African Cultural Day.
African Cultural Day in Peterborough is a vibrant celebration that showcases the rich and diverse heritage of African communities in…
The Bath Novel Award 2024 £5,000 international writing prize
The Bath Novel Award 2024 is a £5,000 international writing prize for unagented emerging writers who may be unpublished, self-published…
Peterborough Dragon Boat Festival, 2024
Peterborough Rowing Club, Thorpe Meadows, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 6GA. About Dragon boat racing stands as the fastest-growing water activity in…
A community festival for Peterborough at Ferry Meadows: 18th to 19th May 2024.
A community festival for Peterborough at Ferry Meadows: 18th to 19th May 2024.
FREE ENTRY | FREE FESTIVAL ENTERTAINMENT | FAMILY FRIENDLY | LIVE MUSIC
Looking for a fun-filled weekend with delicious food and drinks from around the world? Look no further than the Charters…
RICH MIX LONDON.
Jawdance is London’s biggest poetry night featuring some of the best names on the Spoken Word scene. With a different…
ED GAMBLE: HOT DIGGITY DOG
SUN 9 JUN Ed Gamble: Hot Diggity Dog Ed Gamble has minced a load of meat (thoughts), piped it into…
SYNTAX: OPEN MIC & LAUREATES NIGHT.
This event is run in conjunction with the Mic Skills & Performance workshop. Sign up to the pre-show workshop for…
Part of Stamford Verse Festvial
Sat 27 Apr, Stamford Ballroomstamford poetry events, adult workshops. Important Information Venue: Stamford Arts Centre, Ballroom Tickets: £10 standard Running…
PSYCHEdelight Theatre Company’s Mohand & Peter is a devised show addressing the trauma of long term exile and celebrating friendships across cultures.
PSYCHEdelight Theatre Company’s Mohand & Peter is a devised show addressing the trauma of long term exile and celebrating friendships…
BEHIND CLOSED CURTAINS
THU 2 MAY Part of Landmark Theatres Key Seeds Programme: ‘Behind Closed Curtains is a love story born in the…
DORIS DAY STORY
DORIS DAY STORY SAT 27 APR The Doris Day Story This beautiful production from the producer and director of The…
Life of Pi
Winner of every major play award including five Oliviers. The West End ‘theatrical phenomenon’ (Telegraph) embarks on its biggest journey…
The producers of the hit West End production, TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL are delighted to announce the first ever UK and Ireland tour.
The producers of the hit West End production, TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL, are delighted to announce the first…
MAYBE DICK (STAMFORD ARTS CENTRE)
Thurs 13 Jun, Stamford Theatrearts centre promoted events, comedy, theatre Herman Melville’s classic tale of revenge and retribution is retold…
FUNHOUSE COMEDY MAY (CELLAR BAR)
Sat 4 May, The Cellar Barstamford cellar bar, arts centre promoted events, comedy ALAN FRANCIS Dawn Bailey Edi Johnston Compere…
PINT OF POETRY
Wed 24 Apr – Wed 28 Aug, Stamford Arts Centrestamford poetry events. The last Wednesday of every month in our…
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS THE MUSICAL
Fri 26 Apr, Stamford Theatre film, satellite screenings This breathtakingly beautiful Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, inspired by the Oscar winning…
Part of Stamford Verse Festival
Part of Stamford Verse Festival Multi award-winning poet and author Joelle Taylor brings a selection of her work to Stamford…
Announcing Our NY Poetry Festival Headliners!
July 13th & 14th, Governor’s Island, NYC For one weekend each year, the idyllic summer paradise of Governor’s Island hosts…
Poetry workshops for illuminate.
Self Care & Mental Health Poetry Workshops with Shareefa Energy Award winning performance poet and writer Shareefa Energy will be…
Ballet Barre for adults with Natasha Tobin
A friendly ballet class and group that has been running for 3 years. All you need is a chair and…
Join the fun and discover a unique experience that celebrates the best of Gin and Rum and promises the party of the year!
Join the fun and discover a unique experience that celebrates the best of Gin and Rum and promises the party…
They are here!
This Evening’s Plot “They Are Here” promises an exhilarating and thought-provoking murder mystery evening that defies the boundaries of belief…
The Vikings are pitching up at Flag Fen and families can enjoy this living history weekend with authentic Viking camps, have-a-go archery, watch battle re-enactments and lots more, all ages can enjoy!
The Vikings are pitching up at Flag Fen and families can enjoy this living history weekend with authentic Viking camps,…
ADHD Playbook: Shortcut to Focus.
What to expect ✅ Bring a work task you need to get done, these sessions involves 25-minutes of focus 📹…
Join us for “Looking at Grief through Art and Mindfulness,” a 4-week programme where we explore the theme of grief through a blend of mindfulness, looking at art, and art therapy-based activities.
Join us for “Looking at Grief through Art and Mindfulness,” a 4-week programme where we explore the theme of grief…
Join Us for Poetry Workshops!
Join Us for Poetry Workshops! Self Care & Mental Health Poetry Workshops with Shareefa Energy Award-winning performance poet and writer…
Latemoni Poetry Festival
Latemoni Poetry Festival Join us for a poetic extravaganza at Post 7166 VFW & Auxiliary in South Hill, Virginia. Get…
Saturday, 27 April
Developing your idea for arts council project grants, for community groups If you run a voluntary or community group, and…
WINDHAM CAMPBELL PRIZES.
Windham Campbell Prizes
WEST ANGLIA / EAST MIDLANDS REAL WORLD POETRY EVENTS – APRIL 2024
This month, we find ourselves outside the region and instead (when the trains aren’t on strike) down in the big…
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2023 WINNERS
Best Collection: Jason Allen-Paisant, Self Portrait as Othello (Carcanet) Best First Collection: Momtaza Mehri, Bad Diaspora Poems (Jonathan Cape) Best…
The Poetry London Prize
Prize rules
Poetical Cellist
An Evening of moving funny and memorable music and poetry Edenham Village Hall Monday 26th February 7pm for a drink…
APPLICATIONS CLOSED FOR SWITCH FESTIVAL 2024
Switch on your show with Lamphouse Work with Lamphouse Theatre to make your first piece of professional theatre. Do you…
Rawanee Stanza presents a night of poetry at The Poetry Café and online
Friday 23 February 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm The Poetry Society is proud to present an event from one…
Poetic Conversations: a workshop with Nina Mingya Powles
Thursday 22 February 2024, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm FREE Join Nina Mingya Powles and The Poetry Society at The…
‘Firebrand, poet and heart-throb’: how the film One Love captures the truth about Bob Marley
I was at the reggae superstar’s side before and after he escaped assassination. The new film took me back to…
Tribute to Hans Zimmer & Film Favourites Illuminated: Peterborough Late
Thursday, 7 March An immersive tribute to Hans Zimmer and cinema’s most iconic music with a live chamber orchestra illuminated…
Lewis Buxton: FRIEND (Peterborough)
Wednesday, 16 October Live poetry and story telling from one of the UK’s best young performers. By Lewis BuxtonFollow Date…
When Forms Come Alive
7 Feb 2024 – 6 May 2024 Hayward Gallery Art & exhibitions £18 – £19, Free for Members & under-12s…
‘Home is now – we are home’ interactive walk with Hayley Harrison #1
Saturday, 24 February ‘Home is now – we are home’ interactive walk with Hayley Harrison #1 Part of the Strong…
ANTIPHONY OF THE TREES
Book Now Tickets: £7.50 – £16.00 UK based international musician Laura Cannell presents the live version of her seventh solo…
Celebrating Togetherness Conference in Peterborough
By Civil Society Consulting CIC Date and time Thu, 7 Mar 2024 10:30 – 15:30 GMT Location Peterborough Museum &…
Fan Fiction Workshop: Reimagining the Future
Date and time Fri, 1 Mar 2024 17:00 – Sun, 10 Mar 2024 19:00 GMT Location Chauffeurs CottageSt Peters Road…
Southend: Open Advice Sessions for Global Majority Artists with Mia Jerome & Metal
February 14 @ 10:00 am – 5:30 pm FREE Metal Open Advice Sessions for global majority artists are back! On…
Westwood Young People Filmmaking Commission
The project In brief: Peterborough Presents is looking for a Lead Artist/Creative(s) to work with young people in Westwood /…
We have found in the ashes what we lost in the fire – with Kate Genever
Join artist Kate Genever for a conversation about her residency about how artists & curators make to recover, rejuvenate, refresh…
Featured Poet – Anthony Joseph
The gone momentum: Anthony Joseph on ‘Sonnets for Albert’ Absent fathers, childhood solitude, silence and the production of poetry In…
Call For Poetry Films: StAnza on Screen
Are you a poet or filmmaker who has a poetry film you can add to our filmic tapestry? Whether you…
Slam round 2 – Scott Coe
Enjoy the ethereal performances of the indefatigable poet, and Stamford laureate, Scott Coe! Scott Coe is a performance poet and…
Foyle Young Poets
The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2023 winners have now been announced! More than 6,600 poets aged 11-17…
Peterborough Poet Laureate 2023 Final.
Boizot Lounge, New Theatre, Peterborough, PE1 1RS Thu 7th December 2023 Syntax is delighted to once again run this year’s…
Abby Kesington, others dazzle at 2023 Color:Story opening night
Poetry is an art for the deep. Nigerian-born poet Abby Kesington, who featured at the 2023 Color: Story, a biennial…
Embracing African Roots through the Verses of ‘Arrows of Joy’.
Reviewer : Adeola Opeyemi In ‘Arrows of Joy,’ Muyiwa Adeola Babayomi offers a thoughtfully crafted collection of poems that explores…
Featured Poet – Ada Limon
Ada Limón SALVAGE On the top of Mount Pisgah, on the westernslope of the Mayacamas, there’s a madronetree that’s half-burned…
Highlighting the use of language in Odusanya’s collection of poems, Like clear keen flames –
Paul Liam Toyin writes with the gusto of Elvis Presley’s steps on a fog lit stage; throbbing the wind, armed…
Featured Poet – Timothy Olayinka
Timothy in a white apparel holding a white saxophone, posing to play it against a blood-red background.
OBSIDIAN : Black Poet 2023 Retreat.
Black Poet 2023 Retreat.
The Comfort Women
A chokehold grip on your imagination.
DEC. 12, 2020 FEATURE: GARY HUSKISSON
GARY HUSKISSON: STORYTELLER, HOST, ACTIVIST, EVENT ORGANISER, FRIEND TO THE UNDERDOG & POET: A PURVEYOR OF THE UNSPOKEN WORD. LOVER…
Featured Poet – Caroline bird
Caroline Bird, born in 1986, is a British poet, playwright, and author. She has made significant contributions to the literary…