Head to he Colony Room Green to join poets Sue Hubbard and Pascale Petit who will be reading from their latest novels, Flatlands and My Humming Bird Father along, with accompanying poems.

Situated in the heart of London, on the banks of the River Thames is the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, a beacon for arts and culture for over 70 years. The 2,700 capacity Royal Festival Hall ...

Head to the Keats Library, London, for their first event of 2025. Join in on this evening of poetry (including Ode to a Nightingale, Ode to Autumn, & Ode to a Grecian Urn) with music by Gluck, ...

Alexis Ffrench, the superstar composer, pianist and pioneer of classical soul, shares his new album of soul-infused compositions that draw on his own memories. Rather than holding onto traditional ...

Where’s best to sit? Get an overview of the layout and different seating sections of the Royal Festival Hall auditorium by downloading our seating plan. front stalls – levels 3 & 4 side stalls – level ...

Uchida’s artistic partnership with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra is now in its ninth year, and they have appeared multiple times here at the Southbank Centre. This is the latest in their acclaimed ...

Tonight’s show features a powerhouse line-up of Bishi, Lulu Manning, Planningtorock, Tawiah, Tom Rasmussen, Tony Njoku and the Pink Singers, alongside a specially curated queer house band performing ...

Who uses the Medusa’s eye? Have you heard a chorus of frogs? Do you know who Gentle Dobbin is? The library keeps a running list of frequently asked for ‘lost’ quotations that for some reason have come ...

Carcanet launches Jeremy Over’s new book Fourth and Walnut. Equal parts commonplace book, instruction manual and cheerful vandalism, Fourth and Walnut is absurdly joyful, gathering together words from ...

With a cabaret featuring the best of Asian drag, poetry from the National Poetry Library and Daddy Maki’s very own origami workshop, there’s no better place to celebrate Lunar New Year. The Bitten ...

For 2024-25’s Reframe: Inspire Schools project inspiration came from the summer 2024 Hayward Gallery exhibition, Tavares Strachan: There is Light Somewhere. Strachan’s work celebrates unsung heroes ...

Discover new poets through this free online collection of brilliant, moving, funny and groundbreaking poems curated by our specialist poetry librarians. Search the poems by type or by topic, or use ...