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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

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Cate Blanchett and Tom Burke to star in Chekhov’s The Seagull in a new version by Duncan Macmillan and Thomas Ostermeier, Directed By Ostermeier at the Barbican Theatre
Barbican announces weekend of free entry to landmark exhibition The Imaginary Institution of India: Art 1975-1998 as part of a Centre-wide celebration of Indian arts, music and culture
Rewriting the Rules: Pioneering Indian Cinema after 1970
Barbican announces The Joy as part of EFG London Jazz Festival, plus support acts for Cornelius and Lynda Dawn
Barbican Cinema programme: September 2024
Lear by National Changgeuk Company of Korea international premiere at the Barbican Theatre in October
Barbican announces Hania Rani & Ensemble present: Ghosts
Barbican Leadership Update
Further details announced for four groundbreaking opera and music theatre UK premieres at the Barbican this autumn
Barbican announces new performances from Sarah Davachi with LCO Players, plus Touching Bass presents: Lynda Dawn
Rough Trade pop-up store arrives at the Barbican Shop
Barbican announces full programme for Our Street
EFG London Jazz Festival - Barbican announces Take Me To The River: A Celebration of New Orleans Music
Barbican Cinema highlights: August 2024
World Premiere of blur: Live at Wembley Stadium joins Film nights under the city lights
Barbican announces Dur Dur Band plus special guests
Barbican announces Nala Sinephro debut performance
Barbican announces Lisa O’Neill’s orchestral debut with Britten Sinfonia
The Imaginary Institution of India: Art 1975-1998
All Kaiju Attack! 70 Years of Japanese Monster Movies

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]