A new production, devised by the University of Birmingham's Drama and Theatre Arts Department, called 'Joyce... at Rest' will be performed at the Coffin Works, which is the very first show to take place there since opening! It is a site-specific drama which is set across the Newman Brothers factory.

After decades in its current Newhall Street home, the city's historic institution has now started the process of packing up and moving to a new bigger base in the Jewellery Quarter. Newhall Street was sold to mixed-use developer TCN UK last year. The company has promisted to retain the character of the building where possible. The new site is next to the Kettleworks building – currently being refurbished into apartments – and will be two storeys high, offering better facilities f…

It was great to see Kathryn Bishop, Consultant and Senior Account Manager at CMJ Media on a recent Understanding Jewellery Valuations training course.