Sun 14th Feb - Sun 29th Aug
Singing Masterclasses with Ava Thompson
Ava holds singing masterclasses every Sunday evening (except Easter Sunday) for adults and under-16s on alternating weeks.

Sun 20th Jun - Tue 31st Aug
Adult Summer Dance Workshop
Come along and beat those summertime blues by keeping in great shape and enjoying yourself at the same time! Cant be bad! Carolines now regular summer spot is a mix of ballet,tap,jazz,contemporary,national etc

Wed 28th Jul - Sun 5th Sep
Mike Bickerton
This is a photography exhibition by local photographer Michael Bickerton. The photographs use an eclectic combination of conventional and alternative digital photographic techniques.

Fri 30th Jul
Scottish Falsetto Sock Theatre
The Socks are the comedy double act that has to be seen to be believed. The stars of BBC 3's Comedy Shuffle, three time Edinburgh Fringe sellouts and the darlings of YouTube. With Ali Cook - 'A hip, sexy, irreverent magician' - Daily Star

Fri 30th Jul - Sun 1st Aug
The Ghost (15)
The writer hired to wrestle the memoirs of a retired British PM into shape finds that his predecessor died under suspicious circumstances, and that the first draft may contain highly sensitive material places him at similar risk.

Mon 2nd - Fri 6th Aug
Stage It Summer School
Performing Arts Summer School For YOUNG PERFORMERS AGE 11-16 YEARS & AGE 7-10 YEARS

Mon 2nd - Tue 3rd Aug
Infidel (15)
Loving husband and father Mahmud Nasir discovers, on his mothers death, that not only was he adopted but that his birth name was Solly Shimshillewitz!

Fri 6th Aug
Stage It Summer School - West End Wonders
An original piece of musical theatre created by young people on Artrixs Performing Arts Summer Schools using shows such as Wicked, Chicago, Little Shop Of Horrors, Grease and many more all staged in the West End.

Sat 7th Aug
Fred Zeppelin
According to one of Kerrang's readers polls. FRED ZEPPELIN are among the top ten best live bands to see. Quite an achievement, as they were the only tribute band listed in any category.

Wed 4th - Sun 8th Aug
Robin Hood (12A)
Returning to England from the French wars, adventurer Robin finds himself outlawed on the death of King Richard.

Mon 9th - Fri 20th Aug
Face Painting
Choose whether you?ll be a butterfly, a princess, a witch, a robot or a pirate! Lots of other designs on offer.

Mon 9th - Mon 16th Aug
Fire Brigade
Don?t panic! The Fire Brigade are just coming to show you their fire engine. You might get a chance to sit in the cab and sound the siren.

Mon 9th Aug
Bone Idol Dinosaur Workshop
Join members of Avonmill Players for an afternoon of drama, dance, song and fun linked to the Walking with Dinosaurs exhibition at Forge Mill. For ages 6 - 11.

Tue 10th Aug
Eastnor Pottery Workshop
Brilliant pottery workshops for children aged 5-8 and 9-12.

Mon 9th - Tue 10th Aug
Puppet Making with Janet Lee
Create your own Fairy Tale character puppet using our wonderful craft materials. Design it yourself, or borrow some ideas from our creative team.

Thu 12th - Fri 13th Aug
Bouncy Castle
Have fun bouncing and boinging on our full-size bouncy castle. Sessions are supervised for children?s safety.

Mon 9th - Thu 12th Aug
Bad Lieutenant (18)
Rogue cop McDonagh finds himself out of his depth as his insatiable appetite for drugs and reckless gambling places him in debt to the very people he is supposed to be investigating.

Fri 13th Aug
Teddy Bears Picnic
We won?t go down to the woods today but this is always a favourite with the little ones. Bring your teddy and a picnic, we?ll provide the fun, the grass and the sunshine!

Fri 13th - Mon 16th Aug
Hair Braiding
The perfect Summer accessory! Get a stylish colourful braid wrapped into your hair that you can keep till school starts up again.

Fri 13th Aug
Junk Instrument Workshop
Come along and make your own junk instrument tube drums, ganza shakers, guiros and all manner of other junk contraptions. At the end, join in a jamming session playing the junk instrument you have made.

Tue 10th - Fri 13th Aug
Nanny McPhee And The Big Bang (U)
Nanny McPhee arrives to help a young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away fighting in WWII, and uses magic to teach her children and their cousins a lesson.

Sat 14th Aug
Boogie Pete
Star of the BAFTA award-winning CBeebies TV show Boogie Beebies, catch the much-loved Pete Hillier in his hit stage show Boogie Pete live.

Fri 13th - Sat 14th Aug
The Green Zone (15)
Chief Warrant officer Roy Miller is dispatched to Iraq to find the weapons of mass destruction used to justify the war. After a fruitless search, he starts to question his mission.

Mon 16th Aug
The Line Kings
What do you get when you cross two of the UKs most brilliant kids performers? The Line Kings thats what!

Sun 15th - Mon 16th Aug
Vincere (15)
Powerful telling of the story of wealthy beauty Ida Dalser who, in 1914, befriended and later married the young Socialist and union activist Mussolini. Selling all her possessions to fund his political ambitions, she was abandoned and written out of history when he converted to Fascism.

Tue 17th Aug
Bird Mask Making
Come and watch our fantastic Birds of Prey show and then make your own bird of prey mask. It can be as colourful or realistic as you like!

Tue 10th - Tue 17th Aug
12 Moves Street Dance Workshop
Street Dance Workshops brought to you by 12 Moves. For ages 11 - 16.

Tue 17th - Wed 18th Aug
Witches Workshop
Actors from the production of The Witches will provide a fun and exciting exploration of the world of the play.

Thu 19th Aug
Kids Got Talent
Come and show everyone your talent! Whether you sing, dance, do magic tricks or tell jokes, come to our open-air stage and perform.

Thu 12th - Thu 19th Aug
Circus Skills Workshops
Four brilliant circus skills workshops at each of which you will learn such useful skills as juggling, diabolo, plate spinning, stilt walking and unicycling for those aged 7 and over!

Fri 20th Aug
Drama Games
Flash mob drama games with NEW College Performing Arts students will be happening all round Artrix all afternoon.

Fri 20th Aug
Animation Workshop
Come & try your hand at different styles of animation and make a short film. For ages 8 14 years

Fri 20th Aug
High School Musical Disco
Get in the mood for the screening of High School Musical 3 with a special disco

Fri 20th Aug
High School Musical 3 (U)
Troy and the gang of East High School are going through their senior year, facing graduating and going their separate ways. They also want to celebrate moving on with one last great show..

Thu 19th - Sat 21st Aug
The Witches
Children beware! The Witches are bringing their wicked magic to Artrix. In Dahls play, they fiendishly plotting to get rid of all the children in England...

Sun 22nd - Mon 23rd Aug
Cleo From 5 to 7 (PG)
While waiting for the result of a biopsy, singer Clo visits a fortune teller; drinks coffee and buys a new hat with her housekeeper; is visited by her lover and meets and has a brief affair with soldier off to war in Algeria.

Tue 24th - Wed 25th Aug
Lebanon (15)
During the First Lebanon War in 1982 A lone tank and a paratroopers platoon are dispatched to search a hostile town - a simple mission that turns into a nightmare.

Fri 20th - Thu 26th Aug
Shrek Forever After (U)
When deal maker Rumpelstiltskin offers to help Shrek, he finds himself in an alternate version of Far Far Away where ogres are hunted, and he and Fiona never met.

Thu 26th - Fri 27th Aug
Dear John (12A)
Tough special forces soldier John, while on leave from Germany, falls for uptight college student Savannah after a chance meeting. When they part, she to college and he back to the forces, they promise to write, a correspondence that they maintain even after he re-enlists after 9/11.

Sun 29th Aug
Songtime!
Its time for the students from Ava's Singing Masterclass's to join together in a cabaret performance showcasing numbers from every genre to show what they have learned so far!

Mon 30th Aug
Fantastic Mr Fox (U) - AVONCROFT
Roald Dahl classic in which Mr Fox, trying to settle down to family life after a life of chicken stealing, finds himself challenged by blundering farmers Boggis, Bunce and Bean.

Sat 28th - Tue 31st Aug
Wild Target (12A)
Victor is a middle-aged assassin with a peerless reputation for lethal efficiency. When he finds himself drawn to intended victim Rose, he spares her life and acquires young apprentice.

Tue 31st Aug
An Education (12A) - AVONCROFT
Nick Hornby's 60s set screenplay finds Oxbridge bound teenager Jenny waylaid on her path to academic brilliance by her infatuation with an older man who dazzles her with the edgy world beyond her safe suburban life.

Wed 1st Sep
Bootleg Sixties
The wait is finally over ! After developing the stage show for nearly two years, the first major Bootleg Sixties tour comes to the theatres of Britain in 2010!

Thu 2nd Sep
PAPYRUS Charity Concert
We hope to raise awareness for PAPYRUS charity which aims to prevent young suicide and depression. This showcase of young local bands aims to raise money for a worthwhile cause.

Fri 3rd Sep
The Doors Alive
The Doors Alive is the No.1 tribute band to the legendary, Sixties, Californian rock guru's The Doors.

Sat 4th Sep
Hardeep Singh Kohli
Grab a seat and tuck in, as a guest of Hardeep Singh Kohli. This celebrated broadcaster, raconteur, writer and cook combines comedy with inventive cuisine in a wonderfully funny, laid back evening's entertainment.

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. Rita is a fine art photographer who is fascinated with the domestic environment and how we move and interact within this space.

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
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.

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
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
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.

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

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.

Sat 25th Sep
Treorchy Male Choir
An evening with the world famous Treorchy Male Choir.

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).

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 - Lord of the Mince
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.

Wed 13th Oct
Rich Hall
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 Trenchtown
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 ? Bob Marley music ? flared trousers and platform shoes?

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 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.

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.

Wed 27th Oct
Rich Hall - Extra Date
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!!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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!