All Shows
Mon 6th Sep - Mon 22nd Nov
Adult Intermediate Jazz Dance
Welcome to a new style jazz workshop for Autumn - slightly longer than my usual class!
Lets get movin!!.......
Tue 7th Sep - Tue 23rd Nov
Adult Beginners Ballet
Our journey continues into the world of classical ballet, exploring steps, terms, techniques and progresses to the interpretation of this truly wonderful performing art.
Tue 7th Sep - Tue 23rd Nov
Adult Intermediate Ballet
A new look for Autumn!! For all my existing customers welcome back! I've changed the class here a little by extending it to one and a half hours!!
Wed 8th Sep - Sun 3rd Oct
Rita Fletcher
Charles Baudelaire urged artists to look closely at the everyday and elevate the ordinary... Alexander Rodchenko showed us how.
Wed 8th - Fri 10th Sep
Letters To Juliet (PG)
While on holiday in Italy aspiring journalist Sophie becomes a ?secretary to Juliet?, answering forlorn love letters pinned to the door of Juliet Capulet?s home in Verona.
Fri 10th Sep
Julian Smith
Saxophonist JULIAN SMITH, aka Joolz Gianni became better known after appearing in the 2009 series of Britains Got Talent. Get your tickets NOW as this will sell out qiuck!
Sat 11th Sep - Sat 11th Dec
Theatretrain - Performing Arts School
Theatretrain teaches a wide range of skills in acting, dance and singing with each discipline taught for one hour each week to pupils.
Sat 11th Sep
Official Receivers with Sugar Mama
Hold on - they're comin'. The Official Receivers are back at Artrix by popular request with their high energy
Soul Show featuring classics from the great days of Stax and other numbers to get you clapping and stomping along.
Sun 12th Sep - Sun 5th Dec
Singing Masterclasses for Under 16s
Singing Masterclasses with Ava Thompson
Sun 12th Sep - Sun 5th Dec
Singing Masterclasses for Adults
Singing Masterclasses with Ava Thompson
Tue 14th Sep
Streetdance (PG)
A dance crew works with ballet dancers with very interesting results.
Sun 12th - Wed 15th Sep
Le Refuge (15)
Mousse and Louis are young,
beautiful, rich and in love, but
heavy drug users. One day they
overdose and Louis dies.
Thu 16th Sep - Sun 12th Dec
Adult Acting Workshop
From September, professional theatre director Daniel Tyler will be leading workshops which give adults a chance to get involved in the process of real-life theatrical production.
Thu 16th Sep
Johnnie Walker
From pirate radio to Buckingham Palace and an MBE, Johnnie Walker tells the amazing story of how he came to be one of the best known and most loved broadcasters in Britain, with a voice recognised by millions.
Fri 17th Sep - Fri 10th Dec
Dancefest Young People's Street Dance
Fast and funky sequences created to the latest sounds
Fri 17th Sep - Fri 10th Dec
Stage It Youth Theatre Friday
STAGE IT is a youth production company for young performers who want to experience creating full scale productions and perform on the Artrix stage.
Ages 11 - 18
Fri 17th Sep
Simon Brett - WORDS
Simon Bretts latest book, his 81st, is a comedy thriller, Blotto, Twinks and the Dead Dowager Duchess.
Simon Brett is one of the funniest speakers you could find. But there are things that go bump in the night as well.
Sat 18th Sep - Sat 11th Dec
Stage It Youth Theatre Saturday
STAGE IT is a youth production company for young performers who want to experience creating full scale productions and perform on the Artrix stage.
Ages 11 - 18.
Sat 18th Sep
Darkside - The Pink Floyd Show
Fans of progressive rock music can satisfy their thirst for the genre with a concert of Pink Floyd classics performed by Darkside on their third return concert to Artrix.
Sun 19th Sep
A Little Bird Told Me
Be the first to hear the next generation of fairy tales! In A Little Bird Told Me, wizards, witches and magical animals join boys and girls like you on crazy quests and wacky adventures.
Tue 21st Sep - Tue 19th Oct
Make It Move! Animation Course
Building on the popularity and success of our Summer animation workshop, Artrix is delighted to offer a longer animation course for children aged 10 and over.
Wed 22nd Sep - Wed 1st Dec
Beginners Belly Dancing
No experience necessary to learn this beautiful dance form. This dynamic and feminine dance of the East has been handed down from mother to daughter through many generations as entertainment for women, by women
Tue 21st - Wed 22nd Sep
Heartbreaker { L'amacoeur } (15)
Set in Monte Carlo and Paris, Hearbreaker finds Alex, hired by distraught parents to break up their daughter?s inappropriate romances by seducing them away from their intended,
Wed 22nd Sep - Wed 1st Dec
Intermediate Belly Dancing
No experience necessary to learn this beautiful dance form. This dynamic and feminine dance of the East has been handed down from mother to daughter through many generations as entertainment for women, by women
Thu 23rd Sep
Simon Hoggart
A selection of wry hilarious readings from this best selling tireless observer
of life, wine, the eccentricities of Presidents, PMs, teenagers, and their mums.
Fri 24th Sep
Frisky and Mannish - The College Years
Following their critically acclaimed, smash-hit debut School of Pop, F&M are back. Every truly great high-school show needs a kick-ass college sequel.
Fri 24th - Mon 27th Sep
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (15)
In 1913 Coco and Igor are both breaking boundaries in Paris, one as a poor fashion designer seeking to democratise fashion, the other a rich celebre redefining musical taste.
Tue 28th - Thu 30th Sep
The Illusionist {L'illusioniste} (PG)
Belleville Rendezvous's Sylvain Chomet has taken an unproduced Jaques Tati script about a diffident 50s conjuror who abandons Paris with his obese white rabbit for the rainy streets of Edinburgh.
Fri 1st Oct
Black Country Night Out
You don't have to be from the Black Country to enjoy A Black Country Night
Out. The cream of Black Country entertainment come together again to raise
the roofs with laughter.
Sat 2nd Oct
Viva Santana
The VivaSantana family consists of talented, dedicated, professional musicians who fully immerse themselves to recreate the moods, sounds and atmosphere of Santana's music with passion, heart, soul and chilling accuracy
Sun 3rd Oct
Pete Firman
Prepare to be amazed and amused by Britains leading comedy magician as he returns with the best tricks in the universe (Independent).
Fri 1st - Tue 5th Oct
The Girl Who Played With Fire (15)
Magazine editor Mikel Blomkvist has commissioned a story about prostitution and the trafficking of women from Eastern Europe. From the book by Stieg Larsson
Wed 6th - Sun 31st Oct
Alison Sellars
Alison has been drawing and painting all her life, but developed the style for this exhibition early in 2007.
Wed 6th Oct
The Soloist (12A)
When LA Times columnist Steve stumbles across Nathaniel, a mentally ill homeless street musician with an extraordinary talent, he starts a series of articles on the LA underclass
Thu 7th Oct
The Dinner Lady Man - Something & Nothing
A new comedy tackling the heady subjects of sexism in the workplace, the recession and chocolate concrete?
Fri 8th Oct
Rivoli Quartet - Bromsgrove Concerts
The Rivoli Quartet was formed at the University of Manchester in 1999 where it was coached by the Lindsay Quartet.
Sat 9th Oct
My Generation
My Generation - widely recognised as Europe's top tribute to the music of The Who - are a group of highly accomplished professional musicians who have built a superb tribute to The Who.
Sun 10th Oct
Julian Clary - SOLD OUT!
I can't stop now - Im 50. The shame of it! This will be an intimate evening a celebration, no less, of my twenty-five years in the camp spotlight: how I got there and why I refuse to leave. Come and see me before they put me in a home for tired old knackers.
Mon 11th - Tue 12th Oct
Invictus (12A)
In his first term in office Nelson Mandela struggles to unite his long divided country. The Rugby World Cup of 1995 in South Africa, provided an ideal arena for him to unite black & white.
Wed 13th Oct
Rich Hall - SOLD OUT!
Looking like a Pearl Jam roadie, Rich is a master of absurdist irony he particularly likes to lay into Americans and life across the Pond at every opportunity.
Rich will be performing in his usual style as the grouchy, deadpan comic genius.
Fri 15th Oct
Good Person Of Sezuan
Good Person of Sezuan is a new version of Brecht's classic comedy that moves the action to Jamaica in the 1980s - a time of political violence and gang warfare.
Sat 16th Oct
Especially The Latter Part
Theatre In Reaction presents 'a heart-rending journey into darkness that manages to be surprisingly funny along the way'
Sat 16th Oct
Barnstormers Comedy Night OCTOBER
Brand new for the autumn season, Barnstormers Comedy Club comes to The Artrix.
Each month their compere will introduce three different comedians from the London stand-up comedy circuit.
Sun 17th Oct
Bob Brozman
Redefining musical diversity worldwide, Bob Brozman is a remarkably prolific artist whose wit, energy, and musical technique combine powerfully to create an unforgettable live performance.
Thu 14th - Mon 18th Oct
Le Concert (15)
Dir: Radu Mihailenau (2009) with Aleksei Gustov, Dmitri Nazarov & Melanie Luarent
Tue 19th - Fri 22nd Oct
Tamara Drewe (15)
Dir: Stephen Frears ( UK 2010 ) with Gemma Arterton, Roger Allan Bill Camp & Tamsin Grieg
Thu 21st Oct
Tommy Tiernan
Multi Award Winning Irish Superstar Comic TOMMY TIERNAN is embarking on a long-awaited UK National tour.
Fri 22nd Oct
Geno Washington
Genos shows pay tribute to many of his contemporaries with stunning renditions of soul and blues tracks synonymous with artists such as Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding.
Sat 23rd Oct
I Am A Camera - Jadis Shadows
Adapted from Christopher Isherwood's semi autobiographical 'Berlin Stories/Goodbye To Berlin' the play captures a humorous, lively yet at times poignant slice of life in a time now wiped away forever.
Sun 24th - Mon 25th Oct
The Leopard { Il Gattopardo } (PG)
Dir: Luchino Visconti ( Italy/France 1963 ) with Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale & Alain Delon
Tue 26th Oct
Kevin Bridges - SOLD OUT
Kevin Bridges, Scotlands Young comedy prodigy (Guardian), has had an extraordinary 12 months. With a 2009
Edinburgh Fringe Festival sell out run and an Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination.
Sun 24th - Wed 27th Oct
Toy Story 3 (U)
Dir: Lee Unkrich ( USA 2010, 103mins ) with the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack & Michael Keaton
Wed 27th Oct
Rich Hall - SOLD OUT
Looking like a Pearl Jam roadie, Rich is a master of absurdist irony he particularly likes to lay into Americans and life across the Pond at every opportunity.
EXTRA DATE!
Thu 28th Oct
Afrodisiac - Sound Affairs
Afrodisiac explores ritual and magic in African and South American cultures through an exhilarating mix of music and visual art.
Fri 29th Oct
Gemma Rosefield, Timothy Orpen and Simon Lepper - Bromsgrove Concerts
Gemma Rosefield and Simon Lepper gave us a delightful duo recital in March 2009, and now return with their regular trio partner Timothy Orpen.
Sat 30th - Sun 31st Oct
Gordon Hendricks is Elvis
Gordon Hendricks returns for two more shows after selling out every show at Artrix for the past few years.
Tickets on sale now - get them while you can!!
Fri 29th Oct - Tue 2nd Nov
London River (12A)
DIR: RACHID BOUCHAREB (UK
2010 ) WITH BRENDA
BLETHYN & SOTIGUI KOUYATE
Wed 3rd - Sun 21st Nov
Graham Wilson
Graham has painted all his life and has been working in watercolour for over 30 years. He enjoys painting landscapes and the other side of his work is in cartoons.
Wed 3rd - Thu 4th Nov
Shakespeare Schools Festival 2010
SSF will be holding its 10th Anniversary Festival in Bromsgrove in November 2010. As the UKs largest youth drama festival, SSF will also be in 80 other cities and towns.
Fri 5th Nov
Rockapella
Rockapella are the worlds leading a capella group, renowned throughout America. They have played theatres all over the world and now for the first time, this is your chance to see them in the UK.
Sat 6th Nov
Barnstormers Comedy Night NOVEMBER
Brand new for the autumn season, Barnstormers Comedy Club comes to The Artrix.
Each month their compere will introduce three different comedians from the London stand-up comedy circuit.
Sun 7th Nov
Stars Annual Dance Show
Stars are proud to present our first annual show.
Our children have been working hard all year round to bring you their first annual show with a mix of dance, gymnastics & musical theatre
Tue 9th Nov
Schools Music Day Concert
Students from all years at local schools who are learning to play an instrument are invited to a Playing Day at North Bromsgrove High School that transfers to Artrix for the evening concert.
Wed 10th Nov
Martin Roscoe Plays Beethoven - Birmingham Chamber Orchestra
An opportunity to hear one of Britain's most distinguished musicians. Martin Roscoe has performed six concertos at the BBC Proms, made over 30 CDs & over 400 BBC3 broadcasts.
Mon 8th - Thu 11th Nov
Gainsbourg (15)
Dir: Joann Sfar ( France 2010) with Eric Elmosnino, Lucy Gordon & Laetitia Casta.
Fri 12th Nov
Vision Student Film Festival
A sparkling celebration of the best in student film, this evening will showcase a variety of work from music videos to documentaries to more avant garde use of media.
Sat 13th Nov
Show Me with Chris & Pui
Chris & Pui - the hottest double act on Childrens TV.
Chris Jarvis and Pui Fan Lee have starred in BBC & ITV childrens programmes for over 16 years and are well known to children and their families.
Sat 13th Nov
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
Like the song says, it is only rocknroll but we like it.
And that is pretty much what this show is about, 2 hours of great music performed by people that have devoted their lives to it.
Sun 14th Nov - Sun 5th Dec
15 Inches Of Frame
In a world where everybody seeks recognition and fame, Andy Warhol's words 'Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes' seem even more relevant.
Mon 15th Nov
Brendon Burns
A comic love letter, and a preamble through the Edinburgh Comedy Award Winners brilliantly insane mind, this show has a giant twist in its tailas always, nothing is as it seems
Tue 16th Nov
Gervase Phinn
An Evening with Gervase Phinn will have you in stitches, as he shares his hilarious tales of life as a schools inspector in the Yorkshire Dales.
Wed 17th Nov
Jeremy Hardy
Jeremys perhaps best remembered as a much younger man, but there is nothing he can do about that now. Still alive and able to speak unaided for lengthy periods, this show will be not so much be a one-man show as an under-staffed cavalcade.
Fri 12th - Thu 18th Nov
Eat Pray Love (PG)
Dir: Ryan Murphy ( USA 2010 ) with Julia Roberts, Billy Crudup & Viola Davis
Fri 19th Nov
Leon McCawley - Bromsgrove Concerts
Since 1993, when he won both 2nd prize in the Leeds International piano competition and 1st prize in the 9th Beethoven International piano competition in Vienna, Leon McCawley has been in the top rank of British pianists
Sat 20th Nov
Johnny Cash Roadshow
Featuring Clive John as the Man in Black this is the number one Johnny Cash experience.
Sun 21st - Tue 23rd Nov
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (12A)
Dir: Oliver Stone ( USA 2010 ) with Michael Douglas, Shia Lebouf Josh Brolin & Susan Sarandon
Wed 24th Nov
Thick As Thieves - Reform Theatre
Thick as Thieves is a vibrant new comedy by Mark Whiteley that takes the audience into the comically dark underbelly of the world of small-time criminals.
Thu 25th Nov
The Factory - Earthfall Dance
Award winning dance company Earthfall combines groundbreaking dance, image, film and live music in their latest production.
Fri 26th Nov
Sleeping Beauty
Vienna Festival Ballet returns to town with their traditional, enchanting production of The Sleeping Beauty - a classic fairy tale set to Tchaikovskys magnificent score.
Sat 27th Nov
The Servant Of Two Masters - New Century Theatre Company
Broke and hungry, a cunning servant gets lucky and lands himself two jobs at once. But pleasing two masters is more than double trouble for the mischievous Truffaldino.
Sat 27th Nov
Hal Cruttenden
After an extremely busy 2009 supporting Rob Brydon on his sold out UK tour and a critically acclaimed performance on The Royal Variety Show Hal Cruttenden is one of the UKs fastest rising comedy stars and he is here to present his own unique comic vision. Hes angry but not sure why!
Tue 30th Nov - Thu 2nd Dec
The Threepenny Opera - Bromsgrove School
Written in 1928 and based on John Gay's 18th century 'Beggars' Opera', written to satirise the classical opera of that time,
Fri 3rd Dec
London Harpsichord Ensemble - Bromsgrove Concerts
The London Harpsichord Ensemble is one of the longest-established instrumental groups in Britain. Since Sarah Francis took over the direction of the Ensemble, it has continued to play at festivals and music clubs and regularly on the South Bank
Sat 4th Dec
Barnstormers Comedy Night DECEMBER
Brand new for the autumn season, Barnstormers Comedy Club comes to The Artrix.
Each month their compere will introduce three different comedians from the London stand-up comedy circuit.
Wed 15th - Sun 19th Dec
Jack & The Beanstalk - All & Sundry
This year's pantomime by All & Sundry is one of the all time favourites, Jack and The Beanstalk. It is sure to be popular with audiences of all ages.
Tue 21st Dec
King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys
King Pleasure & the Biscuit Boys are more than just the World?s greatest swing band, they are an institution!
Thu 13th Jan
Nursing Lives - Vamos Theatre
At its heart, Nursing Lives is a human story that celebrates nurses at work and play during the years of World War II.
Fri 14th Jan
Brodowski Quartet - Bromsgrove Concerts
In a new venture for Bromsgrove Concerts, the second half of this concert will consist of an introduction to Shostakovichs 8th Quartet by presenter Terry Barfoot,
Sat 15th Jan
Abba Forever
ABBA Forever is one of the UK?s leading International tribute Shows and theatre audiences from across Great Britain and Sweden have long enjoyed this superb recreation of possibly the world?s greatest pop band.
Sun 16th Jan
Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular
Fun all the way as the "Purveyors Of Cool" return by popular demand with a sensational show featuring the greatest music of the 20th century. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Sammy Davis!
Fri 21st Jan
Big Blues Tribe
The Big Blues Tribe is a nine-piece Blues Band in the style of BB King, Ray Charles and, more recently, Jools Holland?s R&B Orchestra.
Sat 22nd Jan
ELO Experience
The ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA GREATEST HITS TOUR featuring the fabulous ELO EXPERIENCE
Fri 28th Jan
Milton Jones - Lion Whisperer
Milton Jones, - you know the weird bloke with the shirts from Mock the Week.
Fri 4th Feb
Royal Quartet - Bromsgrove Concerts
Former BBC Young Generation Artists, the Royal Quartet, from Warsaw, last visited Bromsgrove in October 2006. Since then their international career has continued to blossom.
Fri 25th Feb
Boult Quartet - Bromsgrove Concerts
The Boult Quartet, Quartet-in-Residence at Birmingham Conservatoire, are joined by their Conservatoire colleague Chen Chen in performances of Joe Cutlers new Piano Quartet.
Thu 24th Mar
Cara Dillon
Cara Dillon has one of those rare talents you only come across a handful times in your whole life. Her staggeringly beautiful voice has the ability to reach inside the soul of a song.
Fri 25th Mar
Atrium Quartet - Bromsgrove Concerts
The Atrium Quartet from Russia, winners of the 2003 London International String Quartet Competetion, gave us such a wonderful concert when they came to Bromsgrove in March 2009 that we immediately invited them back.
