The Last Word, our festival of spoken word, storytelling and live performance returns for the third year running from 24 May – 18 June.
Showcasing the genre’s original trailblazers, rising stars and the finest home grown Roundhouse talent, highlights include Words First Live, a partnership between BBC Radio 1Xtra and the Roundhouse, featuring Kate Tempest and six of the hottest young spoken word artists from across the UK.
Also don’t miss Debris Stevenson’s Dirtee Verse, a lyrical reinterpretation of Dizzee Rascal’s award-winning debut album Boy In Da Corner.
Poet, battle rapper and teacher Mark Grist returns to The Last Word alongside poet Tim Clare with their new show Only You Can Save Poetry and finally Burning Eye present a special afternoon performance that will entertain parents in need of culture, amusement and adult conversation, Mum’s The Word.
What You Missed

The Last Word:
Wrong
By John Berkavitch
Tuesday 24 - Wednesday 25 May

The Last Word:
Roundhouse Poetry Slam Heats 2016
Thursday 19 - Friday 20 May

BBC Radio 1Xtra & Roundhouse present:
Words First Live
with DJ Target & Kate Tempest
Saturday 4 June 2016

The Last Word:
Coming Out
A Roundhouse Radio and FutureFest co-production
Thursday 2 - Saturday 4 June

The Last Word:
Dirtee Verse
By Debris Stevenson
Friday 27 May 2016

The Last Word:
A Language We Both Know
By Raymond Antrobus
Wednesday 25 May 2016

The Last Word:
Finding Home
by Cecilia Knapp
Saturday 28 - Sunday 29 May

The Last Word:
Milk Teeth & Family
By Spare The Poets & The Roundhouse Poetry Collective
Sunday 29 May 2016

The Last Word:
Only You Can Save Poetry
By Mark Grist & Tim Clare
Tuesday 31 May - Thursday 2 June

The Last Word
The Spinning Wheel
Friday 3 - Sunday 5 June

The Last Word:
The Sleep Show
by Rob Auton
Saturday 4 June 2016

The Last Word:
The Sunshine Kid
by Harry Baker
Saturday 4 June 2016

The Last Word:
Building A Voice-Percussion Gun to Kill Glitches in Memory
By Antosh Wojcik
Saturday 28 May 2016

The Last Word:
Masterclass: Beatbox & Poetry
with Testament
Saturday 28 May 2016

Nimble Fish presents
Lost in Blue
Written & performed by Debs Newbold
Sunday 5 June 2016

Katie Bonna and Paul Jellis present
All The Things I Lied About
By Katie Bonna
Sunday 29 May 2016

The Last Word:
Coat
By Yomi Sode
Sunday 29 May 2016

The Last Word:
The C/D Borderline
By Paul Cree
Thursday 2 June 2016

Burning Eye presents
Mum's The Word
Friday 3 June 2016

The Last Word:
Spoken Word & Social Activism
Saturday 4 June 2016

The Last Word:
The Harry & Chris Show
by Harry Baker and Chris Read
Saturday 4 June 2016

The Last Word:
Masterclass: Poetry and Social Activism
With Deanna Rodger and Toni Stuart
Saturday 4 June

The Last Word:
Word Booth: Yeah But That's Not What I Meant
By Sophie Rose
Sunday 29 May 2016
MADE Bar & Kitchen

The Last Word:
Poetry Slam Final
Thursday 2 June 2016

The Last Word:
Tongue Fu
Friday 3 June 2016

The Last Word:
The Privilege Show
By Testament in association with LittleMighty
Saturday 28 May 2016

The Last Word:
The Whisper
By Vahakn Matossian & Talia Randall
Thursday 2 - Saturday 4 June
Foyer

The Last Word:
Masterclass: Express Yourself Performance Poetry
With Kat Francois
Sunday 29 May 2016

The Last Word:
Masterclass: Sentencing and Execution
with Mark Grist & Tim Clare
Saturday 28 May

The Last Word:
Poetry Take Away
in MADE Bar & Kitchen
Saturday 28 May - Saturday 4 June

The Last Word:
Spit the Atom
in Made Bar & Kitchen
Thursday 2 June

The Last Word:
Let Me Tell You A Secret
By Kid Glove
Saturday 4 June, FREE

The Last Word
Don't Flop
Monday 13 June 2016