Arts Week 2026 - Birkbeck, University of London

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Arts Week 2026, 5-8 May

A week of events showcasing the latest creativity and research from Birkbeck.

About Arts Week

5 May, 2pm Political Laundry: a Taster Workshop

Join artist Mary Ann Hushlak for this workshop. Political Laundry is a form of invitation that allows us to uncover who we each are as political beings.

5 May, 5pm French literary polemics

Eminent biographer Andrew Husse dives into 1940s French politics and philosophy. Meet Sartre, Céline and little-known Isou. Expect difficult topics and a Q&A with Birkbeck’s Damian Catani as chair.

5 May, 6pm The Disappeared Woman: The dramaturgy of tropes and trauma

Join prizewinning dramaturg Rosie Wyatt and our panel to investigate how dramaturgy challenges images of women as victims. An evening of debate and discussion, so bring your ideas.

6 May, 6pm Women, History and the Stage: Creative Encounters with the Medieval Past

How are we remembered and how do our stories get told? Featuring the lives of two medieval women, 'Women, History and the Stage' investigates this through a discussion with playwright Sarah Dickenson and a devised performance, 'The Will of Ellen Langwith' By Birkbeck’s unmissable MFA Directing students. Q&A.