Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

Spacejunk Solar Punk All Dayer, 14 March (Centrala) → 

https://centrala-space.org.uk/events/falling-and-laughing-spacejunk-solarpunk-alldayer/ 

Fawlty Towers - The Play, 17-21 March (The Alexandra Theatre) →

https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/fawlty-towers-the-play/the-alexandra-theatre-birmingham/ 

Helios sun sculpture, 17 March - November (The Exchange, Centenary Square) → https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/helios-by-luke-jerram 

Danny and Paul’s Intimate 40-Seater Tour, 12 March (Cherry Reds) →

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cherry-reds 

TDE: Iain Bellamy, Mark Sanders, and Arnie Somogyi, 12 March (The Mac) →

https://macbirmingham.co.uk/events/tde-iain-ballamy-mark-sanders-and-arnie-somogyi 

The Flapper Quiz Night, 12 March (The Flapper) → https://theflapper.co.uk/events/the-flapper-quiz-night-2/ 

Mostra, 12-15 March (Barcelona, Spain ) → https://www.mostra.barcelona/en 

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Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

Fatt Butcher live drag, music and comedy show at The Old Joint Stock → https://www.oldjointstock.co.uk/whats-on/fatt-butcher-live-in-concert

Red Carpet Quiz night at Herbert’s Yard → https://digbethdiningclub.com/event/quiz-night-awards-show-edition-herberts-yard

Tea and Jam free community music session at B:eats → https://bmusic.co.uk/events/bmusic-tea-jam-2025-26#content-dateAndTimes

Vona Vella live at Deadwax → https://www.deadwaxdigbeth.pub/events/vona-vella-courtyard

Remember Sports live at Deadwax → https://www.deadwaxdigbeth.pub/events/remember-sports

The Magic Flute opera performance at the Birmingham Rep → https://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/the-magic-flute-opera/

Gong live psychedelic rock concert at Hare and Hounds → https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/Hare-And-Hounds-Kings-Heath/Gong/41473663/

Guitar Art Festival in Belgrade, Serbia → https://www.gaf.rs/en/

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Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

Andrew Wasylyk & William William Rodgers live music at Pan-Pan → https://www.pan--pan.com/product/andrew-wasylyk-support

Animal Farm youth theatre production at Hall Green Little Theatre → https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/birmingham/hall-green-little-theatre-studio/animal-farm/2026-03-11/19:30/t-moylzzv

Dear England stage play at Birmingham Hippodrome → https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com/calendar/dear-england/

Mona Loser musical workshop at Birmingham Hippodrome → https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com/calendar/mona-loser/

Metal gig with Exorcism, Olympus, Beneath the Noose & Aonach at Scruffy Murphy’s → https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exorcism-olympus-beneath-the-noose-aonach-tickets-1980715185439?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Screening of Tom Morris’s Othello at the MAC → https://macbirmingham.co.uk/cinema/othello 

Chess Club at Brig Café → https://www.instagram.com/chesscafebrum/?hl=en

Harriet Tubman Day celebrations at Harriet Tubman National Park →https://equalrightsheritage.com/harriet-tubman-day-2026/

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Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

Balsall Heath Repair Cafe at the MAC → https://macbirmingham.co.uk/events/repair-caf%C3%A9-3 

Frog Lord live at Dead Wax →  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/froglord-adfeilion-slump-birmingham-march-12th-tickets-1798998285299?bit_userid=%24%7Buser_id%7D&appId=JVK_sebtybeq&comeFrom=267&artist_event_id=107463667

Asha’s Indian Street Food opening at Society Birmingham → https://www.instagram.com/p/DVO4oOHlz4t/?img_index=1

Dungeons & Dragons One-Shot at The Double Six → https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dungeons-and-dragons-a-beginner-friendly-one-shot-free-event-tickets-1982390724020?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Wavelength Live Music Showcase at The Night Owl → https://thenightowl.club/event/wavelength-chasing-august-this-wont-work-zimmerman-2/

Exhibition on Screen: Turner and Constable at the MAC → https://macbirmingham.co.uk/cinema/exhibition-on-screen-turner-constable 

Pitch Music and Arts Festival, Grampian Plains (Australia) → https://www.pitchfestival.com.au/ 

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every day, Monday to Friday

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Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

The Art of (Not) Forgetting exhibit opening, 6 March (Centrala) → 

https://centrala-space.org.uk/events/exhibition-opening-the-art-of-not-forgetting-olga-bubich/ 

Feeling Good - A Celebration of Jazz, 6 March (The Old Joint Stock) →

https://www.oldjointstock.co.uk/whats-on/feeling-good 

Botanical Gardens Artisan Market - Spring Edition, 7 March (Birmingham Botanical Gardens) → https://birminghambotanicalgardens.org 

She Creates IWD: Live Music, Dance and Poetry, 8 March (The Mac) →

https://macbirmingham.co.uk/events/she-creates-iwd-live-music-dance-poetry 

Hard Headed Women, 7 March (The Night Owl) →

https://thenightowl.club/event/hard-harded-women/ 

Ray O’Leary, 6 March (The Glee Club) → https://booking.glee.co.uk/22933 

Dolomiti Ski Jazz, 6-15 March (Val di Fassa, Italy) → https://www.fassa.com/en/get-inspired/dolomiti-ski-jazz 

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Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

International Women’s Day Artisan Market, 5 March (Snow Hill Square) → https://www.greaterbirminghamchambers.com/resource/international-women-s-day-themed-artisan-market-to-be-held-at-snow-hill-square.html 

Comedy at the Museum: Shaparak Khorsandi and more, 5 March (Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery) → https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/events  

Inkubus Sukkubus, 6 March (Dead Wax) → https://www.deadwaxdigbeth.pub/events/inkibus-sukkubus 

International Women’s Day DJs: Sabrina Fung (Blow Water), Toni (Variations), Thea Reagan (Leftfoot), Charle-E (She Creates), 6 March (Hare and Hounds) →

https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/Hare-And-Hounds 

Watson: The Final Problem, 5 March (The Old Joint Stock) →

https://www.oldjointstock.co.uk/whats-on/watson 

Happy Accidents presents: Thursday Night Improv, 5 March (Centrala) → https://centrala-space.org.uk/events/happy-accidents-2/ 

Elevate, 5-8 March (Graz, Austria) → https://elevate.at/en/ 

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Outer Circle is produced by 11c | BPS for Brum Radio and is recorded at Birmingham Podcast Studios in Birmingham, United Kingdom. 

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Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

Icons and Instigators Exhibition → https://sellymanormuseum.org.uk/events/2026-03-14/exhibition-icons-instigators 

Story Engine at Mockingbird Cinema → https://www.rowheathpavilion.co.uk/spring-craft-fair/

Spring Craft Fair at Rowheath Pavilion → https://www.rowheathpavilion.co.uk/spring-craft-fair/ 

Congratulations + Exotic Pets + Duke Keats at Hare and Hounds → https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/Hare-And-Hounds-Kings-Heath/Congratulations--Exotic-Pets--Duke-Keats/41386058/ 

Odyssey – Elmhurst Ballet Company → https://www.elmhurstballetschool.org/en/whats-on/events/

A-tota-so + Iran Iran + Dark is the Water at The Rainbow → https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/retreat-promotions/a-tota-so-iran-iran/e-adxooz

Bonanza Festival, Buritaca → https://bonanzafestival.co/ 

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every day, Monday to Friday

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Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

Fruit Punch QTBIPOC Social Night at The Night Owl → https://thenightowl.club/event/fruit-punch-2/ 

Attic Taproom Stirchley Tuesday Opening with Deathrow Pizza → https://www.instagram.com/p/DU6QgNPjBUG/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DU3rzDPiKDh/ 

Beginner’s Photography Class at Birmingham Botanical Gardens → https://birminghambotanicalgardens.org.uk/event/photography-3-2026/

Made in the Middle Exhibition Interactive Audio Tour at MAC → https://macbirmingham.co.uk/events/audio-description-tour-with-tim-calvert

miniBEAST Electronic Music Concert at University of Birmingham → https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/minibeast 

Social Gaming Night at The Double Six, Moseley → https://thedoublesix.co.uk/events/social-gaming-tuesdays/

Outside The City: Vienna Ice World → https://www.wien.info/en/now-on/events/vienna-ice-world-2025-1046686 

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every day, Monday to Friday

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Outer Circle is produced by 11c | BPS for Brum Radio and is recorded at Birmingham Podcast Studios in Birmingham, United Kingdom. 

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Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

Palestine Comedy Club – Screening + Live Stand-Up & Q&A → https://mockingbirdcinema.com/MockingbirdCinema.dll/WhatsOn?f=1393239

International Women’s Day Networking Morning → https://www.instagram.com/p/DUXyk4Tjpem/

Ruddigore → https://www.oldrep.co.uk/event-details/319331ARPBTLMNVKLVNHGMHDKMKGVRGVP/ruddigore/

Neighbourhd Jam at The Night Owl → https://thenightowl.club/event/neighbourhd-21/

MAC Culture Club – Pop Art Portraits → https://macbirmingham.co.uk/events/culture-club-pop-art-portraits

The Actress & Bishop – Big Quiz → https://theactressandbishop.co.uk/events/

Outside The City: Read Across America Day → https://www.nea.org/professional-excellence/student-engagement/read-across-america 

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Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

Tom Gates: The Show, 1 March (Town Hall) →

https://bmusic.co.uk/events/tom-gates-the-show 

Yard Sale: Monthly Artisan Market, 1 March (Herbert’s Yard) →

https://digbethdiningclub.com/event/the-herb-garden-4-2-2 

Ocean in Concert, 1 March (Symphony Hall) →

https://bmusic.co.uk/events/ocean-in-concert-narrated-on-film-by-david-attenborough 

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, 1 March (The Crossing) →

https://www.thecrossingdigbeth.co.uk/event/psychedelic-porn-crumpets/ 

Be Sexy, Do Crime – Bound and Fallen Angels, 1 March (Mockingbird Cinema) → https://mockingbirdcinema.com/MockingbirdCinema.dll/WhatsOn?f=1372692 

VMPR Club Night, 28 February (Centrala) → https://centrala-space.org.uk/events/v-m-p-r-club-night/

Skyline, 28 February – 1 March (Los Angeles, CA, US) → https://skylinefest.com/ 

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Outer Circle is produced by 11c | BPS for Brum Radio and is recorded at Birmingham Podcast Studios in Birmingham, United Kingdom. 

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