Out-Spoken: April
Witness the reveal of this year’s winner of the Out-Spoken Prize For Poetry at an event featuring Hannah Lowe, Yomi Ṣode, Seán Hewitt and Martha Sprackland.
The evening consists of performances from six shortlisted poets in each category – page, performance and film – as well as readings from the panel of judges.
See each category winner announced, as well as the overall winner of the Out-Spoken Prize for Poetry.
The event also features performances from the 2020 winners: Kym Deyn, Marissa Mireles-Hinds and Jasmine Gardosi.
As ever, the night is hosted by Joelle Taylor, with Sam 'Junior' Bromfield spinning the best in reggae, soul and R&B throughout the evening.
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For ages 16+
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- Standard entry £10*
- Early Bird tickets £7, limited availability
- Concessions 25%**
* Excludes £3.50 booking fee.
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Venue
Purcell Room
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Open 90 minutes before an event until the end of the event. Closed at all other times.
Our address is: Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX. The nearest tube and train stations within 5-7 minutes walk are Waterloo (Northern, Bakerloo, Jubilee and Waterloo & City lines) and Embankment (District & Circle lines). There are also lots of bus routes with stops 2-5 minutes from our venues. For more information on getting here by road, rail or river.
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Get an overview of the seating layout of the Purcell Room by downloading our seating plan.
Toilets
An accessible toilet is located in the foyer.
A Changing Places toilet is located on Level 1 Royal Festival Hall next to the JCB Glass Lift, for the exclusive use of disabled people who need personal assistance to use the toilet.
The facility includes a height-adjustable bench, tracking hoist system, a centrally-placed toilet, a height-adjustable basin and a shower. The key for this room is available from the Welcome Hub on Level 2, Royal Festival Hall. The facility is open daily 10am – 11pm.
Cloakroom
The Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room cloakroom is closed. You won’t be able to bring any bags over 40 x 25 x 25cm into the venues, so please leave large bags at home.
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Purcell Room is located in Queen Elizabeth Hall. For step-free access please use Royal Festival Hall JCB glass lift to Level 2 and enter via Riverside Terrace.
Talk to a member of staff at the auditorium entrance if you have a disability that means you can’t queue, or you need extra time to take your seat. They can arrange priority entry for you as soon as the doors open.