Home of the Malton Methodist Church and aspiring community hub in the heart of Malton, North Yorkshire, the Wesley Centre offers a lovely performance space in an attractive historical building.
The premier venue for professional and amateur arts and a centre that celebrates the unique heritage of the Milton Rooms, the town of Malton and the surrounding area in North Yorkshire.
Poets & Players at The Whitworth rounds off its Autumn season on 17 November, with jazz from Archipelago, brand-new work on the subject of ‘Migrations’ specially commissioned from Sophie Herxheimer, Kapka Kassobova and Tariq Latif, and new Forward Prize-winning poems from returning headliner Liz Berry, aka the Black Country Poet.
Free entry
Dunham Massey will host seven contemporary poets on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 September for Women In Words, its first-ever poetry festival. The event is part of the National Trust’s Women & Power programme running throughout 2018 to celebrate the anniversary of female suffrage.
From £10
Performed by Ella Duffy, a London-based poet and actor, Wife is a dramatic adaptation of Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy’s critically acclaimed series of poems The World’s Wife.
From £10
Expect a thoughtful and powerful performance from poet Malika Booker, followed by tea, coffee, cake, conversation and book signing.
From £10
Catch the award-winning author of four acclaimed collections of poetry Jean Sprackland as she gives a reading and book signing, plus tea, coffee and cake in the Festival Tent.
From £10
Poets Kate Fox and Kim Moore will be reading from their work and chatting about the poetry business over brunch. Expect a relaxed and enjoyable event in the special Women In Words Festival Tent.
From £10
Meet poets and performers Helen Mort and Shirley May for some lively and stimulating readings and a chat over coffee, tea and pastries.
From £10
Join award-winning Cumbria-based poet Kim Moore for a writing workshop engaging in ideas around women and power, part of the weekend poetry festival Women In Words at Dunham Massey.
From £10
Join poet Shirley May, director of Young Identity Writing Collective and visiting Fellow at Manchester Metropolitan School of Writing, for a creative writing workshop inspired by objects from the collection at Dunham Massey.
From £10
Award-winning poet Sophie McKeand premieres her brand-new work Crowoman, with a live performance and a DJ set by Rob Bright.
Free entry
