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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
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
Barbican and Trafalgar Entertainment announce three year theatrical partnership to stage and develop new productions
Inua Ellams returns to the Barbican with five cross-arts performance events
Barbican Cinema September 2023 highlights
A message about Artistic Director Will Gompertz
Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra bring European tour to a close at the Barbican
World premiere of King Stakh’s Wild Hunt, a brand new gothic noir from one of the world’s bravest theatre companies, Belarus Free Theatre
Hidden Figures – The Films of Binka Zhelyazkova
Barbican Summer Outdoor Cinema Screenings – Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wedding added to the programme
Cast of 20 announced for Mahabharata, a spectacular retelling of the ancient Sanskrit epic, by Canada’s Why Not Theatre
£25 million approved for Barbican Centre upgrade
Barbican announces more artists for EFG London Jazz Fest and Laurel Halo
Headway East London: differently various - Public programme announcement
Barbican announces David August and Hauschka dates for 2023
Barbican announces Colin Stetson and London Contemporary Orchestra performing Hereditary in 2024
Barbican Cinema August highlights 2023
A statement from the Barbican in relation to RESOLVE Collective

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]