At Birmingham Hippodrome, we work to support local artists and companies.
We believe in Birmingham and the West Midlands, and want to do everything we can to make sure that the creative talent of our region is able to develop, thrive, and make careers from a base here.
Our New Work & Artist Development team has been created to make the Hippodrome a vibrant and supportive home for West Midlands creatives with regular activity on weekly, monthly, bi-monthly, seasonal and annual cycles.
Live Opportunities & Upcoming Events
Hippodrome Creatives
For artists, producers and creatives living or working in Birmingham and the West Midlands.
Writer’s Block
A scratch night for artists to test early ideas to a supportive audience on Wednesday 19 November!
Origins Festival
Celebrating new work at Birmingham’s newest theatre festival in May 2026!
Ongoing Projects
Connect: South Asian Artists
A two day residency for South Asian artists to meet, network, and develop their practice together.
Gathering
Birmingham Hippodrome, MAIA and Talawa are working together with a growing cohort of local Black artists to develop craft and support an artistic community.
Hippodrome Origins
Hippodrome Origins is an 18-month artist development programme for creatives in the West Midlands who make theatre.
We welcomed our first cohort in November 2024, and they will be sharing new work in Spring 2026. You can find out more about our current Origins artists below.
New Earth Theatre Maker Academy Plus
A six-month part time course for Midlands based East Asian and South East Asian performers and theatre makers in partnership with New Earth Theatre.
Writer’s Block
A scratch night for artists to test early ideas to a supportive audience.
Playspace
Playspace allows a different artist or team access to space at Birmingham Hippodrome to explore an idea.