As part of Origins Festival: Celebrating New Work, watch two brand new performances by our hand-picked Hippodrome Origin Artists.

Elizabeth O’Connor – Earth Secrets

Earth Secrets is the award-winning Elizabeth O’Connor’s first venture into playwrighting, having had her novel WHALE FALL chosen as one of the Observer’s ten best debut novels of 2024.

Two neighbouring families dispute over a bordering fence, a rose bush, and a lost dog. Meanwhile, the birds are falling out of the sky.

Jaz Morrison – MID

Jaz Morrison’s new piece MID spotlights themes of social space, community, culture-building, and storytelling through Jaz’s unique style.

Birmingham at the end of the world. Dee and Haddy’s local community centre is being demolished. If they can’t stop it, they can at least stop the Poet Laureate from artwashing it.