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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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Most awarded venue, Barbican Theatre, celebrates the most awarded show at 2023 Olivier Awards
Barbican Cinema: ScreenTalks & Live Events highlights April 2023
My Neighbour Totoro returns to the Barbican this Autumn
Barbican announces news shows with GRAMMY award winners Laurie Anderson and Lila Downs
Snapshots: Caribbean Cinema Up Close (17–31 May)
Barbican announces its music programme for September 2023 – January 2024
Casting confirmed for Giles Terera’s award-winning play confronting the legacy of Britain's human rights and slave trading past
Barbican announces line-up for Piano Day 2023 and Kaushiki Chakraborty Masterclass
Barbican Cinema - April 2023 Highlights
Chronic Youth Film Festival 2023
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival Presents 10 Award-Winning Films in the London Edition, 16-26 March 2023
Barbican announces EFG London Jazz Festival Summer Series plus Kronos Quartet and Hamed Sinno
A Strange Loop: The Pulitzer and Latest Tony Award-Winning Best Musical Coming to the Barbican
Barbican announces Erland Cooper: Folded Landscapes and Balmorhea Barbican-debut.
Barbican Cinema: March 2023 ScreenTalks & Live Events highlights
Barbican announces Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily in Love in Exile
RESOLVE Collective: them's the breaks
Oscar® Week 2023
Barbican announces dates with Jeff Mills, This is The Kit, and Roger Eno
Barbican Press reminder: Performance installation by Nonclassical reflecting on the climate crisis

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]

Ed Horne
Senior Corporate Communications Manager
07776 193 226
[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
020 3834 1121
[email protected]

Sarah Harvey
PR Consultant – Cinema
[email protected]

Andrea Laing
Communications Assistant - Theatre & Dance, Cinema & Creative Collaboration 
[email protected]

 

For enquiries about the Barbican Immersive programme, including Feel The Sound, please contact [email protected]