A showcase of young Manchester creative talent comprised of two halves, each featuring a play and a curated set of complementary music. Welcome to A Night of Words and Music, a showcase of young Manchester creative talent featuring two new short plays, with musical interludes and accompaniment provided by the dynamic Emerz Collective. The Tiger […]
Join the Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People for an evening of socialising, food, and open mic in Manchester city centre to celebrate the International Day of Disabled People. Easy Read information to follow. Join us for an evening of socialising, food, drink and open mic at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation (IABF) in Manchester […]
Mitch Benn is bringing his sold-out show A Christmas Carol, continuing Charles Dickens’ tradition of performing the text live, and using Dickens’ original abridged text, let Mitch immerse you in the Christmas spirit with the beloved classic! Come and live the magic of Christmas. This is a family show. The show lasts for 70 minutes […]
Mitch Benn is bringing his sold-out show A Christmas Carol, continuing Charles Dickens’ tradition of performing the text live, and using Dickens’ original abridged text, let Mitch immerse you in the Christmas spirit with the beloved classic! Come and live the magic of Christmas. This is a family show. The show lasts for 70 minutes […]
Please join Poets & Players on Saturday 27 September 2025, 2.30-4.00 at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation for a wonderful line-up of poets and musicians. The event is free and everyone is welcome (no need to book tickets). Performers often bring along books and CDs to sell, please note we are only able to accept […]
Manchester’s celebrated spoken word night Bad Language sets the stage alight with a special live literature open mic. Our line-up of poets, novelists, story smiths and word wranglers will include stars of the Manchester writing scene – and you can sign up for slots on the night if you fancy a spot under the stage […]
Please join Poets & Players on Saturday 6 September 2025, 2.30-4.00 at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation for a wonderful line-up of poets and musicians. Our headline poet is Lorna Goodison on a rare visit from Canada. Also poets Charlotte Eichler, Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal and Jack Faricy were invited to respond to a commission on […]
Join writer and editor Richard Benson (The Farm, The Valley) and Claire Malcolm (CEO of New Writing North) from the Working Class Library podcast as they seek to explore and reclaim working-class people’s contribution to English literature. Their quest is to establish a new ‘canon’ of working-class books that tell a different story to the […]
Discover new voices from Manchester and Denmark as talented young writers Elizabeth Gibson, Tallulah Howarth, Asta Birkler, Loc-An Thi Nguyen, Cody Sander and Johanne Bisgaard share new work exploring the impact of colonialism and language in our relationship to land and to each other through poetry and prose. The writers are part of ReWrite – an […]
SYP North (Into): Publishing MA Panel & Networking Are you interested in studying a Publishing MA? Want to understand what all the hype is about? Well… look no further as all your answers are waiting for you in Manchester! We have an event to gather like-minded people into one room – including Publishing MA lecturers […]