Tickets for this event can only be booked via The Wardrobe Theatre: https://thewardrobetheatre.com/shows/the-south-west-poetry-showdown/

All Lyra Fest venues are wheelchair accessible. Our full 2025 Access Information Pack is available at www.lyrafest.com.

Date: Monday 28th April 2025
Venue: Wardrobe Theatre
Time: 7:30 - 9:30pm
Tickets: £8 (£5 concessions, £10 solidarity price)
Booking link: https://thewardrobetheatre.com/shows/the-south-west-poetry-showdown/

Bristol vs Clevedon vs Exeter vs Weston! It’s a poetry showdown like no other!

Last year’s winners Exeter will take on teams from Bristol, Weston and Clevedon. Slammers from each of the teams will take to the stage to battle it out in the hopes of impressing the audience and winning the title of South West Showdown Champions!

Join us at The Wardrobe Theatre for an energetic evening of impressive wordsmithery and good-spirited competitiveness, hosted by Sophie Shepherd.

Bristol Team: Mars Oliver, Melanie Branton, Shakara
Weston Team: Beth Calverley, Colin Taylor, Richard Thomson
Exeter Team: Ceri Baker, Chris White, Edward Tripp
Clevedon Team: Colin Dick, Isabel White, Steve Selby

Presented in collaboration with Super Culture, Rhyme Against the Tide and Spork Poetry.

Part of Lyra – Bristol Poetry Festival 2025
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