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, ...

The performer’s note on the programme contains references to topics that some may find disturbing. Content warning: attempted suicide, substance abuse.

Enter an endless world of play and invention in a limitless recycled playground for children and their grown-ups to tap into their imaginations. Part installation, part adventure playground, REPLAY is ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cheshire Prize for Literature is now open for submissions. This round of the prize has no theme, and entrants can write about anything they choose. Work has to be original, unpublished and no more ...

It’s fair to say that Nabihah’s Iqbal route into life as a professional musician is somewhat atypical. After studying an M.Phil in History at Cambridge she pursued a career in law and passed the bar, ...

2024 marks the 25th anniversary of the Keats-Shelley Poetry Prize, which was established to encourage writers of all ages to respond to the work of the Romantics. This year’s competition theme is ...