CANCELLED – Apples and Snakes at The Lowry

Apples and Snakes Present: Birdspeed, Jasmine Gardosi and Daniel Piper at The Lowry, Salford, 28 March 2020, from £17.5 - Book now

Due to the ongoing situation with  COVID-19, this event has been cancelled.  Words Weekend Artistic Director Beth Gallimore’s statement reads:

‘It is with huge sadness that we have taken the decision to cancel Words Weekend at The Lowry following the escalation of COVID-19 in Europe. Although this is an incredibly difficult decision, the health of authors and audiences must be the priority.

The cancellation of London Book Fair was an early indicator of the impact COVID-19 would have on our industry, and given the fast-changing nature of the situation, we feel we must act quickly and decisively.

All ticket holders will be contacted directly by the venue.

We will be pressing ahead with our plans for Bury St Edmunds in May, our spring 2021 festival at Sage Gateshead, and hope to plan another festival at The Lowry in the future.’

Expect a high-energy event celebrating spoken word in all its forms: poetry, comedy, slam battle and rap. Four local poets and rappers will compete in a showcase mini-slam before headline sets from Jasmine Gardosi, Birdspeed and Daniel Piper. Hosted by Apples and Snakes producer Kirsten Luckins and Don Jenkins from the Born Lippy collective.