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All London roomsRecurringSouth Bank (Purcell Room)Good alone
Out-Spoken
Anthony Anaxagorou's programming mixes prize-winners with new voices, so the bill changes every month while the standard stays high.
What it is
London's flagship monthly poetry and live music night, resident in the Purcell Room at the Southbank Centre, with a house DJ and a different bill of poets each month.
When
Monthly.
Where
South Bank (Purcell Room)
Who it's for
People who want poetry with production values and a proper stage, not open-mic roulette.
First time
Book through the Southbank Centre page; it is a seated show, easy to attend alone, and the music sets between poets keep it feeling like a night out.