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London Literature Festival
17 Oct - 27 Oct
poetry
spoken word & live literature

Bringing new resonance to timeless narratives, Southbank Centre's London Literature Festival returns for its 13th year with an exploration of...

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series

Classical Season 2019/20
8 Sep - 7 Jul
contemporary classical

Welcome to the Classical Season 2019/20 at Southbank Centre.

This season’s highlights include the start of year-long celebrations to mark...

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Nineb Lamassau

Poetry International
16 Oct - 21 Oct
poetry

How can poetry inflame, challenge and transform? And where is the art form headed in the future? 

Poetry International is Southbank Centre's...

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happening at our venues

SOUTHBANK CENTRE AERIAL VIEWS BY INDIA ROPER-EVANS84
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Purcell Room entrance

Royal Festival Hall

7:00 pm | Mon 21 Oct 2019

Somali Week: Resistance Through Poetry

Hear from UK-based Somali poets about how they’re using the political climate as a catalyst for art

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Hayward Gallery

11:00 am | Wed 23 Oct 2019 - Sun 26 Jan 2020

Bridget Riley

A major retrospective exhibition spanning 70 years of this celebrated British artist’s work

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Queen Elizabeth Hall

7:00 pm | Sun 20 Oct 2019

The Forward Prizes for Poetry Ceremony

The best poetry being published in the British Isles today is read and recognised at this ceremony

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Purcell Room

7:15 pm | Mon 21 Oct 2019

Fatima Bhutto: Bollywood, K-Pop and Beyond

Mass culture from the East is taking on Hollywood and finding a truly global audience

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Rescuing poetry from the edge of extinction
Chris McCabe on his anthology of poems from endangered languages
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Take our fun interactive quiz to see which character matches your personality
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A guide to Poetry International 2019
What to see and hear at our longest running festival
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