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RoguePlay took over the theatre space in the Custard Factory at the end of last year but are on the move already. This from their blog:

trying to run a theatre which aims to embrace and nurture young talent has been made almost impossible when clashing with raves and road closures. We appreciate the long standing reputation of the Custard Factory as one of Birmingham’s biggest party places but the knock on effect this has had on our customers and facilities has become too much

So off they travel.

They’re looking for interesting places to use and have looked at:

Railway Stations as well as arches, Churches, Post Offices, discussed Shop Fronts, pubs and even an old car forecourt and will be re-opening the Mixing Bowl Theatre in one of these unique performance spaces

They’re still looking too, so if you know of an interesting, disused site (or if you’ve got a good space) then contact them via their blog.

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Having mentioned The Mixing Bowl Theatre the other day, here’s the poster for a show happening there on 28 November:

Community Vibe provide “arts work and projects that can have a positive impact on social change and promoting diversity”.

The theatre space in the Custard Factory has been re-named The Mixing Bowl Theatre and a company-in-residence, RoguePlay Theatre, has been installed to look after it.

Here are details about hire of the space.