Six hundred paces from the Bull Ring is The Custard Factory, Birmingham's revolutionary new arts and media quarter. Built 100 years ago it is now home to a hive of young creative companies, galleries, fine artists, independent shops and terrific restaurants. One of Birmingham's biggest nightclubs and a number of renowned live music venues are located here. All are part of a vigorous working community that knows how to party too.
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Big Script presents 2 evenings of rehearsed readings of new drama based around the theme of BLUE
July 9th & 10th at 7.45 p.m.
Tickets £6.00 each or £10.00 for both performances
Tickets on the door or via the website tickets@bigscript
This coming Saturday 13th June we will kick off with our first ‘Handmade’ Saturday Market at the Creative Open Workshops.
Our workshop space will be given over to local creative people to show, share and sell their artistic endeveours.
It is promissing to be a fantastic day with products ranging from screenprinted accessories, handmade cards, jewellery and illustration.
Unit 11 - 11am to 4pm
Now all we need is the sunshine!
Hope to see you all there!
The Creative Open Workshop (COW) is an unfunded, artist-run project based at the heart of The Custard Factory. We deliver arts workshops from our colourful venue as well as going out into the community to work our creative magic.
We are looking to put on a series of Saturday Markets in June to create an exciting opportunity for local & regional artists/designer-makers. The Market will run alongside our established Saturday Flea Market, Urban Village and our General Stores.
If you would like to be consider for a space to sell your handmade products, please submit your proposal before 5pm on the 7th June 2009 to creativeopenworkshops@gmail.com
For more information click here
Sandwell College photography HND and HNC students join together and showcase their finest of images.
Join them at The Vaad Gallery for their End of Year show, the start of their journey as they Emerge into their Photographic careers.
“Open your eyes and your mind to the visually stimulating ideas and concepts”
Private View on Friday 5th June (invite only)
6th to 13th June 10am to 7pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm
Free Admission
For more information and inquiries, please email us at emergence@live.co.uk
Good Samaritan or Dirty Vicar?
Following their sell-out tour and award winning Edinburgh run, Penny Dreadful in association with Scamp Theatre bring you another famously forgotten character – The Rector of Stiffkey. Disgraced by the establishment but called a saint by his parishioners, how did the tap dancing vicar end up as a carnival sideshow? And what about the woman who put him there, the 17 year old Barbara Harris?
Sink your gnashers into the true story of the Prostitutes’ Padre, retold as a Music Hall show, with MC Mr Matt Devereaux hosting the proceedings. Come feast your eyes and glut your souls on this salty feast of daring live acts, uplifting comedies, saucy songs, and eccentric dancing.
Check out their review by The Stage
Tickets @ The Ticket Sellers
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Upcoming Events
- Roni Size , 3 July
- Urban Music Gathering , 4 July
- Urban Music Gathering 09, 4 July
- Tim Dog and Kool Keith , 4 July
- End of Year Foam Party, 10 July
- Bassmans Birthday Bash 2009 , 11 July
- Defected Generation The Launch , 17 July
- Eardrum: Skream, Nero, Lynx, 18 July
- Supersonic 2009, 24 July
- Supersonic 2009, 25 July
- Supersonic 2009, 26 July
- Spinebreakers LIVE 2009 , 27 July
- Demand, 31 July
- WT Funk, 1 August
- Xstatic's 4th Birthday , 8 August
- Importance of Being Earnest , 13 August - 15 August
- HTID 33 - The Summer Gathering, 29 August