The curator of this year’s Meltdown comes together with Chineke! Orchestra for a one-of-a-kind concert and unmissable closing night of the festival. This one-off collaboration brings together the ...

The engine behind some of the most influential albums of the 21st century brings his untouchable musicianship to the stage in a solo piano performance. Alongside solo projects of his own, he has ...

Explore a multi-layered exhibition of new work collectively created by two Iranian-Canadian artists, featuring image-based works, sculpture, video and found objects. Punning and playful, Freudian Typo ...

Come and join National Poetry Library puppets Federico and Firebird as they share some of their favourite poems, nursery rhymes and rhyming stories. Join us for a welcoming, playful session run by ...

Inspired by London’s youth clubs, move through a day of DJs, craft, games and performances curated by young creatives – all at your own pace. Hosted by Izzy Withers and Stems by Mar!k, the event flows ...

The Transforming Words Foundation presents the Black in White Poetry Competition 2025, helping to illuminate race-related issues that many people of colour experience. The competition aims to help ...

Come and marvel at the spectacle as live painting and musical soundscaping merge in a performance inspired by brotherhood, culture and community. This multi-sensory performance is conceptualised by ...

Focussing primarily on her books ‘Written in the Dark’ and ‘Living Pictures’, poet Polina Barskova will explore the construction of siege narratives both in situ and in retrospect, as well as the ...

Esteemed pianist Nikolai Lugansky joins the orchestra in Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto. One of the all-time great interpreters of Rachmaninov, renowned for his ‘quintessentially Russian sound’ ...

The singer wields her voice like a honey-coated blade, crafting a blend of emotional folk music and poetic alt-country. With the spirit of Nina Simone, and the intricate lyricism of Joni Mitchell and ...

Submissions are now open for the 3rd Chesham Literary Festival Poetry Competition. Entrants are welcome to send up to five poems written in the English language, each should be a maximum of 40 lines.