The poet takes us on a trip through the halls of music lore to discuss her nonfiction debut ...

Situated in the heart of London, on the banks of the River Thames is the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, a beacon for arts and culture for over 70 years. The 2,700 capacity Royal Festival Hall ...

London Literature Festival unites readers of every age to celebrate the written and spoken word ...

Choose from our selection of performances that showcase the wealth of boundary-pushing, eye-opening new music that Southbank Centre has to offer. Try a weird, wonderful winter sport in an awesome ...

Olulode’s painting imagines an intimate moment between a queer couple at the start of their romance ...

Founded in 2015 by Chi-chi Nwanoku CBE, the Chineke! Orchestra is Europe’s first majority Black and ethnically diverse orchestra. ‘That exclamation mark says it all. Chineke! likes to startle and ...

Haegue Yang’s work spans a vast range of media – from paper collage to performative sculpture and immense sensorial installations. Equally as wide-ranging, her inspiration draws on diverse histories ...

Two supernovas of today’s piano world share the stage in virtuoso works for two pianos and four hands, crossing three centuries of music. Tonight is a rare chance to hear Yuja Wang and Vikingur ...

Stroll along the Thames under twinkling lights and sample indulgent drinks and scrumptious street food from our traditional alpine-style chalets. With pop-up bars, street food stalls and independent ...

Open for original poems on any theme (not translations), written in English and of no more than 20 lines. There is no limit on number of submissions. Top 10 shortlisted poems will be published in ‘The ...

A 295-seat auditorium for music and performance, screenings, poetry readings and a variety of talks and debates, the Purcell Room offers you a real closeness to the arts. Situated within our brutalist ...

Discover new poets through this free online collection of brilliant, moving, funny and groundbreaking poems curated by our specialist poetry librarians. Search the poems by type or by topic, or use ...