University News Last updated 28 May

Our Royal Birmingham Conservatoire graduates have gone on to star in or work behind the scenes of television shows, blockbuster movies and stage productions. Check out what some of our talented Alumni are up to this month.
Alumna returns to the stage
Acting alumna Nicola Coughlan will star in John Millington Synge’s The Playboy of the Western World at the National Theatre at the Lyttelton Theatre from 4 December, running until 28 February, 2026
Grad stars in BBC short
Acting alumnus Hassan Maarfi stars as Omar in the new BBC comedy short, Donkey!
Watch it here
Graduate announced as new Artistic Director and Conductor
Iain Masson has been appointed as the new Artistic Director and Conductor of The Black Country Brass Band.