Events
Apples and Snakes puts on performance poetry events throughout the UK and internationally, in a wide range of venues, from bars to major theatres.
30 Events in 30 Days
2 November - 1 December 2012
Celebrate 30 years of Spoken Word with Apples and Snakes
Tales Beneath your Feet - Islington Stories Walk 2
19 May 2013
LONDON @ 2pm: storyteller Helen East will lead you in a series of walks around Islington
Tales Beneath your Feet - Islington Stories Walk 1
18 May 2013
LONDON @ 11.30am: storyteller Helen East will lead you in a series of walks around Islington
Scratch Club Tyne: Performance
18 May 2013
NEWCASTLE @ 6.30pm: New poems, new poets – be a critical friend and help to shape our spoken word culture
Late Shift Extra: Edgar Heap of Birds
17 May 2013
LONDON @ 7.00PM: Poet Jacob Sam-La Rose explores representation, identity and stereotypes in response to the Gallery exhibitions
Museums at Night - The Horniman Garden Party
16 May 2013
LONDON @ 6pm: the Horniman after hours!
Hit the Ode
16 May 2013
BIRMINGHAM @ 7.30pm: the best poetry from the region, the country and the world
Gongoozled: Elvis McGonagall
16 May 2013
LONDON @ 7.30pm: a little bit of Elvis in Little Venice
Level Up
26 April 2013
BIRMINGHAM @ 5.30pm: write the words. Grab the mic. Level up! Birmingham’s only spoken word night for young people.
Scratch Club Tyne: Performance
21 April 2013
NEWCASTLE @ 6.30pm: New poems, new poets – be a critical friend and help to shape our spoken word culture
Hit the Ode
18 April 2013
BIRMINGHAM @ 7.30pm: the best poetry from the region, the country and the world
Radikal Words Featuring Jean Binta Breeze
10 April 2013
NEWCASTLE @ 8pm: a showcase of the best national and regional spoken word featuring international dub legend jean Binta Breeze
Occupy Performances
6 April 2013
LONDON @ various times: a unique and interactive event for all ages
Allsorts
4 April 2013
LONDON @ 10.30am & 2pm: a creative arts project for adults with learning disabilities
Level Up
28 March 2013
BIRMINGHAM @ 5.30pm: write the words. Grab the mic. Level up! Birmingham’s only spoken word night for young people.
Black Light Engine Room
22 March 2013
MIDDLESBROUGH @ 7pm: a performance poetry night featuring the best writing in Middlesbrough and beyond
Hit the Ode
21 March 2013
BIRMINGHAM @ 7.30pm: the best poetry from the region, the country and the world
Scratch Club Tyne: Performance
17 March 2013
NEWCASTLE @ 6.30pm: New poems, new poets – be a critical friend and help to shape our spoken word culture
Spoken Word Scratch Double Bill-Simon Mole & Jon Berkavitch
15 March 2013
LONDON @ 7.15pm: Simon Mole & John Berkavitch scratch new work
Salon De Lumiere- Late Shift Extra
15 March 2013
LONDON @ 7.30pm & 8.30pm: Poet of the Darkroom
SPOKEN WORD AT LUNCH: ST THOMAS HOSPITAL
11 March 2013
LONDON @ 1pm: enhancing the healthcare environment for patients, staff and visitors - Mother's Day and Women's Day celebrations!
Gongoozled: John Hegley
28 February 2013
LONDON @ 7.30pm: a little bit of John Hegley in Little Venice
shoot from the lip
23 February 2013
EXETER @ 9pm: an outlandish, bold and highly entertaining spoken word and music show
shoot from the lip
22 February 2013
EXETER @ 9pm: an outlandish, bold and highly entertaining spoken word and music show
Hit the Ode
21 February 2013
BIRMINGHAM @ 7.30pm: the best poetry from the region, the country and the world
Articulate: Read our lips
20 February 2013
STOCKTON-ON-TEES @ 7pm: a scintillating night of live lit and film-poems
Wordsmiths & Co.
18 February 2013
WARWICK @ 7.45pm: The UK’s first live poetry talk show! Feat. Kate Tempest, Patience Agbabi, Deborah Stevenson, Andrew Frolish
Scratch Club Tyne: Performance
17 February 2013
NEWCASTLE @ 6.30pm: New poems, new poets – be a critical friend and help to shape our spoken word culture
Richard Tyrone Jones’s Big Heart
15 February 2013
NEWCASTLE @ 6.30pm: a spoken word show about heart failure. With jokes.
SPOKEN WORD AT LUNCH: GUYS HOSPITAL
13 February 2013
LONDON @ 1pm: enhancing the healthcare environment - poetry, comedy & storytelling for Valentine’s Day
Pete The Temp Vs Climate Change with Jonny Fluffypunk
5 February 2013
BARNSTAPLE @ 8pm: a double bill of politically charged, fun, inspiring spoken word theatre and stand-up
Queer Contact: Outspoken
5 February 2013
MANCHESTER @ 7.30pm: spoken word slam that's part of the Queer Contact Festival
Pete The Temp Vs Climate Change supported by Isley Lynn
4 February 2013
EXETER @ 7.30pm: a double bill of spoken word theatre with Pete The Temp’s multimedia activist show and Isley Lynn’s Tales of Love
Hit the Ode
31 January 2013
BIRMINGHAM @ 7.30pm: the best poetry from the region, the country and the world
Trashed Organ featuring Martin Daws
30 January 2013
NEWCASTLE @ 8PM: spoken word on the Trashed Organ stage featuring Martin Daws
Indiana Jones and The Extra Chair
29 January 2013
STOCKTON-ON-TEES @ 7pm: every family dinner needs a hero
Wordsmiths & Co.
21 January 2013
WARWICK @ 7.45pm: The UK’s first live poetry talk show! Feat. Inua Elams, Chris McCabe, Ruth Larbey, Jess Green
Scratch Club Tyne: Performance
20 January 2013
NEWCASTLE @ 6.30pm: New poems, new poets – be a critical friend and help to shape our spoken word culture
The Rememberers
15 - 18 January 2013
LONDON @ various times: a live hip-hop multi-media sci-fi graphic novel
Scratch Club Tyne: Christmas Party
15 December 2012
NEWCASTLE @ 6.30pm: New poems, new poets – be a critical friend and help to shape our spoken word culture
Helen East's London Folk Tales
15 - 18 December 2012
LONDON @ various times: some wintry al fresco folk-culture
Stand Up & Slam!
8 December 2012
LONDON @ 7.30pm: the very best of London’s spoken word scenes go head-to-head as comedy and poetry collide.
Allsorts
6 December 2012
LONDON @ 10.30am: a new creative arts project for adults with learning disabilities
John Cooper Clarke
1 December 2012
LONDON @ 7.30pm: The man, the legend, helps celebrate 30 years of Apples and Snakes and The Albany
SPIN
1 December 2012
LONDON @ 11am: top-class rappers, poets and storytellers cook up new ways to play with words
Hit the Ode
29 November 2012
BIRMINGHAM @ 7.30pm: the best poetry from the region, the country and the world
Take... New Voices
29 November 2012
NEWCASTLE @ 7.30pm: six fabulous new professional performance poets
Allsorts
22 November 2012
LONDON @ 10.30am: a new creative arts project for adults with learning disabilities
Scratch Club Tyne: Performance
18 November 2012
NEWCASTLE @ 6.30pm: New poems, new poets – be a critical friend and help to shape our spoken word culture
JIBBA JABBA
17 November 2012
NEWCASTLE @ 7.30pm: Lobbing an Apple into the works of another Jibba Jabba!
The King's Will
8 November 2012
BARNSTAPLE @ 8pm: 'Poetronica’ from The Kings Will & hip hop poetics from Jack Dean.
Opposition
6 - 17 November 2012
LONDON @ 8pm: Hannah Silva satirises the meaningless twaddle and jargon of a modern political language
Indiana Jones and the Extra Chair
3 November 2012
NEWCASTLE @ 1pm & 6pm: Every family dinner needs a hero...
Scratch Club Tees: Performance
27 October 2012
MIDDLESBROUGH @ 4pm: new poems, new poets – be a critical friend and help to shape our spoken word culture
FORKED Special: Richard Tyrone Jones' Big Heart
25 October 2012
PLYMOUTH @ 8pm: a triple threat with a special edition of FORKED!
Radikal Words
24 October 2012
NEWCASTLE @ 8pm: the best regional spoken word with national guest star Zena Edwards
Scratch Club Tyne: Performance
21 October 2012
NEWCASTLE @ 6.30pm: New poems, new poets – be a critical friend and help to shape our spoken word culture
Opposition
18 - 19 October 2012
SOMERSET @ 8pm: Hannah Silva satirises the meaningless twaddle and jargon of a modern political language
Richard Tyrone Jones' Big Heart
10 October 2012
LONDON @ 7.30pm: spoken word, poetry, and... heart failure?
SPIN
6 October 2012
LONDON @ 10.30am: top-class rappers, poets and storytellers cook up new ways to play with words
Next Generation Poetry Slam: Bristol vs Apples and Snakes
30 September 2012
BRISTOL @ 7.30pm: a hand-picked Apples and Snakes team take on a next generation team of Bristol poets
Scratch Club Tees: Performance
29 September 2012
MIDDLESBROUGH @ 4pm: new poems, new poets – be a critical friend and help to shape our spoken word culture
Scratch Club Tyne: Performance
16 September 2012
NEWCASTLE @ 6.30pm: New poems, new poets – be a critical friend and help to shape our spoken word culture
Hit the Ode
13 September 2012
BIRMINGHAM @ 7.30pm: the best poetry from the region, the country and the world
Lemn Sissay Shares Words of Wisdom
8 September 2012
CANTERBURY @ 3pm: words of wisdom from the Olympic poet
Buddy Wakefield
5 September 2012
LONDON @ 7.30pm: World Slam Champion Shakes His Booty in Bethnal Green
Buddy Wakefield
1 September 2012
BIRMINGHAM @ 7.30pm: two-time World Poetry Slam Champion visits Birmingham with his raw, rounded performance style
Hit the Ode Special: Richard Tyrone Jones' Big Heart
30 August 2012
BIRMINGHAM @ 7.30pm: spoken word, poetry, and... heart failure?
Out to Lunch - Storytelling with Xanthe Gresham
16 August 2012
PORTSMOUTH @ 12pm & 1.30pm: storytelling fun with Xanthe Gresham
Scratch Club Tees: Performance
29 July 2012
MIDDLESBOROUGH @ 2.30pm: new poems, new poets – be a critical friend and help to shape our spoken word culture
Hijack All-Dayer: Performance
26 July 2012
SALISBURY @ 7.30pm: performances from the All-Dayer workshops!
Scratch Club Tyne: Performance
22 July 2012
NEWCASTLE @ 6.30pm: New poems, new poets – be a critical friend and help to shape our spoken word culture
Jibba Jabba
21 July 2012
NEWCASTLE @ 7.30pm: quick-fire open mic jam, and sets from musical and comedic guests
Slam Dickens
12 July 2012
PORTSMOUTH @ 8pm: bringing the world of Dickens to life through live competition
Slam on the Farm
8 July 2012
CANTERBURY: the very best of the spoken word scene comes to Lounge on the Farm!
National Shake the Dust Slam Final
7 July 2012
LONDON @ 2pm: an unparalleled celebration of young people’s voices and the power of spoken word
National Shake the Dust Weekend: Friday Phonic
6 July 2012
LONDON @7.45pm: up-and-coming voices and Small Gods
National Shake the Dust Weekend 100 PER CENT PROOF
6 July 2012
LONDON @ 6pm: nine exemplary artists show they can talk the talk
NATIONAL SHAKE THE DUST WEEKEND
5 - 7 July 2012
LONDON: the biggest youth poetry slam the UK has ever seen
National Shake the Dust Weekend: We Are Poets
5 July 2012
LONDON @ 6.15pm: a documentary celebrating the power, creativity, community and dynamism of young people
National Shake the Dust Weekend: Saul Williams/Kate Tempest
5 July 2012
LONDON @ 8pm: two phenomenal spoken word performers in one evening
Conference of the Birds
4 - 5 July 2012
LONDON @ 7pm & 2pm: poetry, music, shadow and rod puppetry suitable for all ages
Hit the Ode
28 June 2012
BIRMINGHAM @ 7.30pm: the best poetry from the region, the country and the world
Shake the Dust Regional Final: South East
25 June 2012
SOUTHAMPTON @ 6.30pm: the energy, power and honesty of a new generation of poets.
Scratch Tees: Performance
24 June 2012
MIDDLESBOROUGH @ 2.30pm: new poems, new poets – be a critical friend and help to shape our spoken word culture
Shake the Dust Regional Final: Yorkshire & Humberside
23 June 2012
LEEDS @ 7pm: the energy, power and honesty of a new generation of poets.
The Loneliness of The Long Distance Diva
21 - 22 June 2012
LEICESTER @ 7.45pm: a compelling, powerful and unforgettable audience experience
Scratch Club Tyne: Performance
17 June 2012
NEWCASTLE @ 6.30pm: New poems, new poets – be a critical friend and help to shape our spoken word culture
Shake the Dust Regional Final: London
16 June 2012
LONDON @ 7.30pm: the energy, power and honesty of a new generation of poets.
Shake the Dust Regional Final: North East
16 June 2012
STOCKTON @ 7pm: the energy, power and honesty of a new generation of poets.
Shake the Dust Regional Final: South West
15 June 2012
PLYMOUTH @ 6.30pm: the energy, power and honesty of a new generation of poets.
Shake the Dust Regional Final: East Midlands
9 June 2012
NOTTINGHAM @ 6.30pm: the energy, power and honesty of a new generation of poets.
Shake the Dust Regional Final: North West
9 June 2012
MANCHESTER @ 7.30pm: the energy, power and honesty of a new generation of poets.
Shake the Dust Regional Final: West Midlands
9 June 2012
BIRMINGHAM @ 5pm: the energy, power and honesty of a new generation of poets.
Les Beaux Poètes Sans Merci
8 June 2012
LONDON @ 7pm: a good old poetry knees-up at the gaff of London’s Cockney Poet
The Rememberers
31 May 2012
SOUTHAMPTON @ 2pm & 7pm: a hip-hop graphic novel live action multi-media sci-fi show
Hit the Ode
31 May 2012
BIRMINGHAM @ 7.30pm: the best poetry from the region, the country and the world
The Rememberers
30 May 2012
SOUTHAMPTON @ 2pm & 7pm: a hip-hop graphic novel live action multi-media sci-fi show
Gallery Sessions
29 May 2012
BARNSTAPLE @ 8pm: performance poetry from the very best and most diverse artists
Scratch Tees: Performance
27 May 2012
MIDDLESBOROUGH @ 2.30pm: new poems, new poets – be a critical friend and help to shape our spoken word culture
Shake the Dust Regional Final: East
25 May 2012
NORWICH @ 6pm: the energy, power and honesty of a new generation of poets.
Scratch Club Tyne: Performance
20 May 2012
NEWCASTLE @ 6.30pm: New poems, new poets – be a critical friend and help to shape our spoken word culture
Pete (the temp) Verses Climate Change
14 - 16 May 2012
LONDON @ 8pm: watch Pete defeat climate change using just his mouth!
John Hegley and some other poets
4 May 2012
LONDON @ 8pm: literary japes with the denizens of the poetical underworld
A Roo in My Suitcase
29 April 2012
LONDON @ 12pm & 3pm: Funny, quirky and cuddly as a bag of marsupials!
Scratch Tees: Performance
29 April 2012
MIDDLESBOROUGH @ 2.30pm: new poems, new poets – be a critical friend and help to shape our spoken word culture
A Roo in My Suitcase
28 April 2012
CRAWLEY @ 11am: Funny, quirky and cuddly as a bag of marsupials!
Hit the Ode
26 April 2012
BIRMINGHAM @ 7.30pm: the best poetry from the region, the country and the world
Scratch Tyne Slam Performance
22 April 2012
NEWCASTLE @ 6.30pm: New poems, new poets – be a critical friend and help to shape our spoken word culture
Home Cooking: Hannah Jane Walker / ‘This Is Just To Say’
17 April 2012
NEWCASTLE @ 6.30pm & 8.45pm: when you say sorry, do you really mean it?
A Roo in My Suitcase
5 April 2012
BUXTON @ 1.30pm & 3.30pm: Funny, quirky and cuddly as a bag of marsupials!
Misunderstood Monsters
4 April 2012
BIRMINGHAM @ 2pm: Overcome your fear of fiends, spiders, aliens and dragons through the power of spoken word and music
Hit the Ode
29 March 2012
BIRMINGHAM @ 7.30pm: the best poetry from the region, the country and the world
A Roo in My Suitcase
25 March 2012
LONDON @ 3pm: Funny, quirky and cuddly as a bag of marsupials!
FORKED presents The Hip Yak Poetry Shack
22 March 2012
PLYMOUTH @ 8pm: Performance poetry to inspire, delight and provoke
Take Apples and Snakes
22 March 2012
NEWCASTLE @ 7.30pm: an exclusive peek at the best new performance poets from around the country
Scratch Club Tyne: Performance
18 March 2012
NEWCASTLE @ 6.30pm: New poems, new poets – be a critical friend and help to shape our spoken word culture
The Word's a Stage
13 March 2012
LONDON @ 8pm: the show that puts the words into the speech bubble
Hip Hopping Speaks
2 March 2012
BARNSTAPLE @ 7pm: a massive mix of words, beats and lyrical mastery
Indiana Jones And The Extra Chair
29 February - 2 March 2012
LONDON @ 7.15pm: every family dinner needs a hero
Hit the Ode
23 February 2012
BIRMINGHAM @ 7.30pm: the best poetry from the region, the country and the world
Scratch Tyne
19 February 2012
NEWCASTLE @ 6.30pm: New poems, new poets – be a critical friend and help to shape our spoken word culture
Spin
18 February 2012
LONDON @ 11am & 2pm: Each show includes top-class rappers, poets and storytellers.
Articulate: Opposition
16 February 2012
STOCKTON-ON-TEES @ 7.45pm: A little political speech opera
Grand Verse Quarto
16 February 2012
MARGATE @ 7pm: an evening of videogame-inspired verse from four high-scoring spoken word poets
A Roo in My Suitcase
11 February 2012
SOUTHAMPTON @ 11am & 2pm: Funny, quirky and cuddly as a bag of marsupials!
Elvis's Big Love Poetry Night
10 February 2012
LONDON @ 7.30pm: get down and get amorous with Radio 4’s poetry love-god
Spin
9 February 2012
EXETER @ 10.30am & 1pm: Each show includes top-class rappers, poets and storytellers.
Hit the Ode
26 January 2012
BIRMINGHAM @ 7.30pm: the best poetry from the region, the country and the world
Scratch Tyne
22 January 2012
NEWCASTLE @ 6.30pm: New poems, new poets – be a critical friend and help to shape our spoken word culture
Radikal Words
17 January 2012
NEWCASTLE @ 8pm: a showcase of the best regional spoken word with a national guest star
2011
1 January - 31 December 2011
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2010
1 January - 31 December 2010
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2009
1 January - 31 December 2009
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2008
1 January - 31 December 2008
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2007
1 January - 31 December 2007
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2006
1 January - 31 December 2006
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2005
1 January - 31 December 2005
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2004
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2003
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2002
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2001
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2000
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1999
1 January - 31 December 1999
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1998
1 January - 31 December 1998
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1997
1 January - 31 December 1997
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1996
1 January - 31 December 1996
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1995
1 January - 31 December 1995
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1994
1 January - 31 December 1994
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1993
1 January - 31 December 1993
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1992
1 January - 31 December 1992
February Programme 1992, Featuring: John Hegley, Sheila Hyde, Logan Murray, Lorraine...
1991
1 January - 31 December 1991
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1990
1 January - 31 December 1990
October 1990, Featuring: Adrian Mitchell & Beattie Mitchell, Abdul Malik, Elean...
1989
1 January - 31 December 1989
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1988
1 January - 31 December 1988
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1987
1 January - 31 December 1987
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1986
1 January - 31 December 1986
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1985
1 January - 31 December 1985
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1984
1 January - 31 December 1984
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