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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.

Latest press releases

Title Posted on
Barbican Cinema December 2023
Barbican announces Jenny Hval dates for April 2024, plus free Touching Bass ClubStage DJ set for EFG London Jazz Festival
Barbican announces new Max Cooper performances for April 2024
New Release ScreenTalks – Nov 2023
Barbican's Daytime and Families Offer, October – December 2023
Barbican to host Prestigious Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat International Conference 2024
Press Reminder: EFG London Jazz Festival returns to the Barbican this November with a full line-up of some of the world’s most talented contemporary jazz musicians, including free public performances and film screenings – plus new support announcements
Barbican announces late-night ClubStage with Greentea Peng: Greentea Selecta
Barbican Cinema November 2023
Barbican announces Mew and Danish Chamber Orchestra for 2024 plus other new shows and support acts
Cast announced for Told by an Idiot’s Get Happy family show for festive season at the Barbican
Barbican Family Film Week 2023
Barbican announces its classical music programme for spring and summer 2024
Barbican announces Public Programme for RE/SISTERS: A Lens on Gender and Ecology
Barbican announces tribute to Pharoah Sanders with The Harvest Time Project, FreeStage performances and Cinema programme, as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival 2023. Plus, new show with Anoushka Shankar, and support acts for Makaya McCraven and Hauschka
This Autumn, join the Barbican to celebrate the best of Indian visual arts, theatre and music
We Are Parable announce ‘An Evening of Purpose’ presented by Jessica Huie MBE and the Barbican
Barbican Cinema highlights - October 2023
Barbican announces Chagall: Unlocked and Nina Simone - Legacy with Josette Bushell-Mingo OBE
Visions of Haiti

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.

For general enquiries, please email [email protected] or call 0207 382 2389. Contact details for specific artform press teams at the Barbican can also be found below.

James Tringham
Head of Communications
07513 702 734
[email protected]

Ariane Oiticica
Senior Programming Communications Manager
020 3834 1181 / 07917 190 584
[email protected]

Benno Rembeck
Senior Corporate Communications Manager
020 3834 1106
[email protected]

Matthew Little
Corporate Communications Manager
020 3834 1192
[email protected]

John Kelly
Communications Team Coordinator
020 3834 1125
[email protected]

Hannah Carr
Communications Manager – Visual Arts
020 3834 1191
[email protected]  

Lily Booth
Communications Officer – Visual Arts
[email protected]  

Georgia Holmes
Communications Assistant – Visual Arts
[email protected]  

HBL
Communications Manager – Theatre & Dance
020 3834 1187

[email protected]

Sumayyah Sheikh
Communications Assistant – Theatre & Dance and Cinema
[email protected]

Ed Maitland Smith
Communications Manager  Music
020 3834 1115
[email protected]

Koyel Basu
Communications Officer – Music
[email protected]

Simone Gibbs
Communications Assistant – Music
[email protected]

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

Ian Cuthbert
Communications Manager – Cinema
07980 925 352
[email protected]

Sarah Harvey
PR Consultant – Cinema
07958 597 426
[email protected]

Sumayyah Sheikh
Communications Assistant - Theatre & Dance and Cinema
[email protected]