Spoken Word

A monthly evening of have-a-go magic, hosted by spoken word artist and pandemic Bard of Exeter Tim King.

A chance to listen to published poets read from their work and perhaps read two or three of your own. Hosted by Chrissy Banks & Matt Bryden.

Want to vocalise your bare bones vision? Give it a try! Need to stand up and show without a ticketed audience? Go for it! Maybe you would like to hear people read your script out loud? Just ask! New to this and have a curiosity about making something from scratch? Start here!

12 poets will battle it out across 3 rounds of fierce but friendly competition. With feature slots from previous City Slam winner and stand-up poet Edward Tripp, as well as the brilliant award-winning poet Bryony Littlefair and UK Slam Champion Bradley Taylor.

World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker is back and more full of wonder than ever. Wonderful 2.0 will make you cry with laughter, laugh through tears, or dream scenario both.

A bunch of local theatre makers, comedians, dancers, musicians, actors and clowns are going to try some new things – and you’re invited to experience it.

A hilarious and heart-warming kaleidoscopic one-creature spoken word show. It’s a story about creativity and identity, of queerness and self-expression and one person’s rage and resilience, amongst existential curiosity, mental chaos and cat-calling.

A sun-drenched hour (and a bit) of sumptuous spoken-word, poetry, silliness, and songs, featuring some of the best Wordsmiths around.

Gecko is a singer-storyteller. His songs cover the big things in life with wit and warmth. From deep time to ignored characters in renaissance paintings, from pig fugitives to Duolingo streaks.

World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker loves Christmas. And he loves Exeter Phoenix so much he’s coming back for his third show here this year.