Late night events, Books

The Pleasance / Scroobius Pip. Scroobius Pip presents a unique mix of humour and heart-wrenching explorations of the human condition. When Words was premiered at Latitude Festivals poetry tent in 2012 it drew an unexpected crowd of 4,000 and went on to enjoy a sell-out December tour. Scroobius Pip will once again prove…

Andrea Dworkin: radical feminist. Alan Bissett: man. One microphone. Bissett plays himself, and one of the most original, reviled women in history, telling stories from his own life and from Dworkin’s. Expect an unflinching examination of porn culture, laughter and Led Zeppelin. From the team behind Fringe hits The…

Assembly. The ultimate once in a lifetime show. Never to be repeated! No reviews. No stars. No idea what's going to happen. No idea who's going to be on our stage. No idea what they're going to say. Welcome to the dangerous and unpredictable world of ad lib! You have been warned. Ages 18+.

Mathew Horton. The story of the Sawney slaughter/ Is told in rhyme by Sawney's daughter/ Who has escaped her killer clan/ And found herself an honest man./ But her redemption and her fate/ Cannot escape her swinging fate./ Let her tale of woe appall./ Hear it all @ Surgeons Hall. Ages 14+.

• Written by: Michael Pinchbeck (adapt)

Taking place between a rehearsal and a performance, dreaming and being awake, this theatrical piece starring Michael Pinchbeck asks how we might begin a career, a relationship or a life.

Down Home presents a physical-theatre production exploring the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the lens of a young Jewish-American woman.

Director Jamie Lloyd and the cast of the current West End production, including John Simm and Simon Russell Beale, answer any audience questions.

Based on Beckett’s trilogy of novels – Molloy, Malone Dies and The Unnamable – this one-man show performed by celebrated Beckett interpreter Barry McGovern brings together three monologues that unify the central characters of each novel, revealing successively deepening layers of reflection and emotion. Firstly there is…

An open mic night for comedy, poetry, spoken-word pieces and music.

Drop by our carnival for The Liars’ League, and be transported to another literary dimension at their live storytelling salon where writers write, actors read, the audience listens, and everyone wins as they present one of their signature events.

Lyrix Organix is a celebration of the power of words, harvesting positive music with a conscience. Rooted in hip hop, poets, MCs, singers, beatboxers, acoustic musicians and DJ's come together to raise money for Medecins Sans Frontieres an organic show culminating in an acoustic freestyle jam.

• Directed by: Sarah Frankcom
• Written by: Percy Bysshe Shelley

A provocative interpretation, by director Sarah Frankcom, of Percy Shelley's epic poem which was written in response to the 19th century Peterloo Massacre. Performed by Maxine Peake.

The guitarist and harmonica player performs blues and rhythm'n'blues, with some beat poetry.

A self-led and informal creative writing group inspired by rooms within the house.

Workshops, panel discussions and Q&As exploring approaches to writing for choirs and vocal ensembles.

Get Involved. Created and hosted by the UK's sharpest poets, storytellers and comedians who perform with improvised soundtracks from the genre-hopping Tongue Fu Band (Nostalgia 77). Created and hosted by performance poet Chris Redmond (Scroobius Pip's Spoken Word Surgery - BBC Radio One, Bespoken Word, Pick Of The Week…

The UK's sharpest poets, storytellers and comedians perform with jaw-dropping improvised soundtracks and films from the genre-hopping Tongue Fu Band and East London design studio CR&D. One of London's liveliest and largest spoken word shows, it is a riotous experiment in live literature, music, film and improvisation.

A night of live poetry, literature, music, film and improvisation in the company of Ty, Dizraeli, Femi Martin and Luke Wright, hosted by performance poet and musician Chris Redmond and featuring the Tongue Fu Band.