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Welcome to the Barbican’s press room, where you can contact our Communications team, read press releases and find out the latest news.

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Latest press releases

Title Posted on
Barbican announces Patrick Watson date 5 Sep 2019
Barbican October highlights 29 Aug 2019
Jamie Hale performs in and curates CRIPtic Pit Party - a mixed-bill of work by D/deaf and disabled artists 22 Aug 2019
Barbican Conservatory announces extra opening times for August and September 2019 19 Aug 2019
Louise Jeffreys to step down as Artistic Director of the Barbican 1 Aug 2019
Barbican September highlights 31 Jul 2019
Barbican and Waltham Forest London Borough of Culture 2019 announce Leytonstone Loves Film, a new film festival in east London 30 Jul 2019
Barbican announces Senyawa date; Mulatu Astatke as guest artist and On Vanishing Land set 29 Jul 2019
Man vs Machine 23 Jul 2019
Barbican announces Echo Collective date + further line-up details for Antibalas and Darbar Festival 20 Jun 2019
Barbican announces Efterklang date for Feb 2020 13 Jun 2019
Barbican July and August highlights 12 Jun 2019
Barbican announces full September-December 2019 Theatre and Dance programme 11 Jun 2019
Heavy handed, we crush the moment 5 Jun 2019
Barbican announces Hackney Colliery Band: Collaborations for 5 Oct 2019 5 Jun 2019
Barbican announces Jenny Hval, Moor Mother & LCO and Swordfishtrombone Revisited dates 3 Jun 2019
Barbican announces Nik Bärtsch, Herbie Hancock, and The Art Ensemble of Chicago dates 24 May 2019
Barbican Shop announces Lee Krasner: Living Colour retail collection 23 May 2019
Barbican announces Lhasa de Sela tribute, Hannah Peel & Will Burns and Ride dates for autumn 2019 16 May 2019
A leap into the void with Boy Blue – their new show, REDD, premieres at the Barbican this September 15 May 2019

General info

Contact us

 

Our working hours are Monday-Friday 10am-6pm

Please do get in touch with any questions – we look forward to hearing from you.

Nick Adams
Acting Head of Communications
020 7382 5274 / 07709 400604
nick.adams@barbican.org.uk

Jess Hookway
Communications Manager
020 7638 4141 ext: 7467
jess.hookway@barbican.org.uk

Tom Vine
Communications Officer
020 7638 7321
tom.vine@barbican.org.uk

John Kelly
Communications Assistant
020 7382 2389
john.kelly@barbican.org.uk

Lily Booth
Acting Senior Communications Manager – Visual Arts
020 7382 6162
lily.booth@barbican.org.uk  

Jemima Yong
Communications Assistant – Visual Arts
020 7638 4141 ext 8280
jemima.yong@barbican.org.uk  

 

Angela Dias 
Senior Communications Manager - Theatre and Dance 
020 7382 7168 
angela.dias@barbican.org.uk

Freddie Todd Fordham
Communications Officer - Theatre and Dance
020 7382 7399
freddie.todd-fordham@barbican.org.uk

Bridget Thornborrow
PR Consultant - Theatre and Dance
020 7638 4141 ext. 7467
bridget.thornborrow@barbican.org.uk

Annikaisa Vainio-Miles
Senior Communications Manager - Music 
020 7382 7090
annikaisa.vainio-miles@barbican.org.uk

Sabine Kindel
Communications Manager - Music
020 7382 6199 
sabine.kindel@barbican.org.uk

Edward Maitland Smith
Communications Officer - Music
020 7382 6196 
edward.maitlandsmith@barbican.org.uk

For enquiries about the London Symphony Orchestra, please contact their press team directly.

Ian Cuthbert
Communications Manager - Cinema
ian.cuthbert@barbican.org.uk

Sarah Harvey
PR Consultant - Cinema
020 7732 7790
sarah@sarahharveypublicity.co.uk