February Events Listings at mac Birmingham
Performance: Theatre
Nick Makoha in association with mac birmingham and Pippa Frith presents
My Father and Other Superheroes
Wed 1 – Sat 4 Feb, 8pm (Matinee Thu 2 Feb, 2pm)
Tickets £10 (£7)
My Father and Other Superheroes is a moving and powerful story about the journey from childhood to fatherhood. Set across continents and eras, it follows one man’s struggle to come to terms with the responsibilities of being a parent and his confrontation with his own father’s absence.
The Paper Birds: Thirsty
Thu 9 Feb, 8pm
Tickets £10 (£7)
Multi award-winning company The Paper Birds present their critically acclaimed, sell-out show Thirsty based on our nations love affair with alcohol. A dynamic theatrical exploration delving beyond statistics, facts and figures and looks to the faces and the voices of everyone who likes a drink and asks why, as a nation, are we so thirsty?
Birmingham REP present
Gravity by Arzhang Pezhman
Thu 23 Feb – Sat 3 Mar, 8pm (Matinee Thu 1 & Sat 3 Mar, 2pm)
Tickets: £12 (£7.50)
A contemporary and dynamic new play about provocation, Gravity is a fictional story with roots in the real-life newspaper headlines of today’s society.
Performance: Music
Songs and Music of Bagpuss
Sun 5 Feb, 2.30pm
Tickets £12 (£9)
Join original cast member Sandra Kerr for an afternoon of nostalgia and folk music from the hit children’s show.
Making Tracks: SambaSunda Quintet
Fri 10 Feb, 8pm
Tickets £12 (£9)
In their latest incarnation, SambaSunda strip down to a quintet, reflecting an enduring classical tradition of Sundanese music while at the same time creating something fresh, modern and original.
Birmingham Jazz and mac birmingham present Empirical
Sat 18 Feb, 8pm
Tickets £10 (£7, inc. Birmingham Jazz members)
2010 MOBO Award-winning British Jazz group Empirical make their debut at mac birmingham this spring following the release of their new album Elements of Truth.
Mike McGoldrick, John McCusker and John Doyle
Sun 19 Feb, 8pm
Tickets £13 (£10)
A rare chance to see three members of the BBC-acclaimed Transatlantic Sessions play together following McGoldrick and McCusker’s American Tour with Mark Knopfler and Bob Dylan.
Performance: Comedy
Kill for a Seat Comedy Club
Fri 3 Feb, 8pm
Tickets £11 (£8)
Join Jason Cook & John Robins, along with regular host Silky, for our monthly comedy club Kill for a Seat.
Patrick Monahan – Hug Me I Feel Good!
Wed 8 Feb, 8pm
Tickets £13 (£10)
The winner of ITV One’s Show Me The Funny! returns to mac birmingham with his new show.
Family
Laura Veirs
Sat 4 Feb, 3.30pm
Free entry, Bridges Cafe Bar
American folk star Laura Veirs performs songs from her new album ‘Tumble Bee’, a collection of folk songs for children. Recorded by Grammy-nominated producer Tucker Martine in their home in Portland, Oregon in the spring of 2011, it covers a wide range of American folk songs, from early 20th century work songs to the ballads of Jimmie Rodgers, Woody Guthrie, Peggy Seeger and Harry Belafonte.
Horse & Bamboo: Red Riding Hood
Thu 16 & Fri 17 Feb, 11am & 2.30pm
Tickets £8 (£6)
Age 4+
A gorgeously rendered re-telling of the classic girl-and-the-wolf tale, exquisite visuals blend with pantomime-style silliness and spooky moments to create an enchanting piece of theatre.
Visual Arts & Events
Allotment
Launches Sat 28 Jan
Free Entry, Arena Gallery, 10am – 10pm
New to 2012 at mac birmingham is ALLOTMENT, an innovative programme which sees the Arena Gallery divided into plots and tended by independent curators.
Made in the Middle: Contemporary Craft from across the Midlands
Sat 11 Feb – Sun 15 Apr
Free entry
Craftspace introduce a wealth of talented makers from across the Midlands – exploring ‘Pathways to Craft’ careers and featuring digital techniques.
This touring exhibition features thirty-five of the best contemporary craft makers from the East and West Midlands. The selection includes a range of objects to buy or commission from ceramics, glass and metalwork to jewellery, textiles, work in wood and mixed media.
For more information see the website here or 
