5 May - 3 June 2026
Brunel Creates is a month-long celebration of creativity across our campus community bringing together students, staff, alumni and partners for a vibrant programme of music performances, theatre, film screenings, exhibitions, lectures and panel discussions. The majority of the events are connected to student work and assessment across Arts and Humanities, offering a unique opportunity to experience the creativity and talent emerging from our classrooms, studios and rehearsal spaces.
Alongside student showcases, the festival will feature special events with alumni and visiting artists, highlighting the breadth of Brunel’s creative community. Brunel Creates aims to celebrate artistic expression across disciplines while opening our campus to wider conversations about culture, creativity and ideas.
We've got an incredible line-up of events planned for you! Click on each event to be redirected to its booking page.
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Initiate our festival with a fun filled evening gathering
Join the celebration of Royona Mitra’s new book launch
See if you can conquer the wheel in this fun session where we'll even fire your best one. Note: those not on a pottery course will be given priority
Join us for the first set of performances to kick of our 3 day festival filled with melody and music
Tune in to our second day for performances from various live bands
Our music festival concludes with some piano and classic music concerts ending with an after party at Loco's
Experience the biting satire and jazz-infused rhythms of The Threepenny Opera; the ground-breaking "play with music" by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill
A play that embarks on a jarring exploration of chronic illness and disability across recent history, paralleled with the experiences of COVID long haulers and chronically ill people in recent decades
A fun workshop where you will learn to design and carve your own lino tile and then use it to create your own individual art print
Join Professor Wayne as he discusses issues in the country’s politics involving the Westminster parties
We will be hosting multiple interactive workshops, culminating in a vibrant performance event in honour of Benjamin Zephaniah
Handonthebar brings a new take on the classic children's fairy tale using silly puppets and the magic of theatre
Celebrating 60 years of Arts at Brunel through alumni exhibitions, performance and industry panels
A theatre piece that explores moments of transition and emotional suspension set in an internal psychological landscape
Partake in a tour showcasing on-campus locations featured in film and TV
We welcome you to a screening of films made by our very own students at Brunel
A devised theatre piece, created over three days of intensive workshops
Join us and have a go at playing a simple tune on one of our guitars
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of acting as critical practice, diverse performance techniques, naturalist and non-naturalist performance.
This play explores themes of corruption and sexism within the workplace and follows Detective Jones as she recounts the case that destroyed her career
Make your own print with the incredible technique of using blue light
This workshop introduces you to a knitting pattern featured in Woman’s Weekly magazine 1923. After a talk on the pattern and its history, you'll work on a swatch from the colorwork section
A musical journey and exhibition through the decades of live music on campus here at Brunel.
In this conversation, we share some of our research on how arts and cultural practices reimagine contemporary challenges and build justice into practices of resilience
A play that follows a duo dealing with the pressures of being women in various social settings, blending comedy with absurdism
Studio Brunel is pleased to announce their annual Theatre Festival! With original or adapted work by students’ campus wide and open for everyone to enjoy together
Featuring a collection of solo and group performances by our current Music Award students and ensembles
A fun-filled evening to bring the wonderful festival to a conclusion