Midlands Arts Centre is an arts venue in Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, home to two theatres, a cinema, galleries and creative studios. It includes the Foyle Studio, a generously sized space with retractable tiered seating for events of varying sizes.
Interactive science show for 7-11 year olds and their grown-ups, mixing engineering challenges and molten chocolate, from One Tenth Human.
An eerie and unsettling anthology of tales about the hold our agricultural past exerts over the present day, written and performed by Jonathan Goodwin.
Screening of the documentary 'Boorman & The Devil' about John Boorman's 'Exorcist II: The Heretic', with commentary from Karyn Kusama, Mike Flanagan, Joe Dante and Simon Abrams.
4K screening of Ken Russell's The Devils, fully restored and cut to the director's original vision, at MAC Birmingham.
Stand-up show by Guardian political sketch writer John Crace in which he tries to make sense of recent British politics.
Subtitled screening of Andrzej Żuławski's 1981 psychological thriller 'Possession', set against the Berlin Wall.
Screening of the 1993 Halloween classic 'Hocus Pocus' at MAC Birmingham, with pay-what-you-choose tickets.
Free drop-in collage session for children aged three and over at MAC Birmingham.
Screening of Frank Berry's drama about the history of an institution for unmarried mothers and their children in rural Ireland, based on a true story.
4K screening of Hammer's 1958 'Dracula', restored with previously missing footage, preceded by a short film on the restoration and an introduction by John Gore.
Community workshop of surreal collage led by Hazel Pitt for Culture Club, MAC Birmingham's creative club for people aged 65 and over.
Festival pass for the Birmingham Improv Festival, with a dozen improvisation comedy shows across the festival programme at MAC Birmingham.
Free launch event for the brand Pizza and Jam at MAC Birmingham.
Comedy improv workshop led by Chris Mead, based on his teaching that improvisation is about responding to your scene partner, part of the Birmingham Improv Festival.
Improvisation comedy show by Wing it Impro, part of the Birmingham Improv Festival at MAC Birmingham.
An improvised musical in which the audience suggests the title and the performers create songs, scenes and choreography on the spot.
Improvised comedy show by The Pretend Company, part of the Birmingham Improv Festival 2026.
Screening of Alex Cox's 'Dead Souls' followed by a Q&A with the director, hosted by Alan McQueen.
Live screening of NT Live's revival of Clifford Odets' play 'Golden Boy', directed by Sam Yates and filmed at the Almeida Theatre.
Joe Bill's longform improv 'radio play' in which the players keep their eyes closed, part of the Birmingham Improv Festival 2026.
Comedy improvisation workshop led by Diana Brown at MAC Birmingham, part of the Birmingham Improv Festival.
Comedy improv show by ShiZi Improv Theatre and Teater Prego, with the improvised play 'Ingmar - Improvised Bergman', at the MAC Birmingham.
Opening symposium of BEDLAM 2026, exploring artist wellbeing with a keynote by Rob Beck and a panel of mental health and arts professionals.
Screening of Graham Fellows' comedy documentary 'It's Nice Up North' with a Q&A, marking the film's 20th anniversary.
Screening of Elliot Tuttle's thriller 'Blue Film', about a sex worker who meets an anonymous client, with accessible and free companion tickets.
Stand-up night with Smash Bengali, Noreen Khan, Sami Abu Wardeh, Ily Hamdia and Salman Malik, with proceeds supporting Islamic Help Charity.
Halloween special of WiFi Wars, the live comedy game show that turns the audience into competitors playing games and quizzes on their smartphones.
Screening of the documentary about Ozzy Osbourne's farewell show at Villa Park, with screenings on 28 October and 1 November.
Free half-term family workshop led by puppeteer Lori Hopkins to design, build and animate your own surreal shadow puppet creature.
Interactive family show about the comic misadventures of librarians Mr Page and Miss Book, performed in BSL and spoken English.
Screening of Aardman's animated film 'Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom' at MAC Birmingham, with Pay What You Choose tickets.
Interactive bubble show where magic, storytelling and science meet in a display of bubble artistry led by bubble artist Highland Joker.
Live show by singer and bassist Tom Robinson, with his acoustic duo of guitar, keyboard and vocals alongside Adam Phillips on lead guitar and vocals.
Screening of Ken Loach's 1991 coming-of-age film 'Riff Raff', starring Robert Carlyle, at MAC Birmingham as part of the 'Here I Am' season.
Free exhibition of paintings, drawings, collages and poetry by Emmy Bridgwater alongside work by fellow Birmingham Surrealists.
Screening of the 2026 Australian supernatural horror film Leviticus, directed by Adrian Chiarella, at the MAC Birmingham.
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