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mac Autumn 2010 September – January Visual Arts Performances Family Fun Events Festivals

Welcome We‟ve had a staggering 300,000 visitors through our doors in the first three months since we reopened in May, so we wanted to say thank you for your support and your feedback. It‟s all helped to shape the most magnificent building, and more importantly, to fill it with opportunities for audiences and artists of all levels. This Autumn sees our programme up to full strength, packed with performances, screenings, courses and workshops. We‟re just getting used to the idea of abandoning our flip-flops for socks, and now we‟re thinking Christmas! Book early for your place at our beautiful family Christmas Show, The Lost Happy Endings, based on Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy‟s enduring book. They‟ll be plenty of shopping opportunities with our contemporary craft fairs, and the arrival of Brilliantly Birmingham‟s FLUX exhibition in our gallery should delight all jewellery magpies. So do join us, and don‟t forget to keep telling us what you think – on our website‟s blogs, by email, by phone or in person.

mac Opening Times We are open from 9am – 11pm daily Sales and Information lines are open 9am – 8.45pm daily Christmas Eve: 9am – 6pm Christmas Day – CLOSED Boxing Day: noon – 11pm New Year‟s Eve: 9am – 6pm New Year‟s Day: noon – 11pm Gallery Opening Times Open Tuesday – Saturday, Noon – 8pm Sunday, 11am – 4pm Bank Holiday noon – 8pm Times apply except where otherwise indicated. Performance is only one element of mac‟s diverse programme. If you haven‟t already, check out our Learning & Participation Brochure and our mac monthly cinema guide.

Performance: Music mac & Punch present

Tony Allen 70th Birthday Tour Plus support Thu 30 Sep, 8pm Tickets £17 (£14) Theatre (Standing) Celebrating Tony Allen‟s 70th Birthday and 50 years of Nigeria‟s independence, this concert features guest collaborators with whom he has worked over the years. A mega–star of world music, Tony, alongside Fela Kuti, was one of the founders of Afrobeat; a musical style that inspired political insurrection through funk and dance. As one of the most dynamic players of the drum set, his ability to play four rhythms at once will leave you stunned and his relaxed manner will only add to the impressiveness. www.tony-allen.com www.punch-records.co.uk

“There is no question that Tony Allen is a genius, one of the greatest percussionists in the history of popular music.” The Guardian Performance: Music mac and Birmingham Jazz present

The Oyster Princess With improvised soundtrack to this screening by Flat Earth Society Sat 2 Oct, 8pm Tickets £7 (£5 including Birmingham Jazz members) Theatre The Flat Earth Society is a 14 piece jazz big band from Belgium led by former architect, clarinettetist, saxophonist and composer Peter Vermeersch. Extremely entertaining, they seamlessly blend the big band sound with theatre. For this screening they will perform a live score to the silent German film The Oyster Princess. The film is a sophisticated satire and the target of humour is the American bourgeoisie, personified by The Oyster King. www.birminghamjazz.co.uk www.fes.be

Performance: Music mac and Birmingham Jazz present

Tony Levin 70th Birthday Tour Sat 9 Oct, 8pm Tickets £10 (£7 including Birmingham Jazz members) Theatre Tony Levin returns to his Birmingham roots for a special birthday gig. An internationally renowned drummer, he has established himself as a regular performer at Ronnie Scott‟s Jazz Club. In recent years Tony has played in the quartet Mujician with saxophonist Paul Dunman, bass player Paul Rogers and pianist Keith Tippett. This celebratory event will feature two enthralling sets, one by Mujician and the other by the amazing Japanese pianist Aki Takase in a trio with Tony and bassist John Edwards. www.raremusicrecordings.co.uk

Performance: Music

Sam Carter Fri 22 Oct, 7.30pm Tickets £9 (£6) Hexagon 2010 BBC Folk Award Winner - Best Newcomer Horizon Award Having spent the last few years busily honing his craft both as a writer and performer, Sam Carter takes to mac‟s Hexagon stage armed with a „killer voice‟ (Nitin Sawhney) and his ability to play the guitar „like a harp‟ (Time Out). Performing songs from his debut album Keepsakes, Sam Carter is tipped for the big time and this is your chance to see him in an intimate gig. www.samcartermusic.co.uk “There‟s real talent budding here” Independent on Sunday “I have a feeling, and I‟m not alone, that Sam Carter is going to be huge” Irish World

Performance: Music

The Destroyers Sat 30 Oct, 8pm Tickets £12 (£9) Theatre (Standing) Join the wildly compulsive The Destroyers - all 15 of them - as they mash up Balkan, Klezmer and Gypsy in their own distinctive style. You owe it to yourself to „experience the frenetic glory of their live show‟ (stereokillnet) news of the gig has spread and tickets are already selling. www.thedestroyers.co.uk

Performance: Music

KAN Wed 10 Nov, 8pm Tickets £12 (£9) Theatre Join Brian Finnegan and Aidan O‟Rourke, the front men of two of the UK‟s top folk bands, Flook and Lau, as they couple with the brightest stars in rhythm and accompaniment Ian Stephenson and Jim Goodwin. Tonight, they bring both new compositions and traditional Irish and Scottish tunes to life in scintillating style, taking you and the music to somewhere undiscovered. www.myspace.com/kanmusic

Performance: Music

Der Oysters Fri 10 Dec, 7.30pm Tickets £10 (£7) Hexagon XMAS SPECIAL Yes it‟s time for a special mac Christmas concert of Carols and Yuletide melodies from around the world, presented by Der Oysters – members of festival stalwarts The Destroyers. So come, make merry. Put your favourite Santa hat on (just like the band), and join Der Oysters and friends for a convivial and festive night of Christmas celebrations. The mulled wine should be flowing!

Performance: Music

mac & Moseley Folk present

Martin Carthy plus special guests Sat 13 Nov, 8pm Tickets £12 (£9) Theatre One of the trailblazers of the 1960s folk revival, Martin Carthy has influenced many, including Bob Dylan, with his encyclopaedic knowledge of song and his distinctive style of guitar picking. His skill, stage presence and natural charm have won him many admirers, not only from within the folk scene, but also far beyond it. Known by many as the Godfather of Folk – expect to be shown why. www.watersoncarthy.com “Arguably the greatest English folk song performer, writer, collector and editor of them all” Q Magazine

Performance: Music

mac, Fizzle and Birmingham Jazz present

Invention Convention Fri 26 Nov, 7.30pm Tickets £8 (£6) Hexagon This regular edition of an improvisation/jazz series brings together four of the world‟s finest improvisers in various combinations. The first of the four is saxophonist John Tchicau; having recorded with the likes of John Coltrane and John Lennon, he is one of the greatest free jazz musicians. He will be joined by guitarist John Coxon, a member of Spiritualized, pianist Mike Hurley and drummer Mark Saunders. Why Not Try? Mike Hurley will be running Jazz Improvisation courses at mac from September. Look out for his course and other musical offerings in our Autumn Learning & Participation brochure.

Performance: Music This year we are delighted to bring a series of world music concerts to mac as part of Making Tracks. Making Tracks is a fresh concept on the British live music circuit: a „travelling concert series‟ presenting an annual season of exciting international music at 13 major music venues across the UK. So, whether you are curious about World Music or an avid fan, this series promises to offer something for you.

Performance: Music (Making Tracks)

Le Trio Joubran Three brothers. Three Ouds. One Passion Sat 25 Sep, 8pm Tickets £12 (£9) Theatre Le Trio Joubran are three brothers who descend from a family of oud (ancestor of the guitar) players. They take inspiration from maverick figures in jazz improvisation and flamenco. Accompanied by the exciting percussionist Yousef Hbeitsch, Le Trio Joubran‟s music moves from wild, rhythmic folk pieces to impressionistic, intensely melancholy songs. www.letriojoubran.com


Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas & Trio Mestizo Thu 2 Dec, 8pm Tickets £12 (£9) Theatre Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas is a virtuosic phenomenon in the concert halls of Cuba. The brilliant young guitarist‟s exceptionally beautiful music covers the breadth of Cuban styles, from guajiras to chachachas, boleros to danzones, son to mambo. In Trio Mestizo, Ahmed is joined by dynamic percussionist Hammadi Rencurrell and violinist Emma Blanco, to perform, intimate and majestic Cuban rhythms fluently underpinned with the lifting harmonies and melodies of North American jazz. A mesmerising set. www.ahmeddickinson.com

MAKING TRACKS www.makingtrackslive.org.uk Series Discount Buy tickets to all four Making Tracks gigs at once and get a great discount at £40 (£28*) Making Tracks is produced by KAPA Productions. Funded by Arts Council England. * Please call Sales and Information on 0121 446 3232 to take advantage of this offer.


Lo Còr de La Plana Fri 25 Feb, 2011, 8pm Tickets £12 (£9) Theatre Lo Còr de la Plana are six singers from Marseilles who are accompanied by percussion (bendirs and tamburello), „picaments‟ (foot stomping) and „bataments‟ (hand clapping). The group explores their Occitan musical heritage in a new way, breaking the restrictions of traditional song. A police siren, a newborn baby, a fantasy paradise, a drunken party, sheep, wolves… all of life‟s dramas have a place in their witty, humorous and very funky songs. www.myspace.com/locordelaplana


Grupo Lokito Fri 13 May, 2011, 8pm Tickets £12 (£9) Theatre Standing Gig – get up and dance Grupo Lokito re–connects Latin and Congolese music in an exuberant explosion of sound. Lokito features „world–famous at home‟ guitarists Burkina Faso & Limousine, Kinshasa based singer and dancer José Hendrix Ndelo and top salsa pianist Sara McGuinness, fusing their extensive experience in their respective musical traditions into a new and exciting style that can only be classified as „Lokito‟. With a charming sweetness to their sound, a relaxed yet infectious groove and cool soukous dance routines, Lokito are simply irresistible. www.myspace.com/grupolokito

Performance: Theatre

Dancing Brick 6.0 How Heap and Pebble Took On the World and Won Wed 29 Sep, 8pm Post–Show Discussion Tickets £10 (£7) Theatre Five years ago the last of the world‟s ice disappeared. A year after that the sport of ice dancing went with it. Tonight, Heap Krusiak and Pebble Adverati, the greatest ice dance pair the world has ever known, will attempt to bring back what the world took away, by performing their free dance on a stage with no ice. From an award winning run in Edinburgh, 6.0 is a beautiful and hilarious new play about loss, sport and what happens when our environment can no longer provide us with what we need. www.dancingbrick.net


UNTIED ARTISTS Al Bowlly‟s Croon Manifesto Thu 7 & Fri 8 Oct, 8pm Tickets £10 (£7) Theatre Roll up the carpet and push back the chairs. Untied Artists and The Gramophone Party bring you a rip–roaring evening celebrating the life of 1930s crooner, Al Bowlly. While stock markets crashed and war loomed, Bowlly was redefining singing into the tender, expressive style that paved the way for pop. Take a turn around the dancefloor On Fri 8 Oct stay on for the after party where you will be able to mingle with the cast and dance the night away 1930s style in our Bridges Café Bar. www.theuntiedartists.co.uk Comissioned by mac, Warwick Arts Centre and China Plate as part of BITE–SIZE.


The Point, Eastleigh & mac present

Song of the Goat Theatre Macbeth Wed 13 – Fri 15 Oct, 8pm Post–Show Discussion Thu 14 Oct Tickets £12 (£9) Theatre (Performed in English) Shakespeare‟s tragedy is retold in a powerful new production by award–winning Polish company, Song of the Goat Theatre. Beginning its life during the RSC‟s Complete Works season in Stratford upon Avon in 2006 and created over two years, this ground– breaking production of Macbeth re–imagines Shakespeare‟s tale of murder and madness through an intricately crafted blend of text, movement and polyphonic song. Presented by an international ensemble of eight exceptional performers, the production explores the musicality and muscularity of Shakespeare‟s poetry and the colours and sounds of his extraordinary language. The story is there, the characters are there, but in witnessing the drama realised through a uniquely

imaginative physical and vocal language we understand the story anew. Performance: Theatre

Get Involved... We are thrilled to have Song of the Goat Theatre at mac and excited to offer these additional opportunities. Workshop (HE & FE) Students Mon 11 Oct, 10am – 1pm* Foyle Studio (Group bookings only) Led by company members the workshop is divided into two parts: practical and discursive. It is aimed at students of the performing arts with at least two years‟ experience of working with the body and voice. Workshop for Professional Artists Sat 16 Oct, 10am – 4pm* Tickets £35.00 (£33.00) Price includes a ticket to see the performance (Wed 13-Fri 15 Oct, 8pm) and a ticket to participate in the workshop. Foyle Studio Led by past and present company members this intensive one–day workshop is aimed at theatre

professionals with an interest in working in an integrated way with text, movement and song. The workshop offers a unique opportunity for professionals to work with this leading theatre company and to enhance their skills of presence, concentration, flexibility, strength, rhythm, agility, flow and harmony as well as deeper awareness of themselves, their bodies, voices, emotions and imagination. www.piesnkozla.pl *Please note all workshop participants must also attend a performance. To book for workshops please contact the Arts Team on 0121 446 3243.


A Fanshen Production presented by

Company of Angels Blowing Wed 20 Oct, 8pm Tickets £10 (£7) Theatre What happens when family becomes just a game for other people to watch? A new piece of international theatre about dreams, destruction and deceit from the winner of the prestigious Dutch Taalunie Award for Best Play Blowing is the darkly comedic story of a disintegrated family which no one has got around to leaving yet. Jules Bradley has it all. Devoted husband, high achieving kids, forty–five years old today but she doesn‟t look a day over twenty–one. Honestly. And she has prepared a special birthday brunch to celebrate. But her children, Tom and Jessica, are not prepared to play along with the lies any more. Because soon they‟ll forget what is real and what is fantasy. www.companyofangels.co.uk


Dance4 present

Hetain Patel TEN Thu 21 Oct, 8pm Post–Show Discussion Tickets £10 (£7) Theatre I always thought counting to ten was easy. . . Taking music and the Indian ten–beat rhythm cycle as a starting point 3 performers delve with endearing honesty and humour into the usually dry questions of cultural identity. TEN looks at the meeting place between the red dot on the Hindu forehead and the red cross on the English flag. Negotiating multiple and overlapping identities in Britain today, TEN asks what is behind this need to belong. www.hetainpatel.com www.dance4.co.uk Produced by Dance4. Commissioned by Dance4 and New Art Exchange. Supported by Lakeside Arts Centre and Arts Council England, East Midlands

Performance: Dance

Fleur Darkin Ensemble

DISGO Thu 28 Oct, 8pm Fri 29 Oct, 7pm & 9pm Tickets £9 (£6) Theatre DISGO‟s territory is minds, organs, nervous systems. Join the international company on an intimate journey into the night... Creating a new and closer proximity between performer and audience, DISGO creates an exclusive experience for everyone. The foundation of DISGO is within the individual experiencing it as dancers interact with the audience to create a riot of choreography with their raw and powerful new work. Set in a stunning immersive light design by Sam Collins and with a soundscore including Plastikman, Fourtet and Mortitz Von Oswald... why don‟t you put your hands up for Berlin... Detroit... Birmingham? www.darkinensemble.com Fleur Darkin is Associate Artist at Bristol Old Vic.

Residency Mon 25 Oct – Fri 29 Oct, from 10am Tickets £55 (£45) Performance Studio An opportunity for young dancers (14-18) to join Fleur Darkin and her professional company for a week‟s residency. Take part in daily classes and be immersed in the choreography that underpins the show. At the end of the week you will perform in the show wth the cast. Suitable for GCSE/ A Level Dance students. Workshops Mon 25 Oct, 10am – 12pm Tue 26 Oct, 2pm – 4pm Tickets £8 (£6) per workshop Age: 11–14 Randle Studio A practical performance led workshop with dancers from Fleur Darkin Ensemble in exploring themes and contents of their show. Some experience of dance will be an advantage. Do you work with a group that would enjoy a half-day workshop with the company? Let us know or arrange a workshop by contacting the Arts Team on 0121 446 3243


Forkbeard Fantasy The Colour of Nonsense Wed 3 Nov, 8pm Post–Show Discussion hosted by Dorothy Wilson Thu 4 Nov, 8pm Pre–Show Demonstration, 4.30pm Tickets £12 (£9) Theatre At the studios of Splash, Line & Scuro, Cutting Edge Conceptualists, things haven‟t been looking too hot of late. Then, out of the blue, comes a salivatingly mysterious million–pound commission. The Colour of Nonsense is an exuberant satire on an art and theatre world always in search of the New. Forkbeard Fantasy combine theatre with special effects, mechanical sets and contraptions, outsize puppetry, automata, film and animation to create their comically surreal world. www.forkbeardfantasy.co.uk


Michael Pinchbeck The Post Show Party Show Thu 11 Nov, 8.30pm Tickets £10 (£7) Theatre Award–winning writer and performance maker Michael Pinchbeck takes his parents, Tony and Vivienne, on tour to recreate the post–show party where they met in 1970 after an amateur dramatic production of The Sound of Music. Mixing text from the past and present with movement to the real–time soundtrack of The Sound of Music, The Post Show Party Show asks what is present and what is absent, what is professional and what is amateur. www.michaelpinchbeck.co.uk Selected for the British Council‟s Edinburgh Showcase 2009. Supported by Dance4, Nottingham City Council and the National Lottery through Arts Council England

Performance: Theatre/Dance sampad and Teamwork Productions present

In the Further Soil Sun 24 Oct, 7.30pm Tickets £8 (£6) Theatre A dance and music theatre production inspired by the text from Rabindranath Tagore, the Bengali poet and philosopher who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. In the Further Soil tells the story of the urban landscapes of India and the UK. Human stories that bring out fast–changing globalised identities of young people told emotionally through the interplay of music, dance and spoken word. www.sampad.org.uk Written by Satinder Kaur Chohan and directed by Harmage Singh Kalirai. In the Further Soil is part of the People Dancing programme, part of the West Midlands‟ Culture Programme for London 2012 funded by Legacy Trust UK, Arts Council England West Midlands, Advantage West Midlands and The Heart of England.

Performance: Theatre/Dance Asian Arts Agency present

Seeta Patel‟s Shringara: A Journey of Desire Fri 12 Nov, 8pm Tickets £12 (£9) Theatre Internationally–renowned dancer Seeta Patel presents the exhilarating classical Indian dance form of Bharatanatyam. In this solo performance Seeta guides us through a fantasy world of the sacred female and explores the complex nuances of desire. With live music, lead vocals by the inspirational Pushkala Gopal and choreography by Mavin Khoo, this is a much–anticipated performance from one of the most exciting talents in the British Asian dance scene. www.asianartsagency.co.uk Funded by Arts Council England

Performance: Comedy

Patrick Monahan Support Alan Seaman Sat 11 Sep, 7.30pm Tickets £10 (£7) Hexagon Following the success of his 2009 national tour the brilliant Middlesbrough–Irish–Iranian comic is making his debut appearance at mac. The veteran of several sell–out Edinburgh Fringe runs, Patrick‟s breathtaking gift for interaction is combined with sharp and hilarious observations – paying special attention to his unique cultural roots. TV credits include The World Stands Up and The Armstrong and Miller Show. www.patrickmonahan.co.uk “the best show in Edinburgh 2008“ Martin Kelner, The Guardian Coming Soon Comic, political activist and writer Mark Thomas January 2011

Performance: Comedy

Robin Ince‟s Bad Book Club Thu 23 Sep, 8pm Tickets £10 (£7) Theatre Robin Ince – curator of Nine Lessons And Carols For Godless People, co–creator of Radio 4‟s Infinite Monkey Cage and stand–up comedy trailblazer – is back with a brand new show. Combining his twin passions, science and bad literature, the Bad Book Club clashes Cliff Richard biographies with evolutionary biology, Dutch astrology with books on how to pick up sexy girls, and Spiders From Mars are explained away as a scientific impossibility. www.robinince.com “when someone writes a history of modern comedy, they should make room for Robin Ince” The Guardian Love Comedy? Think you could do better? Why not enrol on our Stand Up course led by award winning comedian James Cook.

Performance: Comedy Part of Birmingham Comedy Festival Women & Theatre present

Barbara Nice presents. . . Sun 3 Oct, 7pm Tickets £12 (£9) Theatre Women & Theatre invite you to join us for a comic feast hosted by everyone‟s favourite Kings Heath housewife and mother of five, Mrs Barbara Nice. She presents a friendly and hilarious night of laughter from a high quality pick and mix of the nation‟s funniest women, Susan Calman, Lady Garden, plus many more. www.mrsbarbaranice.co.uk www.bhamcomfest.co.uk Women & Theatre is a Birmingham–based company & registered charity which has been pioneering new ways of addressing contemporary issues through performance since 1983. All proceeds from this fundraising evening go to Women & Theatre‟s new project, Wasted, a musical extravaganza about women & alcohol coming to mac Feb 2011.

Performance: Comedy Part of Birmingham Comedy Festival

Rosie Wilby Wed 6 Oct, 8pm Tickets £8 (£6) Hexagon In a sequel to the Fringe Report Award winning The Science Of Sex, South London based Funny Women Finalist Rosie delves further into the science of attraction and sexual chemistry with spoof experiments and handmade props. What makes us gay or straight? What turns us on? What are pheromones? Why are we attracted to one person and not another? What happens chemically in the brain when we fall in love? What is the scientific origin of kissing? Do aphrodisiacs work? www.rosiewilby.com www.bhamcomfest.co.uk

Performance: Spoken Word Kate Fox:

Fox News Tue 9 Nov, 8pm Tickets £9 (£6) Theatre Poet in residence on Radio 4‟s Saturday Live, Kate Fox has written and performed poems for BBC2‟s Daily Politics Show and Chelsea Flower Show. Also a writer and comedian, Kate wished Tony Blair was her dad, found out the Yorkshire Ripper worked for her auntie and watched satanic verses being burned through the window of the 576 bus. Her journey through news has seen her looking for a voice, a father and a snappy headline. This show is the story of what she found and lost along the way. www.katefox.co.uk

Performance: Spoken Word

Spoken Word All Stars Sat 20 Nov, 8pm Tickets £9 (£6) Foyle Studio Spoken Word All Stars presents a stellar cast of talent from the UK‟s live poetry scene, performing an original live show alongside sophisticated saxman Jason Yarde. Join the All Stars as they interweave their words and tales with live loops, beats and melodies. Featuring globally acclaimed and award–winning poets including Kate Tempest, OneNess (BKS), Kat Francois, El Crisis and RT (Decipher Collective). This event is produced by Poet in the City and Apples & Snakes.

Performance: Spoken Word

Public Address Thu 9 Dec, 7.30pm Tickets £7 (£5) Hexagon Five amazing poets, five distinctive voices - and five different places to call home. Come discover their worlds and let them dazzle you with their wordplay. www.poetinthecity.co.uk www.applesandsnakes.org Public Address is part of a national tour put together by Apples and Snakes, featuring some of the brightest rising stars of UK spoken word poetry.

Performance: In the Making

In the Making Creating and producing new work is at the heart of mac‟s programme – feeding our theatres, galleries and studio programmes and touring further afield. Our studios schedule is jam–packed with residencies and rehearsals, and we‟ll be opening these up for you to see new work in the making. Keep an eye on our website for opportunities to see work in progress and feel free to contact the Arts Team for more information about any of these projects. Look Out For... Reckless Sleepers and the University of Worcester will be in residence from the 13th – 18th September. On Saturday 18 September, 2–6pm the performance installation Manet‟s Mirror will be in the bar. Inspired by Chris Marker‟s 1962 photomontage film La Jetée, Reckless Sleepers have devised the captivating observational installation Manet‟s Mirror. Snatches of action are hidden all around mac and audiences are invited to walk around the building and discover these moments by listening to text fragments that are transmitted directly to them using wireless headphone technology. In a world where fictions sometimes become reality Manet‟s Mirror questions

what is live and what is recorded – and how past and future events have a profound effect on the present. Also during September, Dawn Jackson will be developing her intercultural choreography in a three–week choreolab with UK dance artist Kali Dass. Using the classical Indian dance form Odissi as a base, they will explore the theme of Cotton, a subject that historically bound India and Britain together during the colonial period. Look out for the free sharing on Friday 24 September, 7pm in the Foyle Studio. The brilliant regional theatre platform Pilot embarks on a new journey around the region in late 2010, stopping off first at mac on Thursday 25 November, 7.30pm. A handpicked group of new companies will work up new ideas before presenting 10 minutes each of fresh and untested material. The bar is open all night and musicians play in the intervals. The audience are invited to get a drink, enjoy the show and stick around to let the performers know exactly what they thought. In Development... Tin Bath Theatre will be experimenting with cutting edge technology to see if they can create live captioning that responds to the performer‟s voice, and therefore greatly enhance the experience of deaf audiences. We‟re delighted to be hosting them at mac as part of Theatre Sandbox – Originated and produced by iShed, part of multi art-form venue Watershed in Bristol, which

has commissioned six theatre companies to explore the use of technology in their work. Find out more at www.theatresandbox.co.uk Following the Summer Schools, Women & Theatre are back in the building during ArtsFest and then later in the season to devise and develop Wasted, a piece of interactive musical theatre featuring professional and community performers that will be presented at mac in early 2011. Newly appointed mac Associate Artists Sonia Sabri Company will be with us from mid November to create and rehearse their new piece Kathakbox, which fuses kathak, live music and spoken word to create a new form that is at once engaging and immediate. Look out for work–in–progress sharings and don‟t miss the premiere in February 2011.

Family Red Earth Theatre and mac present Carol Ann Duffy‟s

The Lost Happy Endings Sat 20 Nov – Mon 3 Jan 11am, 2.30pm & 6.30pm* Tickets £14.50 (£11.50), Family Ticket £44** Theatre mac is taken over this Christmas by Jub and her Lost Happy Endings. This is a truly compelling, surprising and beautiful story for children 6 and over based on the much loved children‟s book by award–winning Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy. Jub‟s job is important and she is very proud of it. She collects and sends out the Happy Endings from all the stories in the world in time for everybody‟s bedtime. But one night she is caught by a wicked witch who steals all of the happy endings... What if the shoe didn‟t fit Cinderella? What if the prince‟s kiss didn‟t awaken Snow White? What if the big bad wolf gobbled up Little Red Riding Hood? Wiser and cleverer than the witch, Jub dreams up a perfect plan to outwit her, and like all good fairy tales to ensure this one has a happy ending.

This deeply imaginative and wonderfully inventive story by the nation‟s favourite writer and best–loved poet is brought to the stage by Red Earth Theatre and mac. Red Earth‟s trademark humour, energy and ingenuity promises a delightful show with puppets, music, dance and lots of surprises. New Inclusive Theatre for Young Audiences Recommended for Age 6+ BSL Integrated Happy Ever After Days Day/Time: Sat 4, 11, Tue 21, Thu 23 & Wed 29 Dec; Sun 2 & Mon 3 Jan, 11am-5.30pm Age: 6+ Price: £20 (£17.50) Family Ticket (£66)** Come along and take part in a visual or performing art workshop and explore some of the creative themes and design used in our Christmas production. After the workshop enjoy a relaxing lunch in our Bridges Café bar; before seeing the show itself and then meeting the actors for an exclusive post–show tea party. www.redearththeatre.com Please note lunch is not included in the ticket price. For details on workshop content please visit www.macarts.co.uk or call 0121 446 3232

Happy Ever After Days are for families to participate in and enjoy together. All children must be accompanied by an adult. The Lost Happy Endings © Carol Ann Duffy 2006 Illustration ©Jane Ray 2006 The Lost Happy Endings: Adapted and Directed by Wendy Rouse and Amanda Wilde. Designed by Laura McEwen. * Please note there will be up to two performances each day. Performances will begin at either 11.30am, 2.30pm or 6.30pm. Please call 0121 446 3232 or visit www.macarts.co.uk to see full timetable. ** A maximum of two adults and two children or at least one adult and up to three children. Red Earth Theatre Company will be popping up at ArtsFest with activities to give a first taste of The Lost Happy Endings. They‟ll be in the building from mid October devising and rehearsing what promises to be a beautiful Christmas production.

Family

Charlie Dark: My Dad‟s a DJ Sat 18 Sep, 2pm Tickets £7 (£5) Deloitte Room Missing the raving days since the kids arrived? Fed up with bad coffee mornings and boring storytellers? Get your glad rags on, pack up the kids and head for the dance floor as Charlie Dark and the My Dad‟s a DJ Crew play the tunes to move your feet. Family friendly selections, party games and fun vibes all round. www.myspace.com/charliedark Age: 4+ and families.

Family

1000 Cranes The Paper Washi Wish Sun 17 Oct, 11am & 2.30pm Mon 18 Oct, 10am & 1.30pm (Schools Performance)* Tickets £7 (£5) Book 10 tickets and get an 11th free** Theatre A charming vibrant show for the tiniest members of your family. Following the adventures of Rabbit and his friends, this unique theatrical experience features traditional Japanese storytelling, Kamishibai and an opportunity in the second half to take part in a hands–on paper making experience. This is a fantastic chance to take away a shared memento from this magical day out. www.athousandcranes.org.uk Ages 3+ * There will be availability for the general public at these performances. ** Group bookings only available by phone.

Family mac and Capsule present

Supersonic‟s Kids Gig Sat 23 Oct, 11am & 2.30pm Tickets £5 Theatre Come and explore how noise and sound can be made using unusual and unlikely musical instruments, and have a go yourself, before enjoying a special family performance by artists from this year‟s Supersonic Festival. The artists taking part will be announced on our website as soon as they‟ve been chosen. www.capsule.org/supersonic For children aged 2–7 and their families This event is supported by mac, Capsule, Bright Space and Sound and Music.

Family

Paper Cinema Nightflyer and The Lost World Tue 26 Oct, 2.30pm Tickets £8 (£6) Theatre The Paper Cinema‟s lovingly crafted shows mix surreal puppetry with film for a captivating afternoon for little ones and adults alike. Nightflyer is a tale of crossing the night, of stolen freedoms and dreams, lost birds and invisible serpents, mysterious trains and a lost flying girl. After the interval take a journey into Arthur Conan Doyle‟s adventure of discovery and dinosaurs for The Lost World. www.papercinema.wordpress.com Ages 3+

Family

Tutti Frutti Productions When We Lived in Uncle‟s Hat Thu 28 Oct, 11am & 2.30pm Tickets £8 (£6) Foyle Studio This delightfully illustrated children‟s book is brought to life on stage by tutti frutti and York Theatre Royal. A warm–hearted play about how a family makes a house. And it doesn‟t matter where you live – whether it‟s an up house or a down house, or an outhouse or a townhouse – who you live with is the important bit. With live music throughout, the merry band of actor–musicians give it an energy and wondrous beauty that will take you to the house with the blue light, round the brim of uncle‟s hat and over the moon, all in search of that most magical place – a home. www.tutti-frutti.co.uk Age 5–9 yrs and families. By Peter Stamm and Jutta Bauer Adapted for stage by Finegan Kruckemeyer

Family

Make and Take Workshops Sat 4 Sep, Sat 9 Oct, Sat 6 Nov, Sat 11 Dec, 10am – 12pm Free admission, just drop in Terrace Gallery Join artist Claire Hickey for a series of visual art and craft workshops for families and children. Inspired by the changing programme of events at mac, these sessions combine the fun of experimenting with learning through hands–on art and craft activities. No need to book, just drop in.

Festivals

Shout Festival www.getreadytoshout.org Thu 4 Nov – Sun 7 Nov Join us at mac for the free launch night of SHOUT on Thu 4 Nov from 6:30pm. Shout explores the visibility of LGBT communities and individuals through visual arts, film, live performance, comedy, artist talks, research and social events. How visible are you? An artist residency for SHOUT 2010

Qasim Riza Shaheen: Prodigal Son – Traces of a disciple astray Thu 4 Nov – Sun 2 Jan Open daily from 9am – 11pm Thu 4 Nov, 7.30pm Live Performance Free Entry Terrace Gallery Curated in collaboration with mac, Qasim Riza Shaheen presents a series of self–portraits made on location in and around the city. Exploring the male dancer, cinema icons and the object of one‟s

affection, the images have been developed through the artist‟s SHOUT residency. Over the course of this intensive 8–week period based at mac, Qasim has created a live movement–based performance which explores traditional renditions of love alongside personal narratives of seeking the beloved. From a live art and queer perspective, this evocative and subversive performance launches the SHOUT Festival and a weekend of associated events. www.qasimrizashaheen.com Cinema Screenings See November‟s mac monthly for full cinema listings, highlights include two short films from BFI‟s London Lesbian Gay Film Festival on Tour: Here Come the Girls and Boys on Film. As well as features including Burlesque Undressed, Eyes Wide Open, The Ritz Undertow and Woubi Chéri.

Festivals

Heterophobia Fri 5 Nov, 8pm Tickets £5 Theatre What if we were to reverse roles? The oppressor and the oppressed. What if we lived in a world where your average self–made expert went around chanting “Gay Is Good”? A fusion of drama, performance, poetry, and visual arts/media for SHOUT Festival. Written and Directed by Hannah Phillips Poetry by Leeanne Stoddart Performed by SHOUT‟s Young LGBT Performance Company Films by We Make Art Supported by mac

Festivals

Tina C Come Touch an Icon Sat 6 Nov, 8pm Tickets £10 (£7) Theatre Tina C is an American Country singer who has come a long way from her roots in White Trash poverty. Multi–Grammy award–winner, worker for global peace and Presidential Candidate in 2008 Tina talks about all of this and sings some damn fine country songs. This affectionate parody offers a sparkling mix of stand–up, showbiz stories, satire and fabulous song. Tina C is the creation of Olivier Award–winning character comedian, Christopher Green. Please note: the exhortation to Touch An Icon is a metaphor. Security will be in place. www.tinac.net

Festivals

Sayan Kent: Invisible Sun 7 Nov, 6pm Tickets £5 Hexagon (+ DJs in Bridges Café Bar) Writer Sayan Kent has been commissioned by SHOUT to research and develop new work around issues of LGBT invisibility within diverse communities. There will be a sharing of the beginnings of this work followed by comedy from Sheffield Comedy Festival winner Isma Almas, performance poetry by Leeanne Stoddart and an audience discussion with all the artists featured, joined by Qasim Riza Shaheen. Hosted by Birmingham‟s favourite radio presenter Tammy Gooding. Further entertainment in the bar, including local DJs, bring Saathi night to mac.

Festivals

Artsfest www.artsfest.org.uk Sat 11 – Sun 12 Sep On Saturday Come and Do a range of free workshops at mac, including Pottery, Drama, Music and learn to break dance with BBoy‟s Attic. Renowned graffiti artist Mohammed Ali will be hosting a free screening of Sacred Street Art followed by a discussion. On Sunday Come and See an eclectic range of performances, including a dynamic Klezmer duo, soulful singing by Dreemz, up and coming dance crews, and sampad present Dawn Jackson‟s Kohl. Explore mac and the park with our free audio trails Amplifying The Map and interactive artwork Dank and Whack. We also invite you to visit our magical story house to take part in the Story Dating Agency and learn about The Lost Happy Endings.

Visual Arts: Exhibitions

James Webb: Untitled States Sat 18 Sep – Sun 14 Nov Open Tuesday until Saturday, noon – 8pm, Sunday 11am – 4pm Closed Monday Free Entry Gallery and Studio Gallery Ladies and gentlemen, your attention please. You are reminded that everything is fine. James Webb constructs situations that court our imagination. In this, his first substantial exhibition in the UK, Webb introduces us to a collection of works which serve to both reassure and unsettle. Here, in the relative safety of the arts centre, the South African artist makes a series of interventions to trigger a sense of something happening, something undeterminable, provocative and ultimately disquieting. With a distinctive and subtle application of sound, image and installation, Webb creates an environment in which powerful sensory experiences can occur and the casual encounter can leave a lasting impression. www.theotherjameswebb.com

The exhibition is produced by Anna Douglas in collaboration with mac. There will be opportunities for free individual viewings of The Black Passage. Please contact Sales and Information or see our website for more details. Booking essential. Sales & Information: 0121 446 3232 www.macarts.co.uk

Artist Talk and Screening: James Webb Sat 18 Sep, 2pm Hexagon Free admission – booking essential James Webb will talk about the work featured in the exhibition. Citing the Danish director Lars von Trier as an influence, Webb will discuss his recent opportunity to make work in the hospital where von Trier‟s cult mini-series The Kingdom (1994-97) was set.


Moira Lovell: We Still Stand Sat 13 Nov – Sun 9 Jan Open daily Free Entry Arena Gallery We Still Stand consists of three discrete photographic series, each made during the 25th anniversary of the 1984/5 miners strike. Together South Yorkshire coal miners, former and current, are pictured within the landscape, drawing attention to their complex and reciprocal relationship whilst offering an opportunity for Lovell to explore how context and setting can change perception and meaning within photographic portraiture. Revisiting locations where major political events took place, Lovell‟s images remind us of life‟s losses: the loss of an industry, the passing of an era and the departure of communities built on coal. www.moiralovell.com Supported by the National Media Museum Photography Bursary 2008. A Touring Exhibition produced by mac.

Artist Talk and Screening: Moira Lovell Sat 27 Nov, 2pm Free admission, booking essential Cinema Moira Lovell introduces We Still Stand and discusses the development of this new body of work. Cited as a particular influence, the talk will consider Jeremy Deller‟s collaborative film Battle of Orgreave (2001), commissioned by Art Angel and exploring the 1984 miners‟ strike.


Anand Chhabra: The Faces of Attwood Green Sat 4 Sep – Sun 17 Oct Open daily Free Entry Arena Gallery In 2009, Wolverhampton–based photographer Anand Chhabra captured the vibrant colour and diversity of the Attwood Green regeneration initiative in the Edgbaston and Ladywood areas of Birmingham. Invited to express themselves as they saw fit, the residents seen in Chhabra‟s portraits show an enthusiasm and creativity inherent in so many people, along with a desire to be identified and recognised as part of a particular community. Presented publicly for the first time, The Faces of Attwood Green was commissioned in 2009 by Optima Community Association to celebrate 10 years of regeneration and change across the five estates which make up Attwood Green.

The Faces of Attwood Green Launch Event Thu 9 Sep, 7.30pm Free Entry Terrace Gallery Join photographer Anand Chhabra, along with residents and staff from Attwood Green, to celebrate the launch of the exhibition. No need to book, just drop in. Anand Chhabra

Aliens in Industry Sat 18 Sep – Sun 31 Oct Open daily Terrace Gallery Alongside The Faces of Attwood Green, Anand Chhabra presents work from his 2003 series Aliens in Industry. The photographs presented here intimate at the scope of his work in portraiture, and demonstrate his appetite and consistent approach in capturing the image of the people he meets.


The Big Draw: From our Drawing Stations Sat 23 Oct – Sun 7 Nov Open daily – Free Entry Arena Gallery From a series of Drawing Stations positioned in various locations throughout the city in October, this exhibition features drawings made by people who have encountered them and taken up the invitation to show at mac. A Drawing Station is, quite simply, an easel equipped with paper and pencils – so be inspired by Birmingham and get drawing! Take Part! Visit a Drawing Station at mac during the October half term (Monday 25 – Friday 29 October). Here, you can make a drawing and see it exhibited as part of the exhibition. Look out for Drawing Stations between 1 – 31 October From our Drawing Stations is part of The Big Draw, the national Campaign for Drawing www.campaignfordrawing.org

Visual Arts: Exhibitions Brilliantly Birmingham:

FLUX Sat 27 Nov – Sun 9 Jan Open Tuesday until Saturday, noon – 8pm, Sunday, 11am – 4pm. Closed Monday Free Entry Gallery www.brilliantlybirmingham.com Brilliantly Birmingham - International Contemporary Jewellery Festival will be starting a new decade, in the newly built gallery space at mac. Since 1999, Brilliantly Birmingham has grown from an informal group of local designer makers who gathered together to market themselves under a single brand to an international contemporary jewellery festival attracting designer makers from across the globe. FLUX, a Brilliantly Birmingham exhibition, now in its fifth year, will create exposure for the best of contemporary jewellery design.

Visual Arts: Events

The Legacy of TEN.8 Thu 23 Sep, 7.30pm Tickets £3 (£2) Hexagon This public debate explores the impact and legacy of the photography magazine TEN.8. Published throughout the 1980s before it folded in 1992, TEN.8 was conceived by then Birmingham–based Derek Bishton, Brian Homer and John Reardon to bring together the city‟s photographers. Its impact, however, reached far beyond this initial aspiration. Chaired by artist and writer Jonathan P. Watts, the panel includes the journalist and founder member of TEN.8 Derek Bishton.

Visual Arts: Events Afrikokoa and Punch presents

part of Nigeria 50 Direction Africa Sun 3 Oct, 4pm Tickets £5 (£3) Hexagon Presented by Afrikokoa and Punch as part of Nigeria 50, award winning architect David Adjaye OBE and special friends share their views on the influences of contemporary Africa and future models of thinking in arts and culture. Join us at this live panel debate and contribute your own thoughts about the Arts in Visionary Africa. Nigeria 50 is a programme of cultural events which bring together the best of Nigerian culture as part celebrations to mark the country‟s 50 years of independence from colonial rule. www.nigeriacelebrates50.org www.adjaye.com www.punch-records.co.uk

Visual Arts: Events

Art and the City: Public Art in Birmingham and Beyond Thu 14 Oct, 7.30pm Tickets £3 (£2) Hexagon Join us to explore the subject of art in the public realm, with emphasis upon public art commissioning. This debate has been scheduled to coincide with Laura Guy‟s Miscellaneous Leaflets project and the release of Miscellaneous Leaflet # 5 – Dawn Pereira‟s text on the work of artist William Mitchell whose concrete reliefs adorn the City‟s Hockley Flyover. The panel includes Angela Dyer, Head of Regeneration at Optima Community Association, public art consultant Emma Larkinson and postwar public art expert Dr Robert Burstow. Miscellaneous Leaflets Miscellaneous Leaflets is part of that is, these scenes, a bookwork commissioned by mac and edited by artist and writer Laura Guy.

Visual Arts: Events Part of Birmingham Book Festival

Muzik Kinda Sweet Book Launch Fri 15 Oct, 6.45pm Free Entry Terrace Gallery Muzik Kinda Sweet is an evocative and nostalgic look back at iconic Black performers from the last twenty five years. Candid pictures snapped on city streets contrast with the vibrant energy at stageside. Birmingham based photographer Pogus Caesar worked up close and personal to his subjects with an early model autofocus camera, developing each negative by hand. This highly collectable limited edition book includes stunning and largely unpublished photographs of Stevie Wonder, Lee „Scratch‟ Perry, Grace Jones, Jay-Z, Cameo, Jimmy Cliff, Dennis Brown, Lynden David Hall, MC Hammer, Augustus Pablo and many more. Published by Punch and OOM Gallery 2010 Part of Birmingham Book Festival

Marketplace

Contemporary Craft Fairs Sat 20 & Sun 21 Nov And consecutive Sundays 28 Nov, 5 Dec, 12 Dec, 19 Dec Open 11am – 6pm Free Entry Gallery*, Arena Gallery, Terrace Gallery, and Foyer Making a timely return to mac, contemporary craft fairs feature a range of high–quality work from some of the region‟s most exciting artist makers. With over 20 exhibitor stands each day, this is an exclusive opportunity to buy and commission the very best in unique crafts direct from the maker and find the perfect gift for any occasion. *Sat 20 & Sun 21 Nov only

Marketplace

Seasonal Shopping at mac mac is the perfect place to find those unconventional Christmas presents for that someone special.

Gift Vouchers Gift vouchers are available in any amount you wish and make the perfect gift for any fickle friend. They can be spent on courses, performances and film screenings.

Adopt a Seat Adopt a seat for that art lover in your life to help secure mac for future generations.

Artist Work In addition to our contemporary Christmas craft fairs, mac will be working with its associate artists and tutors to sell high quality and unique art works, further supporting artists in the local region.

Visitor Info mac Opening Times We are open from 9am – 11pm daily Sales and Information lines are open 9am – 8.45pm daily Christmas Eve: 9am – 6pm Christmas Day – CLOSED Boxing Day: noon – 11pm New Year‟s Eve: 9am – 6pm New Year‟s Day: noon – 11pm Gallery Opening Times Open Tuesday – Saturday, Noon – 8pm Sunday, 11am – 4pm Bank Holiday noon – 8pm Booking Your Tickets Book online 24 hours a day at www.macarts.co.uk Tickets may be collected from mac‟s Sales and Information desk, picked up from the ticket collection kiosks or sent by post (for a £1 charge) Please note: we do not charge any booking or transaction fees Payment Methods: We accept the following methods of payments: Cash, all major debit and credit cards (MasterCard, Visa, Maestro, Delta & Solo) and cheque.

Reservations: Reservations can be made by telephone. Tickets must be paid for within 3 working days. If you reserve a ticket less than 3 days before a performance, tickets will be held until an hour before the show. Group Bookings Book 10 tickets and get an 11th ticket free* *This offer does not apply to events featured as part of any external hires. Note: Groups of 10+, schools bookings and wheelchair spaces cannot be booked online. Please call Sales & Information on 0121 446 3232. Refunds & Exchange Unfortunately, tickets cannot be exchanged under any circumstances and refunds will only be given in very exceptional circumstances at the management‟s discretion. Concessions Prices shown in brackets throughout this brochure are available to the following groups on production of valid ID. Under 16s Over 60s Full time students with photo ID Holders of current Passport to Leisure cards Job Seekers Allowance

Disabled Living Allowance (DLA) Visitor Info Latecomers Policy Cinema: For the comfort and enjoyment of all our visitors, latecomers will not be admitted into the cinema once a performance has started. Theatre: Latecomers will be able to enter a performance during a suitable break at the management‟s discretion – unless the ticket states otherwise. We have free Wi–Fi throughout the building. So, arrange that informal business meeting, enjoy a working lunch or just treat yourself to a fairtrade coffee while you check your emails. Access Outside: We are committed to making mac fully accessible to everyone. mac has an improved access bridge into the building both from the car park in Queen‟s Ride, and from the gently sloping terrace. There is level or ramped access throughout the building and wheelchair accessible lifts to all levels. Accessible toilets and baby changing facilities are located on the ground floor near Sales and

Information. A toilet with a hoist and shower is also available. If you require this facility please contact the Sales & Information desk. There are disabled parking spaces available in the free car park (owned by Birmingham City Council) next to our new bridge. Inside: The Theatre and Hexagon are fitted with infra–red systems and are accessible to both audiences and performers. The Cinema, meeting rooms, education studios and public areas are fitted with an induction loop. Some events have sign language interpreted performances or sub–titles. Information can be made available in different formats, including large print, Braille or audio tape, for those with visual impairments. Guide dogs are welcome and we are very happy to provide bowls of water. If you have any specific requirements you would like to talk about please contact Sales & Information on 0121 446 3232

Visitor Info In the Building We are delighted to have three organisations sharing the building; sampad have been with mac for many years and MusicLeader and Sound Futures moved in during March. MusicLeader: MusicLeader West Midlands provides access to professional development and training for music leaders at every stage of their career. Membership is free; sign up at musicleader.net Their Action Learning Set for advanced music leaders, a six–part programme, starts the 2nd September [£100 for series]. Cracking the Code: The Music Education Code of Practice for Music Practitioners is taking place on Thursday 30th September [£20]. To celebrate Youth Music Week, MusicLeader West Midlands will be running free workshops on Tuesday 2nd & Wednesday 3rd November. They will also offer individual coaching sessions with an accredited coach. To find out more about any of the information above please call them on 0121 446 3234 or email west–[email protected] Sound Futures:

Sound Futures is Birmingham‟s Youth Music Action Zone, creating music–making opportunities for young people in Hodge Hill. An expanding youth consultation programme, it gives young people the opportunity to experience and design their own music projects. If you‟ve got something to say about music making in Hodge Hill, then please get in touch at [email protected]

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Visitor Info Fundraising It‟s great to be back! After three long years of fundraising, we‟ve nearly completed our task to raise £15m and reopen an arts centre fit for the 21st century. But we still need your help to find the final £35,000 to complete the appeal. There are a number of ways you can make can make a donation: • Donate online at www.justgiving.com/macarts • Recycle old mobile phones or printer cartridges to give us up to £10 for each item. Visit www.recyclingappeal.com/mac to find out more • Donate by text. To donate £3 text MAC to 84424. To donate £3 a month text MAC_M to 84424 • Sell unwanted items on eBay and donate a percentage of the sale price to mac (Midlands Arts Centre). eBay for Charity allows you to list an item and support mac with no hassle: to learn more visit eBay‟s selling for charity pages • Adopt a Seat in one of our theatres or in our cinema Email [email protected] for more information.

We also want to take this opportunity to thank all of the companies, trusts and foundations, and individuals who have helped us so far in our appeal. Through your donations and support we will be able to offer stimulating experiences and a diverse range of events and activities that otherwise would not be possible. To each and every one of you, thank you. Adopt a Seat Some people have told us that they love mac so much, they‟d like to take it home with them. Unfortunately that‟s not possible but here‟s the next best thing: adopt part of mac. We‟re offering you the chance to adopt a seat in one of our two theatres or in the cinema. Hexagon Theatre seat £150 Cinema seat £250 Main theatre seat £350 As we know some of you will want to prove your adoption to your friends and family, we will send you a personalised certificate and give you the opportunity to have your name – or someone else‟s – engraved on a plaque which will be (humanely) attached to the back of your seat for 10 years. As with all donors giving over £150, you‟ll also have your name included on a specially-commissioned

artwork at mac, which will thank all the supporters of our Building Appeal. Start the adoption process now! Email [email protected] for more information.

Food and Drink Whether you are coming to see a gig, take part in a class or are browsing our new gallery then why not pop into either of our café bars and grab a drink and a bite to eat while you are here. We offer a light, friendly and relaxed atmosphere with a wide range of food and drinks served throughout the day. Bridges Café Bar The Bridges Café Bar is the perfect place to indulge. We offer a tempting selection including a wide range of daily specials, breakfasts; hot and cold sandwiches, jacket potatoes and delicious ice cream. Why not grab one of our irresistible pastries with a coffee or fruit tea? All home–cooked & made with high quality ingredients. The Bridges Café Bar also stocks a variety of beverages from wine and lagers – to a wide range of soft drinks. The Arena Bar The intimate Arena Bar provides a range of drinks and snacks including the return of real ale at mac. Whether you want to relax after a film or grab a drink during the interval – this is the place to do it.

Opening Times Bridges Café Bar – 9am – 11pm (Hot Food – 9am – 8.30pm, Snacks available until 11pm) The Arena Bar – 6pm – 11pm All of our food is always fresh, locally sourced where possible and ethically produced.

Hires Whether you want an informal meeting room, somewhere to rehearse, to host a party, hold a conference or put on your own event, mac provides an inimitable venue suitable for your requirements. We‟re located right in the magnificent natural splendour of Cannon Hill Park, with many of the rooms and spaces enjoying superb views. What‟s more free Wi–Fi is available throughout the building. Performance, meeting and studio spaces offer flexibility and you can choose from a wide selection of catering options, suitable for every occasion, whether it‟s freshly brewed coffee served in your meeting room or a full banquet. Room, Conference and Performance hire: mac has a wide variety of rooms and spaces of all shapes and sizes – and one or more of them will be exactly right for your requirements. These include: • 7 function/meeting rooms, ranging in capacity from 8 to 80 people, depending on layout • fully–equipped, air–controlled cinema with a capacity of 150 for conferences or screenings

• refurbished and re–equipped studio theatre with retractable seating for up to 220 people • intimate hexagon theatre/lecture room for up to 84 people • 4 large studio spaces holding up to 250 people for a reception • 5 music studios for individual or group teaching, practice or break–out For more information contact 0121 446 3250 or email [email protected] “I just wanted to thank you and your team for all their hard work yesterday. The event was a great success, and the venue was superb. Your team were very helpful, and everything went according to plan. Everyone who visited was very impressed with the venue, and I am sure it was a great PR success for you as well.” Anna M Donaldson External Communications Manager Heart of Birmingham Teaching Primary Care Trust “I would like to pass our thanks onto all members of the team involved with the organisation and hosting of the event held last night. It was fantastic. We all enjoyed it immensely, the room, food and drink were all great, and the staff were very helpful and friendly.

It was a big success, thank you all for your help. I am sure that we will be in touch in the future about other events, either work or personal.” Lucy Dumbleton

Diary

Date Event Location Time September 4 Make and Take workshops TG 10am -

noon 11 Patrick Monahan HEX 7:30pm 18 Charlie Dark: My Dad‟s a

DJ T 2pm

23 Robin Ince‟s Bad Book Club

T 8pm

23 The Legacy Of TEN.8 HEX 7:30pm 25 Le Trio Joubran T 8pm 29 How Heap and Pebble

Took On the World and Won

T 8pm

30 Tony Allen T 8pm October 2 The Oyster Princess T 8pm 3 Barbara Nice presents... T 7pm 6 Rosie Wilby HEX 8pm 7 & 8 Al Bowlly‟s Croon

Manifesto T 8pm

9 Make and Take workshops TG 10am - noon

9 Tony Levin 70th Birthday Tour

T 8pm

13-15 Macbeth T 8pm

16 Workshops for Professional Artists

F 10am-4pm

17 The Paper Washi Wish T 11am & 2:30pm

18 The Paper Washi Wish T 10am & 1:30pm

20 Blowing T 8pm 21 Hetain Patel Ten T 8pm 22 Sam Carter HEX 7:30pm 23 Supersonic‟s Kids Gig T 11 &

2.30pm 24 In the Further Soil T 7:30pm 26 Nightflyer and The Lost

World T 2:30pm

28 DISGO T 8pm 28 When We Lived in Uncle‟s

Hat F 11am &

2:30pm 29 DISGO T 7pm &

9pm 30 The Destroyers T 8pm November 3-4 The Colour of Nonsense T 8pm 5 SHOUT: Heterophobia T 8pm 6 Make and Take workshops TG 10am -

noon 6 SHOUT: Tina C: Come

Touch an Icon T 8pm

7 SHOUT: Sayan Kent: Invisible

HEX 6pm

9 Kate Fox: Fox News T 8pm

10 KAN T 8pm 11 The Post Show Party Show T 8.30pm 12 Seeta Patel‟s Shringara: A

Journey of Desire T 8pm

13 Martin Carthy T 8pm 20 Spoken Word All Stars F 8pm 20 Nov-3 Jan

The Lost Happy Endings T various

26 Invention Convention HEX 7:30pm 27 Artist talk and screening:

Moira Lovell C 2pm

December 2 Ahmed Dickinson

Cardenas & Trio Mestizo T 8pm

9 Public Address HEX 7.30pm 10 Der Oysters HEX 7.30pm 11 Make and Take workshops TG 10am -

noon 2011 25 Feb Lo Cor de La Plana T 8pm 13 May Grupo Lokito T 8pm Visual Arts - Exhibitions & Events 4 Sep-17 Oct

Anand Chhabra: The Faces of Attwood Green

AG 9am-11pm

18 Sep-14 Nov

James Webb: Untitled States

G and SG

noon-8pm

3 Oct Nigeria 50: Direction Africa HEX 4pm 15 Oct Muzik Kinda Sweet Book TG 6.45pm

Launch 18 Oct Artist talk and screening:

James Webb HEX 2pm

18 Sep-31 Oct

Anand Chhabra: Aliens in Industry

TG 9am-11pm

14 Oct Art and the City: Public Art in Birmingham and Beyond

HEX 7:30pm

23 Oct-7 Nov

The Big Draw AG 9am-11pm

4 Nov-2 Jan

SHOUT: Qasim Riza Shaheen: Prodigal Son-Traces of a disciple astray

TG 9am-11pm

13 Nov-9 Jan

Moira Lovell: We Still Stand AG 9am-11pm

20 & 21 Nov

Marketplace: Contemporary Craft Fairs

V 11am-6pm

27 Nov 2010 -9 Jan 2011

Brilliantly Birmingham G noon-8pm (tue-sat) 11am-4pm (Sunday)

28-Nov Marketplace: Contemporary Craft Fairs

V 11am-6pm

5 Dec Marketplace: Contemporary Craft Fairs

V 11am-6pm


V 11am-6pm


V 11am-6pm

T Theatre AG Arena Gallery G Gallery SG Studio Gallery C Cinema F Foyle Studio TG Terrace HEX Hexagon E English Studio R Randle Studio TEX Textiles Studio PM1 Pinsent Masons 1 PE Performance Studio V Various

Where to Find Us mac is situated only a few minutes from Birmingham‟s City Centre, Located in Cannon Hill Park, opposite the County Cricket ground on Edgbaston Road, off Pershore Road (A441) and Bristol Road (A38). mac is easily accessible using all the major city road routes and is served by a number of buses from Birmingham City Centre including 1, 35, 45, 47, 62 and 63. You can find us by walking through Edgbaston Mill or driving along Queen‟s Ride, where there is a large, free car park (owned by Birmingham City Council) and bicycle stands at the front and rear of the building.

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