Literature & Spoken Word

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Level 5 Function Room

Rick Stroud

Tuesday 14 July 2009 Tuesday 14 July 2009

Forty years on from mankind's giant step onto the moon, our interest in lunar travel is reawakened, and this specially curated show featuring writing, music and film celebrates the moon and the...

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Forty years on from mankind's giant step onto the moon, our interest in lunar travel is reawakened, and this specially curated show featuring writing, music and film celebrates the moon and the aura which surrounds it.

Queen Elizabeth Hall

DIRAN ADEBYO, DBC PIERRE, KAMI

Tuesday 14 July 2009 Tuesday 14 July 2009

One of the highlights of the London Literature Festival, Ox-Tales presents original stories in four collections, Earth, Water, Fire and Air, which highlight the various projects of Oxfam, and...

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One of the highlights of the London Literature Festival, Ox-Tales presents original stories in four collections, Earth, Water, Fire and Air, which highlight the various projects of Oxfam, and raise money for the charity's ongoing work.

Purcell Room

Martin Parr

Tuesday 14 July 2009 Tuesday 14 July 2009

Martin Parr presents Parrworld, an exploration of the themes and subjects which drive his inimitable work.

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Martin Parr presents Parrworld, an exploration of the themes and subjects which drive his inimitable work.

E4 Udderbelly

Priorite a Gauche: Bastille Da

Tuesday 14 July 2009 Tuesday 14 July 2009

France's premier acoustic pop/rap music sensation is back in London for one night only.

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France's premier acoustic pop/rap music sensation is back in London for one night only.

Blue Room, Spirit Level

Artistic Discovery:

Wednesday 15 July 2009 Wednesday 15 July 2009

David Lan, playwright and artistic director of the Young Vic joined David Buckland, artist and director of Cape Farewell on a dog sled expedition to Greenland's Liverpool coast in March 2009.

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David Lan, playwright and artistic director of the Young Vic joined David Buckland, artist and director of Cape Farewell on a dog sled expedition to Greenland's Liverpool coast in March 2009.

Level 5 Function Room

Michela Wrong

Wednesday 15 July 2009 Wednesday 15 July 2009

Michela Wrong's new book It's Our Turn To Eat is a gripping 'biography-come-thriller' about Kenya, one of Africa's most politically sensitive nations.

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Michela Wrong's new book It's Our Turn To Eat is a gripping 'biography-come-thriller' about Kenya, one of Africa's most politically sensitive nations.

Queen Elizabeth Hall

Susie Orbach interviews Andrew

Wednesday 15 July 2009 Wednesday 15 July 2009

Susie Orbach is a pioneering writer in the field of psychoanalysis, whose work has transformed society's thinking on gender, the body and sex.

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Susie Orbach is a pioneering writer in the field of psychoanalysis, whose work has transformed society's thinking on gender, the body and sex.

Purcell Room

Lemn Sissay: Internal Flight

Wednesday 15 July 2009 Wednesday 15 July 2009

Artist in Residence Lemn Sissay presents an exclusive showing of Internal Flight, a documentary film about his return to the children's homes where he used to live, and his travels to unexpected...

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Artist in Residence Lemn Sissay presents an exclusive showing of Internal Flight, a documentary film about his return to the children's homes where he used to live, and his travels to unexpected destinations in search of his family.

Level 5 Function Room

China Mieville

Thursday 16 July 2009 Thursday 16 July 2009

China Mieville reads from and discusses The City and The City an existential thriller featuring Inspector Borlu's murder investigations in an unnamed European borderland.

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China Mieville reads from and discusses The City and The City an existential thriller featuring Inspector Borlu's murder investigations in an unnamed European borderland.

Purcell Room

Stonewall 40

Thursday 16 July 2009 Thursday 16 July 2009

It's 40 years this summer since the Stonewall Riots marked the symbolic birth of gay liberation.

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It's 40 years this summer since the Stonewall Riots marked the symbolic birth of gay liberation.

Blue Room, Spirit Level

London Liming

Thursday 16 July 2009 Thursday 16 July 2009

London Liming at Southbank Centre: Where spoken word meets carnival

A festival closing-night Word Up feast of poets, MCs, vocalists, spoken word impresarios, DJs and illustrators, co-...

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London Liming at Southbank Centre: Where spoken word meets carnival<br/><br/>A festival closing-night Word Up feast of poets, MCs, vocalists, spoken word impresarios, DJs and illustrators, co-curated by Charlie Dark and Melanie Abrahams.

Members' Bar - level 6

A Members' evening with Paul C

Wednesday 29 July 2009 Wednesday 29 July 2009

Following the great success of Paul Catherall’s abstract linocut of the whole site, Southbank Centre shops have commissioned the artist to represent Royal Festival Hall in a more traditional style...

EVENT TAGS:: Free | Literature & Spoken Word | Members | Literature & Spoken Word | Talks & Debate

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Following the great success of Paul Catherall’s abstract linocut of the whole site, Southbank Centre shops have commissioned the artist to represent Royal Festival Hall in a more traditional style.

The Clore Ballroom

Oxford Gospel Choir

Sunday 23 August 2009 Sunday 23 August 2009

Oxford Gospel Choir is a talented and enthusiastic choir specialising in gospel and modern vocal styles.

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Oxford Gospel Choir is a talented and enthusiastic choir specialising in gospel and modern vocal styles.

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Purcell Room

Nick Cave

Wednesday 9 September 2009 Wednesday 9 September 2009

Nick Cave comes to Southbank Centre to discuss 'The Death of Bunny Munro', his first novel since his critically acclaimed debut, 'And the Ass Saw the Angel'.

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Nick Cave comes to Southbank Centre to discuss 'The Death of Bunny Munro', his first novel since his critically acclaimed debut, 'And the Ass Saw the Angel'.

Hayward Gallery Concrete

Polari at Concrete

Wednesday 9 September 2009 Wednesday 9 September 2009

'London's peerless gay literary salon' (Independent on Sunday) leaves the confines of gay Soho for the first in a series of nights out at Concrete Cafe Bar at Southbank Centre.

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'London's peerless gay literary salon' (Independent on Sunday) leaves the confines of gay Soho for the first in a series of nights out at Concrete Cafe Bar at Southbank Centre.

Blue Room, Spirit Level

Southbank Centre Book Club

Monday 14 September 2009 Monday 14 September 2009

Hosted by Rachel Holmes, Head of Literature and Spoken Word, Southbank Centre Book Club meets to discuss books by authors who are featured during the season.

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Hosted by Rachel Holmes, Head of Literature and Spoken Word, Southbank Centre Book Club meets to discuss books by authors who are featured during the season.

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Level 5 Function Room

Don Paterson

Monday 14 September 2009 Monday 14 September 2009

Opening our season of poetry events, Don Paterson reads from his new collection 'Two Trees' and discusses his work.

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Opening our season of poetry events, Don Paterson reads from his new collection 'Two Trees' and discusses his work.

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Level 5 Function Room

Lavinia Greenlaw and Richard B

Tuesday 15 September 2009 Tuesday 15 September 2009

What are the affinities, and the differences, between the art of words and music as means of expression?

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What are the affinities, and the differences, between the art of words and music as means of expression? To what extent does poetry aspire to musicality, and in what ways is the power of music augmented by words? <br/><br/>In the first event of a series bringing together writers and musicians, Lavinia Greenlaw, acclaimed poet and author of the memoir, 'The Importance of Music to Girls', and Richard Baker, prominent composer and conductor, discuss the processes involved in their collaboration on a song cycle, 'Slow Passage, Low Prospect.

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Level 5 Function Room

Jasper Fforde, Val McDermid an

Wednesday 16 September 2009 Wednesday 16 September 2009

Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare.

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Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare.

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Purcell Room

Alexander Bernstein and Jamie

Sunday 20 September 2009 Sunday 20 September 2009

Leonard Bernstein had a gift for combining the sophistication of symphonic music with the tuneful gusto of Broadway.

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Leonard Bernstein had a gift for combining the sophistication of symphonic music with the tuneful gusto of Broadway.