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Belgrade Theatre partners with Ode Creatives

Feed Me! Our Little Shop of Horrors Halloween Menu

Beauty and the Beast Cast Announcement

Nanny of the Maroons: Seven Signs – a short film

The Silence of the Lambs: Q&A with Mollie Gallagher

Bright Places – a play about MS

In Conversation with Keisha Grant

Nanny of the Maroons: Inside the Artwork Process

Junior Chorus Auditions 2026: Beauty and the Beast

Winner: The People First Award at the Chamber Awards 2026

Q&A with Flashbang Director David Brady

Freedom to Reimagine

Media Academy Showcase

A Monster Hit! Tom Fletcher & ‘There’s a Monster In Your Show’

Interview: A Grain of Sand creators on offering light in dark times

Celebrating Andy Hockley’s 20th Belgrade Panto

Turn + Draw Wins Royal Television Society Midlands Diversity Champion Award

Announcing the 2025 Seed Commission Recipients

The 85th Anniversary of the Blitz

Captioning Awareness Week

Romeo and Juliet Co-creation with Coventry’s Communities

Belgrade teams up with China Plate

Cooking with the Campbells Ep2: Ackee & Saltfish

Cast Announced for this Year’s Panto Sleeping Beauty

Cooking with the Campbells Ep1: Saturday Soup

Q&A with After Sunday Writer Sophia Griffin

A Taste of Home: Cooking with the Campbells

Keirah Lewis (Media Academy Alumni)
Tue 16 Sep

Cast Announced for After Sunday

Creative Wellbeing Day 2025

Belgrade joins forces with Rifco Theatre Company

Special Performance of Big School Marks 60 Years of TiE

Summer School is Back!

Media Academy Filmography

Announcing the World Premiere Stage Production of Poor by Katriona O’Sullivan

Q&A with renowned Irish author Roddy Doyle

Junior Chorus Auditions 2025: Sleeping Beauty

Cast Announced for Irish Comedy Two Pints

These Violent Delights: A Review of Romeo and Juliet.

Rory McDermott, Digital Media Academy Participant
Wed 26 Mar

How the Digital Media Academy Altered My Life

Keirah Lewis, Digital Media Academy Participant
Wed 26 Mar

Nanny of the Maroons

Young people give new perspectives on Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet Through the Years

Romeo and Juliet: What’s in it for schools?

Creating the music for Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is a no brainer

Full Casting Announced for Romeo and Juliet

Belgrade 2024 Wrapped

Announcing our Spring 2025 Season

Romeo and Juliet Cast Announcement

Meet our 2024 Springboard Companies

Celebrating The Belgrade’s Digital Media Academy

Panto dame in search of unsuspecting men to help fight the scourge of King Rat and his army!

Revealed: Family Stories Photography Exhibition

Swim, Aunty, Swim! Wins UK Theatre Award for Best New Play

Dick Whittington Cast Announcement

Announcing our Spring 2025 Season

Stellar Cast Announced for Revealed

Don’t miss Belgrade Theatre Scenery on Sky Arts!

Take Part: 2024 opportunities for all ages now open!

Junior Chorus Auditions 2024: Dick Whittington

After last year’s smashing success of Jack and the Beanstalk, we’re delighted to be commencing our search for the Junior…

Get to know Casey Bailey writer of Please Do Not Touch

My RTYDS Experience: Guest Blog by Sarah Githugu

See It First Festival: Programme Announced

Please Do Not Touch Cast & Creatives

Just Keep Swimming: Building the World of ‘Swim, Aunty, Swim!’ by Siana Bangura

Siana Bangura - Writer of Swim, Aunty, Swim!
Fri 17 May

Swim, Aunty, Swim! – Take part

Swim, Aunty, Swim! Cast Announcement

BE PART OF THE STORY… Swim, Aunty, Swim!

Autumn 2024/25 Season Announced

Romeo and Juliet World Premiere

Paines Plough find new home at Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre

International Women’s Day 2024

Unveiling our New Look and Strategic Vision

The Glass Menagerie Cast & Creatives Announcement

Hannah Barker

Announcing Play On! as part of Talawa’s Black Joy Season

Belgrade’s SeaView Series Streams on Amazon Prime

Belgrade Theatre HUBs Festival: In the Meantime We Try

On Saturday 15 July 2023, the Belgrade Theatre was transformed into a dystopian world by Belgrade Theatre HUBs and Youth…

The Spring Blanket

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Thu 21 Dec

As part of the Over 50s Hub's piece, the participants asked The Belgrade Crafternooners who are a craft group that…

Pumpkin Trail 2023

Those troublesome Ugly Sisters have hidden all our pumpkins in West Orchards Shopping Centre so that Cinderella can’t go to…

Spring 2024 Season

Creative Director Corey Campbell, Interim CEO Neil Murray and the whole team at the Belgrade Theatre Coventry are delighted to…

Panto Dames seek boyfriends to join their Love Island!

The Ugly Sisters are on the hunt for boyfriends in Coventry this Christmas for the Belgrade Theatre pantomime Cinderella, running…

Community support during I, Daniel Blake

I, Daniel Blake, the critically acclaimed stage premiere of Ken Loach’s multi-award-winning 2016 film centring around social disadvantage, homelessness, and…

Cinderella Cast Announcement

Full casting and the creative team announced for this year's pantomime, Cinderella, playing from 22 Nov 2023 until 13 Jan…

Changes to the Belgrade Board of Directors

We have today (Fri 29 Sept) announced changes to our Board of Directors: Interim Chair, Alan Pollock has stepped down…

Meet Our New Producing Team

Laura Elliot and Corey Campbell, the leadership team here at the Belgrade, are delighted to announce who will be joining…

Coventry’s Book Thief

#CoventrysBookThief A book thief has stolen 3 books and hidden them somewhere in Coventry city centre. We need your help…

Social Prescribing at the Belgrade

Angela Hunt, Lead Social Prescriber of Coventry & Rugby GP Alliance said "Social prescribing is a way of looking at…

Marking the passing of Michael Boyd

“All of us at the Belgrade Theatre are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our former Associate Director,…

Opening Times: Mon 10 – Sat 15 July

On Saturday 15 July 2023, the Belgrade will be transformed for an immersive day of theatre, workshops, stalls, and artwork.…

Sharing Cultures: National Refugee Week

  Lost Dreams, Hope After Tears by Yathreb Ramadhan https://youtu.be/T96YTzCGolY   Judgement Day by Matthew Paul Sutherland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clt5Ydxejs0   Statement…

Announcing Junior Chorus auditions for Cinderella

After last year’s smashing success of Jack and the Beanstalk, we’re delighted to be commencing our search for the Junior…

Knitters & Crocheters Needed

Our Over 50s Theatre Hub is devising a play for our Hubs Festival, In the Meantime We Try: A Festival…

Full Cast Announced for The Book Thief

A mesmerising new musical based on Markus Zusak‘s international bestselling novel, The Book Thief is adapted by award-winning bestselling author Jodi Picoult (My Sister’s Keeper)…

Call Out for Art Submissions

We would like to invite you to submit art (drawings, paintings, sketches) around the theme of NATURE: HOW DOES IT…

Q&A with Best Exotic Marigold Hotel writer Deborah Moggach

Based on the Sunday Times bestseller which inspired one of this century’s most treasured films, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel…

World Bee Day 2023

To celebrate and support World Bee Day (20 May) UK Productions and the Belgrade are raising awareness through The Beekeeper…

Big School

Big School is an original theatre-in-education programme for children in Year 6 that combines live professional theatre with participatory activities. It’s…

Belgrade Theatre & Social Prescribing – A Journey Toward Understanding

Kim Hackleman
Mon 15 May

We decided to invite some social prescribers into the building and ask them this question. We also wanted to give…

Traffic update

If you're coming to see a show at the Belgrade and are travelling from west of the city, please be…

Belgrade’s 65th Birthday Round-up

On Monday 27 March, World Theatre Day 2023, we celebrated our 65th birthday by welcoming hundreds of members of the…

Call Out: Local Choir & Cyclists Needed for Self-Sustaining Production

The Belgrade Theatre is searching for a local choir and cyclists to take part in their upcoming production of A…

Celebrating the Belgrade’s 65th Birthday

To mark the end of our Warm Welcome initiative, which has helped to support people through the winter months, and…

Our 2023 Autumn / Winter Season is on ON SALE NOW!

We’re delighted to reveal details of our Autumn/Winter 2023 season, which will include the WhatsOnStage Award-nominated musical adaption of The Book…

International Women’s Day 2023

Wed 8 Mar marks International Women’s Day 2023. A day to focus on celebrating women's achievements, raising awareness about discrimination,…

Coombe Abbey Renews its Support of the Belgrade

Despite changes in leadership, major redevelopment, and the catastrophic impact of a global pandemic (for both parties), the relationship has…

Changes to the Belgrade Board of Directors

The Belgrade Theatre have announced that Chair of the Board David Hanson stepped down on 7 December 2022. Board member…

The multi award-winning West End hit Life of Pi goes wild in Coventry

Winner of every major play award including five Oliviers. The West End ‘theatrical phenomenon’ (Telegraph) embarks on its biggest journey…

Belgrade’s Warm Welcome

From 30 November 2022 - 1 March 2023 the Belgrade Theatre, with kind support from Coventry Building Society, will be…

More shows from our Spring / Summer 2023 Season are on sale

We're delighted to announce more shows from our Spring / Summer 2023 Season, with highlights including the world premiere of…

Arts Council England backs the future of the Belgrade

Arts Council England (ACE) have announced that the Belgrade Theatre Coventry has retained its status as a National Portfolio Organisation,…

Meet the artists taking over B2 this autumn

Ty'rone Haughton, Open Theatre Ensemble, Sam Barrowcliffe, and Dan Edge, Steven George and John Quinn will each be taking up…

Q&A with Mademoiselle F Writer and Director

Mademoiselle F is convinced she's stolen something but she can't remember what. And now she can't stop thinking about polar…

Molly-Grace Cutler on playing Carole King

Are you ready to feel the earth move? Beautiful - The Carole King Musical arrives in Coventry this November! Ahead…

Belgrade partners with renowned theatre company Complicité for world premiere

We're delighted to announce that in spring 2023, we will be one of the co-producing partners for the world premiere…

Announcing Junior Chorus auditions for Jack and the Beanstalk

For the first time since 2019, we're delighted to be commencing our search for the Junior Chorus of this year’s…

Guest Blog: The Act of Healing by Margaret Emerton

Margaret Emerton
Mon 11 Jul

During the past few weeks the Sharing Cultures group, with participants from the Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre, and the…

Guest blog: Rowan McDonnell on May Queen

‘Godiva, Godiva, will come. Godiva, Godiva, will come.’ Godiva did come back to Coventry, and to the B2 theatre, in…

Q&A with One Kiss Writer & Performer Lara J. West

Writer and performer Lara J. West reveals all things One Kiss and what inspired her to write the joyous and…

Belgrade opens B2 auditorium for season of talent development

https://youtu.be/j1q7e9sJ_fo This autumn, we're offering opportunities for five Midlands-based artists to develop their work. In an effort to make the…

Frankie Meredith: How Cofa’s Tree became May Queen

When I was originally commissioned to write the play that would become May Queen, we were in the depths of…

City Fusion: A look back in photos

Announcing our Autumn / Winter 2022 Season

We are delighted to announce the first shows in our Autumn / Winter 2022 season, with highlights including West End…

Q&A with Fighting Irish star Daniel Krikler

Midlands-born actor Daniel Krikler is currently making his star turn as Martin Vincent McGough in our sold-out run of Fighting…

Welcoming our newest corporate supporters, The Four Provinces

The Power of Stories: Original work inspired by The Bone Sparrow

Guest Blog: The Magic of Memories by Margaret Emerton

Margaret Emerton is an advocate for older people in Coventry and Warwickshire. She has been writing blogs about her journey…

Five things you didn’t know about Fighting Irish writer Jamie McGough

This April, we present the world premiere of Fighting Irish in B2, marking the Belgrade’s penultimate production for Coventry UK…

International Women’s Day 2022

To mark International Women's Day 2022, we've been visiting the inspiring women of Coventry. All of these women play a…

Russian State Opera show cancellation

This is in response to the devastating conflict currently taking place in Ukraine and follows discussions between management, trustees, stakeholders…

Be part of our final production for City of Culture

As Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 enters its final months, we're thrilled to present the world premiere of Nothello,…

Q&A: Michael Southan on Kerbs

Kerbs is the brand new comedy from Wolverhampton-based, disabled playwright, Michael Southan. A laugh-out-loud conversation about sex, romance and disability,…

Hamish Glen looks back on his time at the Belgrade

Hamish Glen has been the Artistic Director of the Belgrade since 2003, directing acclaimed productions including One Night in November,…

Joanna Reid looks back on her tenure at the Belgrade

Joanna Reid has been the Executive Director of the Belgrade since 2003, leading the Theatre through two major redevelopments, Coventry's…

Update on Beauty and the Beast

Despite extremely robust safety measures being in place and the back-up of understudy actors, we’re incredibly sad to say that…

Q&A with Underground Lights member Debbie

Back in October, several members of our Springboard company, Underground Lights formed a choir for our new musical, The Ruff…

Belgrade reduces carbon footprint in donating to life-saving charity

In an ongoing effort to be an environmentally-conscious organisation, we’re always finding new ways to reduce, reuse and recycle. We’ve…

Guest Blog: Tamra’s experience on SeaView

This autumn, we’re delighted to be premiering a very special project for Coventry UK City of Culture 2021. SeaView, a…

Announcing our new CEO and Creative Director

We're thrilled to announce the appointment of our new senior leadership, who will take up their posts in January 2022,…

Q&A with community choir leader Wes Finch

This month, The Ruff Tuff Cream Puff Estate Agency makes its world premiere on our Main Stage. The new musical,…

Announcing our Spring Season 2022

We’re delighted to announce the first set of shows from our Spring / Summer 2022 Season, running from March through…

Justine Themen steps down from the Belgrade

Today we announce that Justine Themen will step down from the Belgrade in May 2022, following 18 years of innovative…

Q&A with Ruff Tuff writer Sarah Woods

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Casting announced for The Ruff Tuff Cream Puff Estate Agency

We’re delighted to be announcing the casting for the world-premiere of our electrifying new musical, The Ruff Tuff Cream Puff…

Q&A with The Play That Goes Wrong co-writer Jonathan Sayer

Mischief’s Olivier Award-winning box office hit, The Play That Goes Wrong, has fast become a global phenomenon with productions across…

David Shortland steps down from the Belgrade

This summer, David Shortland is stepping back from his roles at the Belgrade Theatre, but stays on as an Honorary…

Guest Blog: Occupational Therapy students Laura, Nana and Karina

This Sunday, 15 Aug, we host Fusion 21 in Belgrade Square from 12pm – 3pm. During the event, Coventry University’s…

Meet the acts performing at Fusion 21

Fusion 21 is a free outdoor music and creative arts event taking place in Belgrade Square on Sun 15 Aug…

Meet the Belgrade’s new Producer and Assistant Producers

We’re delighted to have appointed a freelance Producer and two new freelance Assistant Producers who will be working with us…

Q&A with May Queen writer Frankie Meredith

Frankie Meredith is a Midlands-based writer, having had two world premieres in Coventry this summer. Petticoat Council debuted at the…

Join the chorus of the Belgrade’s legendary panto

For one year only, we're looking for amateur adult dancers, aged 18 and over, to be part of the chorus…

First look at the official SeaView trailer

On Wednesday 10 November, we're thrilled to be hosting the world premiere of SeaView, a digital TV series created for…

Belgrade Theatre Announces Senior Leadership Team Restructure

Today we announce a major restructure to our senior leadership team for 2022. Chief Executive and Artistic Director Hamish Glen…

Our Autumn / Winter Season is now on sale

We're delighted to announce our full Autumn / Winter 2021 Season, running from Weds 1 September through to Sat 5…

Q&A with Miss Julie writer Amy Ng

New Earth Theatre bring Miss Julie to the Belgrade this week. Amy Ng has adapted August Strindberg’s thrilling psychological classic…

Guest blog: Highly Sprung’s Mark Worth on the Changing Climates Festival

For many artists working in the theatre, youth theatre was their route into the arts world. Performing as a teenager…

Guest blog: Monica’s experience on SeaView

Our Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 project SeaView has recently finished filming. The digital series will be available to…

Meet the Paines Plough and Belgrade Theatre Writers’ Programme Participants

Since the beginning of May 2021, ten Coventry-based aspiring writers have been attending weekly workshops which will culminate in them…

Celebrating Coventry Welcomes Week 2021

This year, we’re celebrating Coventry Welcomes by supporting three events in partnership with Coventry UK City of Culture 2021. Taking…

New Shows on Sale

Two weeks after reopening our doors for live performances, we’re delighted to announce that a fantastic range of new shows…

Meet the Coventry locals who curated the UK Asian Film Festival

This week, we’re hosting the UK Asian Film Festival for the first time ever, as part of our City of…

How has Like There’s No Tomorrow impacted our Young Company?

In March 2020, our Young Company co-created Like There's No Tomorrow - a climate-conscious show which asks "Should we still…

The Beatles and India: Interview with Director Ajoy Bose

Like There’s No Tomorrow: Panel Discussion

https://youtu.be/KCW7F2x7Slw In 2020, in recognition of the Belgrade Theatre’s ground-breaking co-creation Theatre in Education practices, and as part of Coventry’s…

Like There’s No Tomorrow Programme

Meet the digital creatives behind Like There’s No Tomorrow

This month, the Belgrade Youth Theatre present a digital rendering of Like There’s No Tomorrow, a climate-conscious play co-created by our…

Crafty Blokes at Coventry Men’s Shed: Exploring Mental Health Through Puppetry

This week, we’re celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week by shining a spotlight on a project being led by Mark “Gibo”…

We’re reopening for live performances next week

Next week, we’re delighted to be one of the first venues in the UK opening our doors for the first…

Meet our Media Academy

We've recently selected five dedicated film-makers, photographers, editors and journalists, aged 18 – 30, to join the Belgrade Theatre’s first…

Our partnership with Warwickshire Wildlife Trust

This month, the Belgrade Youth Theatre present a digital rendering of Like There's No Tomorrow, a climate-conscious play co-created by…

Filming for Like There’s No Tomorrow has started

Our Youth Theatre group have now started filming the digital rendering of Like There’s No Tomorrow. Watch the video below…

National Theatre Connections Festival 2021

We’re delighted to be hosting this year’s National Theatre Connections Festival as a West Midlands partner organisation. In June, three…

Our City of Culture events are now on sale

There’s less than a month left until activities for City of Culture 2021 get underway! Today, we’re delighted to be…

Call Out for SeaView Extras

SeaView is one of our most innovative, exciting City of Culture projects, and now it's time for you to get…

Jabala and the Jinn Schools Workshop

The team behind Jabala and the Jinn have come together to create a fantastic workshop for schools to use in…

Like There’s No Tomorrow: The Story So Far

Like There’s No Tomorrow was first performed in B2 in March 2020, the week before theatres closed down due to…

UK Asian Film Festival comes to the Belgrade

We’re delighted to be one of several venues across the country hosting the UK Asian Film Festival this year. From…

Celebrating Sanctuary Week

Last week, we received the news that our Theatre of Sanctuary Award had been reaccredited, having first become a Theatre…

The Belgrade Café is now open for takeaway

We’re delighted to have officially opened our brand-new café for takeaway and outdoor dining. Open from 8am to 5pm from…

REACH: Lighting Up the Belgrade

REACH is an installation piece which honours the closing of the spaces where we collectively gathered before Covid-19, including the Belgrade…

Costume Design Workshop: Jabala and the Jinn

What is a Jinn?  Jinns appear in Islamic and Arabian mythology. They are spirits, invisible beings which exist in our…

Looking back on one year of lockdown

Today, we're marking the anniversary of theatres across the UK closing due to the pandemic. Whilst we may not have…

International Women’s Day 2021

Monday 8 March marks International Women’s Day 2021. We’re delighted to be marking the occasion by reaching out to some…

City of Culture announces summer of surprises

Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 have today announced their programme of events from 15 May this year. We’re thrilled…

Welcome to A Stitch in Time

We’re delighted to be hosting A Stitch in Time, a display which will appear in our windows until Tues 9…

Celebrating LGBT+ History Month with a retrospective look at LGBT+ stories on our stages

In celebration of LGBT+ History Month 2021 we’re looking back at some of the important LGBT+ stories we have shared…

Belgrade secures grant from Garfield Weston Foundation

The Garfield Weston Foundation’s Weston Culture Fund is distributing £30 million to a range of mid to large-scale cultural organisations across the…

The first ever live Monty Python show took place 50 years ago this week at the Belgrade

In 1971, Colin Richardson was the booking consultant for the Lanchester Polytechnic’s Arts Festival – a festival which boasted the…

SeaView: Second Casting Call

Following our previous casting call in September, we're now holding open auditions for eight roles in our forthcoming digital TV…

Arts Gymnasium goes digital

Margaret Emerton
Mon 14 Dec

With in-person workshops unable to take place for much of 2020, like everyone, our Arts Gymnasium group for over 50s…

In Conversation with Static and Curtis Liburd

As part of our Black Futures programme, we were excited to welcome Coventry grime artists Static and Curtis Liburd to…

Geoff Thompson on Notes From a Factory Floor

Following the launch of his new memoir Notes from a Factory Floor, the Belgrade Theatre is delighted to be livestreaming…

Black Futures: A Guided Meditation

Launched during Black History Month in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests across the world, our Black Futures programme…

New Shows Now on Sale

We are delighted to be planning for our reopening, as Covid restrictions begin to ease in Coventry and across the…

Jack and the Beanstalk Online: Tweet-Along

To coincide with Panto Day 2020, we’ll be joined by members of the cast and company of Jack and the Beanstalk…

Introducing our Spring Season 2021

It's been a strange year, but today we're glad to be bidding 2020 goodbye by launching an exciting programme for…

Podcast: Lockdown Lessons

With the UK back in national lockdown this month, we've been focusing our attentions on the lessons we learned during…

Lockdown Lessons from Belgrade Arts Gym

Like everyone else this year, Belgrade staff and participants have spent much of 2020 been adapting to the "new normal"…

Being Thankful – Coronavirus Time Capsule

Between April and July this year, we worked with a group of Coventry teenagers to create a Coronavirus Time Capsule,…

Lockdown Leaders

For an industry built around shared, live experiences, 2020 has been particularly tough. Yet in many ways, here at the…

Podcast: Spirit of the Age with Ayesha Jones

As part of our ongoing Black Futures programme, we're hosting a virtual exhibition by photographer and Belgrade Audience Development Officer Ayesha Jones. Titled Motherland, the…

Achieving the 40s hairstyles for One Night in November

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Coventry Blitz this year, we'll be streaming the 2013 production of our wartime…

Watch Online: The Journey Home

As part of the commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the Coventry Blitz this month, we're delighted to be streaming…

Exhibition: Creativity Unlocked

With lockdown rules restricting indoor gatherings throughout the spring and summer, this year theatres have had to think outside the…

Moonlight Sonata – One Night in November

Post-Blitz Coventry, July 1945 RAF War Film In his book, Air Raid, The Bombing of Coventry 1940, Norman Longmate explains…

One Night in November: Coventry Blitz Memories

On Remembrance Sunday, we remember all those who lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars, including those…

#CityWarmUps – Emma Meehan of C-DaRe

As the UK heads into its second national lockdown, we're focusing our attention on promoting wellbeing and learning from our…

Lockdown Lessons from Belgrade Theatre and Underground Lights

As the UK heads into its second national lockdown, the ongoing uncertainty continues to take its toll on people’s mental…

Interview: Alan Pollock on One Night in November

Michael Davies
Thu 05 Nov

Twelve years after making its debut at the Belgrade Theatre, Alan Pollock's breathtaking wartime drama One Night in November continues…

80 Years On: Commemorating the Coventry Blitz

This November, we’re commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Coventry Blitz by revisiting our 2013 production of One Night in…

More Than A Moment: Action with and for Black Creatives

We're proud to be amongst the first organisations signing up to Culture Central's More Than A Moment pledge, a promise…

Podcast: The Future is Bright

October is traditionally a time for reflecting on Black history, but how does history inform our understanding of the present,…

New shows on sale at the Belgrade

Following the sell-out success of performances of Dr Blood’s Old Travelling Show this October, audiences can now look forward to…

Programme news: first projects for 2021 unveiled

As the Coventry City of Culture Trust makes its first big programme announcement this week, here at the Belgrade, we’re…

Here Be Monsters: Belgrade gets Halloween in Hand

If you’re visiting Coventry City Centre this October, you’d better be prepared for an invasion, since eight massive monsters are…

Belgrade panto goes online: Jack and the Beanstalk

Traditional panto performances have been postponed till 2021, but Christmas is far from cancelled in Coventry: this year, we'll be…

Cultural Recovery Fund: A statement from our leadership team

We're delighted to have been awarded the full £999,999 we applied for as part of the government’s emergency Cultural Recovery…

Listen Online: Unknown by Dougie Blaxland

Between 2017 and 2019, more than 800 people died living and sleeping rough on the streets of the UK, a…

Black Futures Exhibition: Motherland

Over the course of three years, photographer Ayesha Jones travelled with her mother to Burkina Faso, Togo, Ghana and Benin, setting…

Belgrade Theatre and Maokwo launch Black Futures

Header image from Motherland by Ayesha Jones With Black History Month now widely marked across the UK, October is generally…

SeaView casting call: Be part of our digital TV series

Want to be part of an online TV show breaking new ground in the West Midlands? In the lead-up to…

Dr Blood’s Old Travelling Show comes to Coventry

Trick or treating might be off the cards this year, but that needn’t mean missing out on Halloween altogether. On…

Casting announced for Romantics Anonymous

Full casting has now been confirmed for Romantics Anonymous - the delicious new musical from Emma Rice which embarks on…

Win a day making chocolates with Choc ‘n’ Roll

After co-producing Emma Rice's exuberant Wise Children last year, we're very excited to be hosting her mouthwatering new musical Romantics…

Listen Online: James Rowland’s Songs of Friendship

Originally scheduled to kick off our Autumn 2020 Season last weekend, James Rowland's Songs of Friendship trilogy is sadly one…

An update on our 2020 pantomime

We regret to confirm that our 2020 pantomime, Beauty and the Beast, has now been postponed until 2021. This difficult…

Interview: Emma Rice on Romantics Anonymous

Header image: Emma Rice - Copyright Guardian News Media Ltd 2018 Since launching her new theatre company with the self-titled…

Interview – Gordon Warnecke returns to My Beautiful Laundrette

Over 30 years after starring in the Oscar-nominated My Beautiful Laundrette, actor Gordon Warnecke revisited Hanif Kureishi’s groundbreaking story in…

Unknown – A new play about homelessness

Between 2017 and 2019, more than 800 people died living and sleeping rough on the streets of the UK, a…

Family Reunion – Not-so-distant cousins come together at the Belgrade

Despite having grown up in Coventry just a few minutes apart, Maggie Sheppard and Patricia Webb never knew they shared…

Emma Rice’s Romantics Anonymous embarks on a virtual tour

Following the success of our exuberant co-production Wise Children in 2019, we're over the moon to announce that we'll be hosting…

Ascension Dance become our first Supported Company

This week, we're delighted to introduce Ascension Dance Company as the first to benefit from our new "Supported By" talent…

Outdoor Makers’ Market comes to the Belgrade Theatre

Following a series of pop-up craft shops held indoors throughout the month, we're excited to be hosting our first Outdoor…

Imagine My Reality – Reflecting on Refugee Week

Since lockdown began, it’s been a challenging few months for everyone, with the crisis affecting us all in different ways.…

Pop-up craft shop opens at the Belgrade

Following the recent reopening of our foyers to café patrons, we're excited to be working with Craft On, our resident…

Monday Makes: Make your own gift box

In this week's craft tutorial, we're showing you how to make a hexagonal gift box from one A4 sheet of…

Storytime: I Want a Monkey

What sort of animal would you choose to keep as a pet? This week's story is Daniel Errico's I Want…

#CityWarmUps – Rishard Beckett

Kickstart your week with our latest warm-up video featuring Rishard Beckett from our Springboard company Richard and Rishard. You can…

Guest Blog: Theatre Changes Lives

Emma Ormerod
Thu 30 Jul

As founder and artistic director of our Springboard company Underground Lights, Emma Ormerod uses theatre to change the lives of…

#CityWarmUps – Little Loft Yoga

Get ready to rise and shine, Coventry! This week's warm-up video sees Julie from Little Loft Yoga taking you through…

Saturday Shout Out: Cops and Robbers (and other silent films)

If you’re looking for something light-hearted to watch this weekend, then look no further than the latest web stream from…

Missing Live Theatre: Wrapped in a message of hope

The Belgrade Theatre has been wrapped in a message of hope as part of a national initiative responding to the…

The Big Finale – Telling Stories on (the Small) Screen

Cameron Austin
Thu 23 Jul

Following last week’s performance to an invited audience of family and friends, Senior Youth Theatre member Cameron reflects on his…

Supporting theatres: Labour leader responds to our question

Labour Leader Keir Starmer has praised the outreach work done by the Belgrade Theatre and the way communities of Coventry…

Storytime: Jahman Aggrey

Are you settled in for today's Storytime? This week, we're revisiting a story told by the brilliant Jahman Aggrey at…

Monday Makes – Make your own mobile phone stand

In this week's craft tutorial, we're showing you how to make a simple stand to prop up your phone -…

#CityWarmUps – Ascension Dance Company

Last week might have marked their last Create It, Share It challenge, but don't worry - you can still get…

Saturday Shout Out – Wild Earth: Nature Beats

At a time when social distancing measures have resulted in widespread feelings of loneliness and isolation, engaging with nature is…

Improv and Breakouts – Telling Stories on (the Small) Screen

Cameron Austin
Fri 17 Jul

With their final performance drawing near, Senior Youth theatre member Cameron continues to reflect on how his group's Zoom-based Telling…

Coronavirus Time Capsule, Week 12: Talents

For Week 11 of our Coronavirus Time Capsule, our young participants tell us about their talents, and some of the…

A statement on eradicating the use of the term BAME

Following a call to action from the Black Creative Network, the Belgrade Theatre has heard the voices of the Black…

Meet the SeaView Writers’ Room

Following an open call earlier this summer, we're delighted to introduce the six Midlands-based writers who will form the writers’…

TiE online – Frankenstein: Making a Monster

In this week's educational video, we're exploring what Victor Frankenstein's Creation looks like, how he feels when he is brought…

Storytime: When Do Hippos Play?

Have you ever wondered what hippos get up to when no one else is around? Today's story is When Do…

Temporary Closure update

We regret to announce that due to ongoing restrictions, the following shows scheduled to take place at the Belgrade Theatre…

Opportunity: Maokwo seeks new director and trustees

Fancy being part of the team behind one of Coventry's most exciting up-and-coming arts organisations? Our Springboard company Maokwo is…

Monday Makes: Make your own pop-up flower card

Know a friend or family member who needs a bit of cheering up? This week's craft tutorial shows you how…

#CityWarmUps – Salsa Zumba with Underground Lights

Start your week with some salsa steps as Underground Lights Community Theatre member Julianne leads the latest in our #CityWarmUps…

Saturday Shout Out – Coventry Digital

Got a story to share about a creative project you’ve been part of in Coventry? Today’s Saturday Shout Out goes…

Are we all met? A Midsummer Podcast

With lockdown stretching on and Black Lives Matter protests continuing to make headlines around the world, it's been a strange…

Coronavirus Time Capsule, Week 11: How To Stay Healthy

For Week 11 of our Coronavirus Time Capsule, our young participants tell us about some of the things they've been…

People Like Us – lockdown, theatre and mental health

Cameron Austin
Thu 09 Jul

With artists and communities across Coventry coming together to celebrate arts and health as part of this week’s People Like…

Storytime: Owl Babies

This week's story is one you might have heard before! Today, we're reading Owl Babies by Martin Waddell. If you'd…

Urban Village: Engaging with Coventry’s Roma Community

Following the success of our online Generations exhibition, we’re delighted to be working with our partners at the Roma Project…

Our response to the cultural investment announcement

We were delighted by the news announced late last night of the government’s plans for a £1.57bn support package for…

#CityWarmUps – Moving Space Co

Today we're kicking off Feel Good Community's People Like Us festival with a warm-up by Mel Ahern from Moving Space…

Saturday Shout Out: Sign and Sign baby classes go online

Our second Saturday Shout Out today goes to the Coventry and Kenilworth branches of Sing and Sign, an organisation established…

Saturday Shout Out: Soundabout celebrates 25 years with online music festival

Live gigs and mass gatherings might still be off the cards this summer, but thankfully there are other ways of…

Coronavirus Time Capsule, Week 10: Youth News

For Week 10 of our Coronavirus Time Capsule, our young participants have worked together to create a news report, complete…

People Like Us: Community-Powered Creative Health Festival

As members of the Creative Health Alliance, exploring the impact of the arts on health and wellbeing is a central…

Justine Themen and Nigel Jamieson lead major City of Culture project

Following this morning's announcement that Coventry's year as City of Culture will now run from May 2021 until May 2022…

Making Monologues – Telling Stories on (the Small) Screen

Cameron Austin
Thu 02 Jul

Last week, Senior Youth Theatre member Cameron explained how his group were developing their characters and experimenting with camera angles…

TiE Online – Frankenstein: The Creation Lives

We know that education is a huge challenge for many people at the moment. As the lockdown continues, we’re working…

Monday Makes: Make your own paper butterflies

This week's Monday Make is a simple, quick activity, perfect for keeping the kids occupied or just unwinding on a…

#CityWarmUps – Open Theatre

Get ready to rise and shine with another energising warm-up! This Monday, we're kicking off the week by revisiting the a…

The Radical Body Network – connecting chronically ill and disabled artists

Katie Walters
Fri 26 Jun

Today we're delighted to be supporting our Springboard company Radical Body with the launch of a new online platform designed…

Sew Grateful – Homemade masks help support the Belgrade

For many people, a visit to the Belgrade Theatre means a trip to see a show, but did you know…

Storytime – Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy

It's Storytime! This week's story is one you might have heard before! Written by Lynley Dodd, it's called Hairy Maclary…

Monday Makes: Make your own paper puppet

If you're missing the theatre, here's a great idea for how you can put on a show of your own…

#CityWarmUps – Strictly Arts Theatre Company

This is your wake-up call, Coventry! Tune in at 8.30am on Monday to get active and energised with this week's…

Coronavirus Time Capsule, Week 9: Coventry Welcomes

With schools across the world on lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we’ve teamed up with local charity Grapevine on a new…

Unlocked: Highly Sprung’s Physical Fellowship goes digital

Here at the Belgrade, we’re proud to work with a wide range of local performing arts partners, helping to share…

Coventry Welcomes: Imagine Kindness Day 6, Albanian

As part of this week’s Coventry Welcomes festival, we’ve been working with Ethiopian poet Biruk Kebede, who has written an original poem in…

Coventry Welcomes – Translated: Imagine digital storybook

Following the success of our earlier joint pilot project “Translated”, it's been a pleasure to continue our collaboration with Coventry…

Changing Perspective – Telling Stories on (the Small) Screen

Cameron Austin
Fri 19 Jun

Last week, Senior Youth Theatre member Cameron wrote about how his group had been exploring the theme of loneliness in…

Coventry Welcomes: Imagine Kindness Day 5, Spanish

As part of this week’s Coventry Welcomes festival, we’ve been working with Ethiopian poet Biruk Kebede, who has written an original poem in…

Cameras and Characters – Telling Stories on (the Small) Screen

Cameron Austin
Thu 18 Jun

Last week, Senior Youth Theatre member Cameron wrote about us how his group had been exploring the theme of loneliness…

Coronavirus Time Capsule, Week 8: Old and New Plans

With schools across the world on lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we’ve teamed up with local charity Grapevine on a new…

Coventry Welcomes: Imagine Kindness Day 4, Farsi

As part of this week’s Coventry Welcomes festival, we’ve been working with Ethiopian poet Biruk Kebede, who has written an original poem in…

Coventry Welcomes: Where do you come from?

As part of our programme for Coventry Welcomes' first ever digital festival, we're delighted to be showcasing a film and photography…

TiE Online – Frankenstein: Role on the Wall

We know that education is a huge challenge for many people at the moment. As the lockdown continues, we’re working…

Coventry Welcomes: Imagine Kindness Day 3, Kiswahili

As part of this week’s Coventry Welcomes festival, we’ve been working with Ethiopian poet Biruk Kebede, who has written an original poem in…

Storytime: The Lost Homework by Richard O’Neill

As part of our Coventry Welcomes festival celebrations, we're delighted to be working with Rosa Cisneros of the Roma Project…

Coventry Welcomes: Imagine Kindness Day 2, Bengali

As part of this week’s Coventry Welcomes festival, we’ve been working with Ethiopian poet Biruk Kebede, who has written an original poem in…

SeaView: Writers Room Call-Out

Calling all emerging writers based in the Midlands! We're looking to assemble a local team to form the writers' room…

Coventry Welcomes: Imagine Kindness by Biruk Kebede

As part of this week's Coventry Welcomes festival, we've been working with Ethiopian poet Biruk Kebede, who has written an…

#CityWarmUps – Rosamaria Cisneros, C-DaRe and the Roma Project

Rise and shine, Coventry! As part of this week's Coventry Welcomes celebrations, the latest video in our #CityWarmUps series comes…

Saturday Shout-Out: Coventry Rocks

While lockdown has presented huge challenges for everyone, in many ways, it’s also helped to bring us together, encouraging us…

Coronavirus Time Capsule, Week 7: Changing the World

With schools across the world on lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we’ve teamed up with local charity Grapevine on a new…

Alone Together – Telling Stories on (the Small) Screen

Cameron Austin
Thu 11 Jun

Following his first blog introducing our Telling Stories on (the Small) Screen project last week, Senior Youth Theatre member Cameron…

Celebrating Coventry Welcomes Week 2020

As Coventry Welcomes Festival returns next week, coinciding with Refugee Week 2020, and as a Theatre of Sanctuary, we’re excited…

TiE Online – Frankenstein: Building and Exploring Depictions

As the lockdown continues, we're working hard to find ways of connecting with teachers, parents and educators remotely. Today, we’re…

Storytime: How to Build a Bratchet

Storytime is back! This week, we're featuring guest storyteller Lew Hackleman, reading Daniel Errico's "How to Build a Bratchet". If…

#CityWarmUps – Underground Lights

Get ready to start your week with the latest in our #CityWarmUps series. This week, Beth and Wes from our…

Saturday Shout-Out: Still Proud Festival

This week’s Saturday Shout Out goes to our friends at Coventry Pride, who have been exploring creative ways of continuing…

Open Theatre opens up about… What’s in the bag?

While the lockdown continues, we’re thrilled that our friends at Open Theatre Company have been finding creative ways to continue with their…

Telling Stories on (the Small) Screen – Belgrade Youth go digital

Cameron Austin
Fri 05 Jun

In the last couple of weeks, we’ve been excited to launch a brand new initiative with our Belgrade Youth participants…

Urgent Action: Please ask your MP to sign our open letter to the government

The last few months have been an extremely difficult time for everyone working in the theatre industry, and we want…

Black Lives Matter and being an ally: A message from our Co-Artistic Director

Corey Campbell
Thu 04 Jun

Over the last few days, theatres and arts organisations across the country have begun to use their platforms to stand…

Monday Makes – Make your own desk tidy

In this week's craft tutorial, we're showing you how to declutter your workspace by making your own desk tidy to…

#CityWarmUps – The Fabularium

Get ready to start your week with another City Warm-Up! This week, Joshua Patel from The Fabularium will be getting…

Saturday Shout Out: China Plate Reclaimed Festival

The temporary closure of arts venues across the country has had a massive impact on the ability of independent artists…

Saturday Shout Out: Join BBC CWR’s Lockdown Anthem

It's not always east to stay positive in these difficult times, but our friends at BBC CWR have just launched…

Podcast: Making the Icons with director Joe Harmston

With lots of us faced with time to fill at home, lockdown can be a great opportunity for learning -…

Coronavirus Time Capsule, Week 6: Friendship

With schools across the world on lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we’ve teamed up with local charity Grapevine on a new…

Richard Sadler – Looking back on 35 years

Since learning of the sad loss of Richard Sadler, we’ve been reflecting on the incredible body of work he undertook…

Creative leaders call on Culture Secretary on protect diversity in theatre

In light of revelations about the racial disparity in the ongoing health crisis, our three 2021 Co-Artistic Directors have joined a…

Watch Online: Made in India

Following our YouTube streaming of Under the Umbrella this week, we're excited to be teaming up again with our friends…

WEDUCATION – Adapting a novel for the stage

Ever read a book and thought that it would make a great film or play? Over the years, novels have…

WEDUCATION: Drafting a script with Amy Ng

For this week's Weducation posts, we're taking a look at the subject of writing plays, and in particular, how an…

Storytime: The Clever Wife

This week's story is set a long time ago in China, and is all about a man named Fu-Hsing and…

Monday Makes: Make your own Eid lanterns

As well as ending with a bank holiday in the UK, this weekend also marked the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Fitr…

#CityWarmUps – Empowr-U

It might be a Bank Holiday Monday, but we're still here at 8.30am sharp with a new City Warm-Up to…

Saturday Shout Out: Ascension Dance goes digital

As part of our wide-ranging talent development work, Coventry-based Ascension Dance are one of our long-term partner companies at the…

Saturday Shout Out: Ira Aldridge – Curiosity and Creative Language

If you’ve followed the Belgrade’s work closely over the last few years, you may already be familiar with the story…

Open Theatre opens up about… Improvisation with Newspapers

While the lockdown continues, we’re thrilled that our friends at Open Theatre Company have been finding creative ways to continue with their…

Coronavirus Time Capsule, Week 5: School Life

With schools across the world on lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we’ve teamed up with local charity Grapevine on a new…

Belgrade Theatre Youth are Curious about Mental Health

Kim Hackleman
Fri 22 May

With this week marking Mental Health Awareness Week, Theatre Practitioner Kim Hackleman explains how our Click Spring team have been…

Watch Online: Reasons to be Cheerful

This week, we're delighted to share the news that our friends at Graeae will be releasing their hit musical Reasons…

Reasons to be Cheerful will be available to live stream from 3 June

We are delighted to share the news that the UK’s leading disabled-led theatre company, Graeae, are releasing one of its…

WEDUCATION: Creating a show from scratch

Ever wondered how an idea for a show is developed into a fully-formed theatre production? To offer an insight into…

Storytime: The Lion’s Whisker

Today's story, The Lion's Whisker, is a traditional tale from Ethiopia, all about a not-so-wicked step-mother who goes to extraordinary…

Monday Makes: Make your own milk bottle piggy bank

This week's Monday Make is a simple way to get the family saving up ready for big treats once the…

#CityWarmUps – Start your week with Highly Sprung

With this week marking the Mental Health Foundation's Mental Health Awareness Week, we've been focusing on some of the ways…

Open Theatre opens up about… Scarf Dancing

While the lockdown continues, we're thrilled that our friends at Open Theatre Company have been finding creative ways to continue…

Coronavirus Time Capsule, Week 4: If I Could Be Anywhere Right Now

With schools across the world on lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we’ve teamed up with local charity Grapevine on a new…

Watch Online: Under the Umbrella

Following the success of the recent streaming of our production Crongton Knights, we're delighted to announce our very first full…

WEDUCATION: Creating a soundscape

To celebrate the news that Sally Cookson’s A Monster Calls will be streamed online by The Old Vic in June, we’ve…

WEDUCATION: Sally Cookson on How to Make a Monster

To celebrate the news that Sally Cookson's A Monster Calls will be streamed online by The Old Vic in June,…

Storytime: The Bear Who Went to War

Today's Storytime video features local playwright Alan Pollock (One Night in November) reading his own debut children's book, The Bear…

Monday Makes: Make your own improv game

For this week's Monday Make, we're showing you how to create a game that you can use as a fun…

#CityWarmUps – Start your week with warm-ups from Coventry artists

This week, we're delighted to introduce #CityWarmUps, a brand new lockdown project designed to get you feeling energised and focused,…

Saturday Shout Out – Open Theatre opens up

When the difficult decision to temporarily close our doors was made in March, one of the first shows we were…

Coronavirus Time Capsule, Week 3: Home Life

With schools across the world on lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we’ve teamed up with local charity Grapevine on…

Coventry lights up for International Day of the Nurse

With Tuesday 12 May marking both International Day of the Nurse and the 200th birthday of the Lady of the…

WEDUCATION: Design your own Dame costume

Mention the word “pantomime” and one of the first things that springs to mind for most people is the image…

WEDUCATION: What is a pantomime?

Here at the Belgrade, our annual Christmas pantomimes are always a huge hit with families from across Coventry and Warwickshire,…

Storytime: The Bear

This week's Storytime video might resonate with a few people during lockdown, since it's all about a princess who is…

Staying Connected – A Message from our 2021 Co-Artistic Directors

It’s now been just over a month since the difficult decision to temporarily close the doors to our building was…

Monday Makes: Make your own paper hyacinths

For this week's Monday Make, we're showing you how to brighten up a shelf or create a handmade gift with…

Saturday Shout Out: Electric Zoo zero-emission deliveries

This week's Saturday Shout Out goes to Electric Zoo, a locally based, independent electric car manufacturer and supporter of the…

Coronavirus Time Capsule, Week 2: About Us

With schools across the world on lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we've teamed up with local charity Grapevine on…

Guest Blog: Living the Dream with Belgrade Arts Gym

Gill Yardley
Thu 30 Apr

It seemed to jump out at me, the poster in the foyer of the Belgrade Theatre. As if neon lit,…

Watch Online: Panto stars appear on Cheeky Chimps TV

With our full Autumn 2020 Season now on sale, lots of you will already be looking forward to the return…

WEDUCATION: What is a scenic artist?

Every Wednesday during the lockdown, we’ll be sharing some of our fantastic educational resources with you, including videos about careers…

WEDUCATION: Design your own theatre poster

The first time you’re made aware of a new theatre production is often when you see the artwork for the…

Storytime: The Particular Way of the Odd Ms McKay

This week’s story is The Particular Way of the Odd Ms McKay, another rhyming story by Daniel Errico, all about…

Taking Courage: A message from our Artistic Director

Hamish Glen
Mon 27 Apr

Dear audiences, Thank you on behalf of the Belgrade and all its staff, for the many messages of support, the…

Monday Make: Patchwork Desk Tidy

Trying to get your workspace organised now you're spending more time at home? In this week's Monday Make tutorial, Craft…

Saturday Shout Out: The Barn Kitchen helps feed NHS staff

This week’s Saturday Shout Out goes to The Barn Kitchen in Binley, which has been helping out NHS staff by…

Scrubbing Up: Belgrade Wardrobe staff support the NHS

Wardrobe staff from our Belgrade Production Services workshop have been doing their bit to help the NHS while the country…

Coronavirus Time Capsule: Belgrade and Grapevine team up on youth project

With schools across the world on lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we've teamed up with our friends at Grapevine on…

Geoff Thompson: A Good Time To Forgive

"This might seem like a bad time for the world body, but it is a good time for the human…

WEDUCATION: Starting a podcast

In recent times, podcasting is something that has really taken off online, and one of the reasons for this is…

WEDUCATION: Life as a professional actor

Every Wednesday during the lockdown, we’ll be sharing some of our fantastic educational resources with you, including videos about careers…

SeaView: Watch the first teaser trailer

Today we’re excited to unveil the first teaser trailer for SeaView, a brand new, urban sci-fi web series premiering in…

Storytime: Angry Little Bhim

Sunshine-coloured mangoes, magical rice pudding and legs as long as spaghetti... we hope you've had your lunch already, because otherwise…

Shut Down But Scratching: accessible performances

Following the success of their first online scratch night on Wednesday 15 April, Shoot Festival are now offering access-friendly versions…

Opportunity: Call out for visual artists and musicians

Calling all musical and visual artists based in Coventry and Warwickshire! In response to the challenges faced by artists and…

Watch online: The Twisted Tale of Hansel and Gretel

Following the cancellation of live performances at the Belgrade Theatre in March, we’re delighted to announce that our friends at…

Monday Makes: Make your own bird feeder

Yearning for nature during the lockdown? Luckily, you don't always have to travel to enjoy wildlife! This week's Monday Make…

SATURDAY SHOUT-OUT: Sitting Rooms of Culture

This week's Saturday Shout-Out goes to Sitting Rooms of Culture - a collaborative platform enabling artists throughout Coventry and Warwickshire…

#CovConnects – Be part of a new work of art

People of Coventry! Your Shoot Festival needs you! As part of his Shut Down But Scratching project, local artist Michael Snodgrass…

Culture Central launches West Midlands Cultural Response Unit

Today Culture Central announces the launch of the West Midlands Cultural Response Unit, a new initiative supporting the region's cultural…

Watch Online: Marty McDonald’s Farm

Keeping the kids entertained during lockdown can be tough, but luckily our friends at Honalee Media are here to help!…

Podcast: Locked In with the 2021 Co-Artistic Directors

It's a strange time to be working in theatre - an industry that depends so much on the collective live…

Watch online: Crongton Knights

Following its world premiere at the Belgrade in February this year, we’re delighted to announce that Crongton Knights will be…

WEDUCATION: What is an Automation Engineer?

In this week's Careers Behind the Curtain video, RSC Senior Automation Engineer Gill Leefe explains her role in making all…

WEDUCATION: Creating a set model box

From drama to musicals and from ballet to opera – every theatrical production needs a set, but there are more…

Guest Blog: The Theatre that Keeps on Giving

Francesca Robson
Tue 14 Apr

As part of our collective commitment to reaching out to and collaborating with young people, Pilot Theatre, the Belgrade Theatre,…

Watch Online: Oddsocks’ Much Ado About Nothing

While their spring tour of The Comedy of Errors may have been cut short, our friends at Oddsocks are still…

Storytime: And That Was The Oddest Of Things

This week's Storytime video sees our Embedded Community Producer Krysztina read Daniel Errico's And That Was The Oddest Of Things…

Monday Makes: Decorate a cardboard heart

This week's Monday Make comes from our Craft On - Needlecraft for Wellbeing group leader, Niki Lee, who takes you…

SATURDAY SHOUT-OUT: Isolation Sonnets

This week's Saturday Shout Out goes to the Isolation Sonnets group, who are sharing their own readings of sonnets on…

Culture in Quarantine: Wise Children comes to BBC iPlayer

Following its UK tour in Spring 2019, we're delighted to announce that our critically acclaimed co-production Wise Children is now…

Shut Down but Scratching – online scratch night

As we find ourselves in deeply challenging times, now more than ever emerging artists need support. While the doors to…

7 questions with Russian State Ballet producer Alexej Ignatow

Following the success of their touring ballet productions, the internationally acclaimed Russian State Ballet and Opera House return to the…

WEDUCATION: What is an Executive Director?

Every Wednesday during the lockdown, we’ll be sharing some of our fantastic educational resources with you, including videos about careers…

WEDUCATION: Design your own stage costumes

Every Wednesday during the lockdown, we’ll be taking the opportunity to share some of our fantastic educational resources with you,…

Storytime: East of the Sun and West of the Moon

Today’s Storytime video features a retelling of a Norwegian fairy tale called East of the Sun and West of the…

Generations: Roma Project exhibition online preview

Following the announcement of our partnership with the Roma Project and Coventry University’s Centre for Dance Research earlier this year, we’re delighted to share…

Temporary Closure FAQs

We currently have a reduced number of staff working incredibly hard from home, so if you have a question about…

Wise Children – Live Podcast

Visionary director Emma Rice comes live to your living room in a special filmed episode of the Wise Children podcast.

Monday Makes: Easter Egg Piñata

Every Monday during the lockdown we'll be sharing Monday Makes - craft activities that you can try out at home…

SATURDAY SHOUT-OUT: Kadence Music workshops

While our building remains closed to the public during the current lockdown, we’ll be using our Saturdays not to talk…

Belgrade Birthday – A Virtual Celebration

With the theatre currently closed and the country on lockdown due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak, we decided to spread…

Curtain Up at the Belgrade Theatre

Gill Yardley
Fri 03 Apr

Here at the Belgrade Theatre, it’s not uncommon for us to delve into our archives and to unearth interesting stories…

Storytime: Little Govind’s Baby Calf

Happy International Children’s Book Day! Today, we’re celebrating with a guest storytime video from the brilliant Santoshi Mann, an alumnus of our…

WEDUCATION: What is a Dramaturg?

In this week's Careers Behind the Curtain video, Ola Animashawun discusses the role of a dramaturg and his own career in theatre.

Storytime: Cinderella

Watch our retelling of Cinderella - the first in a series of storytelling videos we'll be sharing to help keep your little ones entertained during lockdown.

Monday Makes: Make your own puppet theatre

Find out how to make your own puppet theatre at home during the lockdown with our first Monday Make

Watch online – The Croft and The Habit of Art

Following the cancellation of live performances, The Original Theatre Company will stream their productions of The Croft and The Habit of of Art online.

Shut Down but Scratching: opportunity for artists

We’re delighted to be supporting a new rapid response initiative from Shoot Festival aimed at providing an opportunity for early-career artists from Coventry and Warwickshire to showcase their work online.

Introducing our Autumn 2020 Season

Discover drama, comedy, music, kids shows and more at the Belgrade this autumn with highlights including Noughts and Crosses, Groan Ups and Milkshake! Live.

SATURDAY SHOUT-OUT: Fargo Village Spring Makers’ Market

While our building remains closed, we’ll be using our Saturdays not to talk about the work the Belgrade is doing, but to highlight ome of the other fantastic work happening across Coventry and Warwickshire.

How you can help during our temporary closure

If you'd like to support the Belgrade Theatre while the Coronavirus outbreak keeps us closed to the public, here are a few ways that you can help us out.

Gallagher staff spend 82 hours volunteering

Members of staff from Gallagher insurance have been going the extra mile by giving up their time to support the Belgrade's charitable work.

Interview: Gwen Taylor stars in The Croft

BAFTA nominee Gwen Taylor discusses thrillers, theatre and her starring role in the UK tour of Ali Milles' haunting new thriller, The Croft.

On a (sausage) roll: try our vegan menu

Introducing the Belgrade's new vegan menu, including jacket potatoes, toasties, pasties, sausage rolls, cakes and afternoon tea.

Meet Gertrude and Radical Body

Digital arts duo Gertrude and disability arts organisation Radical Body join the Belgrade's Springboard talent development scheme.

Meet our 2019 Springboard Companies

Introducing our three new Springboard companies for spring 2019: Underground Lights Community Theatre, Richard and Rishard and Maokwo.

Reducing plastic waste in our café

At the Belgrade Theatre, we’re committed to doing our bit to reducing our environmental impact by cutting down on single-use plastics in our café and bars.

Meet our 2021 producers

Sâmir Bhamra and Krysztina Winkel join the Belgrade as Senior Producer and Embedded Community Producer for Coventry's year as UK City of Culture in 2021.

Meet our 2021 Co-Artistic Directors

Justine Themen, Corey Campbell and Balisha Karra will be handed the keys to the theatre for Coventry’s year as City of Culture.

2020 Redevelopment Project gets underway

Project Director Jason Fretter discusses the refurbishment of our 1958 Main Stage auditorium.

The Silent Treatment – local youth work with Told By An Idiot

A group of budding young theatre-makers from in and around Coventry have been getting involved in a series of devising…