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.
Current Opportunities for Creatives
If you need any support with applying for any of the opportunities below, please email us at the link below.
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.
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.
Playspace
For three days every month, Playspace allows a different artist or team access to space at Birmingham Hippodrome to explore an idea with no pressure to create a piece of work.
Playspace is aimed at theatre creatives in the West Midlands with an idea to explore and offers –
– Three days of free rehearsal space
– Access costs
– A small materials budget
– An outside eye if useful
We’ve been offering Playspace slots directly to artists in the last year, but we will be opening applications back up soon. Keep an eye out on the Creatives Newsletter and our socials to see when!