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
Hippodrome Creatives
For artists, producers and creatives living or working in Birmingham and the West Midlands.
New Earth Theatre Makers Plus
We are thrilled to be working with New Earth Theatre on their Theatre Makers Academy Plus – Birmingham. This is a 6-month part time course for Midlands based East Asian and South East Asian performers and theatre makers looking to further develop their artistic practice and who want to make their own original work for live performance. You don’t have to be an actor to apply – you could be a dancer, poet, circus performer, writer, director or musician.
Writer’s Block
A scratch night for artists to test early ideas to a supportive audience – applications now open!
Ongoing Projects
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.
Writer’s Block
A scratch night for artists to test early ideas to a supportive audience – applications now open!
Playspace
Playspace allows a different artist or team access to space at Birmingham Hippodrome to explore an idea.