SPOKEN WORD AND POETRY EVENTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Spoken Word and Poetry Events in Manchester
Yippee Ki Yay
Thursday 8 December 2022
This achingly funny rhyming retelling of classic (festive?) film Die Hard from Richard Marsh - Fringe First-winner, London poetry slam champion, BBC Audio Drama Best Comedy-winner and New York cop (one of these is untrue). When gunmen sei...
Saturn Returns With Caggie
Thursday 19 January 2023
Caggie Dunlop and her guests explore the challenges and opportunities that come with change and our individual quest for authenticity. This podcast aims to bring calm and clarity during times of transition - underpinned by the astrological ...
Dommy B - Spark the Goblin Wizard
Saturday 11 February 2023
With lyrics, laughs and lots of joining in, poet Dommy B needs your help to save the day! Spark's magic rhymes can turn anything into anything. He'll turn the bogeys up his nose into some pink ribbons and bows. He'll make a gorgeous high h...
John Hegley - Biscuit of Destiny
Thursday 9 March 2023
Luton performance poet, comedian, musician and songwriter John Hegley presents his hour-long award-awarded 2022 Edinburgh show, with John Keats's hobby horse, elephant drawings and a teacher who made a word of difference. Yes, it took only ...
John Hegley - Biscuit of Destiny
Friday 10 March 2023
Luton performance poet, comedian, musician and songwriter John Hegley presents his hour-long award-awarded 2022 Edinburgh show, with John Keats's hobby horse, elephant drawings and a teacher who made a word of difference. Yes, it took only ...
Henry Rollins
Thursday 6 April 2023
Henry Rollins new Good To See You spoken word tour, "will faithfully recount the events of his life in the brief pre-COVID period since the last tour and when things got even stranger over the last several months." It's been an interesting ...
Dr. John Cooper Clarke
Wednesday 3 - Friday 5 May 2023
John Cooper Clarke, also known as the Bard of Salford, is a phenomenon: Poet Laureate of Punk, rock star, fashion icon, TV and radio presenter, social and cultural commentator - he's one of Britain's most beloved and influential writers and...
Grayson Perry
Sunday 8 October 2023
Chelmsford-born Turner Prize-winning acclaimed cross-dressing artist Grayson Perry CBE is as well known for his colourful pottery and tapestries as he is for his books, TV shows and social commentary. Using all these different media, he exp...
