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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 announces its music programme for January - July 2022
The wonders of sensory development explored in new light and sound installation for babies and toddlers at the Barbican
Barbican and Southbank Centre present Andris Nelsons: The Strauss Project
Barbican announces Circuit des Yeux date for April 2022
Barbican announces DakhaBrakha date for January 2022
World premiere of new performance PRIME_TIME by award-winning company IN BED WITH MY BROTHER takes aim at web giant
Cancellation - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Barbican, 26 Sep 2021
World’s best architects and designers asked to renew Barbican Centre
Can we talk about Power? a series of conversations exploring the power of power
Barbican announces new Theatre and Dance productions for this autumn
Leytonstone Loves Film announces 2021 festival line-up
Barbican announces guests for Speakers Corner Quartet including Kae Tempest, Lafawndah and Sampha
Barbican announces Sona Jobarteh and Klein dates
Barbican announces Maria Schneider Orchestra and Jane Birkin for 2022
Shilpa Gupta: Sun at Night
Barbican welcomes External Review and sets out new appointments to drive change
External review into racism at the Barbican
Barbican announces GoGoPenguin & MoodSwing reschedules for 2022
Barbican Managing Director Sir Nicholas Kenyon to step down after 14 years to take up posts in music criticism and research
Barbican announces its music season for autumn 2021

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]