SPOKEN WORD AND POETRY EVENTS IN MANCHESTER
SPOKEN WORD AND POETRY EVENTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Spoken Word and Poetry Events in Manchester
Itch - Spoken Word Night
Shakespeare North Playhouse
Tue 13 May - Tue 8 Jul 2025
Scratch - Spoken Word Night
Shakespeare North Playhouse
Tue 24 Jun - Tue 16 Dec 2025
Brian Bilston & Henry Normal
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 3 May 2025
Brian Bilston has been described as the Banksy of poetry and Twitter's unofficial Poet Laureate; with over 400,000 followers on social media, Brian has become truly beloved by the online community. He has published several collections of po...WAP - Wit & Poetry
Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
Monday 12 May - Monday 9 June 2025
Comedian and poet Kat Ronson brings a new night WAP: Wit and Poetry Combining two art forms to make you laugh, cry and cry laugh. The best performers from WAP, exclusive collaborations between artists and some wild cards. ...Itch - Spoken Word Night
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Tuesday 13 May - Tuesday 8 July 2025
Itch is Shakespeare North Playhouse's monthly spoken word night. It is an inclusive, welcoming community space for both performers and audience alike. If you are a performer and are looking for a performance opportunity get in touch. You mi...Jennifer Reid
The Portico Library, Manchester
Friday 16 May 2025
Kicking off an exploration of northern folk in the Portico Collection, acclaimed musician and researcher Jennifer Reid sings some ballads. The working classes made music as a provocation and this is a tradition that Jennifer Reid continues,...This Town
Oldham Coliseum Theatre, Oldham
Thursday 22 May 2025
"This is for those from the far-off towns that nobody's heard of. Who sit on busses rolling backwards out of cities and watch everything fall into silence." This Town is a modern-day epic narrative poem, performed and written by exciting ne...Words with Lucy Spraggan
Darwen Library Theatre, Blackburn
Thursday 29 May 2025
Words with Lucy Spraggan is back! After its sold-out debut in Manchester's Hope Mill Theatre, Lucy, who turned her journaling into her Sunday Times Bestselling memoir, Process, is taking the interactive journalling event on the road for ...Robin Ince
Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 4 June 2025
A journey through the minds that populate the planet and may populate the universe beyond. An hour of joy and curiosity with the presenter of The multi award winning Infinite Monkey Cage. Expect stories of chimpanzees and astronauts, of sta...Max ZT & Dan Whitehouse
Waterside, Manchester
Friday 20 June 2025
New York's Grammy nominated Max ZT (House of Waters), and Tokyo/Black Country's lauded Dan Whitehouse combine their inventive energy for their latest tour. ZT, the hammered dulcimer player compared to Hendrix, and the ever-regenerating W...Scratch - Spoken Word Night
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Tuesday 24 June - Tuesday 16 December 2025
Shakespeare North Playhouse's quarterly spoken word night is an inclusive, welcoming community space for both performers and audience alike. For Scratch we are looking for seasoned performers that are looking for opportunities to showcase t...The Gigspanner Big Band & Raynor Winn - Saltlines
Waterside, Manchester
Sunday 13 July 2025
Taking audiences by storm from Land's End to the Scottish borders, Saltlines is an immersive Prose and Music collaboration between bestselling author Raynor Winn (The Salt Path) and The Gigspanner Big Band, a top tier lineup which features ...Grayson Perry
