Cultural lineage

Spoken word

Poetry and performance built to be heard rather than read on the page — closer to a gig than a reading, in how it's staged and received.

4 venues in Manchester, Edinburgh and Bristol working in this tradition

Venues

Manchester Poetry Library

Grosvenor EastManchester

Manchester Poetry Library is the North West's first public poetry library, an open collection and events space within Manchester Metropolitan University. It…

Scottish Storytelling Centre

43-45 High StreetEdinburgh

Opened in 2006 as the world's first purpose-built centre for oral storytelling, the Scottish Storytelling Centre sits on the Royal Mile alongside the historic…

Bristol Old Vic

King StreetBristol

Bristol Old Vic is a Bristol theatre on King Street, presenting theatre, drama, spoken word, dance, family shows and public cultural…

St George's Bristol

Great George StreetBristol

St George's Bristol is a Bristol concert hall on Great George Street, presenting classical music, chamber music, folk, spoken word and…

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