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MAC needs your chairs!

Transform your pre-loved chair into art. We invite you to submit your preloved chair to The Final Bid, a unique artwork and exhibition by internationally acclaimed artist Michael Pinsky, opening at Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) in summer 2026.
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Babies Adventures in Music

We can’t wait to see you at the return of our BAM concerts! Bring your baby for a bounce with singer Sam Frankie Fox and multi-instrumentalist Ricardo Rocha.
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Woman holding a colourful handmade caterpillar puppet with a red head, green segmented body, and yellow accents.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

This beloved tale is brought to life by a captivating cast of storytellers, sweeping original music, and stunning puppetry.
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Kick-start 2026 with new creative adventures

Unleash your inner artist and explore sessions in ceramics, stained glass, textiles, jewellery, painting, printmaking, wellbeing, music, writing and more. 2026 is a blank canvas - what will you create?
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A South Asian man in his thirties sits in an audiotorium with plush red seats. He is wearing a white ruff, a black outfit and red socks, and his feet are crossed over the back of the chair in front of him. He looks directly into the camera. In his left hand he holds up a human skull.

NT Live

The best of British Theatre brought to you from the stage to the screen.
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Upcoming events

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  1. Hardeep Pandhal Artist Talk

    Talks
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  2. Culture Club: Game Show Throwback

    Community
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  3. MAC's Vintage Jazz Jam

    Free
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Cinema highlights

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  1. Nuts In May + Alison Steadman & Roger Sloman Q&A

    Cinema
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  2. The image shows a young woman in the foreground, dressed in a burgundy or rust-colored garment, with her hands clasped together in what appears to be prayer or anguish. She's positioned at what looks like a wooden barrier or railing, with a large crowd of period-dressed townspeople gathered behind her, all wearing earth-toned clothing and various head coverings typical of peasants and commoners from that era.

    Hamnet

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  3. A heartwarming scene from a community event centered around an impressively large pumpkin. The image shows a family of four - two adults and two children - gathered around what looks like a giant competition-sized pumpkin, the kind you might see at a harvest festival or pumpkin-growing competition. The setting has a lovely rural or farm atmosphere, with a tractor visible in the background, wooden structures, and autumn foliage. Everyone seems engaged and interested in examining this enormous gourd, which has that characteristic pale orange color and thick, twisted stem that giant pumpkins develop.

    Colour Box: Grow

    Cinema
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Creative courses

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  1. Introduction to Screenwriting Weekend (ASC149)

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  2. Two hands are moulding a bowl that is on a pottery wheel

    Couples Wheelwork Pottery (ASC148)

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  3. A drawing of a nude person lying on fabric

    Life Drawing & Painting Studio Days for Improvers (ASC391 Spring)

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