Good Grief at Birmingham Rep
Birmingham Rep Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham, United KingdomUgly Bucket Theatre Company’s show Good Grief explores death and bereavement through a blend of clowning, physical theatre and music. The company wrote the piece as a tribute to their friend Tim who, after he was diagnosed with cancer, asked the team to create a show about death. Promising to make you laugh but also […]
Life and Death in Birmingham Walking Tour
St Philip's Square Colmore Row, BirminghamEager to find out about Birmingham's history? Both its dark and light sides? This Birmingham Heritage Walking Tour will take you on a stroll through the city's weird and wonderful happenings. Your host Kevin Thomas, a Birmingham-based photographer and enthusiast will lead the way. Together, you'll explore the city's last public hanging, as well as […]
Brandwood End Death Cafe
Brandwood End Cemetery Lodge Brandwood End Cemetery, Woodthorpe Road, Kings Heath, BirminghamCome to a safe space where people talk about anything and everything to do with death. Everyone welcome regardless of age, religion, non-religion, gender or background. email josie.wall@birmingham.gov.uk to come along
Meet the Authors – Anna Lyons and Louise Winter from Life. Death. Whatever.
The Heath Bookshop (Kings Court (opposite Asda), R/O94 High Street, Kings Heath,, BirminghamAs an end of life doula, Anna supports people who are dying, their family and friends and sometimes, people experiencing bereavement. Her aim is to help people live as good a life as possible right up until the very end. As a funeral director, Louise has an unconventional approach. She created Poetic Endings, the kind […]
Campo Santo
Warstone Lane Cemetry Vyse Street, Birmingham,Discover more about death in the Jewellery Quarter with two special tours, a picnic and a ‘Death over Drinks’ discussion! Campo Santo starts with an interactive audio tour of Warstone Lane Cemetery led by ITZATNA Arts, which compares and contrasts Victorian and 20th century customs around death, burials and memorials, and looks at ideas shared […]
