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Artist Support

We believe creativity and the arts make a difference. They connect, nourish, unify and drive us towards positive social change.

We strive to be a hub for creative expression in the region, helping to develop local creatives with support, guidance and networks; to explore new ideas, engage with the wider sector, and build long-lasting, collaborative partnerships.

Talent development across the creative workforce is a priority to us. Whether through gatherings, workshops, masterclasses, presentations, sharings or support with funding applications, we are here to create an environment to help develop you and your work.

Come on the journey with us and get involved!

Where Stories Come Alive! 

Where discovery takes centre stage and stories spring into life! Intimate, flexible and bursting with possibility, Stage Two is the home of bold ideas and fresh voices. Pay What You Feel tickets are available on most of the Stage Two programme, with many highly acclaimed EdFringe successes touring to BEAM…

Our Little Hour Title

Our Little Hour - the musical based on the life of Walter Tull

Tue 17 - Wed 18 Mar 2026
Duration: 120 minutes
Following its critically acclaimed, sell out success in 2024, Our Little Hour comes to BEAM as part of its 2026 revival tour.
Alas Poor Yorick Title

Alas! Poor Yorick

Fri 24 - Sat 25 Apr 2026
Duration: 70 minutes
If the Two Ronnies were cast as the Gravediggers in Shakespeare’s Hamlet re-written by Samuel Beckett you might have something like Ridiculusmus's “Alas!…
General Medical Emergency cast

General Medical Emergency Ward 10

Sat 19 Sep 2026
Duration: 90 minutes
Every hospital, medical-based, Doctors-and-Nurses cliche-ridden drama onstage in a comedy mash-up spoof!