Summer in Southside 2019

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Family & Pantomime

FREE

In 2019, our FREE family festival went intergalactic and explored the spectacle and wonders of outer space.

Celebrating 50 years since the first moon landings, the streets of Southside around the theatre were transformed into a lunar landscape for a whole weekend packed with performances, installations and extra-terrestrial antics from a list of ‘out of this world’ acts.

We also turned Bullring & Grand Central into a launchpad for the weekend. Summer in the City brought elements from Summer in Southside right into the heart of the shopping district in Rotunda Square.

Take a look at all the events and acts below…

Luke Jerram - Museum of the Moon

A stunning 7m wide installation of the moon projected with detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface.

Sat & Sun, 11am-10pm (Arcadian Piazza)...

Highly Sprung - Urban Astronaut

An astronaut soars through the city, providing a glimpse of a future that might be...where problems surrounding air pollution have grown to crisis point. Is there any way back?

Sat, 1.15pm & 5pm (Hurst Street)...

Mind The Gap - Mirror Mirror

A team of scientists are on the lookout for real human specimens required to help out on a new secret social and scientific experiment.

Sat, 1.45pm (Hippodrome Square) & 3.30pm (Bullring Rotunda Square)
Sun, 1.15pm (Hurst Street) & 3pm (Bullring Rotunda Square)...

Motionhouse - Gravity

Using breath-taking balances and extraordinary trust, Gravity sees two performers in an evocative exploration of weightlessness and zero gravity.

Sat, 2.15pm & 4pm (Arcadian Piazza)
Sun, 2.15pm & 3.30pm (Arcadian Piazza)...

Campi Qui Pugui - Asteroid

A meteorite has fallen in the street. The scientific police approach it and take some samples. But unexpected events start to happen!

Sat, 12.30pm & 4.15pm (Hippodrome Square)
Sun, 12.30pm & 3.45pm (Hippodrome Square)...

Close Act - i-Puppets

Investigators of this planet and explorers of our time. The i-Puppets are controlled from their mothership whilst exploring this new world - and find you!

Sat, 1pm (Bullring Rotunda Square) & 3.30pm (Hurst Street)
Sun, 12.30pm (Bullring Rotunda Square) & 3pm (Hippodrome Square)
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Ljud - The Invasion

Intergalactic visitors from outer space accidentally land on our planet. Don't panic - they're friendly and they're pink!

Sat, 1.30pm & 3.15pm (Arcadian Piazza)
Sun, 1pm & 2.30pm (Bullring Rotunda Square)...

The Astronauts' Caravan

Created by Tim Hunkin and based on a Victorian illusion called a Haunted Swing, an immersive experience giving you a taste of weightlessness!

Sat & Sun, 12-5pm (Ladywell Walk)...

Silent Rocco - Lostronaut

At the right time on the wrong planet. Lostronaut is bringing a stunning low gravity performance to Earth.

Sat, 12 noon (Bullring Rotunda Square), 2.30pm (Hurst Street) & 7pm (Arcadian Piazza)
Sun, 1.30pm (Bullring Rotunda Square) & 2.30pm (Hurst Street)
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The Dream Engine - Heliosphere

Spiralling and spinning and seemingly weightless, a suspended acrobat explores the uncharted space above rooftops.

Sat, 12.30pm, 2.30pm & 4pm (Bullring Rotunda Square)
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Gobbledegook Theatre - Cloudscapes

Cloudscapes transforms an urban space into a cloudgazing area. Relax on a beanbag and explore clouds, the sky and beyond.

Sat & Sun, 12-4pm (Bullring Rotunda Square)...

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

Talented musicians from the LEAP Ensemble present a programme featuring well-known sci-fi theme tunes along with popular space-inspired hits!

Sat, 12 noon (Hurst Street), 2.30pm, 4.30pm & 7.15pm (Arcadian Piazza)
Sun, 12 noon (Hurst Street), 2.30pm (Arcadian Piazza) & 3.30pm (Bullring Rotunda Square)
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Silent Disco

Come join us for a party under the moon. Moonwalk over, collect a headset and show us your best moves!

On Sat at 1pm, join us for Swing in Space - a special swing dance under the moon with an hour of the best vintage space-inspired tracks.

Sat, 1-2pm, 3-4pm, 5-6pm & 9-10pm (Arcadian Piazza)
Sun, 1-2pm (Arcadian Piazza)...

Addictive TV - Sci-Fi Mashup Set

A unique melting pot of genres, instruments and lyrics, resulting in a truly out of this world experience!

Sat, 6-7pm & 8-9pm (Arcadian Piazza) ...

Wriggle Dance Theatre - Out of this World

Families are invited along on the holiday of a lifetime as we head to intergalactic territories to spot alien lifeforms and experience the wonder of weightlessness. For ages 2-5.

Sun, 1pm, 2.15pm & 3.30pm (Hippodrome Foyers) ...

Space-Age Sunday Crafts

Pop in to the Hippodrome Foyers on Sunday and make your own alien accessories, planet paintings and crazy constellations out of marshmallows.

Plus, head to our Selfie Space Station with costumes and props for all the family to dress up and pose - don't forget to tag us!

Sun, 12-4.30pm (Hippodrome Foyers) ...

Sci-Fi Cinema

Take a magical trip to the moon and back with these early silent sci-fi treats.

Sun, 12-4.30pm (Hippodrome Foyers) ...

Lloyd Live Design

Working with the set designers for London 2012 Ceremonies and recent Birmingham 2022 Handover event, join in with intergalactic crafts.

Sat & Sun, 12-5pm (Outside Hippodrome Entrance)
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