Birmingham Fest Venues

St Paul’s in the Jewellery Quarter is a historic church which sits at the heart of the JQ surrounded by a picturesque Georgian Square. Built in 1779 it still retains its original pews and galleries. The spacious churchyard is one of the finest open spaces in Birmingham and is well used in the summer. A 400 seat venue which has a great acoustic and is ideal as a performance space for both music and theatre.

Birmingham’s newest venue which has only just opened its doors. The Birmingham Black Box is a true black box space. The 125-140 seat venue – set out in cabaret style seating – can host a multitude of different performances and events. An extremely versatile performance space that can be utilised for literally anything. An exciting new venue for Birmingham.

The Blue Orange Theatre is a new independent theatre situated in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. It stages numerous in-house production as well as hosting visiting companies and comedy nights, classes and workshops. The venue consists of a flexible theatre space which seats up to 100, a large rehearsal studio, and spacious bar. Both the studio and bar are often also used for performances.

The Crescent is a purpose built theatre in the fantastic Bridleyplace development of the city. Predominantly a membership theatre it stages about 15 in-house productions a year and hosts numerous visiting companies, small and large. The venue has a 300 seat main house, a 100 seat studio theatre, rehearsal & function rooms and a spacious bar – which can also be used for performances as it has a small stage.

The Old Joint Stock Theatre is part of a Grade II listed building situated opposite Birmingham’s beautiful St Philip’s Cathedral, and right in the heart of Birmingham’s city centre. This grand building is home to a 90 seat fully equipped studio theatre and is perfect for intimate performances. The studio theatre is fully equipped with professional sound and lighting equipment, a backstage area and green room facilities.