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Lakeside Terrace (A7408619_Web Res), Photo by Dion Barrett

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: 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
February 2023 ScreenTalks highlights
Barbican announces first-ever drum & bass concert in the Barbican Hall with OrchestRAM, plus Unsound London showcase and UK debut for Bosnian Sevdah musician Damir Imamović
Barbican presents José González for Veneer’s 20th Anniversary plus final Milton Court performance from Balimaya Project’s Yahael Camara Onono and newly announced support acts for Aldous Harding
Barbican Cinema: Jan 2023 ScreenTalks & Live Events highlights
Barbican announces Jorge Drexler for May 2023
Barbican announces Baaba Maal, Matthew Herbert, and Christina Vantzou dates in 2023
Emerging Film Curators Series - Dec 2022 – Mar 2023
Moor Mother returns to the Barbican to perform latest album, Jazz Codes
Baroque Christmas at the Barbican - glorious festive music from the 17th and 18th century
Barbican's Classical Music Spring highlights calendar (Jan -Jun 2023)
Barbican announces new concert dates with A Winged Victory for the Sullen and Rival Consoles
Barbican upcoming Contemporary-Classical events (Dec 2022)
Tenor Allan Clayton and pianist Kate Golla in a visual re-imagining of Schubert’s Winterreise (7 Dec).
Barbican announces a second concert date with Devonté Hynes and LSO

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 press@barbican.org.uk 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
james.tringham@barbican.org.uk

Ariane Oiticica
Senior Communications Manager - Arts & Participation
020 3834 1181 
ariane.oiticica@barbican.org.uk

Ed Horne
Senior Corporate Communications Manager
07776 193 226
ed.horne@barbican.org.uk

John Kelly
Communications Team Coordinator
020 3834 1125
john.kelly@barbican.org.uk

Hannah Carr
Communications Manager – Visual Arts
020 3834 1191
hannah.carr@barbican.org.uk  

Lily Booth
Communications Officer – Visual Arts
lily.booth@barbican.org.uk  

Georgia Holmes
Communications Assistant – Visual Arts
georgia.holmes@barbican.org.uk  

HBL
Communications Manager – Theatre & Dance
hbl@barbican.org.uk

Sumayyah Sheikh
Communications Officer – Arts & Participation 
sumayyah.sheikh@barbican.org.uk

Ed Maitland Smith
Communications Manager  Music
020 3834 1115
edward.maitlandsmith@barbican.org.uk

Simone Gibbs
Communications Assistant – Music
simone.gibbs@barbican.org.uk

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

Ian Cuthbert
Communications Manager – Cinema
020 3834 1121
ian.cuthbert@barbican.org.uk

Sarah Harvey
PR Consultant – Cinema
sarah@sarahharveypublicity.co.uk

Andrea Laing
Communications Assistant - Theatre & Dance, Cinema & Creative Collaboration 
andrea.laing@barbican.org.uk

 

For enquiries about the Barbican Immersive programme, including Feel The Sound, please contact immersivepress@barbican.org.uk