SPOKEN WORD AND POETRY EVENTS IN MANCHESTER
SPOKEN WORD AND POETRY EVENTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Spoken Word and Poetry Events in Manchester
Artists For Change - Loose Articles + Hannah Ashcroft + Matt Hill + more
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Sunday 28 April 2024
The launch of Artists for Change, a program providing support to artists from across the UK in organising events that tackle issues of poverty. This initiative is a part of Let's End Poverty, a national movement committed to bringing povert...Tilly Lee-Kronick - Handful of Nothing
The Lowry, Salford
Thursday 2 May 2024
Handful of Nothing, is a semi-autobiographical exploration of how we react when confronted with challenge and uncertainty, with questions of our worth and weight. Using unusual aerial on bespoke equipment, spoken text, contemporary dance an...Manchester Music For Gaza - Doves (DJ Set) + Maxine Peake + Heavy Salad + more
The Klondyke Club, Manchester
Sunday 12 May 2024
This is an event to provide aid and funding to Palestinians. All money made will go to charity. Acts confirmed are Doves (DJ set) + Maxine Peake + Heavy Salad + Seaming To + Co-Pilot + Aficionado (DJ set) + Burgundy Blood + Sonnenspot + Jam...Bob Fox, Jez Lowe & Julie Matthews - In the Footsteps of Ewan MacColl
The Met, Bury
Thursday 6 June 2024
A concert of songs and spoken word with Jez Lowe, Bob Fox and Julie Matthews. In the '50s and '60s influential Salford folk singer Ewan MacColl along with Charles Parker and Peggy Seeger created the groundbreaking Radio Ballads broadcasts f...It's All Greek with Alex Jennings and Siân Phillips
The Lowry, Salford
Sunday 9 June 2024
A woman longing for her lover; a wronged wife plotting her revenge; a squaddie traumatised by war. Love, laughter, tears, and treachery. And a touch of murder. Whatever life brings us, the ancient Greeks have the right words for it. Dame Si...Aurelio Voltaire
