SPOKEN WORD AND POETRY EVENTS IN MANCHESTER

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot

Tuesday 9 December 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...

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RNCM, Manchester

Tuesday 27 January 2026

Written and directed by Liza Bec, The End Times is an apocalyptic coming of age tale featuring a magical musical blackboard and a theatrical soundscape, with one foot in the supernatural and one foot in science.  This hour-long staged pe...

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Champness Hall, Rochdale

Thursday 12 March 2026

A new Rochdale made musical marking one of the most momentous days in working class history enjoyed a remarkable debut at FolkEast on the 205th anniversary of Peterloo. Written by award-winning songwriter and member of The Young'uns, Sean C...

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The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

Saturday 6 June - Monday 6 July 2026

  With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America's pre-eminent humour writers. He is the master of satire and one of today's most observant writers addressing the human condition, and has made us ...

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