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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

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Barbican Family Film Week 2022
Universities flock back to the Barbican for graduation ceremonies
Award-winning company HighRise Entertainment challenge myths about UK Drill music and its links to youth violence in their latest show
Barbican announces details of its music programme for February - July 2023
Barbican announces a concert curated by British-Bahraini trumpeter and composer, Yazz Ahmed, with Tunisian American singer Emel and Lebanese Oud player Rabih Abou-Khalil
Information following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Barbican announces talk with pioneering musician Brian Eno
Barbican Cinema: October 2022
Barbican announces Mark Kavuma Presents Banger Factory Records
Barbican announces new appointments to its Board and Trust
Hidden Figures: The films of Idrissa Ouédraogo
Barbican announces two Masterclasses with Milton Court Artist-In-Residence Yahael Camara Onono
The Staves and Max Richter concert dates
Carolee Schneemann Film Series
Barbican announces Caterina Barbieri, Lucinda Williams and Kayhan Kalhor + Erdal Erzincan dates
Karena Johnson joins Barbican as new Head of Creative Collaboration & Learning
Yahael Camara Onono Milton Court Residency and Portico Quartet Ensemble concert
Barbican Cinema: August 2022 highlights
Barbican announces further EFG London Jazz Festival dates, focusing on the Chicago avant-garde
Barbican announces Voices from the Lake and Musics from Summerisle concerts

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 Communications Manager - Arts & Participation
020 3834 1181 
[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
[email protected]

Sumayyah Sheikh
Communications Officer – Arts & Participation 
[email protected]

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