pastries from 9am. Or, if you prefer to start the day more slowly, there's also vegan overnight oats, chia seeds, coconut and dark chocolate chips, or French toast, blueberry, raspberry and maple syrup. Pizzas are served freshly made out of Benugo's pizza oven from 11.30am-9pm and are also available to take-away. Kitchen hours will be 12.30pm-3.30pm and 5.30pm-9pm – perfect for lunch, or pre or post performance bites. You can look forward to delicious dishes like harissa and chilli pulled lamb shoulder, cucumber sambal and tzatziki on flat bread or fregola, rocket, tomato salad and roasted lemon. Treat yourself to a dessert if you fancy – Benugo will be serving up delights such as Basque cheesecake and blood orange compote. A children's menu will be available at weekends too. If chilling at the bar is more your thing, you’re more than welcome to sit and enjoy a wide range of classic drinks along with some tasty local specialities. And don’t forget that both students and Film Club members receive a 10% discount (on production of valid ID). We can't wait to tell you more. Look out for details, including opening date and how to book tables, coming very soon. Benugo Bar & Kitchen is recruiting! More info here --- ### Community Choirs Callout: Community Spirit Programme 2022 - Published: 2021-12-09 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/community-choirs-callout-community-spirit-programme-2022/ - Categories: News, Edward Dyer, Live Performances, Our Arts Centre Apply by Mon 28 Feb 2022 for your chance to join our Community Spirit Programme! Community Spirit is a programme run by Black Voices in partnership with Warwick Arts Centre and B:Music which offers local community choirs in Coventry & Warwickshire the opportunity to share repertoire between choirs and perform as a collective of massed voices in a concert at Warwick Arts Centre in July 2022. Any community choir is welcome to take part in this annual event and we encourage all choral music genres from classical, pop, rock, gospel, folk, reggae and barbershop. What will participants gain? Joy and shared purpose in celebrating the power of singing togetherImproved wellbeing and associated health benefitsPride in their choir and in performing at Warwick Arts CentreWhat will choir leaders learn? Enhanced skills in leading their choir and massed choirs, supported by other choir leaders and professionalsIncreased confidence in their own abilitiesWider exposure to a varied range of repertoire and musical stylesOpportunities to try new things and to be supported by other choirs through that processWhat is the commitment? One rehearsal per month at Warwick Arts Centre between January and June 2022:One performance at Warwick Arts Centre in July 2022If you’d like to nominate your choir, please e-mail community@bmusic.co.uk by 22 December 2021: The name of your choirThe number of members in your choirThe location of your choirIf possible, a link to a video of your choir performing --- ### Coventry’s year as UK City of Culture starts! - Published: 2021-05-17 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/coventrys-year-as-uk-city-of-culture-starts/ - Categories: News, Katie Anderson, National News, 2021 Coventry launches its year as UK City of Culture at 20.21 on Sat 15 May 2021 with the release of a George Eliot-inspired film, featuring a new track by Coolie. The film takes inspiration from the words of author George Eliot, who lived in the city in the 19th Century. Her words have been set to a new music track created especially for the film by Coolie, one of the city’s hottest talents. Coolie is one of the pioneers of the booming Coventry music scene, known for his work with other Coventry artists including Jay1. Led by Coolie, the film takes us on a journey around the city highlighting what being a City of Culture means to him, a city he feels has often been overlooked. As George Eliot’s words are projected onto Coventry’s iconic mid-Century cityscape, Coolie takes the viewer on a personal tour of his city as it emerges from the challenges of the past year to become UK City of Culture. Throughout the film Eliot’s observations on life and art are projected onto buildings of Coventry, while well-known people from the city speak their words. The quotes were selected for their relevance after a year in which people have been isolated, communities have been challenged and young people have been particularly hard hit. They include: It is always fatal to have music or poetry interrupted. It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses, we must plant more roses. Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds. It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view. Noting the positivity and forward looking attitude of Coventry, the words are riffed on and reimagined to consider what tomorrow brings,... --- ### Meet our new Creative Director - Published: 2023-11-22 - Modified: 2023-11-22 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/creative-director/ - Categories: News, Our Arts Centre, Katie Anderson Hear from our new Creative Director, Beth Byrne, on her career so far and what she's looking forward to when she joins us in January. Having toured here many times in previous roles, I know this is a venue that holds an important place for many artists - from the outset and to the pinnacle of their careers. I am really excited to be a part of the team that gets to fill these fantastic spaces, and create a programme for as many people as possible to enjoy. A bit about me I have been producing work for the stage for many years and have been fortunate to work with some wonderful companies and venues during that time. Most recently I have been CEO of East London's multi-artform heritage venue, Shoreditch Town Hall. I was previously Executive Producer at Southbank Centre in London, overseeing the artistic team responsible for delivering 4,500 events annually. Some of my other roles included Executive Director of Cheek by Jowl Theatre Company (a company well known to Arts Centre theatre audiences), Associate Producer for War Horse West End; Associate Producer at Neal Street Productions and the Donmar Warehouse, London. I’m looking forward to working with the brilliant team here, building on their great work to create a programme that breaks down barriers and where everyone feels welcome to experience joyful, communal and memorable events. Hope to see you all at a performance, film, workshop or exhibition here soon! Beth Byrne, Creative Director --- ### Creative Learning Highlights: Spring 2023 - Published: 2023-03-24 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/creative-learning-spring-2023/ - Categories: Blog, Gemma Wright, Creative Learning, Community, Students Hear from our Head of Creative Learning, Gemma Wright, as she reflects on some of her highlights. Hear from our Head of Creative Learning, Gemma, as she reflects on some of her highlights… As part of our weekly Family Sundays, artists Molly Cleaver and Frances Yeung have invited families to make mini-cityscapes and collaborative floor drawings, considering shape, form and space as a way to open up Katrina Palmer’s exhibition ‘What’s Already Going On’. Through our early years strand Mini Creatives we continued our partnership with B’Opera welcoming babies and their adults for weekly songs and storytelling with a sensory focus. Plus, our Musical Picnics and Family Singing sessions have activated our foyers through an eclectic mix of musical styles, instruments and musicians. Workshops Wednesdays have seen student-led takeovers and 6 local artists open up their practice for students and our community, with free activities for adults to create and connect, through animation, stitch, poetry, music and visual arts. Out of Whack, our Elders Dance company for over 60s, has met weekly throughout the season, working towards an upcoming day of dance titled ‘Hold Your Own’ on 3 June. We continued with our offsite Elders Art Club at Willowbrook Residential Village, exploring sculpture and materials. Our offsite community workshops in our most local neighbourhood of Canley started in January as part of our Playing Out project. We’ve worked across community venues, schools and care homes, and most recently welcomed Canley Pop-Up café and residents to take over Warwick Arts Centre’s Foyer... --- ### Cultivating Community Connections: A Reflection on the Planting Roots Project - Published: 2024-04-22 - Modified: 2024-04-26 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/cultivating-community-connections-a-reflection-on-the-planting-roots-project/ - Categories: Blog, Becca Randle, Creative Learning, Community As we celebrate Earth Day, Becca Randle, our Audience Development Officer, takes a closer look at the growth and impact of our community project, Planting Roots. Over eight months, this initiative aimed to unite people through activities centred around FCC's new Medicinal Garden. With 12 workshops led by 4 artists and involving 9 academics, the project welcomed a total of 1,177 participants, spanning all ages and backgrounds. As we celebrate Earth Day, Becca Randle, our Audience Development Officer, takes a closer look at the growth and impact of our community project, Planting Roots ... Celebrating Community Through Art & ResearchThe Planting Roots Project bloomed with a vibrant array of creative workshops, bringing together academics, artists, and community members. From poetry and meditation to calligraphy and dance, participants of all ages and backgrounds found common ground in artistic expression. With support from the University of Warwick, this collaboration cultivated a unique blend of creativity and learning, and nurtured connections across various fields of study. Memorable Moments and Lessons LearnedThroughout the project, there were standout moments that enriched the community experience. A highlight was the insightful trip to Warwick Arts Centre and Warwick University's Crop Centre, where participants delved into the research of Professor Eric Holub and the Godiva Bean. The Harvest Festival Day buzzed with energy, offering a platform for fruitful partnerships and engaging discussions. We were also lucky to partner with national touring South Asian Dance company, Akademi, for performances and workshops around their show... --- ### Dance Passion 2022 - Published: 2022-02-15 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/dance-passion-2022/ - Categories: News, Dave Freak, Our Arts Centre, Live Performances Fifty dance companies from across the country take part in BBC Arts and One Dance UK’s Dance Passion, with Warwick Arts Centre centre stage. Taking place throughout February and March 2022, Dance Passion is a landmark celebration of the world-class dance that happens across the UK. Pulling together talent from across all four nations to bring the best of dance to audiences at home, this exciting project features performances by leading companies captured at 'hubs' across the country - including Warwick Arts Centre. Alongside us, other venues taking part include the Leeds' Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Sadlers’ Wells in London, and Theatre Royal Plymouth’s TR2. A special highlights programme - presented by Josie d’Arby and Karim Zeroual - is broadcast on BBC Four (Sunday 20 February 2022), and followed by five hour-long episodes on BBC iPlayer (weekly from Tuesday 1 March 2022). Items to look out for include a new film from trailblazing New Zealand-born/Birmingham-based choreographer Corey Baker, plus appearances from many companies who'll be familiar to Warwick Arts Centre regulars, including Leamington Spa's Motionhouse, Candoco Dance Company, and BRB. See if you can spot Warwick Arts Centre in the following broadcasts: Dance Passion HighlightsSunday 20 February 2022, 8pm, BBC FourPresented by Josie d’Arby and Karim ZeroualIncluding: Celtic Feet's Heartbeat and Birmingham Royal Ballet's Don Quixote (both filmed at Warwick Arts Centre), plus Phoenix Dance, Ballet Black, Simple Cypher, and the National Dance Company Wales. Dance Passion: Coventry - Warwick Arts Centre 1Available from Tuesday 15 March 2022,... --- ### Dead Centre Q&A: Beckett's Room - Published: 2021-11-30 - Modified: 2023-05-02 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/dead-centre-qa-becketts-room/ - Categories: Blog, Dave Freak, Live Performances A play without performers; a biography of a room. Step into a unique immersive stage experience like no other. In the run-up to the UK premiere of Beckett’s Room, Dead Centre’s co-founder and co-artistic director Bush Moukarzel tells us more about the ground-breaking production which explores an early pre-fame chapter in the life of iconic Irishman Samuel Beckett – one of the defining writers of the 20th century – and his partner (later wife) Suzanne. Dead Centre are no strangers to Warwick Arts Centre, having previously visited us with Hamnet in 2019. Can you tell us a bit about your approach to the production? You hear the actors [including Irish actor Brian Gleeson], but there's no performers in it. It's moving objects and headphones with these binaural recordings - you hear the sounds spatially move, and you see the objects move to the sound design. What's the time frame for the piece? We start in the war [early 1940s]. The first act is when they were working for this Resistance cell, called Gloria, which they were both associated with through Suzanne - she was a Communist and had connections with underground political movements, while Beckett was also politically minded and against fascists. He was doing translating work for messages that were then coded and sent back to the Allies. Scholars have made much of the fact that Beckett was working with coded messages, drawing links with his use of language in later published writings, especially the novel Watt. Yes. When he was returning to Ireland after the war, and onto England, he had a manuscript of Watt with him, and the British... --- ### Deaf Awareness Week 2023 - Published: 2023-05-03 - Modified: 2023-05-03 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/deaf-awareness-week-2023/ - Categories: Blog, Becca Randle, Community We are committed to making our events and screenings accessible to everyone, including the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community. --- ### Drama On 3: Tune into the Middlemarch Monologues - Published: 2022-03-14 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/drama-on-3-middlemarch-monologues/ - Categories: News, Dave Freak, Our Arts Centre, Live Performances, National News Warwick Arts Centre and BBC Radio 3's Middlemarch Monologues premieres on Sunday 20 March 2022, at 7.30pm. The Drama On 3 audio production - which will be available on-demand after broadcast - is part of our contribution to the Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 programme, and features a range of incredible talent - from actress Meera Syal to rising Warwickshire songwriter/musician Ellie Gowers. Middlemarch is an extraordinary 19th-century novel about provincial lives during significant social change, such as the building of new railways. It creates an engrossing web of individual experiences in an unidentified Midlands town, largely modelled on Coventry, where the Warwickshire-born author George Eliot lived for a time. These bold new Middlemarch Monologues weave together eight 21st-century voices. Covid-19, Brexit, HS2 and Black Lives Matter feature, mirroring the social upheavals of George Eliot’s day. The characters are updated versions of the originals. Dorothea Brooke becomes Thea, ardent climate change activist struggling with mental health; Dr Lydgate meets and falls heavily for Rosanna Vincy, beautiful South Asian social media influencer and thwarted pianist; Will Ladislaw is a Jamaican-Polish-heritage writer-cum-postman, hurt by the acts of racism filling up his social media and working out what to do about it. There are subtle references to the book and George Eliot lines to be found within the monologues. Middlemarch Monologues will be broadcast on Sunday 20 March on BBC Radio 3 at 7.30pm. LISTEN LIVE / CATCH-UP: BBC Radio 3 - Drama On 3: Middlemarch MonologuesA very special... --- ### Easter adventures at Warwick Arts Centre - Published: 2024-03-22 - Modified: 2024-03-22 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/easter-adventures-at-warwick-arts-centre/ - Categories: Blog, Dave Freak, Live Performances, Film, Family Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler’s Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book leaps from the page to the stage. Plus spook-filled action with Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and more. This Easter, an inspiring major new adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book is coming to Warwick Arts Centre. Running from Thu 4 to Sun 7 Apr 2024, Charlie Cook's Favourite Book is a puppet-filled musical which celebrates the joy of reading, and is suitable for ages 3-8. Charlie loves reading, especially books about pirates. But his sister hates it - it’s boring! Can Charlie convince her that reading is fun? Perhaps if she read a book about a pirate, who is reading a book about Goldilocks, who is reading a book about a knight... Charlie Cook's Favourite Book has been bought to life by Little Angel Theatre, with acclaimed composer/ lyricist Barb Jungr and writer/ director Samantha Lane - whose previous collaboration, The Smartest Giant In Town, was nominated for a Best Family Show Olivier Award. Continuing the literary theme, The Big Read (Sat 6 Apr 2024) is a day of free workshops, read-alongs and interactive sessions, presented by Resonate in collaboration with Warwick Arts Centre and Kenilworth Books. Aimed at ages 3-11, activities run from 11.30am to 4pm. Meanwhile, our plush cinema is screening the much-anticipated latest instalment of the revived Ghostbusters franchise, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (from Fri 22 Mar to Thu 4 Apr 2024), starring Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson. Marking 40 years since the original movie, the new film picks up the story from 2021’s smash Ghostbusters: Afterlife and sees... --- ### Emerge Festival 2021 - Published: 2021-10-21 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/emerge-festival-2021/ - Categories: News, Edward Dyer, Our Arts Centre, Live Performances A three-day festival that celebrates and continues to develop the exciting work of Warwick alumni theatre artists and companies (including Alex Roberts, Clown Funeral and Emergency Chorus). Through performances and workshops, Emerge 2021 addresses questions of personal identity and how we navigate the complex world we live in today. An on-going collaboration between Warwick Arts Centre, Institute for Advanced Teaching and Learning (IATL) and the Department of Theatre and Performance. Buy a ticket each of the following events and get 4 tickets for the price of 3! A Pattern of Bad BehaviourDreamsickNo Place Like HomeThe End and Wannabe (Cert 12)*Available online/phone. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Tickets must be purchased at the same time. --- ### Events Apprentice Reflection by Sophia Welby - Published: 2023-07-19 - Modified: 2023-07-19 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/events-apprentice-sophia-welby/ - Categories: Blog, Sophia Welby, Community, Our Arts Centre Warwick Arts Centre Events Apprentice, Sophia Welby, reflects on her 12 months of experience in the team. Before starting at Warwick Arts Centre, I had thought about working in festivals across the country. This aspiration has changed dramatically since working here. I’ve seen how an arts centre is run and this has opened my mind to so many areas and positions that I didn’t know existed. Seeing how so many people work together to make such a large building work is amazing, and I love the sense of pride every member of staff has. Its inspirational! There is so much going on and I have had the opportunity to expand my knowledge of the industry and be a part of the arts centre in many ways. I have learned so much more about the arts in general as well as built my confidence. Having always loved the arts growing up, my favourite class in school was Art. I would draw between lessons and do painting after school. I went on to study a Fine Art BTECH full time at college, which was such an amazing experience. I then went to university to study Fine Art, but unfortunately after a bad experience I left after my first year. After coming home and getting a full-time job, I was terrified to pick up a pencil or paintbrush again. When I found this apprenticeship at Warwick Arts Centre, I finally felt ready to step back into the arts. Once I started, I knew this was the place for me; I feel as though I have gained my artistic side back. I have been inspired by the space and surrounded by so many talented people on a day-to-day basis. Every day at the Arts Centre is never the same. Currently, I work... --- ### Exciting Announcement: A Quilt in The Making - Published: 2024-05-24 - Modified: 2024-05-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/exciting-announcement-a-quilt-in-the-making/ - Categories: Blog, Becca Randle, Community, Mead Gallery, Visual Arts We are thrilled to announce our commission of textile artist Julia O'Connell. In November 2024, Warwick Arts Centre will celebrate its 50th anniversary. About Julia O'ConnellJulia's artistic journey has taken her around the world, where she has immersed herself in global cultures and artistic traditions. From exploring natural dye production and sustainable garment manufacturing in Morocco to stitching with community co-operatives in Bhuj, India, Julia's experiences inform and enrich her artistic practice. Additionally, her participation in a retreat workshop with quilters from Gee's Bend, Alabama has informed her practice. Julia's dedication to sustainability is evident in her choice of materials and techniques. She follows the Slow Textile movement, creating works from sustainable materials such as vintage and found dyed linen and cotton fabrics, and repurposing gifted sewing ephemera. Her mindful approach to artmaking reflects her values of environmental stewardship and ethical consumption. Julia's career as an artist spans international exhibitions and collaborative projects that reflect her commitment to storytelling and community engagement through textile art. Her work includes notable projects such as The Visible Maker project showcased at the Textile Society of America's Symposium in Boston (2020), and "Self Portrait - Mother/Service/Voice" featured in Ice Floe Press, Toronto, Canada (2021). Notably, she led a team of six artists in creating the coat for Godiva Awakes as part of Imagineer Productions for the Cultural Olympiad in London 2012. The Power of Quilts in ActivismThroughout history, quiltmakers have utilised... --- ### Family Artist in Residence: Ascension Dance - Published: 2023-10-25 - Modified: 2023-10-25 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/family-artist-in-residence-ascension-dance/ - Categories: Blog, Tara Johnston-Comerford, Creative Learning This term we will be working with Ascension Dance and Natalie Zervou-Kerruish as our Family Artists in Residence to explore some exciting themes in our new exhibition, Phantom Sculpture. Every Sunday from now until the 10 December you can drop in to one of our Family Sundays from 1.30-4.00pm, for free creative fun in our foyer. Below you can hear a little bit more about Ashley from Ascension Dance and what to expect in their sessions. Can you tell us about yourself and how you got into dance?Hey, my name is Ashley Jordan. I am the company director of Ascension Dance Company. We're based in Coventry and we are facilitating this season of Family Sundays. We're thinking about how we can inspire young people to understand sculpture through movement and dance. When I was a young person, I did lots of dance in productions and plays. I’ve worked with all the movers and shakers in the region, such as Belgrade Theatre and Imagineer, and Highly Sprung and Youth Dance. I went and trained professionally, did some dancing across the country and then came back to Coventry! For me, what's important is making art accessible. So how you can make everyday people walking around seeing the gallery engage in a different way, but in a lovely way! How can we translate some of the really complex themes that some of these things present? What is important to you in your work?Ascension Dance is always about how you can work in spaces that are not normal, traditional stages, theatres or studios. We've done that on a number of occasions. We've done dance film for Sky Arts, with Ben and Jess, who is a double amputee dancer in a wheelchair. We've done a piece outside for City of Culture,... --- ### Family Artist in Residence: Natalie Zervou Kerruish - Published: 2023-10-24 - Modified: 2023-10-23 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/family-artist-in-residence-natalie-zervou-kerruish/ - Categories: Blog, Tara Johnston-Comerford, Creative Learning, Family This term we will be working with Natalie and Ascension Dance as our Family Artists in Residence to explore some exciting themes in our new exhibition, ‘Phantom Sculpture.’ Every Sunday from now until the 10 December you can drop in to one of our family sessions from 1.30-4.00pm, for free creative fun in our foyer. Below you can hear a little bit more about Natalie and what to expect in her sessions. What do you enjoy about working with Families and Early Years?I’ve worked a lot with early years children over the years. I really believe young children are unique in that they use their bodies and actions, non-verbally to make sense of their world which is so fascinating to observe. I really enjoy working with developmental schemas in Early Years. Schemas and schematic play look at how children choose to interact with the world, what patterns do they engage in and how that can be built upon to understand other ideas? It provides opportunities for a whole array of interaction that includes different interests. When working with younger children there are different things to consider that differ when working with older children and adults. Things like: how might a crawling child manoeuvre their way around the space? What would they see at their eye level? Are the materials suitable for both babies, older toddlers, and parents? Outcomes are always unexpected when working with this age group, which naturally means focus is more on the process than the outcome of the workshop. What can people expect from your Family Sunday workshops?People can expect to be active in the space. I will be using a wide range of materials that invite touch, play, movement... --- ### Family Sundays: Spring Season 2022 - Published: 2022-04-08 - Modified: 2023-10-24 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/family-sundays-spring-2022/ - Categories: News, Creative Learning Every Sunday in university term time, we welcome families to have fun and get creative with two artists-in residence! The Spring Season, saw our Family Sunday sessions led by Natalie Zervou-Keruish and Genevieve Say. Natalie is an artist and researcher interested in sculpture and movement. Theatrical, tactile and playful, her work is conscious of the impact the human body has in relation to sculpture and space. Genevieve Say is an independent dance artist, performer, choreographer and movement director. Genevieve believes dance is fundamental to happy and healthy living; whether people are doing it themselves or watching it, Genevieve’s work is all about making it happen. The sessions took place in the foyer area outside the Mead Gallery so there was lots of room to spread out and create. There was always the option to make something individually or to work on big artwork together. Each session was different, but both Natalie and Genevieve were exploring themes of colour, form, light and movement. The materials used through the weeks included: colourful cellophane and fabrics, wooden sticks and silver foil, torches and overhead projectors, and of course, our own bodies! Once families had been introduced to the inspiration, processes and materials for the session, everyone was free to explore and create in their own way. It was brilliant to see how inventive children and young people can be, and how much fun they can have, when they are given the space and opportunity to follow their own ideas. Both Natalie and Genevieve took their inspiration from the Mead Gallery exhibition: Dappled Light by... --- ### Director's Blog: Feelings of Freedom - Published: 2021-09-01 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/feelings-of-freedom/ - Categories: Blog, Edward Dyer, Our Arts Centre In the first in a series of special blog posts, Warwick Arts Centre's Director, Doreen Foster, reflects on the theme for our reopening season, and how it continues to resonate with the world around us... Never a day goes by without us seeing news stories that show how so many of us face almost unbearable difficulties - from crowds fighting to flee countries in the face of new regimes, to individuals who've faced grave injustices for what they believe, or who they are. Too many of us take our freedoms for granted, or think we are free when we are not. This season, we hope to provoke you/us all to think about these ideas, to give thanks for the freedoms we enjoy and to remember those whose struggle for freedom is, as Angela Davis said "a constant struggle." Each season we will be presenting work that responds to a particular theme. The story behind the theme might be simple, it might be complex, but we hope that our exploration will take you on an artistic and emotional journey - that what you experience will make you to feel something, to connect and engage with the World and other people in new and enlightened, exciting ways. Our inaugural theme, for Autumn 2021, is Feelings of Freedom. Way back in 2019, when we were designing our 2021 City of Culture programme, we were exploring ways of responding to some of the ideas and issues behind the narratives laid out by the City Of Culture’s Creative Director, Chenine Bhathena. For myself, the answer came one morning whilst listening to the news, and yet another story about people who had travelled over land and water in search of a better life - a life free from war, free from famine and drought, free from hostility and persecution.... --- ### Feelings of Freedom Festival - Published: 2021-11-03 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/feelings-of-freedom-festival/ - Categories: News, Edward Dyer, Our Arts Centre, Live Performances Organised as part of the Resonate Festival/Coventry U.K. City of Culture, 2021 this is a two-day festival of culture and ideas in collaboration with Warwick Arts Centre. Organised as part of the Resonate Festival/Coventry U.K. City of Culture, 2021 this is a two-day festival of culture and ideas in collaboration with Warwick Arts Centre. Over two days these talks and provocations will explore what freedom means to different people in different contexts. We want visitors to Warwick Arts Centre to challenge their own thinking and beliefs, and through these events to re-examine how freedom is experienced and understood; its value and its cost; and the contested nature and significance of freedoms over time and space. There is no limit to our exploration – from freedom of speech and no-platforming, to the policing of the pandemic; from trust in government, to fake news in ancient Greece; from the science that underpins government policy on lockdown, to local women resistance fighters in WW II; from human trafficking and slavery to ways of protecting women from sexual assault. We want to explore whether freedom is always a good thing, and how it feels to live without it. --- ### Folklorica a new digital installation - Published: 2021-03-31 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/folklorica-a-new-digital-installation-coming-soon/ - Categories: News, Katie Anderson, Visual Arts, 2021 Folklorica by Edie Jo Murray will bring to life local legends, tall tales and folklore, materialising in real space what is normally confined to our imaginations. Folklorica by Edie Jo Murray is a new augmented reality experience, where you use your phone to access a fantastical world. Come and encounter hidden digital sculptures around Warwick Arts Centre. Folklorica brings to life local legends, tall tales and folklore. It materialises in real space what is normally confined to our imaginations. Edie Jo Murray is a Coventry-based artist with a desire to disrupt reality. In Folklorica she focuses on urban mythologies which inform the identities of particular places. As well as how the campus connects with its surroundings in Coventry and Warwickshire. Through her work, Edie’s focus on digital tools and immersive technologies is enriched through vibrant, sensory-driven exploration of physical media. Edie is a graduate of the University of Warwick’s MA in Digital Media and Culture, an Artist Fellow at Birmingham Open Media and an alum of Vivid Project‘s Black Hole Club. Past work includes commissions from the Open Data Institute, Coventry City of Culture 2021 and Coventry’s Herbert Art Gallery & Museum. Commissioned by Warwick Arts Centre Available from Mon 17 May 2021 onwards – details of the experience are at the entrance of Warwick Arts Centre. --- ### French Film Festival - Published: 2021-10-22 - Modified: 2023-07-19 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/french-film-festival-2021/ - Categories: News, Meli Gueneau, Film We are delighted to welcome back the French Film Festival this autumn with seven films, from big French blockbusters, new indie films, family and classic titles. Throughout November, you’ll be able to discover new work from renowned and emerging filmmakers such as Jacques Audiard, Emmanuelle Bercot and Alexandre Astier, and starring some of France’s most acclaimed actors, including Juliette Binoche, Catherine Deneuve and Benoit Magimel. --- ### From the Source Festival 2021 - Published: 2021-08-31 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/from-the-source-2021/ - Categories: News, Edward Dyer, Live Performances From The Source Festival brings together an inspirational line-up of artists who draw on the roots of jazz while reinterpreting them for today’s audiences. --- ### Art, tunes and more for Gallery Late - Published: 2022-11-17 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/gallery-late-blog-november-2022/ - Categories: Kate Walters, Visual Arts, Live Performances, News Inspired by our current exhibition from Tate Liverpool, come and visit us on Saturday 26 November 2022 for a full day of great music, art, and much more as we launch our first Gallery Late event of the season - which includes a chance to own an exclusive limited-edition poster by Turner Prize winning artist, Jeremy Deller. Gallery Lates were pioneered by galleries like Tate Modern and the National Gallery as a different way to explore and experience a museum or gallery on an evening or weekend. Enjoy a drink with friends, take part in activities and enjoy some music alongside the exhibition. Inspired by our current exhibition from Tate Liverpool, come and visit us on Saturday 26 November 2022 for a full day of great music, art, and much more as we launch our first Gallery Late event of the season - which includes a chance to own an exclusive limited-edition poster by Turner Prize winning artist, Jeremy Deller. Radical Landscapes (11am-11pm), FreeThis major exhibition explores responses to the British landscape by leading artists including Henry Moore, Eric Ravilious, Jeremy Deller and Derek Jarman, as well as Turner Prize 2022 nominees Ingrid Pollard and Veronica Ryan. Open late until 11pm. House Is A Feeling (3pm-11pm), FreeDaylight Robbery presents an installation of films, artworks and objects exploring the house music scene in Coventry. Covering the period 1986-1994, artist Adi Dowling returns to the project last seen in the Ikea building as part of Coventry's City of Culture. Folk In the Foyer (4pm-7.30pm), FreeEnjoy a series of appearances from leading folk and acoustic musicians from across the region. With Kevin Dempsey (Dando Shaft, Whippersnapper, Uiscedwr), Wes Finch and The Silver Wye, Paper Circus, and Zoe Cure. Bryter Music Presents: Pink Moon (3pm sold out – extra performance added... --- ### Artist Call Out: Gallery Late - Published: 2023-08-24 - Modified: 2023-09-20 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/gallery-late-call-out/ - Categories: News, Kate Walters, Mead Gallery, Community, Visual Arts We're looking for a artist/group of artists from the Midlands to deliver our next Gallery Late on Saturday 4 November, The Brief:Taking themes from our current exhibition as a springboard for creativity, we want to commission an artist or group of artists from the Midlands territory to deliver our next Gallery Late on Saturday 4 November for a fee of £1,000 inclusive of VAT. You might be makers, DJs, performers, a speaker, poet, workshop facilitator or a blend of all these things together. We welcome submissions from professional and non-professional practitioners. Note: we are principally looking for performance-based submissions rather than visual artworks, where possible. Digital art (projection, for example) would be welcomed. Above all else, we value innovation, ambition and creativity. So please don’t hold back! Background: Our first Gallery Late featured a talk from Jeremy Deller and a performance of his infamous Acid Brass project with Fairey Brass Band. Our second Gallery Late was delivered by Japanese psych-rock band BO NINGEN who performed in different rooms of Katrina Palmer’s immersive exhibition What’s Already Going On. We are keen to localise and democratise our Gallery Late programme moving forward, offering a paid opportunity to creatives in our local region which anyone can apply for. Exhibition Curator’s Notes (Thomas Ellmer)Phantom Sculpture takes as its starting point the writing of influential social theorist, philosopher and former student of the University of Warwick, Mark Fisher: “… the 21st century is oppressed by a crushing sense of finitude and exhaustion. It doesn’t... --- ### Artist Call Out Gallery Late X Warwick Pride - Published: 2024-03-28 - Modified: 2024-03-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/gallery-late-call-out-x-warwick-pride/ - Categories: News, Kate Walters, Visual Arts, Community, Mead Gallery Gallery Lates is an exciting, emerging programme at Warwick Arts Centre, where we bring together music, movement, visual art and much more in a free late-night event hosted inside our Mead Gallery. Introduction:Our first Gallery Late featured a talk from Jeremy Deller and a performance of his infamous Acid Brass project with Fairey Brass Band. Our second Gallery Late was delivered by psych-rock band BO NINGEN with individual band members installed in different rooms of Katrina Palmer’s immersive exhibition What’s Already Going On. Then November 2023 saw the first of our open commissioned Gallery Late. The project recipient was Coventry-based sensory artist, Tom Simkins who paired DJ sets courtesy of his inclusive clubbing brand Cov Sauce with performances by ART RIOT COLLECTIVE (a community of Disabled and Neurodivergent artists and supporters) creating a captivating “Room 2” experience as a counterpart of Annie Mac’s ‘Before Midnight’ show inside our Hall. The Brief:Taking Warwick Pride, LGBTQIA+ culture and the themes from our exhibition as a springboard for creativity, we are commissioning an artist or group of artists, preferably from the West Midlands area, to deliver our next Gallery Late on Friday 14th June 2024 for a fee of £1,200 inclusive of VAT. You might be makers, DJs, performers, a speaker, poet, workshop facilitator or a blend of all these things together. We welcome submissions from professional and non-professional practitioners. Above all else, we value innovation, ambition and creativity so don’t hold back, we want to hear your bold ideas! However, please do also bear in mind that £1,200 is a modest budget and Warwick Arts Centre has firm commitments... --- ### Q&A with Daniel Naddafy from Glisten - Published: 2022-12-02 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/glisten-interview/ - Categories: Live Performances, Blog, Cheryl Culliford-Whyte, Interviews In this interview, Daniel reveals more about Glisten, the inspiration for the story, the challenges for creating a show for babies, and what he loves about shiny materials. Daniel Naddafy is an actor and theatre maker who for the past ten years has predominately worked in children's theatre. His work has taken him all over the UK as well as the world, performing in Norway, Japan and South Korea. 1. Tell us a little about Glisten. What’s the show about?Glisten is a gentle show that takes the audience on a journey through the world of shiny materials. It starts simply with an empty space that slowly grows into a landscape of colour and sounds. 2. Why did you want to create a show specifically for the 0-18 month age range?I have performed in a few shows for babies, but always wanted to make my own. A lot of work for this age range is beautiful but not always artistically engaging for the adults, who are taking the babies to the theatre. I wanted to create something that would be artistically engaging for everyone, and I think I have achieved this with the music, which really seems to link the adults and babies. A Dad told me recently that he used to love going clubbing, but that he rarely had the chance too now because of his baby. He said Glisten felt like he was going clubbing during the day with his baby. This was one of the best compliments I have ever had. 3. What are the challenges for creating a show for this age range?You never really know what the audience will do. I have had a couple of shows where babies have wanted to stand right in the middle of the performance space and you can’t really do much about that! You just have to work around... --- ### Guest Blog: New Art Club - Published: 2021-10-04 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/guest-blog-new-art-club/ - Categories: Guest Blog, Live Performances, Dave Freak In the run up to their return to Warwick Arts Centre, New Art Club’s Pete Shenton discusses their latest work, Cupid’s Revenge, and reflects on their 23 year career. New Art Club is the name for the collaboration between myself and Tom Roden. We have been making shows together since 1998 and have toured our work in the UK, Europe, Australia, USA and China. Our work has been performed in big fancy international comedy festivals, and tiny little rooms in pubs; at places such as Sadlers Wells and Covent Garden and even once at Wembley stadium. We have often been described as the funny men of dance, or the arty men of comedy, or some version of this kind of thing, but none of that is really what we are. We didn’t intend to be hard to define, we just made the shows that we wanted to make, and they turned out the way that they did. Our work is playful and silly and serious and sad. We hope you are as excited about coming to the Warwick Arts Centre to see some shows as we are about getting back on tour. It has seemed like a lifetime since we made and premiered our new show. In all honesty this show also feels like it is a lifetime in the making. Cupid’s Revenge will be the 17th show that we have made together. It leans on our early years as a dance company as well as our middle years as a comedy double act, but is really a performance about love and life and loss. It feels like it has really opened up new creative possibilities for us as we move into the next stage of our work together. It is full of words and movement and images in some kind of order that seems to work. It is sometimes funny and sometimes moving. Our way of working is to begin... --- ### Guest Blog: Change Festival 2021 - Published: 2021-10-12 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/guest-blog-change-festival-2021/ - Categories: Guest Blog, Edward Dyer, Our Arts Centre, Live Performances, Visual Arts How Can The Arts Inspire Climate Action? Tell Different Stories. Becky Burchell, curator of the Change Festival, explains all. The climate crisis accelerated this year, with an onslaught of extreme weather events around the world. From wildfires, to flooding to heatwaves, it is now impossible to ignore the urgent need to rapidly change the way we live on earth. So why is there still so much climate apathy? Perhaps it is because we are not motivated by statistics, by graphs of carbon levels, or maps of rising sea levels; but we are moved by stories. We seek out the stories that we relate to and help us make sense of our place in the world. So What would happen if we told different stories, through our arts, our culture and our media? Would this help us to see the climate crisis through a different lens? And to help us find our own place in the story of our future? I created CHANGE Festival in 2019 to bring together narratives that aim to inspire audiences to rise up to the climate crisis. Taking place again this year at Warwick Arts Centre 5th-7th November, we won't be bombarding audiences with science, data or climate jargon, but instead will be offering a broad programme of music, theatre, cabaret, family shows, discussions and workshops. With over 20 events across the weekend, the theme for this year’s festival is ‘rise up’ and audiences will be invited to consider what personally motivates them to become active, rather than apathetic. It’s common to feel overwhelmed by the scale of what’s happening to our climate and feel that anything we do will be insignificant. But going to see a theatre show,... --- ### Halloween Mystery Film - Published: 2023-10-06 - Modified: 2023-10-06 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/halloween-mystery-film/ - Categories: News Join us for our spine-tingling Halloween Mystery Film! Experience suspense, thrills, and hair-raising surprises in this unique cinematic experience. This Halloween, we’re having a special late-night screening of one of the scariest films in cinema, but there's a twist – you won't know what you're about to witness until the lights go down! Join us for our Halloween Mystery Film for a night of suspense, thrills, and hair-raising surprises. Be sure to grab a friend and prepare for a unique and unforgettable cinematic experience. But wait, there's more! If you joined us for our very first Mystery Film event on Friday September 29th at 11pm, you will have had a chance to vote on which iconic horror classic we’ll be scaring our audience with on Halloween night. Our sinister selection: HELLRAISER (Clive Barker 1986) – 1 hour 34 minutes of relentless suspense.THE SHINING (Stanley Kubrick, 1980) – 2 hours and 26 minutes of psychological horror. ROSEMARY’S BABY (Roman Polanski, 1968) – 2 hours and 17 minutes of mind-bending paranoia CARRIE (Brian DePalma, 1976) – 1 hour and 38 minutes of telekinetic terror.AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (John Landis, 1981) – 1 hour and 37 minutes of full-moon frights. And here’s the kicker – there's also a secret sixth option, but we won't reveal it just yet. We wouldn't want to spoil the fun, would we? So, if you’re brave enough, mark your calendar for October 31st, grab your tickets, and brace yourself for an eerie cinematic journey that will send shivers down your spine. Don't miss out on the excitement and suspense – reserve your seat today and get ready for a Halloween movie night you won't soon... --- ### Hold Your Own: A Day of Elders’ Dance - Published: 2023-07-13 - Modified: 2023-07-13 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/hold-your-own-a-day-of-elders-dance/ - Categories: Blog, Lynsey Cullen, Community Hear from our Creative Learning Manager about Hold Your Own: A Day of Elders’ Dance a project about actively changing preconceptions of what older people’s dance is, by challenging the notions of how older people are presented. The dancers, all aged 50+, who took part are as vibrant, courageous, and exuberant as any other dance company, regardless of age or ability. They have been empowered by their choreographers to collaborate, to push for excellence and to grow in confidence. The dance pieces and films we programmed for the day are just the beginning of a network for elders’ dance in the midlands. The ambition is to connect with groups, festivals and choreographers nationally in the year ahead. Hold Your Own featured three Elders’ Dance Performances – from Out of Whack, Dancemind’s Dance Elders’ and The Hub Dance Company. It also included a selection of short films, featuring dancers aged 50, along with a couple of workshops led by the company choreographers. It was a full day of sharing practice, networking and celebrating what it means to be a part of such a dynamic network of older dancers. The energy and passion that was evident throughout the day was only rivalled by the dedication to artistic practice from all participants. These are not just participants from dance classes aimed at the over 50’s, these are Elders’ Dance Companies, filled with people who have skill, passion and dedication to creating high quality performances pieces. About Out of WhackOut of Whack is a performance company for those aged 60+ from Warwick Arts Centre. The Out of Whack dancers created a site-specific piece for the Hold Your Own day that was choreographed by Molly Wright in response to ‘The Reason for Painting’... --- ### HS2 Funds to support Warwick Arts Centre 20:20 Project - Published: 2021-03-24 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/hs2-funds-to-support-warwick-arts-centre-2020-project/ - Categories: News, Katie Anderson, Our Arts Centre, 2021 Warwick Arts Centre has been successful in its bid to the HS2 Community and Environment Fund (CEF) and has secured £250,000 towards the Warwick 20:20 Project. The grant from the HS2 CEF will contribute to the new development which includes transforming the entrance and foyer, replacing blockwork with large expanses of glass to create a light, engaging and welcoming space for visitors, creating a new three screen cinema where a diverse range of films can be shown, and relocating the Mead Gallery from the first floor to the ground floor, improving visibility and accessibility. The project will further improve accessibility with new accessible toilets, a gender neutral toilet and the installation of an evacuation lift. In addition the project will be environmentally sustainable, with the introduction of LED lighting, improved heat recovery and a connection to the district heat network, reducing carbon emissions. Our upgraded venue will offer the opportunity for the public to engage with Warwick Arts Centre as a community hub for the arts in a range of ways including volunteering, participating in programmes and projects and attending events. Overall the Project is a major statement of investment in the arts that will last for decades to come. Communities and audiences will be able to experience the works of contemporary international, national, regional and local artists through a diverse programme of over 2,500 individual events and performances each year. The HS2 Community and Business funds were launched in 2017 and have to date supported 23 projects in Warwickshire which have shared over £1.3million. Projects have ranged from community... --- ### International Women's Day 2023 - Published: 2023-03-07 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/international-womens-day-2023/ - Categories: Meli Gueneau, Film, National News, Blog For International Women’s Day, our Cinema and Screen Producer reflects on how we’ve supported and championed films directed by women since our re-opening. From the moment we re-opened, we wanted to offer as representative a film programme as possible. We wanted to proactively create opportunities for work made by and about women. Whilst there is no shortage of films directed by women, few get the publicity or exposure that their male counterparts might. Sadly, women still get fewer opportunities to direct, especially when it comes to big budget titles. Yet films directed by women are no less popular than those directed by men when they are released. In fact, last year, women took home the top prizes at major film festivals: Sundance (Nikyatu Jusu’s Nanny), Berlin (Carla Simon’s Alcarras), Venice (Laura Poitras’ All the Beauty and the Bloodshed) and of course, at the Oscars where Sian Heder’s CODA took home Best Picture. Whilst we have shown films directed by women regularly since re-opening at the end of September 2021, we made a commitment at the end of that year to simply do better. Since the start of 2022, we have shown at least one film directed or co-directed by a woman every week without fail. In 2022, those films accounted for 27% of our entire programme. We supported:First features such as Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun (winner of 7 BIFAs including Best Film and of the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut) and Laura Wandel’s Playground.Independent films such as Warwickshire’s very own Rudy directed by Shona Auerbach, and Nana Mensah’s Queen of Glory.Foreign language films such as Audrey Diwan’s Happening (winner of Venice’s Golden Lion... --- ### It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas - Published: 2022-11-28 - Modified: 2023-07-19 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas/ - Categories: News, Sam Matthews, Our Arts Centre, Christmas 2022 Find out what we have in store this Christmas! With holiday classics in our cinema screens to Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s Stick Man in our Theatre, University of Warwick scientists taking over the Butterworth Hall for two nights with amazing experiments as part of the much-loved Warwick Christmas Lectures; and our Music Centre's Festive Family Christmas Countdown, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Whether you're joining us before the big day or making plans for 'Twixmas (the time between Christmas and New Year's Day), we're here to welcome you in at Warwick Arts Centre. --- ### Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme - Published: 2022-02-08 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/japan-foundation-touring-film-programme/ - Categories: News, Our Arts Centre, Film, JFTFP22 The UK’s largest festival of Japanese cinema is back for its 19th edition with an exciting showcase of Japanese films. The UK’s largest festival of Japanese cinema is back for its 19th edition with an exciting showcase of Japanese films, most of which have only recently been released in Japan, and all of which intricately render their respective dark depths of the human mind.So, what constitutes an unfathomable ‘dark mind’ lurking beneath the surface in modern age Japan? Would the definition of it now be more diverse when the society we are living in is more complicated than before? Does such a psychological state add to an interesting cinematic story? From recently released contemporary works, to anime and rare classics, The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2022 aims to answer these questions and demonstrate how films, seemingly different in tone and style, have the same facet running through them and that all ultimately deal in human darkness. From crime films to charming dramas, presenting an assortment of stories about people from different walks of life, this programme will showcase the cinematic voices and skills of both experienced and emerging filmmakers and aims to cater to the varied tastes of the UK audiences. --- ### Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2023 - Published: 2023-02-20 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/japan-foundation-touring-film-programme-2023/ - Categories: News, Sam Matthews, Film, JFTFP23 Join us for The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme, the UK’s ever-evolving largest festival of Japanese cinema celebrating its 20th anniversary! With an exciting line up, most of which have only recently been released, but also some masterpieces from the distant past, the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2023 explores the theme of “the evolution of Japanese cinema”. Audiences will be provided with food for thought: Where has Japanese cinema come from? What is its current position in the world of cinema? And where is it heading next? Major Supporter: The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation. Sponsors in Kind: SUQQU, Athletia and Clearspring. --- ### Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2025 - Published: 2025-01-14 - Modified: 2025-02-06 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/japan-foundation-touring-film-programme-2025/ - Categories: Blog, Dave Freak, Film The UK’s biggest festival of Japanese cinema, the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme (JFTFP), returns to our screens, from Sat 8 Feb - Thu 6 Mar. Under the banner Am I Right? Justice, Justification and Judgement in Japanese Cinema, eight specially selected films are being screened, ranging from stage adaptations and thrillers to quirky comedies and a rare revival of a '70s classic. Ichiko (Sat 8 Feb) sees director Toda Akihiro adapting his own critically acclaimed stage play. When his fiancé vanishes without a trace, Hasegawa discovers there's no record of her ever existing in a powerful exploration of poverty, abuse and Japan's family register system. The first of various adaptations of crime and mystery writer Yokomizo Seishi’s best-selling novel, 1976's The Inugami Family (Tue 11 Feb) is a thrilling ensemble mystery by Ichikawa Kon (Ten Dark Women) which set a new standard for Japanese noir. A period drama which shines a contemporary light on traditional subject matters, Bushido (Thu 13 Feb) finds a ronin (unemployed samurai) accused of a crime he did not commit setting out to restore his honour. The arrival of a live-in farmhand turns family life upside down in actor-turned-director Ushimaru Ryo’s remarkable debut, Qualia (Sat 15 Feb and Mon 17 Feb) - a quirky, chaotic black comedy adapted from the hit theatrical production. Day and Night (Thu 20 Feb and Sat 22 Feb) is a profoundly original drama that directly challenges the fundamental concepts of good and evil. When his father, a whistle-blower at a large automobile company, commits suicide, Koji finds himself caught in the crossfire. Director Hara Hiroto pulls back... --- ### The Koan is coming home! - Published: 2021-12-15 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/koan-comes-home/ - Categories: News, Sarah Shalgosky, Visual Arts, Our Arts Centre White Koan by Liliane Lijn has stood outside Warwick Arts Centre since 1973. It has become an unofficial icon of the university, the subject of numerous urban myths and the alleged author of an unauthorised commentary on university life through its tweets and Facebook page. Liliane Lijn is an American-born artist who was the first woman artist to work with kinetic text (Poem Machines), exploring both light and text as early as 1962. Working with highly original combinations of industrial materials and artistic processes, Lijn is recognised for pioneering the interaction of art, science, technology, eastern philosophy and female mythology. We asked Liliane Lijn to describe her feelings of freedom. Much as she cut up texts to explore language and meaning in her early Poem Machines, she has nominated excerpts from her forthcoming autobiography, Sylvana Bismark Speaks, that include or address freedom. At PS 96, assembly was held every morning and due to the size of the school, the crowded hall was an impressive sight. Following role call and saluting the flag, of which I never entirely grasped the meaning or sense, the Headmistress would always give a little speech. One such speech stuck in my mind. It was about Freedom and its relation to Responsibility. That America was the country of the Free and the Brave, I had heard over and over in the anthem we daily sang but connecting it to responsibility was something quite new and seemed to me, even at the age of eight, quite correct and sensible. Freedom could not work, she said, unless you took responsibility for making it work. I remember this speech as perhaps my earliest awareness of my own potential for social involvement, as a call to consciousness and conscience. Horses were power, freedom and sexuality... --- ### New Work by Sculptor Laura Ellen Bacon - Published: 2019-06-27 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/laura-ellen-bacon/ - Categories: News, Sarah Shalgosky, Visual Arts, Our Arts Centre, 2019 The British sculptor Laura Ellen Bacon transforms raw, predominately natural materials into large-scale artworks in both interior and landscape settings. Available now as part of Warwick Arts Centre's Sculpture Trail. Her sculptures, which have been described as “monumental yet intimate”, “frenzied yet calm”, embrace, surround or engulf architectural and natural structures. Previously, the artist’s work has been seen in places such as Chatsworth, Somerset House, New Art Centre and Saatchi Gallery. From 22 May – 14 Jun, Laura Ellen Bacon, installed a new site-specific sculpture, Don’t Let Go, on the University of Warwick campus in Coventry. Weaving, knotting and assembling willow on site, the artist created an abstract form built around a tree situated along Warwick Arts Centre’s Follow that Hare: Art and Nature Trail. This new sculpture is intended to provide, within its grooves and crevices, a habitat for insect life. Insects are a vital component in the biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems, playing a number of roles – from degrading or consuming leaves, wood, carrion and dung to dispersing fungi and providing an important food source for other animals. Laura Ellen Bacon describes her new work as resembling a ‘colony’ of life forms either clinging to and multiplying on the tree, or pouring from it. These forms may be interpreted as supportive, similarly to the tree’s own root structure; or as parasitic, such as a climbing vine or fungus. Overall these separate yet inter-connected forms provide a visual representation of the complexity of an ecosystem, within which destruction and decay is symbiotically linked with nutrition and procreation. This artwork, built around – yet separate to –... --- ### Love Your Local Theatre 2 for 1 tickets! - Published: 2022-02-22 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/love-your-local-theatre/ - Categories: News, Edward Dyer, Live Performances, Our Arts Centre Thanks to support from The National Lottery we are proud to introduce the Love Your Local Theatre campaign. Powered by the National Lottery and UK Theatre. When you buy a ticket for one of the following participating shows in March using promocode LOVELOCAL241 you will get another free ticket courtesy of the National Lottery*. --- ### My Journey at Warwick Arts Centre - Published: 2024-02-07 - Modified: 2024-02-07 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/marketing-assistant-joe-murphy/ - Categories: Blog, Our Arts Centre, Community Warwick Arts Centre Marketing Assistant, Joe Murphy, talks through his journey and experience at the organisation. I first joined Warwick Arts Centre, as an apprentice back in 2019. I had a passion to work within the arts, and it felt like the perfect first step. This experience was not only a start of something new for me but also the Arts Centre. I was one of the first enrolled apprentices. Within the first couple of weeks of my apprenticeship I knew this was the place for me. I had the opportunity to meet every department and felt so welcomed and included. Joining a company as an apprentice can feel quite daunting, as you have to work, study and try to fit in within an environment you haven’t experienced before. Yet, the whole team made this experience incredibly rewarding. I joined as a Business Administration Apprentice, which doesn’t scratch the surface of what I was able get involved with. A tailored program allowed me to spend a month within each department and work on different projects with each of them. This gave me a chance to work on a wide variety of tasks and roles. It also allowed me to see how the company runs holistically, the importance of every department pulling in the same direction and how that happens. Unfortunately, Covid cut this experience short. I did still gain my qualification but the uncertainty within the arts during this difficult time meant I entered the furlough scheme. However, I was lucky enough to now know exactly what I wanted to do with my career. I found my passion of marketing within the arts, and this would be my goal moving forward. I went onto... --- ### Meet Our Visitor Experience Manager - Published: 2024-03-15 - Modified: 2024-03-15 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/meet-our-visitor-experience-manager-beth/ - Categories: Blog, Our Arts Centre, Community The Internal Communications Team at the University of Warwick chatted to our Visitor Experience Manager, Beth Evans, about her role at Warwick Arts Centre and how she champions audiences. Beth's passionate about championing audiences of all backgrounds - in this staff blog, she explains how she connects with our local community, what her favourite Arts Centre memory is, and why she'll always look back fondly on the 2023 Christmas run of The Gruffalo. About my roleMy role as Visitor Experience Manager is to make sure our visitors and audiences have the best possible experience at Warwick Arts Centre. Our visitors' needs can vary depending upon if they're a student, artist, local community member or staff - and all are as important as each other. My day-to-day tasks range from reviewing and analysing feedback, to exploring new and exciting opportunities to bring to audiences. The three things that make for a memorable guest experienceBeing welcoming: The ability to feel welcome and embraced into a space is unmatched by anything else.Listening to our visitors: No matter how small or big their comment is, we're here to hear it. We're passionate to show how much we care and are always striving to improve.Personalisation goes a long way - we know many of our visitors by face or name. This helps to build a connection with audiences.Connecting with our local communityWe recently invited a local community group to visit us for our 2023 Christmas show, The Gruffalo. It was really important to us that they had a positive experience, especially as it was their first-time ever visiting a theatre - some of the group felt a little daunted. After the show, we anxiously waited... --- ### Meet the New Us - Published: 2021-07-15 - Modified: 2023-05-02 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/meet-the-new-us/ - Categories: Katie Anderson, Our Arts Centre, Live Performances, Visual Arts, Film, Blog As we approach our reopening, we've created a taster video to get you as excited as we are about meeting in our new spaces and our upcoming programme! Featuring just a few "blink-and-you'll-miss-it" glimpses from the countless incredible performances, performers, exhibitions and events we've hosted, (as well as a number yet to come). Meet in ArtFeaturing just a few "blink-and-you'll-miss-it" glimpses from the countless incredible performances, performers, exhibitions and events we've hosted, (as well as a number yet to come). We hope this reminds you of some brilliant, inspiring and enjoyable times. See What's On to book your tickets for our upcoming shows. --- ### Mini Creatives: Finding the musical potential of every child - Published: 2022-11-18 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/mini-creatives-blog-post-november-2022/ - Categories: Live Performances, Mary Ryder, Blog Programme Coordinator Mary Ryder celebrates our weekly Mini Creatives sessions with B'Opera. It has been a pleasure to welcome babies, toddlers and their grown-ups to experience the joy of the creative arts through our weekly Mini Creatives sessions. This year, we have partnered with B’Opera to create an inclusive space where the musical potential of every child, no matter how small, is nurtured and developed. Mini Creatives takes place every Friday at 10.30am in term time in our Creative Learning Space. It's perfect for children aged 0-4 years. The sessions are led by B’Opera’s Zoë Challenor, and run for about 40 minutes with time to play afterwards. The sessions have a repeating structure, reflecting the little ones’ need for repetition. But there's also the freedom to respond to what families bring and to the little ones’ music-making. In a typical session we will introduce each other and the theme, through singing and through a character, like Rainbow Teddy. A story is brought to life by Zoë through song, and together we sing action songs in response to what the children bring that day. We also explore musical concepts like pulse, beat, rhythm, pitch, and characterisation through games and songs. Grown-ups will often find themselves singing in rounds and modelling singing to their children. Families help to co-create new songs during the sessions by offering actions, ideas, words and sounds. Care and attention is paid to creating an environment that is relaxed, inclusive, and free from expectation. Creativity is nurtured and encouraged during these sessions. Learning... --- ### Monumental Visions: Speculative Futures Through Art - Published: 2024-03-01 - Modified: 2024-03-01 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/monumental-visions-speculative-futures-through-art/ - Categories: News, Exhibitions, Community, Becca Randle Monumental Visions is an exhibition developed in partnership between the Inini Initiative, Warwick Arts Centre, and Birmingham-based artist Rumbi Savanhu. Through a series of workshops over six months, participants engaged their senses to craft visions of an imagined future exploring sight and touch, smell, sound and taste. Now, their vibrant creations are on display, inviting you to explore this world of possibilities. The ExhibitionThe ‘Monumental Visions’ exhibition at Warwick Arts Centre's Theatre Bar Space brings together artwork inspired by personal experiences and sensory exploration. The works range from a collaborative sound piece to ceramics, 2D works and poignant written works, reflecting a range of perspectives on an imagined Inini nation. You can leave your own postcard reflecting your experience of nations, future and past, imagined, and real too. The exhibition is open to visit from 29 February 2024. About the Collaborators:The Inini Initiative is dedicated to promoting mental health awareness and supporting migrants and refugees from global majority communities. It has been developing a partnership with Warwick Arts Centre for several years. This collaboration underscores their commitment to fostering community engagement and creativity. Artist Rumbi Savanhu, known for her practice as an illustrator and artist based in Birmingham, has guided participants through the creative process. Her distinctive style and inclusive approach have empowered participants to freely express themselves and bring their visions to life. Special thanks to The Warwick Institute of Engagement’s Collaboration and Co-production Fund 2023... --- ### What were the most watched films of 2023? - Published: 2024-01-16 - Modified: 2024-01-25 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/most-watched-films-of-2023/ - Categories: Blog, Dave Freak, Film We screened some amazing films last year in our three lovely cinema screens, but which were the most popular? Discover the Top 10 most-watched movies at Warwick Arts Centre for 2023 (drum-roll please...) We screened some amazing films last year in our three lovely cinema screens - everything from big Hollywood blockbusters to art house flicks, the best of world cinema, special one-off screenings, and many movies you couldn't see anywhere else in Warwickshire on a big screen. But which were the most popular? Did Barbie drop a bomb on Oppenheimer? Could Napoleon conquer the Box Office? Has Wonka hit the sweet spot? And which superheroes really packed a punch? Read on to discover the Top 10 most-watched movies at Warwick Arts Centre for 2023 (drum-roll please...) Oppenheimer (15)Christopher Nolan's brooding biopic starring Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer, the 'father of the atomic bomb'. Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (PG)Head-spinning and visually stunning animated sequel featuring the adventures of the alternative Spider-Man, Miles Morales. Barbie (12)Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling embark on a journey of self-discovery in the feel-good movie of the year. Pink? So cool! Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.3 (12)Third time out for Marvel's galactic gang as Rocket's life hangs in the balance. Wonka (PG)Musical fantasy starring Timothée Chalamet. The delightful cinematic prequel to Roald Dahl's Charlie and The Chocolate Factory was loved by families. Asteroid City (12)Whimsical tale from Wes Anderson with an impressive starry cast, including Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson and Tom Hanks. Also the inspiration for a TikTok craze! Napoleon (15)Director Ridley Scott's dramatic... --- ### Mother’s Day at Warwick Arts Centre - Published: 2024-03-01 - Modified: 2024-03-01 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/mothers-day-2024/ - Categories: Blog, Family, Community This year, instead of the usual gifts like flowers or chocolates, why not plan a memorable day out instead? If you’re looking for things to do in Coventry for Mother’s Day, here are some wonderful experiences at Warwick Arts Centre you can treat her to: Indulge in a Special MealHead to Benugo Bar and Kitchen located in the foyer entrance, where they're offering a delectable set menu for Mother’s Day. Treat your mum to a fabulous meal crafted by skilled Head Chef Christopher Pell (formerly The Savoy, London). Choose from a 3-course option for £30 or a 2-course option for £25, both of which come with a complimentary glass of Prosecco or Elderflower fizz for mum. Explore the Art at the Mead Gallery Visit the Mead Gallery and explore the Phantom Sculpture exhibition, which ends right after Mother's Day. Featuring significant works by renowned artists past and present, along with contributions from emerging artists. This exhibition promises an insightful journey through contemporary art. There’s also an opportunity to get creative at the Making Space, where you both can create your own sculptural responses to the exhibition using prompts made by our Family Artists in Residence. Welcome to all and completely free of charge, it’s your chance to discover your inner artists and make your own mark. Family Sundays If you're celebrating Mother’s Day with young children, Family Sundays at Warwick Arts Centre are perfect for a fun and creative experience. Drop in between 1.30pm and 4.00pm for creative workshops led by the talented duo Hipkiss & Graney. It’s an opportunity for the whole family... --- ### Audience Development Assistant Internship Reflection by Michelle - Published: 2023-10-16 - Modified: 2023-10-16 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/my-internship-at-warwick-arts-centre-by-michelle/ - Categories: Blog, Creative Learning, Our Arts Centre From creating a sculpture trail, planning a creative workshop, having conversations on promoting access to the Arts Centre and more, my internship at the Warwick Arts Centre as an audience development assistant has been everything I wanted to achieve from it and much more. Not only have I been able to witness that the arts is a place that we can all meet and connect, but I was also able to share my love and passion for the arts. As well as have a sense of ownership over the events that I planned and the learning resources I created. When I finished my history degree in May, I wanted to make the most out of the long summer before starting my masters. So when I saw the internship, I knew this was something I wanted to apply for. I’ve spent the last two years of my university journey volunteering and working at Warwick Arts Centre on the Creative Learning programme. If I had to sum it up in one word, I would say it is magical. So often are we caught up in those stressful moments of study, school and work, that we forget to unwind and allow ourselves to take a moment to breathe. This is exactly what the Creative Learning programme allows us to do. Like seeing the faces of children light up as they run over to their parents to show them an artwork they’ve made. Or hearing students talk about how workshops are a chance for them to be themselves and de-stress from their studies. These experiences made me realise the importance of creative learning and how much I wanted to be part of it. Beneath all these magical moments of working on the programme, there was something I was curious about. As my history degree has taught me, be curious and ask questions. And so I did. My question was, "what lies behind all these workshops and events that makes them come... --- ### National Apprenticeship Week - Published: 2020-02-05 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/national-apprenticeship-week/ - Categories: Edward Dyer, Our Arts Centre, Blog, 2020 It’s National Apprenticeship Week from Mon 3 – Sun 9 Feb, so we took the opportunity to sit down with our newest apprentice, Ana Cortes-Crabtree, and share her story so far. Warwick Arts Centre: Tell us about your apprenticeship.Ana: I am the Events Assistant Apprentice, and I’m working with the Programming department here at Warwick Arts Centre. My role is assisting with events management, and seeing the process through from beginning to end. My apprenticeship with Warwick Arts Centre will last for 15 months, and I just started this week! WAC: What made you choose to do an apprenticeship at Warwick Arts Centre?Ana: Warwick Arts Centre is a world class venue, and being one of the largest multi-artform venues in the UK means there are so many incredible opportunities to work with a wide variety of people within the industry. Having an apprenticeship here is such an amazing opportunity for me to kick-start my career within the arts. WAC: What are you looking forward to most about your apprenticeship?Ana: Performing arts is a passion of mine; I’ve been involved in theatre and dance since a very young age and have always wanted to work within the arts. An events role here is the perfect way to combine my passion with a future career. I’m excited to be involved in the programming and managing of the events that take place here, learning how it all comes together and all the intricacies involved with the organisation of events and performances. WAC: What would you like to do after you finish your apprenticeship?Ana: Although I don’t have a specific job in mind, I know that I want to stay working within the arts after my apprenticeship. During my time here... --- ### Cinema & Screen Producer's Blog - Published: 2021-09-23 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/new-screen-producer/ - Categories: Blog, Meli Gueneau, Film Meet our new Cinema & Screen Producer Meli Gueneau! Hi, I'm Meli and I’ve recently been appointed to oversee the film programme at Warwick Arts Centre.As our cinemas reopen, it felt relevant to reach out to give you some idea of what to expect in our brand new screens. For our first month of reopening, as we establish our programme, we will operate on two screens only,. You'll be presented with worldwide blockbusters such as No Time to Die, as well independent and foreign language films such as the remarkable gems from our BFI London Film Festival touring programme. The rest of our October programme, which will be published soon, will offer a similar collection of films for you to explore and enjoy. Opening our third screen in November will allow us to do more than we’ve ever done, and to be bolder than we’ve ever been. We want our cinemas to be a space where all can feel welcome, where all can feel represented, where all can feel safe, and where all can have a voice. We will be working closely with members of the community and communities we live in so our venue can feel like your cinematic home. You will soon see the return of digital screenings from theatre, operas and ballets, and we will also give you a chance to directly input in our programme with the return of Audience Choices. Our programme will welcome panel discussions and cast and crew Q&As, inviting you to engage with the films we curate, the artists and filmmakers we champion, and the collaborators we work with. We will also nurture connections across all of... --- ### Noirvember - Published: 2021-10-22 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/noirvember-2021/ - Categories: News, Meli Gueneau, Film Join us this November for a celebration of film noir. This new yearly season will allow you to revisit some classic film noir and explore the genre beyond its golden age. This year, we’re bringing brand new 4K restorations of John Huston’s The Maltese Falcon and the Coen brothers’ Fargo, as well as screenings of Carol Reed’s The Third Man and Jules Dassin’s The Naked City. Join the conversation online #Noirvember --- ### NT Live’s 100th Milestone - Published: 2024-05-13 - Modified: 2024-05-13 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/nt-lives-100th-milestone/ - Categories: Blog, Joe Murphy, Film NT Live has reached its 100th edition and we have been there since day one. Two members of the team were lucky enough to take a trip down to London to watch a rehearsal of Nye. Find out more about NT Live and hear from Joe Murphy about his experience watching a live recording. What is NT Live? National Theatre Live brings the best of British theatre to the cinema screen. From serious drama to unmissable comedies, starring the biggest names from stage and screen. NT Live Through the YearsWarwick Arts Centre have been screening National Theatre Live since the very first broadcast of; Phedre (2009), starring the Legendary Dame Helen Mirren. Along the years fan favourites have ranged from A Streetcar Named Desire (2014) starring Gillian Anderson, to Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag (2019). However, the most popular NT Live at Warwick Arts Centre and across the UK has been Jodie Comer’s Olivier Award-winning debut in Prima Facie (2017). My Experience at a Live RecordingOn Wednesday 17 April I was lucky enough to head down to the Olivier Theatre in London to watch a Live recording test of Nye, starring Micheal Sheen. Before the performance there was a interesting pre-show talk with director Rufus Norris. We heard from him a bit of background on how Nye was made, as well as his favourite scenes from the play. One of which was the library scene, a pivotal time in Nye Bevan’s journey with his speech, providing a tremendous mix of humour, emotional vulnerability and excellent movement. The room was then opened up for a Q&A session with everyone who had travelled from other venues for this performance. We were provided with a fascinating insight into the journey of how a play is made at the National Theatre, going from the New Work department, all the way to... --- ### NYO Musicians Under The Spotlight - Published: 2022-01-05 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/nyo-musicians-under-the-spotlight/ - Categories: Blog, Dave Freak, Live Performances As the acclaimed National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (NYO) return to the Warwick Arts Centre stage for our first concert of 2022, we find out more from two participants, violinist Maxim Lavrov and clarinet player Phoenix Mombru. The teenage musicians who make up the NYO come from all over the UK, and from very different backgrounds – but they're bound together by their love for orchestral music, and their desire to open up orchestral music to other young musicians, regardless of their background or access to music education. Their forthcoming performance in our Butterworth Hall - entitled Open Up & Let Loose! (Friday 7 January 2022) - sees the NYO present Thomas Adès' Dawn (a piece conceived as a social distancing tool), Gabriela Lena Frank's southern American-flavoured Latin American Dances, and Rachmaninoff's dazzling Symphonic Dances. --- ### Announcing our Opening Celebrations - Published: 2021-09-27 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/opening-weekend/ - Categories: Edward Dyer, News, Our Arts Centre, Creative Learning, Live Performances, Film, National News Join us for our opening week with a selection of free and ticketed activities from Fri 1 October. Whether you are arriving for an event or just to look at our new spaces, join us for activities, performances and fun popping up in unexpected corners of our new building. Drop by for coffee or a catch up with friends and unleash your imaginations again in our rejuvenated Arts Centre. Fri 1 October If you're arriving for John Grant that evening at 8pm, or one of our films, you'll be in for a treat as from 2pm there will be buskers and dance performances in the foyer and outside you'll be welcomed by some joyful, interactive robot air sculpturesAt 2.30pm we have the Reimagining Middlemarch Talk (FREE)At 6pm we have the free work in progress of The Write to Rave by Debris Stephenson Sat 2 & Sun 3 October From 10am - 4pm on Sat 2 & Sun 3 October we'll be focusing on welcoming families and friends to Warwick Arts Centre. Join us for: Free drop-in creative workshops - such as on Saturday, Origami and on Sunday, AnimationFree artist-led activities - Music workshops on Sat & Dance workshops on SunTours of the buildingBuskers & musical entertainment throughout the dayDance Machine (Gallery)Face paintersSculpture Trail - pick up a new map from our welcome deskOur joyful, interactive robot air sculptures There will be a pop up cafe open open in the foyer from 12pm for drinks and refreshments + More food & drink options NB Please note that our previously advertised weekend free family films are now sold out on both days. Ticketed events on Sat & Sun include: No Time... --- ### Oscar and BAFTA Winners Call-Back - Published: 2022-04-07 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/oscar-and-bafta-winners-call-back/ - Categories: News, Film, Oscar and BAFTA Winners Call-Back In the wake of the annual Spring 'Awards Season', we're bringing back some of the most lauded films of the last year for a series of one off special screenings in our cinemas. In the wake of the annual Spring 'Awards Season', we're bringing back some of the most lauded films of the last year for a series of one off special screenings in our cinemas. We begin with The Power Of The Dog (Fri 8 Apr & Sun 24 Apr). One of the most award-laden movies of modern times, the Benedict Cumberbatch-starring drama was nominated for a massive 11 Academy Awards and 7 BAFTAs, with film-maker Jane Campion walking away with the Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe, Hollywood Critics Association and London Film Critics Circle award for Best Director, as well as the BAFTA and Golden Globe for Best Film. Like The Power Of The Dog, Kenneth Branagh's semi-autobiographical Belfast (Sat 9 Apr) has wowed critics and cinema-goers, with six BAFTA nominations (winning Outstanding British Film), and seven Oscars (winning Best Original Screenplay for Sir Ken) plus the Hollywood Critics Association Best Picture, Golden Globe for Best Screenplay. Spielberg has no shortage of gongs in his garage, we suspect. And although his remake of West Side Story (Wed 13 Apr) initially had some critics pondering why?, his modern film proved to be an escapist delight with Ariana DeBose winning both the Oscar and BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress, and the Golden Globe for Best Picture – Musical/Comedy. Another sure-fire winner was Denis Villeneuve's stunning Dune (Wed 27 Apr), a jaw-dropping adaptation of sci-fi novelist Frank Herbert's epic. Long considered un-filmable, it arguably defeated David Lynch... --- ### Oscar and BAFTA Winners Call-Back 2023 - Published: 2023-04-04 - Modified: 2023-05-23 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/oscar-and-bafta-winners-call-back-2023/ - Categories: Dave Freak, Film, Oscar and BAFTA Winners Call-Back, Blog Join us throughout April for the biggest winners from this year's Oscars and BAFTA ceremonies! The mind-bending Everything Everywhere All At Once (Fri 7 & Thu 20 Apr) might not initially seem like catnip to awards panels. But the twisting comedy drama quickly became a break-out smash, with 007 and Crouching Tiger star Michelle Yeoh catapulted back into the global spotlight. Described by IGN as "the most awarded film of all time", it received 11 Oscar nominations (winning seven, including Best Picture, Actress, Supporting Actor and Actress, and Screenplay) and 10 BAFTA nominations. A film like no other! Nominated for six Oscars, Tár (Sat 8 Apr) remarkably left the Academy Awards empty handed! Regardless, the drama was named Best Picture of the Year by more critics than any other film released in 2022 - thanks in part to a powerhouse performance from Cate Blanchett. She deservedly won Best Actress awards from BAFTA, the Golden Globes, and Venice Film Festival, in a performance that has redefined her career. Spanish auteur Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio (Sun 9 Apr) gave us a very different version of the story of the wooden toy who dreamed of being a boy. While Disney's own 2022 live-action remake of their 1940 cartoon feature arguably suffered from a case of wood rot (winning Worst Remake at the Golden Raspberry’s), Del Toro’s stop-motion animation blossomed. Dark and beautifully made, his long gestating passion project deservedly walked away with the Annie, BAFTA and Oscar for Best Animated Feature. The original adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front won Best... --- ### Our Cinema and Screen Producer's April 2023 Highlights - Published: 2023-03-27 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/our-cinema-and-screen-producers-april-2023-highlights/ - Categories: Blog, Meli Gueneau, Film Our Cinema and Screen Producer shares her highlights for this April! In Hlynur Pálmason’s Godland, a young Danish priest is sent to a remote Icelandic village to establish a new parish church, but finds his faith and sense of reality put to the test by the harsh conditions of the landscape and community he moves into. Featuring stunning cinematography by Maria von Hausswolff, the film is a wonder to witness and simply has to be experienced on the big screen. We screened Shona Auerbach’s Rudy last autumn as a special preview and we are absolutely delighted to welcome the film back into our programme for a full run. Filmed right here in Coventry and Warwickshire, the film follows a young girl struggling to find her place within her own home following the death of her mother. A touching father-daughter and coming of age story you won’t want to miss. Nida Manzoor’s Polite Society is a contender for most original film of the year. Mixing martial arts, Bollywood, sci-fi and family drama, it packs a punch and is a joy to experience. Following a young woman who believes she must save her older sister from her upcoming marriage, Polite Society is an ambitious, fun and high-octane genre-bending cinematic outing that’s unlike anything else. Lola Quiveron’s Rodeo follows a young woman struggling to fit anywhere. Her passion is motorcycles and she will stop at nothing to join the ‘rodeos’ organised by the local community of illegal stunt-riders. Exploring classism, misogyny, gender, sexual identity and political engagement, Rodeo is reminiscent of American... --- ### Our Cinema and Screen Producer's April Highlights - Published: 2022-03-29 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/our-cinema-and-screen-producers-april-highlights/ - Categories: Film, Meli Gueneau, April Film- Cinema and Screen Producer, Blog Our Cinema and Screen Producer shares her highlights for this April! April continues to shine a light on the best in world cinema with a particular focus on European cinema. This month, my five highlights are all directed by women, five out of nine presented in our April programme, not counting films carried on from our March programme and titles from our awards call-back. Laura Samani’s Small Body is a quietly beautiful film. Set in the early 1900s in Italy, we follow Agata, a young woman who just delivered a stillborn daughter. Deeply religious, Agata wants her child to be baptised before being buried, but her wish goes against the beliefs of the time. Unable to accept that her child may remain in limbo forever, Agata leaves her community and embarks on a long journey to save her daughter’s soul, meeting a lonely young boy named Lynx along the way. Though dealing with grief, Small Body is a rewarding spiritual journey exploring faith, motherhood and acceptance. In my next choice, something isn’t quite right with Char’s mother, Angela. First, she disappeared without explanation, and now she’s back, she isn’t quite herself. In fact, Char is convinced this isn’t her mother at all. With Halloween approaching, Char realises she may be the only one able to save her mother from whatever evil has entered their lives. Rooted in Irish folklore, Kate Dolan’s chilling first feature, You Are Not My Mother, premiered at the Toronto International Film festival to great acclaim and finally reaches our screens this spring. Set at the turn of the 20th century,... --- ### Our Cinema and Screen Producer's August Highlights - Published: 2022-08-04 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/our-cinema-and-screen-producers-august-highlights/ - Categories: News, Meli Gueneau, Film, August Film- Cinema and Screen Producer Find out what our Cinema and Screen Producer's not-to-be-missed films are this August! This year marks the 50th anniversary of Jamaica’s independence and what better occasion to delve into Jamaican cinema. Perry Henzell’s The Harder They Come is hailed as “the” reggae film by excellence and is perhaps the most influential film to come out of Jamaica. Starring Jimmy Cliff as a young man with no choice but to resort to petty crime when things go awry with his record producer, The Harder They Come is a raw exploration of post-colonial Jamaica and the ruthlessness of the music industry. Jordan Peele makes a highly-anticipated return to the director chair, following Get Out and Us, with Nope. This horror-mystery-sci-fi stars Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer and Steven Yeun and follows them as they discover a sinister phenomenon in the skies above that some will try to exploit. Provocative, daring and wildly inventive, Nope is further evidence of Peele’s mastery in the edge-of-your-seat department. The late, great Agnès Varda once said she’d “tried to be a joyful feminist, but I was very angry”, and from those mixed emotions came One Sings, the Other Doesn’t – a musical portrait of two women set against the 70s’ women’s liberation movement and fight for abortion rights in France. The songs are joyfully feminist, but the anger is palpable throughout, and 45 years on, the film remains sadly as relevant as ever. Back in 1993, Glasgow’s Bearsden Academy welcomed a new student named Brandon. At 16 years old, Brandon had travelled around the world and had mainly been home schooled... --- ### Our Cinema and Screen Producer's December Highlights - Published: 2022-11-28 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/our-cinema-and-screen-producers-december-highlights/ - Categories: Blog, Meli Gueneau, Film, December Film- Cinema and Screen Producer Find out what our Cinema and Screen Producer's not-to-be-missed films are this December! We are delighted to welcome back the French Film Festival. This year, we are showcasing five films from their programme including Jane by Charlotte, Charlotte Gainsbourg’s acclaimed documentary about her mother Jane Birkin; Rodeo, Lola Quivoron’s debut feature and winner of Un Certain Regard Coup de Coeur award at Cannes this year; Feminist Riposte, a documentary featuring a new generation of women’s rights activists working tirelessly in France; Close, Lukas Dhont’s beautiful and moving new film about two 13-year-old friends; and Incredible But True, Quentin Dupieux’s latest sci-fi comedy about a couple who find something unexpected and life-changing in the basement of their new home. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance earlier this year, we are excited to finally welcome Nikyatu Jusu’s Nanny to our screens. Following a young Senegalese woman in New York as she is haunted by violent visions, Nanny is a supernatural thriller that explores the themes of identity, family, heritage and class, and shines a light on Nikyatu Jusu as a bold emerging talent to follow closely. Agnieszka Smoczynska’s new film The Silent Twins is a riveting – if at times difficult – portrait of June and Jennifer Gibbons, two real-life identical twins who became known as the ‘silent twins’ as they refused to communicate with the outside world. The film gives us insight into the women’s lives, from childhood to adulthood, and into their creative writing and process. With fantastic performances from... --- ### Our Cinema and Screen Producer's February Highlights - Published: 2023-01-23 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/our-cinema-and-screen-producers-february-highlights/ - Categories: Meli Gueneau, Film, February Film- Cinema and Screen Producer, Blog Find out what our Cinema and Screen Producer's not-to-be-missed films are this February! France’s entry to this year’s Oscars is Alice Diop’s Saint Omer, a devastating court room drama that follows a novelist who attends the trial of a woman accused of killing her own child, and finds herself troubled by connections she makes with the accused. The film explores the themes of motherhood, race, gender and class, and is carried by two astonishing performances from its main cast. Inspired by Bresson’s Au Hasard Balthazar, Jerzy Skolimowski’s EO follows a donkey as he moves from owner to owner across Europe. A quiet, unexpected hit at Cannes last year, the film asks us to consider our relationship with animals and what we believe to be humane or not. Filmed from the perspective of EO himself, it is up to us, the audience, to decide how we feel about what we see and what might be going on inside EO’s mind. Georgia Oakley’s debut feature, Blue Jean, follows a young PE teacher in Thatcherite Britain as she attempts to navigate her own sexuality in a society that very much condemns people like her. Rosy McEwen took the BIFA for Best Actress in December for her leading role in this film – a quiet portrayal of a young woman trying to protect herself and those around her but struggling to find a balance that allows her to be herself completely. Ten years after Stories We Tell, Sarah Polley returns behind the camera with Women Talking. In a small and isolated religious community, the women have gathered to decide whether to leave or stay after suffering years of violent assaults... --- ### Our Cinema and Screen Producer's January Highlights - Published: 2023-01-04 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/our-cinema-and-screen-producers-january-highlights/ - Categories: News, Meli Gueneau, Film, January Film- Cinema and Screen Producer Find out what our Cinema and Screen Producer's not-to-be-missed films are this January! Almost four years ago now, Mark Jenkin surprised us all with his astonishing debut feature Bait. He returns this month with Enys Men, a much more experimental title in which a woman’s observations of a rare flower have her question the lines between reality and fiction in 1970s Cornwall. Shot in stunning 16mm, Jenkin uses elements of the horror genre to create this unnerving, non-linear, psychological drama. Spanish director Carla Simón returns with Alcarràs, a drama that follows a family of peach farmers in a small Catalan village whose livelihood is threatened when their land owner decides to sell away their orchard. Featuring a cast of non-professional actors, Alcarràs is a heartfelt exploration of family dynamics, tradition, and a beautiful tribute to farmers’ way of life that almost feels like a non-fiction story. In the Iranian holy city of Mashhad, Rahimi is a journalist determined to uncover the identity of the “Spider Killer”, a man responsible for the killings of sex workers in the city. Border director, Ali Abbasi’s latest film, Holy Spider, is a hard-hitting thriller, based on the true story of Saeed Hanaei, who killed 16 women between 2000 and 2001, and that is particularly timely as women continue to fight for their rights in Iran following the murder of Mahsa Amini. In Emily Atef’s More than Ever, Vicky Krieps plays a woman struck with an incurable illness and who embarks on a journey of self-discovery and acceptance with the help of a Norwegian blogger she befriended... --- ### Our Cinema and Screen Producer's July Highlights - Published: 2022-07-04 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/our-cinema-and-screen-producers-july-highlights/ - Categories: Meli Gueneau, Film, July Film- Cinema and Screen Producer, Blog Find out what our Cinema and Screen Producer's not-to-be-missed films are this July! Summer is here and amongst the many exciting blockbusters, you will find astonishing little gems such as the ones below.Featuring work by Marion Grierson, Ruby Grierson, Brigid ‘Budge’ Cooper and Mary Beales, Kay Mander, and Sarah Erulkar, The Camera Is Ours showcases work by early British female documentary-makers. Marion & Ruby Grierson are none other than father of documentary-making John Grierson’s sisters. Made between 1935 and 1967, the films explore life by the seaside, the role women took during the war, the reality of maternity in the ‘40s, the everyday lives of working-class women, and what was all the hype in 1970s cuisine. Throughout the school holidays, we will be offering daily family screenings of recently released films, starting with the first big screen outing of the beloved Belcher family in The Bob’s Burgers Movie. Fans of the show can expect everything they love about the Belchers and co., and if you’re new to Bob’s Burgers, you won’t be able to help falling under the family’s irresistible charm. Expect chaotic business ideas, a murder mystery, and infinitely hummable tunes. Son of acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, Panah Panahi makes his debut feature with Hit the Road, a dramedy guaranteed to leave your heart warm and full. Following a family of four and their dog on an emotional road trip with constant live entertainment from their youngest son, Hit the Road is simply a masterpiece of dealing with heavy subjects without falling into over-sentimentality.... --- ### Our Cinema and Screen Producer's June Highlights - Published: 2022-05-30 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/our-cinema-and-screen-producers-june-highlights/ - Categories: Meli Gueneau, Film, June Film- Cinema and Screen Producer, Blog Find out what our Cinema and Screen Producer's not-to-be-missed films are this June! Before summer blockbuster season officially starts, June brings us some wonderful independent and foreign language gems including the five following titles.Screened as part of Cannes’ 2021 Critics Week, Elie Grappe’s Olga is a sadly too relevant drama following a young Ukrainian gymnast forced to head to Switzerland to try and pursue her career whilst her family is caught in the Euromaiden revolt back home. Featuring a powerful performance from lead actress Anastasiia Budiashkina, Olga is a poignant and defiant film providing impactful commentary on the political and sports world, whilst also painting an authentic coming-of-age drama. Hot off the success of his pandemic Zoom-based horror, Host, director Rob Savage returns with a bang with Dashcam – a beyond wild ride following a Covid-denier American vlogger as she crashes her way into the UK and finds herself face-to-face with something even she can’t deal with. Relentless, gory and wildly inventive, you’ll need to fasten your seatbelts for this epic 77-minute terrifying ride. In 1983 Poland, high school student Grzegorz Przemyk is beaten to death by the militia. The only witness to the crime, his friend Jurek, becomes public enemy no.1. Director Jan P. Matuszynski recounts the case that shook the Polish nation in Leave No Traces, uncompromising drama that shines a light on the still-relevant reality of police brutality. When 85-year-old André has a stroke, he is left partly paralysed. Unwilling to spend the remainder of his... --- ### Our Cinema and Screen Producer's March Highlights - Published: 2023-02-27 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/our-cinema-and-screen-producers-march-2023-highlights/ - Categories: Meli Gueneau, Film, March Film- Cinema and Screen Producer, Blog Find out what our Cinema and Screen Producer's not-to-be-missed films are this March! Lukas Dhont’s Close won the Cannes Grand Prix last May. The film follows Leo and Remi, two young boys and best friends who spend most of their time together. When schoolmates begin to question the nature of their relationship, Leo and Remi’s friendship is fragmented, leading to devastating consequences. Dhont delivers a tender film about friendship, loyalty, responsibility and masculine toxicity, with outstanding performances from his young cast. To coincide with our run of Abigail’s Party in our Theatre, we are delighted to bring four films from Mike Leigh’s filmography to our cinema screens for you to (re)discover. Join us as we revisit Life Is Sweet, Career Girls, Happy-Go-Lucky, and Another Year. Yas finds Dom sobbing in a public bathroom as he can’t seem to get over a recent break-up with his girlfriend. Over the course of 24 hours, the pair find themselves supporting each other as they attempt to find closure in their past relationships, unexpectedly finding a fresh start along the way. Rye Lane is Raine Allen Miller’s debut feature and a fun, fresh and punchy rom-com set in South London. For the past three months, we have worked with members of the youth group Teen Vine to give them a chance to learn about film programming and marketing, and put on their own event. We are delighted to present their screening of The Addams Family and we hope you will join us for this very fun screening. Hot from its premiere at Sundance, we are excited to bring Brandon Cronenberg’s latest... --- ### Our Cinema and Screen Producer's March Highlights - Published: 2022-02-24 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/our-cinema-and-screen-producers-march-highlights/ - Categories: News, Film, Meli Gueneau, Cinema and Screen Producer- March Film Our Cinema and Screen Producer shares her highlights for this March! With Spring comes a wealth of interesting, under-exposed and often internationally-acclaimed independent films from around the world. Here are five highlights from our March programme.We are delighted to welcome the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme this month. The UK’s largest festival of Japanese cinema, this year’s edition focuses on “The Intricate Representations of a ‘Dark Mind’ in Japanese Cinema”. We will be presenting five films from the programme: tales of youth, love, manipulation, ambition, desire, new beginnings, and childhood. With some films also being accompanied by brief introductions from their directors, this is a rare chance to catch some of the best films released in Japan recently. Clio Barnard – acclaimed director of The Selfish Giant, Dark River and The Arbor – is back with touching and tender drama Ali & Ava. Following two different but similarly lonely people still struggling with the ripple effects of relationships past, the film exists in the same socio-realist world as Barnard’s previous films, or Ken Loach’s body of work. But Ali & Ava is more than a love story. It’s also a tale of overcoming race, class, our past, and our own sense of expectations in life, to embrace what we truly need and desire. There will be an opportunity to hear from Clio Barnard on Friday 4 March with a pre-recorded Q&A after our evening screening. Sebastian Meise’s Great Freedom (see image above) exposes a truth many have forgotten – when Germany was liberated... --- ### Our Cinema and Screen Producer's May Highlights - Published: 2022-05-04 - Modified: 2023-07-19 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/our-cinema-and-screen-producers-may-highlights/ - Categories: Film, Meli Gueneau, May Film- Cinema and Screen Producer, Blog Our Cinema and Screen Producer shares her highlights for this May! As the film world turns its head towards Cannes in the second half of May, we bring you an incredibly varied programme this month – from Marvel superheroes to quiet Irish tales and everything in between – as reflected by this month’s highlights. Fans of indie Nordic comedies will enjoy Thomas Daneskov’s Wild Men, a deadpan portrait of modern masculinity. Following two men with nothing in common besides being on the run from wildly different problems, Wild Men is an affectionate look at the insecurities that plague the modern man with a unique Scandi flavour. If you enjoyed Rams and Of Horses and Men, this one is for you. We are absolutely thrilled to welcome the UK Asian Film Festival this month. Exploring the breadth and wealth of South Asian film culture, our programme includes three new titles – Gandhi & Co, Adieu Godard and Single Tumbler. Set in the Australian Outback in the late 19th century, Leah Purcell’s The Drover’s Wife is a compelling exploration of racial prejudice loosely adapted from a short story by Henry Lawson. Focusing on a pregnant woman named Molly Johnson who finds herself sheltering a fleeing Indigenous convict, The Drover’s Wife shines a light on Australia’s colonial past. There is more than one multiverse in this month’s programme! Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – better knows as The Daniels – return with their new feature film, Everything Everywhere All At Once, starring Michelle Yeoh. Following an ageing Chinese immigrant whose attempt at filing... --- ### Our Cinema and Screen Producer's November Highlights - Published: 2022-10-28 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/our-cinema-and-screen-producers-november-highlights/ - Categories: News, Meli Gueneau, Film, November Film- Cinema and Screen Producer Find out what our Cinema and Screen Producer's not-to-be-missed films are this November! I’ve seen my fair share of films but I’ve never seen one quite like Neptune Frost. Following an intersex African hacker and a coltan miner whose union start a revolution, this astonishing Rwandan film is a romantic sci-fi musical with an electrifying anti-capitalist message. An Afrofuturistic odyssey like no other, written and co-directed by poet-musical Saul Williams, and one that will stay with you for days. A truly unique cinematic experience. November is Noirvember at Warwick Arts Centre and so we have a selection of films noir for you to (re)discover this month. From original classics of the genre like In A Lonely Place and The Lady From Shanghai, to modern classics like Blade Runner, and with nods to the late great Jean-Luc Godard and Angela Lansbury with Alphaville and Gaslight, we hope you’ll find something to enjoy in this year’s programme. Bring out your trench coats and tilt your hats, things are getting dark this month. Our Show Me Your Teeth season is also in full swing this month. Show Me Your Teeth is an exploration of vampirism, feminism and the representation of women in vampiric tales. We are delighted to have received funding from the BFI to share this season with you. This month, you can see Catherine Hardwicke’s Twilight, Guy Maddin’s Dracula – Pages from a Virgin’s Diary, Bill Gunn’s Ganja & Hess and Ana Lily Amirpour’s A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night which will be followed by a panel discussion exploring the themes of the season with award-winning... --- ### Our Cinema and Screen Producer's October Highlights - Published: 2022-10-05 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/our-cinema-and-screen-producers-october-highlights/ - Categories: Blog, Meli Gueneau, Film, October Film- Cinema and Screen Producer Find out what our Cinema and Screen Producer's not-to-be-missed films are this October! Rudy is struggling to find her space within her own home. Her relationship with her father is disintegrating and she has become a proxy parent to her younger siblings. As she feels more and more pushed out of the home, she finds a new friendship in Luke but some things can’t be left unsaid. We are absolutely thrilled to bring in a preview screening of Shona Auerbach’s new film, Rudy, filmed right here in Coventry and Warwickshire. Shona will join us for a post-screening Q&A as well. Korean master Park Chan-wook is back with a genre-bending film. Following detective Hae-joon as he investigates the suspicious death of a man and becomes entangled in a web of deception and desire with the dead man’s wife, Decision to Leave is further evidence that the filmmaker simply can’t miss. Switching genres as the film unfolds and yet carrying Park Chan-wook’s undeniable style, Decision to Leave is a captivating cinematic experience. Things spiral into darkness for a wealthy Welsh family in Lee Haven Jones’s debut feature The Feast. Entirely in the Welsh language, the film follows the family as they prepare for an important dinner party, but when a mysterious young woman arrives to help as a waitress for the night, things take a turn. An absolutely unforgettable film, you’ll want to watch this one on the big screen. We are excited to welcome Queer East for the first time this month. Queer East is a festival focusing on queer cinema from East and Southeast Asia. We will be presenting two... --- ### Our Cinema and Screen Producer's September Highlights - Published: 2022-08-23 - Modified: 2025-11-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/our-cinema-and-screen-producers-september-highlights/ - Categories: Meli Gueneau, Film, September Film- Cinema and Screen Producer, Blog Find out what our Cinema and Screen Producer's not-to-be-missed films are this September! Sarah has her life sorted out. She’s about to quit her Ivy League PhD program to follow her married boyfriend cross country. When her mother unexpectedly dies, she finds herself back in her childhood home in the Bronx with a small Christian bookshop she can’t wait to sell. But after a few days in the neighbourhood, Sarah realises what the bookshop means for the local community and how much her mother meant to them too. Nana Mensah’s directorial debut, Queen of Glory, is a funny and moving portrait of immigrant identity, grief and cultural expectations. Jean-Christophe Meurisse’s Bloody Oranges is a pitch-black – at times savage – comedy that pokes at class, privilege, politicians and sexism. Following a minister suspected of tax evasion, a retired couple trying to win a dance competition as a last attempt to get out of debt, and a teenager’s unfortunate encounter with a pervert, Bloody Oranges takes a big swerve mid-way through, morphing from one genre to another and the pay-off is worth it. With graphic images and characters who say the unspeakable, Bloody Oranges won’t be for everyone but for those it is for, it is unmissable. Columbus director Kogonada returns with the incredibly thoughtful After Yang starring Colin Farrell and Jodie Turner-Smith. In a not-so-distant future where most households rely on AI companions, a family’s balance is disrupted when their android helper, Yang, unexpectedly breaks down. Attempting all they can to try and get Yang repaired, the family is... --- ### Our collaboration with Art Riot Collective - Published: 2023-08-16 - Modified: 2023-08-16 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/our-collaboration-with-art-riot-collective/ - Categories: Guest Blog, Kyla Craig, Mead Gallery, Community, Visual Arts Hear from Kyla Craig, Creative Director of Art Riot Collective (ARC) on her experience of working with us for The Reason for Painting Exhibition. The Making Space was a studio space within the gallery where groups and members of the public could develop their own work using prompts set out by ARC and artists Lorsen Camps and Betsy Bradley. ARC’s mission is to develop a community of Disabled and Neurodivergent Artists and supporters, providing access to high quality creative practice, connections and cultural spaces. Hear from Kyla Craig:When we were invited to contribute to The Reason for Painting we didn't expect the connection and warmth the people involved gave us. Quite often galleries and museums can be frightening places for people to be in. They can feel like the space belongs to established artists who are known for their work. Some other galleries won't show local artists work and it is extremely difficult for emerging artists to become involved. The Mead gallery changed this for Art Riot Collective. Thomas Ellmer (Exhibitions Curator) visited the Art Riot Studio space, saw where the work was created and talked to us about what was important, our values and mission. It felt that we started to develop a strong relationship very early on with the Mead gallery and there was a genuine interest in the work made in the studio. The process of being part of the exhibition felt very easy, informal and conversational, this meant that the artists could be part of the process. Thomas invited us to be part of the curation process, laying works of artwork out and seeing what worked well in the space alongside other artists... --- ### Our transformation is complete - Published: 2021-06-28 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/our-transformation-is-complete/ - Categories: News, Our Arts Centre, 20:20 Project News, Dave Freak Warwick Arts Centre completes £25.5 million transformation and starts 100 day countdown to its new season. --- ### Out of Whack An Elders' Dance Company - Published: 2021-10-25 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/out-of-whack-an-elders-dance-company/ - Categories: Community, Blog, Guest Blog, Lynsey Cullen, Creative Learning Out of Whack – the new over-60s contemporary dance company - is now resident and up and running at Warwick Arts Centre. The new Out of Whack company has 20 members and is led by Molly Wright. Molly is a highly experienced Dance Leader in the field of elders’ dance and also works with elders’ dance companies Leap of Faith, Damn Fine Dance, and Creative Dance London. “I am delighted to be appointed to be the dance artist for Out of Whack. Having worked and lived in London for the past 15 years I made the decision to move back to my hometown in the west midlands after becoming a mother to twin boys. For the last 8 years of my career in London I specialised in dance for over 60s and it’s been my passion to this day. When working with this age group I aim to draw from the vast experience and generosity of the dancers, I hope to challenge the notions of how older people are presented and portray them as equally vibrant, courageous and exuberant as any other dance company regardless of age or ability. I strive to empower my dancers by giving them the tools to not only perform set choreography but to have the confidence to be creatively engaged through their own process.” - Molly Wright, Dance Leader, Out of Whack Out of Whack – how did it start and where is it going? Out of Whack has been created by Coventry resident Sally Rew who is an over-60-year-old with a passion for dance. “I have been inspired by dance all my life, with a great love for the extraordinary dance-theatre of Pina Bausch, through to the deconstructed ballet of Michael Clark, through to the rock and folkdance inspired Hofesh Shechter.... --- ### Katrina Palmer What's Already Going On? (2023) - Published: 2023-03-13 - Modified: 2025-12-05 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/past-exhibition-katrina-palmer/ - Categories: News, Thomas Ellmer, Exhibitions, Visual Arts, Past Exhibitions For her largest commission to date, Katrina Palmer created a site-specific commission that radically transformed the architecture in the Mead Gallery. Exhibition dates: Thursday 12 January – Sunday 12 March 2023 What’s Already Going On marked a shift in the artist’s practice, here Palmer departed from the word-based projects for which she is known. The exhibition consisted of an academic style corridor, inspired by those in the Philosophy Department at The University of Warwick. Palmer lived and worked in a similar university environment, where she learned to throw knives at vibrantly painted clay targets. The action of knife throwing was documented in an 8-channel video with its sound amplified throughout the space. Alongside filming and editing footage of the knife throwing, Palmer practised drawing lines to make a series of works on paper that respond to the borders, margins, and channels of the lined A4 page. Creating absences is central to Palmer’s work and for this exhibition she decided to reduce the gallery’s footprint drastically. Instead, she focused on the edges of the space, prompting viewers to consider the experience of marginalisation. She asked us: Can you do what you want or need to do, as opposed to what you’re channelled towards or what’s expected of you? The exhibition was accompanied by a new book Black Slit, co-published with Bookworks. This exhibition was supported by the Henry Moore Foundation and was shortlisted for the Freelands Award 2022. --- ### Phantom Sculpture (2023) - Published: 2024-05-09 - Modified: 2025-12-05 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/past-exhibition-phantom-sculpture/ - Categories: News, Thomas Ellmer, Exhibitions, Visual Arts, Past Exhibitions For our autumn and winter 2023-2024, the Mead Gallery showcased the work of 23 artists who have contributed to and shaped the development of British sculpture over the last century. Exhibition dates: 6 October 2023 – 10 March 2024 Britain has been home to some of the world’s most renowned sculptors – from Barbara Hepworth to Anthony Caro and Mona Hatoum. Our understanding of modern and contemporary sculpture has largely been asserted through successive generations—each add to and develop our knowledge and appreciation of what sculpture is and can be. Titled Phantom Sculpture, this exhibition took as its starting point the writing of former University of Warwick student and world-renowned cultural theorist, philosopher, and academic Mark Fisher (1968 – 2017). Fisher proposed: “… the 21st century is oppressed by a crushing sense of finitude and exhaustion. It doesn’t feel like the future. Or, alternatively, it doesn’t feel as if the 21st century has started yet. We remain trapped in the 20th century.” - Mark Fisher: Ghosts Of My Life - Writings on Depression, Hauntology and Lost Futures. Zero Books (2013) With this quote in mind, Phantom Sculpture suggested that history is under constant reappraisal, none more so than by artists working today. The artists included in the exhibition mine their own histories as well as interrogating those that have been widely accepted. They create space where it was previously lacking to allow for new and emerging ideas to generate ghosts, traces and phantoms of one artist’s practice in another. In January, the work of some artists present at the start was replaced by different artists and new sculptures, creating a kaleidoscope... --- ### Prophecy Exhibition (2022) - Published: 2022-06-27 - Modified: 2025-12-05 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/past-exhibition-prophecy/ - Categories: News, Thomas Ellmer, Exhibitions, Past Exhibitions, Visual Arts Prophecy was an exhibition that which visited us is 2022. It used the story of Nuneaton-born author George Eliot’s Middlemarch to look closely at overlapping stories and histories which bring people together through shared experience. Exhibition dates: 7 May – 26 June 2022 In Middlemarch, Eliot described a wave of change in a Midlands town through themes still familiar to us 150 years after the novel was published: The coming of outsiders with different ideasThe fear of a potentially fatal epidemicProposals for a new political system that would ensure more people had a voice in society. Imagined as a conversation that unfolds and develops within the Mead Gallery, we worked with Coventry-based artist Laura Nyahuye to conceive an exhibition that invites visitors, local groups and communities to contribute their voices by leaving responses that complemented the works on display. The exhibition included the work of artists: Malala Andrialavidrazana, Dineo Seshee Bopape, JJ Chan, Esiri Erheriene-Essi, Marianne Fahmy, Kudzanai-Violet Hwami, Matthew Krishanu, Edwin Mingard, Maria Mahfooz, David Moore, Eleanor Mortimer, Laura Nyahuye, Saskia Olde Wolbers, Laure Prouvost, Khadija Saye, Caroline Walker, Nilupa Yasmin and Rehana Zaman. Community partners: FWT – A Centre for Women (Foleshill), Mary Ann Evans Hospice (Nuneaton), The Westwood Academy (Canley). This exhibition was generously supported by UK City of Culture and The Ampersand Foundation. --- ### Material Worlds: Contemporary Artists and Textiles (2024) - Published: 2024-12-15 - Modified: 2025-07-29 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/past-exhibition-material-worlds/ - Categories: News, Thomas Ellmer, Exhibitions, Visual Arts, Past Exhibitions The Mead Gallery was the first venue for this ambitious group exhibition from Hayward Gallery Touring exploring how contemporary artists are using textiles in surprising and radical ways. Exhibition dates: 9 October – 15 December 2024 Curated by artist Caroline Achaintre, the artists in Material Worlds take the everyday, intimate and accessible qualities of textiles to create artworks that are theatrical, bold, unsettling and humorous. Spanning a wide range of approaches, the artists in the exhibition share a deep awareness of the cultural significance of textiles, alongside a desire to test their potential as a medium for contemporary art. The familiar, material stuff of everyday life is transformed into the unexpected - the ordinary is made extraordinary - to explore ideas of the body, identity, gender, race, heritage, myth and folklore. The exhibition featured the work of Caroline Achaintre, Tonico Lemos Auad, Jonathan Baldock, Phyllida Barlow , Alexandre Da Cunha, Enam Gbewonyo, Holly Hendry, Paul Maheke, Anna Perach, Yelen Popova, Paloma Proudfoot, Yinka Shonibare, Rae-Yen Song, Tenant of Culture. --- ### Radical Landscapes (2022) - Published: 2022-12-19 - Modified: 2023-09-15 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/past-exhibition-radical-landscapes/ - Categories: Thomas Ellmer, News, Exhibitions, Visual Arts, Past Exhibitions This exhibition visited us is 2022, it offered an expanded view of British landscape art focusing on the early twentieth century until now. Exhibition dates: Thursday 6 Oct - Sunday 18 Dec 2022 Traditional landscape painting is associated with idyllic rural scenes, which can express an artist's appreciation of nature and have helped form perceptions of the national identity. Ancient symbols embedded in the land, such as Stonehenge, are often imbued with mysterious or sacred meanings, becoming a mirror for individual and communal identities. The pictorial conventions of landscape art can also express the status of land ownership, themes of exclusion, or control over nature. Outside of painting, artists have turned to techniques including film, performance and installation art, showing how art can be made in and of the land, rather than by viewing it as a constructed ‘scape’. Featuring over 100 works by leading modern and contemporary artists including Hurvin Anderson, Tacita Dean, Jeremy Deller, Derek Jarman, Peter Kennard, Henry Moore and Turner Prize 2022 nominated artists Ingrid Pollard and Veronica Ryan. Radical Landscapes interrogated the relationship between land, history, and identity. It explored themes of trespass, using art to explore the thresholds between public and private land, showing how these relate to our sense of identity and belonging. The enclosing of rural land and its perceived misuse has triggered protests throughout history, linking to broader arguments around civil freedoms alongside the long shadow of colonialism. Against the context of the global climate emergency, nature is increasingly... --- ### Rana Begum: Dappled Light (2022) - Published: 2022-03-13 - Modified: 2025-12-05 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/past-exhibition-rana-begum/ - Categories: News, Thomas Ellmer, Visual Arts, Exhibitions, Past Exhibitions Find out more about our past exhibition, Dappled Light, by Rana Begum. Exhibition dates: 12 January – 12 March 2022 Rana Begum is best known for investigating the interplay of form, light and colour, and for blurring the boundaries between sculpture, painting and architecture. In her early works, Begum took inspiration from repeating geometric patterns found in Islamic art, the simple shapes of minimalism, and the contemplative and refined work of artists Agnes Martin, Donald Judd, Mary Martin and former tutor, Tess Jaray. Dappled Light marked a shift in the artist’s approach to the perception and experience of light. Through paintings, sculptures, installations, as well as a new video installation, Begum transitions from geometric planes of colour to more blended and layered approaches. The exhibition was curated by Dr Cliff Lauson and was was generously support by the Henry Moore Foundation. --- ### Planting Roots Programme: Foleshill Community Centre - Published: 2023-08-15 - Modified: 2023-08-15 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/planting-roots-project/ - Categories: News, Becca Randle, Community, Creative Learning Hear from our Audience Development Officer, Becca Randle, about the launch of a new programme with Feeding Coventry and The Warwick Institute of Engagement called Planting Roots. Running over the summer, the Planting Roots Programme is about coming together as a community, engaging with our environment and sharing knowledge. Planting roots, taking up space and growing together. The activities will focus around Foleshill Community Centre’s Garden and the new Medicinal Garden at Foleshill Community Centre, all while cultivating new connections with inspiring artists and academics from the University of Warwick. Workshops at the Community Centre will explore nature, wellbeing, sustainability and how we can make positive changes together. Events will be advertised through Foleshill Community Centre’ social media channels. With the aim of helping people to feel empowered to make a difference in their own lives and the local environment, Planting Roots is a project that is about coming together in unity, through care and sharing knowledge. In the spirit of this, talented artists and researchers will join with Foleshill’s community in an exchange of ideas, inspiration and knowledge, and create a space where ideas can grow. How can we take care of our planet and our communities? What does a better future for our communities, society and environment look like? Expect a celebration event, open to all on Saturday 4 Nov at Warwick Arts Centre - more details on this will be coming soon! Planting Roots - Growing Together: Let’s learn, respond, and change together. We’ll grow step by step, one workshop at a time. --- ### About Playing Out - Published: 2023-05-22 - Modified: 2023-05-22 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/playing-out-blog-may-2023/ - Categories: Blog, Tara Johnston-Comerford, Creative Learning, Community Warwick Arts Centre’s Creative Learning Coordinator, Tara Johnston-Comerford, gives an account of our community project, Playing Out, in the run up to the Canley Parade on Saturday 10th June 2023. Playing Out is a three-year collaborative project between Canley Residents and Warwick Arts Centre. We put on creative workshops across the community, and we deliver big-scale events in the heart of Canley, such as the pop-up cinema and our star event – The Annual Canley Parade! We meet every month with our Steering Group of local Canley residents and organisations, to make decisions about the project to make sure it is truly community led. Playing Out is for people of all ages to come together and get Creative in Canley. What’s Going On?As part of Playing Out we’ve been working in three schools, three community centres and two care homes across Canley, to deliver high quality visual art, movement, music and spoken word workshops to get ready for the parade. All workshops are free and our open, community workshops are happening weekly in the run up to the parade on Saturday afternoons. Check the timetable for details of where and how you can get involved. We are working with a team of six artists including visual artists Jane Thakoordin, Niall Singh and Carrie Backhouse; Movement Practitioner, Frankie Robson; Spoken Word Artist, Navkiran Kaur Mann; and Samba Band Leader, Dave Barrett. We also have a Canley historian, Dr Ruth Cherrington who has been working behind the scenes to document the project and ground it to Canley history. Our artist team have diverse and exciting skills, they’ve been getting inspiration from our community and are now making these ideas into reality,... --- ### Playing Out: The Canley Parade Film - Published: 2022-10-12 - Modified: 2025-12-05 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/playing-out-parade-film-2022/ - Categories: Blog, Gemma Wright, Creative Learning, Community We paraded, danced and twirled from Canley Community Church to Prior Deram Park holding handmade props and with music provided by the wonderful Canley Samba Band. On 16 July 2022 over 100 Canley Residents hosted the Canley Parade and what a day it was! We paraded, danced and twirled from Canley Community Church to Prior Deram Park holding handmade props and with music provided by the wonderful Canley Samba Band. If we were to summarise the day in 3 words we’d go for joy, colour and happiness. This new film shares an incredible day of community spirit and the love of all things Canley. Hear from residents and see the parade weave through the streets before being welcomed into Prior Deram Park with food, music, theatre and creativity. See if you can spot some of the amazing creations made over the workshops including a large whale, a shoal of fish, a giant moon and an abundance of stars and hearts. In addition, the messages carefully stitched into the banners we waved share the community’s hopes and dreams for Canley, themselves and the world we live in. A day to remember for a long time, and we can’t wait to do it all again next year! Supported by Spirit of 2012 and presented as part of Birmingham 2022 Festival. The Canley Parade film was made by filmmaker Paul Stringer. Find out more about Playing Out. --- ### Playing Out: The Canley Parade is approaching! - Published: 2022-06-15 - Modified: 2025-11-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/playing-out-the-canley-parade-is-approaching-/ - Categories: News Warwick Arts Centre Head of Creative Learning, Gemma Wright, shares her thoughts on our community project, Playing Out, in the run up to the Canley Parade on Saturday 16 July 2022. Our Playing Out community project aims to embed the arts and creativity in the Coventry neighbourhood of Canley, and bring people together through a shared experience of making, performing and playing. As an arts centre, we want to be there as a community resource for our most local neighbours, and through this project we get to work closely together with residents and community leaders to make it happen. For that reason it is an absolute joy of a project to work on, and our Steering Group of residents feel like an extension of our team. So what is happening? The answer is lots, and all collaboratively. Musician Dave Barrett leads our Canley Samba Band sessions every Monday evening, and artists Pippa Church and Carrie Backhouse are delivering weekly creative sessions on Thursdays and Saturdays to create costumes, puppets and props and think about choreography. All our workshops take place at Canley Community Centre and are free for anyone that wants to join in. We are leading up to the Canley Parade on Saturday 16 July 2022 where, together as a community, we’ll walk, dance, shimmy and twirl through the streets of Canley to the beat of our samba band. Expect a giant parrot and flock of birds, a large whale and shoal of fish, a moon and stars, and lots of wonderful things dreamt up by Canley residents to wear, wave and wander in. We’ll end the parade with a Creative Fun Day that takes over Prior Deram Park with food, artist workshops and community performances. Our artists are... --- ### 50 Years Of Warwick Arts Centre: Project Search - Published: 2024-11-28 - Modified: 2025-01-21 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/project-search-wac-50th-storytelling-blog/ - Categories: Blog, Beth Russell-Tsuro, Our Arts Centre, Community, Students, WAC 50 Impact Stories Warwick Arts Centre turns 50 this autumn. To mark this milestone, we caught up with Joanna, Ryan and Mitch, interns who worked with us as part of Project Search. Our incredible Arts Centre staff team often includes talented interns in a variety of fields. The Project Search Supported Internship Scheme with Hereward College in Coventry, from charity DFN Project SEARCH, is designed for young people with special educational needs or an education, health and care plan who may need additional support to get a job. The scheme provides an opportunity to develop skills and gain experience. It aims to ‘challenge and change cultures, demonstrating how young people with a learning disability can enrich the workforce, bring incredible skills and talent, encourage greater diversity and meet a real business need.’ It also gives us at Warwick Arts Centre the opportunity to work with young people at the start of their careers! Meet JoannaJoanna is 23 years old and lives in Coventry with her dad and her dog, Hunter. She completed two courses in Performing Arts at Hereward College and, in 2023-2024, was an intern at Warwick Arts Centre. Joanna worked as a Visitor Experience Assistant which she said was a “valuable experience”. She worked across multiple areas of the Arts Centre including the Mead Gallery and the Cinema. This included welcoming people, giving tours of the Phantom Sculpture exhibition and the Summer exhibition, and carrying out surveys. What was Joanna’s favourite part about working at Warwick Arts Centre?“The staff. They are always eager to help. “The different places like the Gallery, the Music Centre, and the Cinema. I would recommend... --- ### Rebels With A Cause! - Published: 2024-10-30 - Modified: 2025-07-29 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/rebels-with-a-cause-blog/ - Categories: News, Dave Freak, Our Arts Centre, Live Performances, Film, Community Alongside our regular programming there's a series of events and activities that set out to not only entertain us, but also ask questions: about who we are, what we do, how we do it and (in some cases) how we can do it differently. For alongside our regular programming - which includes sell-out performances by comedians Lucy Beaumont and Frank Skinner, roof-raising concerts by the Hungarian National Symphony Orchestra, as well as Paddington In Peru and artist-turned-film-maker Steve McQueen's Blitz - there's a series of events and activities that set out to not only entertain us, but also ask questions: about who we are, what we do, how we do it and (in some cases) how we can do it differently. These events and activities look inward, to ourselves and our personal lives, as well as outwards, to wider society. They challenge our perceptions, in some cases overtly, but often in more subtle ways. There's activism and protest - at many levels - but also suggestions for ways forward and answers too, if you listen. These are our rebels, our Rebels With A Cause! While this may sound like something new for us, in all honesty, it's simply tapping into a thread that's been present at Warwick Arts Centre since our inception, 50 years ago. Reflecting the University of Warwick's global reputation for innovation and change, we've long promoted artists, performers, thinkers and other creatives whose work examines facets of our complex lives, and ultimately calls for a new way. How this is done varies. Take for example, the approach taken by Breach Theatre for their lauded After The Act (Nov 1-2). Founded by University of Warwick alumni, Breach have used real-life testimony to explore the impact of the infamous 'anti-gay'... --- ### Resonate 2022: For the creative and the curious ... - Published: 2022-03-21 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/resonate-2022-for-the-creative-and-the-curious/ - Categories: News, Live Performances, Dave Freak, Free Ruth Jones, Lemn Sissay OBE and Stefan Gates are among the guests heading to Warwick Arts Centre as part of University Of Warwick's free Resonate festival (19-21 April 2022). Celebrating and exploring ideas that resonate, the three-day extravaganza includes over 50 events and performances across the University of Warwick campus between Tuesday 19 - Thursday 21 April 2022. Bringing Coventry’s tenure as UK City of Culture towards its conclusion, the festival celebrates a full 12 months of roadshows from the University of Warwick’ Institute of Engagement. Across three evenings, discover a varied programme encompassing the arts, sciences and humanities; performances, talks and public conversations, exhibitions, film screenings, walking tours, activities and so much more, generating a diverse festival for the creative and the curious across all our local communities. And here at Warwick Arts Centre, we’re excited to be hosting a series of exciting events!__________ Tuesday 19 April 2022Invisible Worlds: Humans and the Supernatural (6pm)An exploration of historical beliefs about the supernatural that retells stories of otherworldly encounters through the captivating medium of shadow puppetry.FREE / Book tickets (via Eventbrite) An Evening With Ruth Jones (6.30pm)Actress, screenwriter, producer and novelist Ruth Jones back to Warwick. Ruth did her undergraduate degree here in Theatre and Performance Studies and will be talking to us about her life and career, from co-writing and co-starring in the award-winning BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey to her most recent success as a novelist, with her books Never Greener, Us Three and the forthcoming Love Untold.FREE... --- ### Resonate Festival 2022 - Published: 2021-09-30 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/resonate-festival-2021/ - Categories: News, Edward Dyer, Film To celebrate Coventry’s year as UK City of Culture, the University of Warwick – a principal partner of City of Culture – is hosting The Resonate Festival. October 2021 - 'Futures'Imagine the future: what does it feel like? What does it look or sound like? How can we bring this future into being? How do we work together to create a positive future. Who will be the new leaders, the creatives, the thinkers, the engineers of this new world and how can we give them the tools they need to succeed? --- ### SAFAR Film Festival: The Stories We Tell in Arab Cinema - Published: 2022-06-07 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/safar-film-festival/ - Categories: News, Dave Freak, Film, UK Arab Film Festival Some of the best films from the SAFAR Film Festival 2022 - the only festival in the UK dedicated to cinema from the Arab world - will be heading to our screens in July. Some of the best films from the SAFAR Film Festival 2022 - the only festival in the UK dedicated to cinema from the Arab world - will be heading to our screens in July. Founded in 2012, SAFAR offers a unique space for audiences to explore and celebrate Arab cinema past, present, and future.The 2022 edition is an important milestone for the festival as SAFAR celebrates its 10 year anniversary, and expands out of London to screens in several cities around the country, including Coventry. Curated by film specialist Rabih El-Khoury, this year’s theme, The Stories We Tell In Arab Cinema, invites viewers to go back to the very essence of filmmaking: storytelling. Featuring UK premieres and new releases, the film selection explores the devices used by Arab filmmakers to push cinematic boundaries, reclaim overlooked histories, and present new perspectives to audiences both at home and abroad. It sees controversial characters run amok and experimentations in form blend the traditional with the radical. Period pieces bring colonial traumas to the global stage and social issues are inspected through surreal and fantastical lenses. Meanwhile, Q&As with key directors unpack the role of the storyteller and examine the power that lies within the industry to build worlds, shape memories and change perceptions. SAFAR looks at who’s telling the stories, who isn’t, and why that matters. At Warwick Arts Centre, we'll be screening Jordanian writer/director Darin J. Sallam’s unflinching debut,... --- ### Screening Rights Festival - Published: 2021-11-08 - Modified: 2023-07-19 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/screening-rights-festival-2021/ - Categories: News, Edward Dyer, Our Arts Centre, Film The Midlands’ International Festival of Social Justice film and debate. Expanding audiences and discussion through important and engaging recent films. --- ### Seed Funding for Midlands based artists – open call-out! - Published: 2024-06-26 - Modified: 2024-06-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/seed-funding-for-midlands-based-artists-open-call-out/ - Categories: Joe Murphy, Our Arts Centre, Live Performances, News In November we celebrate 50 years of Warwick Arts Centre and our work showcasing, supporting and developing artists and companies across the sector. As part of marking our 50th Anniversary, we will fund three Coventry or West Midlands based artists/collectives to develop their work on the theme of activism with a public sharing at the end of November. The Brief:Taking the theme of activism as a springboard for your creative project, we are offering: · £2,500+VAT of seed funding · Development space in our Helen Martin Studio in August 2024 · The chance to share your project publicly as part of a group scratch night with basic technical support in our black box studio on Thursday 28 November 2024. You might be writers, makers, DJs, performers, or a blend of all these things together. We welcome submissions from professional and non-professional practitioners. Above all else, we value inclusivity, innovation, ambition and creativity. If this sounds like something you’ve been nurturing as an idea, do apply! Essential Information · If shortlisted, you will need to be free on Wednesday 17 July 2024 between 2.30pm and 5pm for a follow up 20-minute discussion with our team. · You will need to be free on Thursday 28 November 2024 for the public sharing. · You will need to be or be willing to register as Self-Employed, with a tax number. · We advise that applicants are aged 16+. · We prefer to receive applications based in the West Midlands region or based within a 30-mile radius of our postcode (CV4 7AL). · You will need to have or be willing to have Public Liability Insurance. · Optional Research & Development time in the Helen... --- ### Show Me Your Teeth Film Season - Published: 2022-10-05 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/show-me-your-teeth-film-season/ - Categories: News, Meli Gueneau, Film, Show Me Your Teeth Show Me Your Teeth is an exploration of feminism, vampirism, and the representation of women in vampiric tales on screen. Vampires have long been synonymous with seduction, sexuality and irresistibility, but male vampires have dominated the genre. Still, vampire films have invited many feminist readings over the years and, more recently, the female vampire has taken a vital role in reconsidering the power dynamics. Ana Lily Amirpour’s A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night completely redefined the genre with its western noir aesthetic and its heroine with a moral compass. The film is the centrepiece of our season and will be accompanied by a panel discussion. The vampire genre has known somewhat of a resurgence with the success of the Twilight series. Twilight cannot be celebrated for its representation of women, but its magnitude makes it unavoidable when looking at the genre through this lens. Where Twilight fails, others thrive as vampiric tales have often been an outlet for desire, and especially female desire. Lambert Hillyer’s Dracula’s Daughter portrays a female vampire failed by men, alive and undead, and hints at a lesbian relationship as early as the 1930s. Decades later, Tony Scott’s The Hunger gave us Miriam Blaylock, a creature to die for (quite literally), making mere mortals want to be her and desire her all at once. Meanwhile, young Lucy ponders why a woman may not marry all of her suitors, in Guy Maddin’s exquisite expressionistic ballet, Dracula – Pages from a Virgin’s Diary. Just as the vampire genre is dominated by men, it is also dominated by Caucasian vampires. And yet, Black vampires... --- ### Spirit of 2012 - Published: 2020-09-16 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/spirit-of-2012-news/ - Categories: News, Katie Anderson, Our Arts Centre, 2020 Warwick Arts Centre awarded £200,000 for art and culture project through Spirit of 2012 collaboration with Birmingham 2022. The project, entitled Playing Out, focuses on community development and cohesion in Canley in Coventry, using play to deliver a listening and storytelling project that brings together disabled and non-disabled people. Regular play workshops hosted at community venues will engage around 400 participants, including those with long-term illness and disability. The project will culminate in the production of two spectacular carnivals as part of the Birmingham 2022 Cultural Programme, inspired by the unique moment of the Games. The Birmingham 2022 Cultural Programme is a world-class arts festival running from March to September 2022, alongside the sports programme. It will include new work, installations, exhibitions, performances and major events across the West Midlands. The Arts Centre is one of three organisations to receive a share of £600,000 from the West Midlands Challenge Fund, a collaboration between Spirit of 2012, the London Olympic and Paralympic Games Legacy Funder, and Birmingham 2022. The fund is designed to help build strong communities, improve wellbeing and empower inclusive participation in the arts. --- ### Half-term family fun at Warwick Arts Centre - Published: 2026-02-11 - Modified: 2026-02-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/spring-half-term-at-warwick-arts-centre/ - Categories: Blog, Family, Amy Nugent, Community Discover the best half-term family fun in Coventry at Warwick Arts Centre! From relaxed screenings of The Secret of Kells to live shows like Tales from Acorn Wood and explosive Rude Science!, plus orchestral adventures for kids, there is something for everyone this spring. --- ### New Season On Sale - Published: 2023-01-03 - Modified: 2025-11-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/spring-summer-2023-season-announcement/ - Categories: News, Cheryl Culliford-Whyte Our Spring/Summer 2023 season is now on sale! Take a look through our digital brochure to see what you can do with us this year. There's everything from family shows about Dinosaurs and The Smeds and the Smoos, to contemporary dance and the biggest names in comedy. Take a look through our digital brochure to see what you can do with us this year. --- ### Spring 2025 On Sale Now - Published: 2024-12-16 - Modified: 2025-11-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/springsummer-2025-on-sale-now/ - Categories: Blog, News, Joe Murphy, Live Performances, Our Arts Centre Our Spring/Summer 2025 is now on sale. From the best in comedy and music to exciting new dance and theatre shows, take a look what's coming up in our digital brochure below. --- ### Johnson's Quartet honours the masters - Published: 2021-11-09 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/stephen-johnsons-quartet-honours-the-masters/ - Categories: Blog, Dave Freak, Orchestral Series 21-22, Live Performances Read our Q&A with Stephen Johnson about his latest composition, String Quartet No.1. His latest composition is String Quartet No.1, which receives its World Premiere at Warwick Arts Centre on Thu 11 Nov, performed by the renowned Brodsky Quartet. Here Stephen tells us more.. You've described Quartet No.1 as a tribute to Beethoven and Shostakovich - what is it about these two giants that you admire most, and what did you hear in their work (or see in their lives) that shaped No.1? I love their intense, impassioned expression, but also how they are able to fuse this with gripping power of development - so gripping that the music seems to tell stories, even if we can’t find the exact words for what they tell us. And in their quartets in particular I think I can sense how both composers found the inner strength to survive the severe trials fo their very different lives. That’s been a great inspiration to me. The Warwick performance will be its World Premiere! Excited? Nervous? Both! I’m very proud of this quartet, yet I’m aware that putting it beside Shostakovich and Beethoven might be asking for trouble. They’re hard acts to be sandwiched between. I’ll definitely be there though - trying to sit still and not bite my fingernails. Was No.1 written with the Brodsky in mind? Not at first. I discovered that it would be the Brodsky who would play it just as I was beginning the second movement, and I was thrilled. Their playing is absolutely the kind I would want for my music. The Brodsky are absolutely front rank amongst British quartets. They combine power, precision... --- ### Story Story Festival - Published: 2021-01-20 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/story-story-festival/ - Categories: Edward Dyer, Live Performances, Blog, 2021 Along with the Shoot Festival Coventry and Arts Council England, Warwick Arts Centre is supporting a three day digital theatre festival in early February 2021: The Story Story festival. Story story festival will amplify the voices of emerging writers, poets, and theatre-makers. The festival is curated by Lanaire Aderemi, a storyteller who is committed to strengthening and archiving the voices and stories of marginalised people in imaginative and innovative ways. A recent University of Warwick graduate, Lanaire premiered An Evening with Verse Writer at Warwick Arts Centre in 2019 to sell-out audiences. Open conversations, commissions and workshops across the festival weekend will inspire artists and audiences alike with the knowledge and skills needed to share their stories with the world. Story story festival will culminate in a screening of Lanaire’s new documentary about the making of An Evening with Verse Writer. --- ### Summer Half-Term 2024 at Warwick Arts Centre - Published: 2024-05-15 - Modified: 2024-05-15 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/summer-half-term-2024-at-warwick-arts-centre/ - Categories: Family, Blog, Dave Freak What's on this summer half-term at Warwick Arts Centre: Dragons and Mythical Beasts, The Rubbish Shakespeare Company's Romeo and Juliet, free workshops, Family Sundays, Resonate Festival and more. Rubbish Shakespeare: Romeo & JulietNot to be confused with the other RSC, The Rubbish Shakespeare Company stage a truly unique interpretation of the classic drama Romeo and Juliet (Sun 26 May 2024) as three idiots perform William Shakespeare’s enduring tragedy using only a box of tatty wigs, a worn floral dress, and a burst airbed they found by the bins. Described as "like Horrible Histories but funnier" (Primary Times), this matinee performance is an anarchic and joyous family-friendly treat for all ages, filled with clowning, slapstick and mischievous storytelling. Dragons and Mythical BeastsThe following weekend, Dragons and Mythical Beasts Live (Sat 1 to Sun 2 Jun 2024) sees a host of fantastic creatures take to Warwick Arts Centre's stage. Direct from London's West End, the awe-inspiring show features some of the most magnificent monsters and terrifying beasts imagined. The show includes a colossal Stone Troll; the mysterious Indrik and Japanese Baku; the Tooth Fairy (not as sweet as you'd think); an adorable Unicorn; and the majestic Griffin - a fantastic creature that's half-eagle/ half-lion. Winner of the Entertainment Now Best Kids Show at the Edinburgh Fringe (where it was praised for being the "pinnacle of kids’ entertainment"), Dragons and Mythical Beasts Live has been created by the same team as the international hit Dinosaur World Live. Suitable for ages 3+, it's an adventure not to be missed! Regardless of whether you’re attending a performance or not, young... --- ### TALK - Kill The Cat - Published: 2022-10-04 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/talk-kill-the-cat/ - Categories: Guest Blog, Our Arts Centre, Live Performances Dylan, Co- Artistic Scientist of Kill The Cat Theatre, takes over our blog to tell you all about how this Saturday, 8th October, we can finally provide the answer to some eternal questions. My name’s Dylan, Co- Artistic Scientist of Kill The Cat Theatre… I mean Kill The Cat Science; and Warwick Arts Centre have kindly let me take over their blog this week to tell you all about how, with your help - this Saturday 8th October we can finally provide the answer to these eternal questions. Prepare to dive through some lasers, paint a masterpiece, journey through an escape room, build a lego town and slay a dragon. You know, all the usual science stuff. We’re pretty new to the science game to be honest. We used to be in theatre, but then theatre stopped for a bit because …. well, you know what happened. And whilst everything had stopped we did some thinking. We realised that we were wasting our true potential in theatre and we decided it was time for something new. So we changed careers slightly. We now make SCIENCE. And after 2 years of careful preparation we’re now ready to put our new SCIENCE skills to the test. We’ve prepared six highly SCIENTIFIC experiments that will decipher the key to connection, and was it is that truly makes us human. All we need now is some willing Lab Rats to test them out. So, come along this Saturday 8th October for an experience unlike any you’ve ever undergone before. I’m legally required to attached a sample contract of agreement for the experiments below for you to review before booking your spot- (though to be honest there’s no need to read it too carefully) So sign away on that dotted line and we’ll see you on Saturday! Let the science... --- ### Technician Bootcamp with Tim Clare - Published: 2024-01-24 - Modified: 2024-01-31 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/technician-bootcamp/ - Categories: Blog, Our Arts Centre, Tim Clare Tim Clare, our Technical Manager, tells us all about Technician Bootcamp. Many of us enjoy a night out at the theatre or relish getting absorbed into the silver screen. But have you thought about the army of backstage staff that allow you to enjoy your escape into another world? Technical theatre is everything that helps a staged production run. It includes scenery, lighting, costuming and sound–not to mention rigging and special effects. So, what powers technical theatre? The technicians! AKA the legion of staff all in black, who carefully control the theatre space so that the show can go on. But due to a skill drain, we might be facing a Show Stop. During the Covid-19 Pandemic, live entertainment was an industry that stopped overnight. Theatres closed, staff were forced to find other income streams and those near to retirement welcomed it a little sooner. This situation has led to a real skills shortage in the industry. As technicians are adaptable and highly prized by other industries, when the pandemic restrictions eased, many staff did not return to the theatre. This left space for new entrants, but sadly a lack of professionals to train and coach them. At Warwick Arts Centre we have a team of 17 technicians and we are committed to bringing on new talent. We welcome the University of Warwick student groups, to upskill them into theatre, as well as facilitating work shadowing opportunities. So, when given the opportunity to collaborate with Stratford-upon-Avon College to improve the pipeline of new skilled technicians, I could not refuse. In January... --- ### The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk: Online! - Published: 2020-11-17 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/the-flying-lovers-of-vitebsk-online/ - Categories: Live Performances, Katie Anderson, News, 2020 Bring Kneehigh's The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk into your home, coming to your home live from the stage at the Bristol Old Vic for 4 performances from Thu 3 – Sat 5 Dec 2020. Knowing that Warwick Arts Centre audiences have always loved a Kneehigh show, we’ve teamed up with our friends Wise Children and Bristol Old Vic to present 4 performances of Kneehigh’s award-winning The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk, inspired by the paintings and life of the artist Marc Chagall and his wife and directed by Emma Rice. Unlike other pre-recorded digital screenings, the visually stunning, intimate and emotional production will be a truly one-off experience brought straight to your TV. The company have been isolating together in one large bubble for the last two weeks so that the show can be performed in its original form. With no social distancing, expect something as magical as one of Marc Chagall’s paintings, with singing, dancing and perhaps even a large blue fish! We know a live-streamed show isn’t the same as actually going to the theatre and we also understand that watching things online can be hard work. But we think this is just like theatre used to be – almost! --- ### Valentine's Day in Coventry - Published: 2026-02-04 - Modified: 2026-02-04 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/valentines-day-in-coventry/ - Categories: Our Arts Centre, Blog For those celebrating Valentines Day in Coventry, look no further than Warwick Arts Centre - the perfect place to enjoy a variety of entertainment, culture, and cuisine with your date in one convenient location. --- ### The Reason for Painting (2023) - Published: 2023-06-26 - Modified: 2023-09-18 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/the-reason-for-painting-2023/ - Categories: News, Thomas Ellmer, Visual Arts, Exhibitions, Past Exhibitions The Reason for Painting continued the Mead Gallery’s longstanding examination of abstract painting. It built on previous Mead exhibitions including: Slow Burn (1998), Slipping Abstraction (2007), The Indiscipline of Painting (2012) and Kaleidoscope (2017). Exhibition dates: 4 May – 25 June 2023 The exhibition also profiled a diverse group of younger artists that came together through their experience of using colour and paint, to experiment and consider the world in which we live today. The Reason for Painting took inspiration from The University of Warwick’s founding art collection. The exhibition took inspiration from The University of Warwick’s founding art collection, which was shaped by two informed collectors of art. The University’s architect, Eugene Rosenberg and the building contractor, Alistair McAlpine, who took interest in young artists who were developing international critical acclaim in the field of abstraction, including Jack Bush, Gene Davis and Patrick Heron. Returning to The Reason for Painting Exhibition itself, the featured artists make work that is rooted in the everyday, including ineffable feelings and emotions, daily conversations and transactions, crossing borders, our local environments, spiritualism, cultural heritage, and routine—making the case that abstract painting and lived experience are inherently intertwined. --- ### Willow Weaving Homes for Wildlife - Published: 2023-02-20 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/the-wild-escape-2023/ - Categories: News, Lynsey Cullen, Community, National News The Wild Escape is a new project uniting hundreds of museums and schools in a celebration of UK wildlife and creativity and we're taking part! The Wild Escape is a new project uniting hundreds of museums and schools in a celebration of UK wildlife and creativity. We will be working with Charter Primary School in Canley, and artist Laura Ellen Bacon, to create a sculptural willow habitat for wildlife in the school grounds. Our collaboration will begin when students from Charter Primary visit our Sculpture Trail. Liz Dooley, our Art Collection Curator, will give the students a tour which includes seeing Laura Ellen Bacon’s sculpture, Don’t Let Go. Don’t Let Go is created from woven willow which sits loosely around a tree. It provides a habitat for lots of bugs and small birds such as wrens. It was created in 2019, as a sharp decline in insect numbers hit the headlines. Insects are a vital component in the biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems. This artwork, built around, yet separate to the tree, will in time degrade and decompose, a process supported by the insects currently living within it. Over three sessions, Laura Ellen Bacon will visit Charter Primary school to teach the children how to weave willow. She will work with them to create a sculpture to enhance the school grounds, inspired by their ideas and their visit to Warwick Arts Centre. The sculpture will encourage wildlife to make a new home and give the students an opportunity to observe them long after the project concludes. Students will also be encouraged to use the habitat to inspire creative activities around Earth Day. This includes photographing, drawing... --- ### The Zone of Interest Returns: Reflections by Joe Murphy - Published: 2024-03-12 - Modified: 2025-05-30 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/the-zone-of-interest-returns-reflections-by-joe-murphy/ - Categories: Blog, Joe Murphy, Film As part of our Award Season 2024 we are welcoming back two time Oscar winner The Zone of Interest. Joe our Marketing Assistant has put his thoughts on the film to paper... well, to blog. This film raises so many questions… How do they just ignore the suffering? How do I go about my day after watching? Did he love the horse more than his wife? Beginning with a black screen with almost meditative music, the film eases you in with a sense of calm, perhaps a false sense of relaxation. This juxtaposes the almost horror sounding music playing over the final black screen, bookending this harrowing masterpiece. I believe this perfectly encapsulates the two narratives on show. The mundane day to day of family life being represented by the peaceful start, but by the end when the truth of the day is brought to light, we are left in the dark with the sinister score. With outstanding lead performances by Christian Friedel and Sandra Hüller we are greeted into the idyllic villa of the Höss Family. Picnics, horse rides and boat trips in the countryside - but this is no paradise. As on the other side of the flower covered wall is the Auschwitz death camp. The horror can be heard on the wind, just out of sight, but never out of mind. The family appear to be unfazed by the atrocities next door, however we can slowly see the effects on the children of the family; from sleep walking to locking siblings in a greenhouse pretending it is a makeshift gas chamber. The calmness of the parents is mostly maintained however we see this slip on several occasions: Hedwig threatening one of her maids and Rudolf barking orders down the phone because someone interfered with his flowers. No moment... --- ### Things to do in Coventry this December - Published: 2025-11-24 - Modified: 2026-03-19 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/things-to-do-in-coventry-this-december/ - Categories: Blog, Our Arts Centre, Live Performances, Film, Community, Family, Mead Gallery, Music Discover what’s on in Coventry this December at Warwick Arts Centre. Enjoy Christmas in Coventry with fun things to do and festive activities for everyone! --- ### Things to do in Coventry this January - Published: 2025-12-24 - Modified: 2026-03-19 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/things-to-do-in-coventry-this-january/ - Categories: Blog, Live Performances, Creative Learning, Visual Arts, Film, Community, Family, Music, Mead Gallery Are you looking for fun things to do in Coventry this January? Start off the new year at Warwick Arts Centre and get stuck in with some of our amazing events this month. Whether you’re looking for things to do with the family this January, free activities near you, or to start off 2025 with some excellent entertainment, you’ll find the perfect activity for you here at Warwick Arts Centre! Read on to discover what’s on… --- ### Things to do in Coventry this November - Published: 2025-10-23 - Modified: 2026-07-01 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/things-to-do-in-coventry-this-november/ - Categories: Blog, Our Arts Centre, Live Performances, Film, Community, Music, Mead Gallery Explore what’s on in Coventry this November at Warwick Arts Centre. Enjoy events, workshops, and activities. Find fun things to do in Coventry today! --- ### Two new plays on sale this summer - Published: 2021-03-31 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/two-new-plays-on-sale-this-summer/ - Categories: News, Katie Anderson, Live Performances, 2021 To celebrate the opening of Coventry’s year as U.K. City of Culture, this summer Warwick Arts Centre will be presenting two pieces of theatre to kick start a year of big moments for the city. Although the hand-picked events we're staging are fully formed, the building won’t yet be fully open. We’ll have social distancing measures in place and a warm welcome from our staff who are looking forward to seeing our visitors again. The Language of KindnessA new stage adaptation based on Christie Watson’s best-selling memoirAdapted and directed by: Sasha Milavic Davies and James YeatmanDesign: Zoë Hurwitz. Sound: Gareth Fry. Video: Hayley Egan 20 – 23 May Based on Christie Watson’s 20 years of experience working as a nurse for the NHS, this ensemble-style piece of dance-theatre and real stories will be a celebration, a joy-filled, emotion-laden homage to nurses and frontline health-workers. The Petticoat CouncilBy Frankie Meredith 15 – 17 June This is the story of the ‘Petticoat Council’, formed by a group of women from Bishop’s Itchington in rural Warwickshire. They became the first female majority council in Britain, breaking down barriers to transform their community. In the wake of the devastation of the Second World War, and with Britain and its people still struggling with austerity, these women brought about hope and change on a local level whilst inspiring a nation. Warwickshire writer Frankie Meredith brings this story to life for today’s audiences with storytelling, dance and music, fusing songs from the charts with timeless folk arrangements and dancehall classics. We're coming back!In October 2021 we will be re-opening with our brand new building, 3 beautiful... --- ### Update March 2021 - Published: 2021-03-03 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/update-march-2021/ - Categories: News, Katie Anderson, Our Arts Centre, 2021 To celebrate the opening of Coventry’s year as U.K. City of Culture, this summer Warwick Arts Centre will be presenting some events to kick start a year of big moments for the city. In October 2021, we will finally be re-opening with our new building, 3 beautiful cinemas, a new gallery and a new restaurant. Whilst we can’t share all the details just yet – we can promise you this – Warwick Arts Centre is coming back. But first there are the summer months, and, with the recent government announcement that we can return to live indoor events – there’s a chance for you to experience some much missed live theatre – and reveal the tantalising façade and the sheer size of the new entrance. Although the hand-picked events we are staging are fully formed, the building won’t be fully open. We’ll have social distancing measures in place and a warm welcome from our staff who are looking forward to seeing our visitors again. Do let us introduce you to the nearly finished… but not quite fully kitted out… Warwick Arts Centre. The events will include: The Language of KindnessA new stage adaptation based on Christie Watson’s best-selling memoirAdapted and directed by Sasha Milavic Davies and James YeatmanDesign Zoë Hurwitz. Sound Gareth Fry. Video Hayley Egan Thu 20 – Sat 23 May 7.30pm, Sat 20 May 2.30pm Based on Christie Watson’s 20 years of experience working as a nurse for the NHS, this ensemble-style piece of dance-theatre and real stories will be a celebration, a joy-filled, emotion-laden homage to nurses and frontline health-workers. Christie Watson’s memoir The Language of Kindness was written after a career spanning 20 years as a nurse. It was featured as a BBC Radio... --- ### Things to do in Coventry this September - Published: 2026-08-31 - Modified: 2026-09-03 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/things-to-do-in-coventry-this-september/ - Categories: Blog, Family, Film Discover exciting events this September at Warwick Arts Centre in Coventry. From family fun to films, workshops, and performances. There’s something for everyone! --- ### 50 Years of Warwick Arts Centre: Visitor Experience Assistants & Ops Team - Published: 2024-11-19 - Modified: 2024-11-18 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/ve-ops-wac-50th-anniversary-blog/ - Categories: Blog, Beth Russell-Tsuro, Our Arts Centre, WAC 50 Impact Stories Warwick Arts Centre turns 50 this autumn. To mark this milestone, we caught up with some of our Visitor Experience and Operations team members. Our incredible Visitor Experience Assistants and Operations team members here at Warwick Arts Centre work across our entire building and cover every event type from cinema showings, to events in our studios and theatres, to the Mead Gallery’s exhibitions, to workshops. Twice a year, Warwick Arts Centre hosts the University of Warwick’s graduations, and our staff play a vital role in creating a celebration to remember. For many visitors, this will be their first visit to our campus, and for others their first visit to Warwick Arts Centre. Our staff prepare the building and its spaces, organise all the practicalities, and provide everything needed for an exceptional visitor experience. Meet two of our amazing past and present staff members… Meet James and AnnaliesaJames is 29, born in Yorkshire but settled in Coventry after moving here 11 years ago for university. He studied at the University of Warwick for his undergraduate degree in French Studies, then a PGCE in Languages, and an MA in Education. He works at the Arts Centre in both a contracted and casual basis alongside his main job working in payroll and administration for a commercial company. Annaliesa is 28 and works as the Head of Drama and Head of House at a school in Warwick. She studied Theatre and Performance at the University of Warwick for her undergraduate degree, followed by a PGCE, followed by a part-time Masters in Professional Education while teaching full-time. She worked at Warwick Arts Centre throughout her... --- ### Playing Out In Canley: Volunteer Now - Published: 2021-07-12 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/volunteer-playing-out/ - Categories: Edward Dyer, Our Arts Centre, Creative Learning, News The Playing Out in Canley team is very happy to invite you to be part of our first Canley Parade on the morning of Saturday 4th September 2021 ... winding its way through the streets of Canley before the Canley Big Lunch that afternoon... We are looking for volunteers who live or work in Canley (or nearby) to: join the Samba Band (no experience needed, practice sessions weekly)help design and build costumes, puppets, banners, giant figures, etc.perform as an “everyone” character (tired parent, nurse or other worker) or as a Canley King or Queen (any age, representing Canley in all its diversity)be part of dancing and/or singing sections of the paradedemonstrate a parade-able skill (any BMX trick riders out there?)help steward the parade, ensuring it is healthy and safe for everyonemake and deliver creative packs in advance of the parade, so that some of our youngest residents can join in from their doorsteps with their own creationshelp organise and co-ordinate things behind the sceneget your group of friends or community group to take on one or more of these things as a group...or other things (let us know how you would like to contribute!) We won't be using motor vehicles or amplified sound, but there will be: live music,spectacle and story,a celebration of our neighbourhood,a recognition of everything we have all gone through during the pandemic and our gratitude for all who have worked so hardand fun! To volunteer, or just to learn more about the Parade, contact PlayingOutCanley@gmail.com --- ### Volunteers Week 2023 - Published: 2023-05-30 - Modified: 2023-06-01 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/volunteers-week-2023/ - Categories: Gemma Ridd, Community, Blog Our Volunteer Co-ordinator, Gemma, shares some of our volunteer stories and opportunities for how you can get involved. Happy Volunteers Week! After joining Warwick Arts Centre last year, I was committed to developing a programme which offered an opportunity for individuals to volunteer. Having been a volunteer myself, I knew the benefits individuals receive from volunteering and how rewarding it is to support the arts, especially since it was a sector which was hit so hard, like many others, by the pandemic. Our volunteers help to enrich the visitor experience, whether it be welcoming and guiding visitors, checking tickets, assisting in the foyer, prepping stock for sale, or just a friendly face, they really do leave a lasting impression. We have also recently expanded our volunteering programme, which now includes volunteering in our Mead Gallery. Known as one of the most distinctive gallery spaces in the UK, the Mead Gallery is home to a stunning collection of visual art and sculpture, and a host to both exciting and thought-provoking temporary exhibitions. As a thank you, volunteers have access to exclusive opportunities to see shows and films, engage with artists, and are invited to our social meet ups! For example, as part of our ‘Christmas End of Year Celebration’ last year, we had food, refreshments, quizzes, music, and a whole lot of laughs and fun. Many of our volunteers decide to lend their time to us for different reasons, some thrive through the social and wellbeing benefits, some through enhancing and developing their skills, and some like to ‘give back’ and support the arts and... --- ### Welcome to 2025 with a fantastic month of cinema - Published: 2025-01-13 - Modified: 2025-11-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/welcome-to-2025-with-a-fantastic-month-of-cinema/ - Categories: Blog, James McEvoy, Film Meet our new Screen Producer, James McEvoy, who shares his January film highlights. Hi there, I’m James and I joined Warwick Arts Centre as our new Screen Producer in November. I’ve had such a great first couple of months and can’t wait to share what our team has in store for you on our cinema screens as we step into 2025. Joining as the cinema programmer here is something of a full circle moment for me. I was a student at Warwick before I went on to work in the charity and public sectors focusing on equity, diversity and inclusion alongside communications and engagement work. Eventually I ended up combining this with my lifelong love of film running a community cinema in Birmingham and working at Midlands Arts Centre in more recent years. I’m really looking forward to showcasing stories on our screens that represent all our community and building on our event cinema offer with themed seasons and film-maker talks. More on this very soon! I hope to see you at a future screening – please do come and say hello. My January highlightsFilm fans are spoilt for choice this month as everything is gearing up for awards season. We’ve just kicked off with the Golden Globes so let’s look at which films are a must-see on the upcoming slate of new releases: Award contenders Nickel Boys (From Fri 10 Jan) – adapted from author Colson Whitehead’s (The Underground Railroad) novel of the same name, this draws you in with a clever and innovative use of ‘point of view’ by inspired director RaMell Ross. Follow the story – influenced by true events at an abusive reform school in 1960s... --- ### Wes Anderson Season - Published: 2023-06-06 - Modified: 2025-11-28 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/wes-anderson-season/ - Categories: Dave Freak, Film, Blog, Wes Anderson Season This month we're celebrating the unique genius of writer/director Wes Anderson with a run of eight of his best films - including his latest release, Asteroid City The Wes Anderson Season kicks off with The Royal Tenenbaums (16 - 18 June), the movie-maker’s 2001 collaboration with former room-mate Owen Wilson starring Gene Hackman, Anjelica Houston, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow and Bill Murray. Anderson's third film, it's the one that arguably established his reputation as a true original, combining beautifully observed and witty storytelling with a visual flair few can match. Next, is 2004's The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (19 - 21 June). Co-written with writer/director Noah Baumbach (Barbie, The Squid And The Whale), Bill Murray leads another starry cast as a Jacques Cousteau-esque oceanographer. Runaway teens are at the centre of the island-set Moonrise Kingdom (20 - 22 June), while 1998’s Rushmore (17 - 19 June) presents a very different take on adolescence, as the teenage Max (Jason Schwartzman) attempts to fit in at school. The season continues with the lauded The Grand Budapest Hotel (23 - 25 June), which earned Anderson four Academy Awards, five BAFTAs and a Golden Globe. As well as two beautifully animated adventures: 2018's Isle Of Dogs (26 - 29 June) and Fantastic Mr. Fox (24 - 25 June) - the latter adapted from the Roald Dahl book of the same name (and Anderson's second collaboration with Baumbach). Finally, the programme culminates with Anderson's latest film, Asteroid City (23 June - 6 July). The Hollywood director's first foray into science fiction, the 1950s-set drama is a multi-layered visual (and cerebral) feast with... --- ### Review of What's Already Going On - Published: 2023-03-09 - Modified: 2023-06-06 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/whats-already-going-on-review/ - Categories: Guest Blog, Lucy Grubb, Visual Arts, Reviews Read Artist and Research Associate Lucy Grubb's review of our current Mead Gallery Exhibition. Wooden doors, and corridors. Empty space. Heavy doors. I see a blob, I turn left. Wooden doors and corridors. Katrina Palmer reconstructs the typical University, or at least, the feeling of one. What door was I supposed to go in? What door was I allowed in? What door would allow my whole to enter? Were some doors locked? Maybe I was too weak? Maybe I needed to pull? Maybe somebody else could have opened the same door, that I couldn’t? Maybe I didn’t see all the exhibition – just the cracks and the edges. I was at the edge of a space, and it seemed, at the edge of language. I was neither in or out, and when I was in, I still felt I was out. Occupying nothing but the cracks between space, what was I trying to find? Maybe somebody to open the heavy door, so I could sneak my way through. Walking around these edges, the exhibition reflected the experiences of exclusion, and what it is to be at the edge of a space that doesn’t allow your whole to enter. This exhibition overlaps the histories of institutional demand, labour, over-thinking, self-building, and theorising. I am inside but outside; I am confronted by the edges of something that I do not see, but I do feel. This institutional framework, these wooden corridors with black paint smeared over the walls to cover the pre-existent writing. Our collective ground for gatekeeping all combine to show the systemic conditions laid upon us within environmental resistances, and impermeable structural constraints. Placed throughout this... --- ### What’s on in Coventry: Warwick Arts Centre in Summer - Published: 2024-06-26 - Modified: 2024-06-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/whats-on-in-coventry-warwick-arts-centre-in-summer-2024/ - Categories: Sam Davis, Our Arts Centre, Film, Live Performances, Blog Looking for fun things to do in Coventry this summer? Explore live performances, community events and more at the Warwick Arts Centre. --- ### Willow Weaving with Charter Primary School - Published: 2023-04-20 - Modified: 2023-04-21 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/willow_weaving_with_charter_primary/ - Categories: Blog, Lynsey Cullen, Community Our Creative Learning Manager Lynsey reflects on our artist led activity in Charter Primary School as part of The Wild Escape project to celebrate UK wildlife and creativity. Coinciding with Earth Day 2023 artist Laura Ellen Bacon, has been working with 30 children from Charter Primary School in Coventry to create a sculptural willow habitat for wildlife in the school grounds that will change with the seasons and allow students to observe them long after the project concludes. The school will encourage students to use the habitat to inspire their creative thinking. They will be taking photographs, painting pictures and writing stories and poems about the creatures that may be living on and in the sculpture. Laura started her project by introducing the students to sketching with willow charcoal to begin their designs. Even those who declared they "can’t do art", soon became excited when they realised that this was not a test of drawing skill. They quickly moved on to get hands on with some simple (and more complicated) willow weaving techniques and soon became experts in how to construct large objects with natural materials. One Year 4 student commented that "the willow is so gentle and soft that it’ll make a cosy home for the birds". All of the children are creating individual bird nests and one larger collaborative piece that will enhance the school grounds. They are using Laura Ellen Bacon’s sculpture Don’t Let Go from the University of Warwick Art Collection as inspiration. By the end of the first day, all of the students were proud off their creations with everyone desperate to take them home to show them to their families. Their imaginations... --- ### About: Willowbrook Creative Club - Published: 2023-03-23 - Modified: 2023-04-14 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/willowbrook-creative-club-blog/ - Categories: Blog, Lynsey Cullen, Community This year, we are pleased to be expanding our Elders’ Programme to include creative activity in Willowbrook, a Canley Retirement Village. Find out more from local artist Carrie Bqackhouse. Willowbrook Creative Club delivers artist led creative sessions on Wednesday afternoons that are designed to: Improve residents’ wellbeingEngage them with a regular accessible creative activityChallenge them to embrace and explore new or existing artistic skills.Working with local artist Carrie Backhouse, the residents are exploring printmaking, sculpture and painting courses. Carrie is taking inspiration from techniques used in the artworks exhibited in the Mead Gallery at Warwick Arts Centre. Throughout the programme the participants are encouraged to exhibit their artworks in Willowbrook’s garden and communal areas of the building, for all residents and visitors to enjoy. --- ### Callout for Participants - Published: 2021-09-15 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/write-to-rave-callout/ - Categories: News, Becca Randle, Live Performances, Students, Our Arts Centre Calling all LGBTQ+ movers, ravers and creators: come and join a creative workshop with grime artist Debris Stevenson and participate in a live performance of The Write to Rave at Warwick Arts Centre! The Write to Rave is an ambitious new immersive theatre show currently being developed at Warwick Arts Centre about the political power of raving. Who has the right to rave, to dance and move freely? What is it to feel truly free in your own skin? It follows the journey of a group of humans trying their best to rave while the world tries its best to stop them. We need a group of willing participants to come and see behind the scenes of an artistic rehearsal process and become active participants in the performance. You will be required for the full day on Friday 1 October from about 10am, through until the performance which runs from 6 - 6.45pm in the Studio Theatre at Warwick Arts Centre. You will learn more about the show and join a professional rehearsal, which will involve you performing movement and choreography. You do not need any prior experience of performing, just an interest in the themes of the show and willingness to participate. More information here: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/the-write-to-rave-by-debris-stevenson-1953/ Debris Stevenson is a dyslexic writer, Grime poet, working-class academic, pansexual ex-Mormon and Bashment dancing social activist who explores the intersectional, unexpected and unjust - ideally whilst making you laugh and/or dance. Debris’ debut show, Poet in da Corner, premiered at The Royal Court in 2018, receiving 4-5 stars and seeing Debris nominated for an Emerging Talent of The Year Award (Evening Standard Theatre Awards).... --- ### Experience the Fusion of Art and Yoga with Ray Cluer - Published: 2024-01-10 - Modified: 2024-01-10 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/yoga-in-the-gallery-2024/ - Categories: Blog, Becca Randle, Mead Gallery, Visual Arts Find out more about practicing the serenity of yoga amongst the artwork in the Mead Gallery. Ray's yoga journey, which began in the early 70s, has evolved into a rich exploration of various yoga forms, including the transformative Ashtanga Yoga. His passion for holistic wellbeing is not confined to the mat. Ray's interest in eastern healing arts and his role as the co-owner of Fertility Support Warwickshire showcase his commitment to the overall health of individuals. Dive into the Fusion of Yoga and ArtRay's sessions at the Mead Gallery are a testament to his belief in the powerful connection between mind, body, and art. Immerse yourself in a unique yoga experience inspired by the artworks on display in the gallery. These sessions provide a rare opportunity to explore the harmonious blend of movement and creativity, fostering a deeper connection with oneself and the artistic energy surrounding you. Dates and Times:1-hour sessions from 12:00pm to 1:00pm: Monday, 22nd JanuaryMonday, 12th FebruaryMonday, 4th March Price:These creative yoga sessions are only £6 per session. Yoga mats are provided, so all you need to bring is your curiosity and a willingness to embrace the unique experience of yoga in an art gallery setting. Book your place. About Ray Cluer:Ray, a seasoned yoga instructor, brings a wealth of experience and a passion for guiding individuals through the transformative power of yoga. His diverse background, including certifications in anatomy and physiology, advanced Thai yoga massage, and an introduction to Myofascial Release, enriches the sessions with a... --- ### Young Producers Recruiting Now! - Published: 2021-11-05 - Modified: 2023-03-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/young-producers-recruiting-now/ - Categories: News, Lynsey Cullen, Our Arts Centre, Students, Creative Learning We are now recruiting a new cohort of Young Producers for 2022 alongside 2 x Project Facilitators to help deliver the programme! Young Producers Participant RecruitmentThrough a mixture of intensives and evening sessions our Young Producers gain insight into what it takes to put on arts events – project planning, budgeting, marketing, project delivery and evaluation. They also hear from professionals across arts organisations and see work. They then create and put on their own event! A great opportunity to develop employability and interpersonal skills, whilst being creative, working with new people and taking the lead in producing an event alongside professionals within the current UK arts scene. Participant applications are now open for our second Young Producers programme taking place between January to April 2022. Are you aged 16-22?Are you passionate about music, dance, drama, poetry or art?Are you interested in finding out more about making these events happen?Do you want to put on your own events?Yes? Join our Young Producers programme! No experience is necessary – only an interest in performing arts and ideas for exciting events! To find out more, including details on how to apply, please visit China Plate's Opportunities page. Applications close 10am, 23rd November 2021. If you require any additional support or to arrange an informal chat about Young Producers with a member of the team, please contact creativelearning@warwick.ac.uk or izzy@chinaplatetheatre.com I absolutely loved it! Gaining practical experience by actually putting on an event has been life-changing. I didn’t know what a producer... --- ### Introducing Our New Youth Leadership Programme - Published: 2024-02-13 - Modified: 2024-02-19 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/youth-leadership-collective-announcement/ - Categories: News, Becca Randle, Creative Learning We're thrilled to be delivering a new Youth Leadership Programme in partnership with YMCA Heart of England and Positive Youth Foundation. We're thrilled to be delivering a new Youth Leadership Programme in partnership with YMCA Heart of England and Positive Youth Foundation. The YLC is made up of 9 young people who call Coventry home. They each have unique voices, different lived experiences and distinctive viewpoints. They discuss hopes and ambitions, worries and frustrations and support each other in weekly sessions where they digest the ins and outs of what it means to be a young person in Coventry today. The programme has spent the first term exploring creativity and activism and thinking about what the young people of Coventry want, see and hope for their futures. So far they have: Created a manifesto that captures their ambitionsLearned from creatives about career pipelinesWorked with photographer, Ayesha Jones to capture portraits that represent their strengths.With Coventry’s Poet Laureate, John Bernard, as their Creative Mentor, the group are learning how to amplify their voices to advocate for the future of their generation. Working on a spoken word soundscape inspired by their manifesto, you’ll soon be able to hear the YLC voices fill our Mead Gallery. By curating an exhibition for Warwick Arts Centre in Summer 2024, the YLC are exploring interior design, graphic design, spoken word, music and participatory arts. Asking questions like ‘what is the creative future for the children and young people of Coventry?’, the exhibition will be formed around the YLC’s manifesto. This group of young people call... --- ### East to West LGBTQUIA+ cinema season - Published: 2025-01-27 - Modified: 2025-01-27 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/east-to-west-lgbtquia-cinema-season/ - Categories: Blog, James McEvoy, Film Explore queer cinema from the former Eastern Bloc and the UK spanning the recent past to modern day, join us from Fri 14 Feb - Mon 3 March. As we enter LGBTQ+ history month in February we’re showcasing queer stories from recent film history across our screens including a filmmaker Q&A to complete the season. Inspired by titles on tour from the Cinema Rediscovered 2024 festival strand Queer Cinema from the Eastern Bloc, we’ve programmed films from former Yugoslavia and East Germany in the late 80s to mid 90s, alongside contemporary and more modern British stories, truly making this season span East to West across Europe. Each screening will also include short films from both local and Eastern European filmmakers exploring LGBTQUIA+ stories. We start things off with a Valentine’s Day screening of the 90s classic Beautiful Thing. Join us on Fri 14 Feb to enjoy Hettie MacDonald’s romantic London-based story of two teenagers falling in love to the soundtrack of Mama Cass. On Fri 21 Feb we’re showing our first film from Cinema Rediscovered: Coming Out. A Teddy Award-winning tale of an East German teacher who begins to question his sexuality after a reunion with a childhood friend, which brings back long-suppressed desires. The next week on Fri 28 Feb we have Marble Ass also presented by Cinema Rediscovered. This tells the story of Merlinka, a trans sex worker in 90s Belgrade whose weapons aren’t guns and knives, but sex and love. Finally, on Mon 3 Mar we’re very excited to announce a special Q&A screening of Layla with writer/director Amrou Al-Kadhi in discussion with WAC associate artist Adam Carver (aka Fatt... --- ### Join us for a Wes Anderthon! - Published: 2025-04-15 - Modified: 2025-05-08 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/wes-anderthon/ - Categories: Blog, James McEvoy, Film In the run-up to the much-anticipated release of famed movie-maker Wes Anderson's new film, The Phoenician Scheme, Warwick Arts Centre is hosting a very special Wes Anderthon on Sat 17 May 2025. The day features three Anderson classics: Rushmore, The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Royal Tenenbaums – the latter is kicked off by a suitably whimsical movie quiz, where Anderson buffs can test their ultimate knowledge of the auteur’s output. With each event ticketed at £5 you can enjoy the entire triple-header and quiz for just £15. 2pm - 1998's Rushmore (15) was Anderson's second feature. It marks the screen debut of actor Jason Schwartzman as Max, a troubled Rushmore Academy student who’s put on “sudden death academic probation” by the school’s head (Brian Cox). 4.15pm - The Grand Budapest Hotel (15), follows the exploits of hotel concierge Gustave (Ralph Fiennes) and a humble lobby boy (Tony Revolori) at a between-the-wars European hotel. The 2014 film earned four Academy Award wins (from nine nominations), five BAFTAs (including Best Original Screenplay), and a Golden Globe (for Best Film: Comedy or Musical). 7pm – after an exclusive quiz we have The Royal Tenenbaums (15). From 2001, this is Anderson's third feature, and the one that arguably established his reputation as a true original. Combining beautifully observed and witty storytelling with a strong visual flair, it stars the late great Gene Hackman in the career stand-out (and multi-award-winning) role of patriarch Royal Tenenbaum. Hailing from Texas, Wes Anderson is one of America’s most idiosyncratic filmmakers. His films typically boast strong ensemble casts, including many repeat collaborators - Bill Murray,... --- ### Opening Daniel's Room - Published: 2025-06-04 - Modified: 2025-06-04 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/opening-daniels-room/ - Categories: Blog, Dave Freak, Film Warwickshire filmmaker Jack Richardson follows the multi-award-winning Who Wants To Be Me? with his directorial debut, Daniel's Room. With a cast and crew from the region, and shot using locations around the county (including Warwick Arts Centre), the psychological horror receives its premiere with us on Fri 13 Jun. Here Jack tells us more about the film ... "Daniel’s Room explores the quiet horror of buried trauma, how unspoken memories can shape who we become and how a single place can hold both comfort and terror. I was drawn to [scriptwriter] Mark Carey's personally infused story because it captures something deeply human: the way grief and guilt linger in silence. This film allowed me to investigate psychological tension through restrained storytelling, shadowed spaces, and complex performances. "With Daniel’s Room, I wanted to create an atmosphere that feels heavy with memory. With the generous use of Ilmington Manor [in Ilmington, Warwickshire] as a location at our disposal, we had a house that seems to hold its breath, just like the characters inside it. My aim was to build a slow-burning sense of unease through framing, silence, and texture, rather than relying on conventional horror tropes. The film lives in the liminal: between day and night, past and present, reality and memory. Every decision from colour palette to camera movement was designed to reflect [central character] Emily’s emotional journey back into a place she never truly left. "As a filmmaker rooted in the West Midlands I’m passionate about telling stories that are both personal and resonant. Daniel’s Room is the first in a slate of narrative work that I hope will spotlight this region's incredible filmmaking talent with bold storytelling. "This film was made on a very modest budget (in part for which we owe a great deal of thanks and gratitude to our generous... --- ### Martin Green: One-sided - Published: 2026-02-18 - Modified: 2026-03-19 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/martin-green-one-sided/ - Categories: News, Thomas Ellmer, Visual Arts Visit One-sided, a new exhibition by Coventry artist Martin Green at the University of Warwick Faculty of Arts Building. Running from 9 February to 4 July 2026, the display features double-sided collages and found-object sculptures that evolve throughout the exhibition run. --- ### Your summer of cinema is sorted - Published: 2025-07-04 - Modified: 2025-07-04 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/summers-sorted-with-family-favourites-and-cool-cinematic-revivals/ - Categories: Blog, Dave Freak, Film From ’80s classics and cult sensations to the next blockbuster instalment from your favourite movie franchise, there’s plenty to look forward to at Warwick Arts Centre’s cinema this summer. Sun ScreenA new Sun Screen season promises cool classics in the cool shade of our air conditioned screens, and launches with the 30th Anniversary release of Clueless (12A; from Sat 12 Jul). Loosely based on Janes Austen’s Emma, a fresh-faced Alicia Silverstone stars in what’s widely considered one of the best teen comedies ever. Razor sharp and highly quotable. Top Gun (12A; from Fri 18 Jul) was the biggest movie of 1986, world-wide. With Tom Cruise as risk-taking US naval pilot ‘Maverick’ and the late Val Kilmer as ‘Iceman’, the film’s thrilling aerial scenes remain as breathtaking as ever – and where better than to experience them than on the big screen? Originally released in 2002, Gurinder Chadha’s brilliant football comedy/drama Bend It Like Beckham (12A; from Fri 1 Aug) made international stars of both Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley, but the movie’s lasting legacy has to be it’s undeniable influence on generations of women footballers (including many, no doubt, currently battling through the UEFA Women’s Euro). Inspiring and entertaining. When a mask-wearing gang commit a series of audacious bank robberies, the FBI suspect members of the local surfer community in 1991’s Point Break(15; from Fri 15 Aug). The fourth feature from director Kathryn Bigelow, Point Break quickly became a cult hit, thanks to the visceral action sequences – from skydiving to surfing – and the on-screen tension between Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze (the latter still on a high from the previous... --- ### Warwick Arts Centre to open landmark exhibition - Published: 2025-08-14 - Modified: 2025-08-22 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/warwick-arts-centre-to-open-landmark-exhibition/ - Categories: News British Art Show 10, the UK’s leading touring exhibition of contemporary art, will open at Warwick Arts Centre in 2026 before heading to four other cities across the UK. Warwick Arts Centre will co-host the opening of British Art Show 10, the UK’s most important touring exhibition of contemporary art. The exhibition will open in Coventry in September 2026 before touring to Swansea, Bristol, Sheffield and Newcastle Gateshead. Organised by Hayward Gallery Touring, this will be the most extensive British Art Show to date, taking place across five UK cities and multiple venues. Coventry’s presentation will be held across Mead Gallery at Warwick Arts Centre, the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, and Coventry University. The British Art Show has been showcasing the best in contemporary British art since 1979. Held every five years, it has introduced millions to artists who go on to shape the national and international art scene. Past editions have featured David Hockney, Tracey Emin, Anish Kapoor, and Sonia Boyce. Sarah Shalgosky, Principal Curator at the University of Warwick, said: “We’re delighted that Mead Gallery at Warwick Arts Centre will play such a central role in launching British Art Show 10. It’s a fantastic opportunity to connect audiences in Coventry and the wider region with the most exciting contemporary art being made in the UK today. This is a moment of national significance – and we’re thrilled that it begins here at Warwick.” This year’s curator, Ekow Eshun, is one of the UK’s most influential cultural figures. His past exhibitions include In the Black Fantastic at Hayward Gallery and The Time is Always Now at the National Portrait... --- ### Things to do in Coventry this August - Published: 2026-07-21 - Modified: 2026-07-21 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/things-to-do-in-coventry-this-august/ - Categories: Blog, Family, Film From family films and outdoor adventures, enjoy time together this summer and discover plenty to enjoy at Warwick Arts Centre this August. --- ### Family days out at Warwick Arts Centre - Published: 2026-08-06 - Modified: 2026-08-06 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/family-days-out-at-warwick-arts-centre/ - Categories: Blog, Family If you’re visiting Warwick Arts Centre with children, you’ll find everything you’ll need for a fun day out. --- ### At £4 a ticket, who will you take? National Cinema Weekend 2026 - Published: 2026-09-02 - Modified: 2026-09-02 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/news-and-blog/national-cinema-weekend-2026/ - Categories: Film, Blog, News, Sam Matthews Visitors to our wonderful cinema can enjoy discounted £4 tickets on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 September 2026 - all thanks to National Cinema Weekend. Born out of the huge success of National Cinema Day, which debuted in 2022, the now expanded National Cinema Weekend invites audiences to come together and rediscover the joy of cinema: the big screen, the immersive sound, shared reactions and the simple pleasure of experiencing a great story together. With all tickets just £4 each for the entire weekend, the two-day celebration offers everyone a chance to enjoy the latest blockbuster, treat themselves to a movie marathon, or take a chance on something new. At Warwick Arts Centre, you'll be able to savour six great movies, that range from a rocket-fuelled family hit to the latest work from a European master … --- --- ## Jobs ### Operation Assistant - Published: 2026-09-08 - Modified: 2026-09-08 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/current-vacancies/operations-assistant/ You will be an active member of the Operations team, responsible for maintaining our high standards of service to all visitors. You will undertake various duties to provide a wide range of services essential to the efficient day-to-day operations of Warwick Arts Centre, its staff, artists, and visitors. Warwick Arts Centre is committed to creating an environment where everyone feels they belong, a place of fairness and equity and to be an organisation that reflects the diversity of its city. If this sounds like somewhere you would like to work, we would like to hear from you. Important DatesOnline Information SessionJoin our Operations Manager for an information session about the role. Our Operations Manager will outline what we are looking for in the role and what makes the best application. He will also talk about Warwick Arts Centre’s plans for the coming year and what successful applicants can expect day-to-day. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions. Tuesday 15th September 4.00 pm - 4.30 pm Register for the session on Microsoft Team here Closing Date for ApplicationsSunday 20 September at 11:55pm Interview DateWeek-commencing Monday 28 September Salary£26,093 to £26,707 Note: Pro rata salary based on 18.25 hours per week. --- ### Cinema Projection & AV Technician - Published: 2026-09-11 - Modified: 2026-09-11 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/current-vacancies/cinema-projection-av-technician/ Warwick Arts Centre is looking for a motivated, passionate, inclusive, collaborative and technically skilled Cinema Projection & AV Technician to join the team. If this sounds like somewhere you would like to work, we would like to hear from you. In this role, you'll specialise in live cinema projection, digital technologies, audiovisual, and simple sound operations, all within the context of the performing arts. Your primary responsibility will be to uphold the highest standards of technical presentation for all events while maintaining a keen awareness of health and safety regulations. Important DatesOnline Information SessionJoin our Technical Manager and Technical Co-ordinator for an online information session. They will share details about Warwick Arts Centre, the role and objectives, and the application process. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions. If you cannot attend, we recommend registering so you can receive a copy of the session directly to your inbox the following day. Wednesday 23 September 2026 at 1:00pm Register for the session on Microsoft Teams here Closing Date for ApplicationsSunday 4 October Salary£28,042 to £31,896 --- ### Curator (Art Collection) - Published: 2026-08-24 - Modified: 2026-08-26 - URL: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/current-vacancies/curator-art-collection/ Join us as Art Collection Curator and play a central role in the day-to-day care, management and interpretation of a significant university art collection of over 1,000 works displayed across campus. Working closely with the Principal Curator, you will ensure that collections management activities including loans, documentation, conservation programmes and installations, are delivered to the highest professional standards and in line with Accreditation requirements. You will lead on the operational delivery of displays and installations across campus, collaborating with academic departments, students and stakeholders to realise projects that support teaching, research and the student experience. You will contribute to research, interpretation and engagement activity, developing content for digital platforms, exhibitions, talks and learning programmes that broaden access to the collection. The role works closely with the Principal Curator, Visual Arts Technician, Arts Centre colleagues, academic departments and the Art Collection Committee, as well as external artists, lenders, contractors and conservators. This is a varied, campus-wide role involving regular on-site activity across university locations and occasional off-site work. Flexibility is required to support installations, events and engagement activity, including some evening or weekend working. Salary £35,608 - £46,049 Important dates Closing Date for Applicants Sunday 20 September 2026 --- ---