The Southbank Centre is proud to announce its Spring Literature 2025 season from February to June 2025, with programming that spans authors from our home in London to literary talent around the world.

Handel: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon; Zadok the Priest (Coronation Anthem No.1); Selection from Water Music Suites ...

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Discover new poets through this free online collection of brilliant, moving, funny and groundbreaking poems curated by our specialist poetry librarians. Search the poems by type or by topic, or use ...

The Orwell Memorial Lecture is given annually in memory of the author, essayist, and journalist George Orwell and has attracted notable speakers over the years including Ian McEwan, Dame Hilary Mantel ...

Join us for a BSL tour of Haegue Yang: Leap Year, guiding you through the exhibition’s themes and inspirations ...

Hear three contemporary poets – Moniza Alvi, Gale Burns and David Constantine – present their own work, read an excerpt from Kafka and discuss his influence on writing and poetry. With an introduction ...

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Join us for a first look at a landmark study of one of England and America’s most revolutionary poets ...

Get ready to feel the reggae rhythm at this free monthly meet-up and daytime dance that’s guaranteed to get all ages moving and grooving. Simmer Down is a home for reggae and revival, happening once a ...