Emergency Poet

Emergency Poems to be prescribed at Jubilee Square to celebrate World Poetry Day

13 Mar 2018

As part of World Poetry Day, the world’s first and only mobile poetic first aid service will be open to everyone at Jubilee Square on Wed 21 Mar, 11am – 4pm. The Emergency Poet offers consultations inside her ambulance and prescribes poems as cures. There are skulls, jars of eyeballs and other body parts inside…

Celebrate International Women’s Day 2018 with a glimpse into our past

8 Mar 2018

This international Women’s Day, we’ve delved into our archives to tell you more about just a few of the many remarkable women who have contributed to our 150-year-history as a performance venueSuffragettes Emma Newsam, Eva Bourne and Mary Leigh 100 years ago, the Representation of the People Act 1918 gave women the…