Tue 4th June, 9:39am
Prepare for a spook, Prepare for a fright. Come down to the Chapel Fm Halloween Open Mic Night
Events: Spoken Word
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Tue 4th June, 3:23pm
Blue Owl Young Persons Open Mic returns for there first showcase of the new term, come down and watch or be part of the performance.
Tue 4th June, 1:29pm
Join us for an informal script-in-hand performance of this new audio play by award-winning writer SJ Bradley. On the last Waymaking point before the Afterlife, Waymaking Apprentice Violet and her boss Harriet must battle foul weather and bad tempers to bring a mysterious vessel safely in from the waves. Plus a set from fabulous singer songwriter Charlotte Lynch, aka Marnie Glum.
Tue 4th June, 11:56pm
Live on June 17th on Seacroft Village Green 12:00-19:00 then at Chapel FM 19:00 all through the night until June 18th 12:00 noon.
Mon 3rd June, 9:15pm
Created by young people and for young people, the Blue Owl open mic is open to everyone 25 and under!
Tue 4th June, 9:18am
Armed with a backpack full of Pop-tarts and a hunger to tackle climate change, the SHEWOLVES embark on a covert expedition into the wild.
Mon 3rd June, 2:11am
Put a spring in your step and hop on down to Chapel FM for the Easter Open Mic Night.
Tue 4th June, 8:48am
Chapel FM hosts its 4th Readathon, As part of Leeds Literature Festival 2023.
Tue 4th June, 11:32am
Created by young people and for young people, the Blue Owl open mic is open to everyone 25 and under!
Mon 3rd June, 2:11am
"New Year New Me" and a Brand New Chapel FM Open Mic Night.
Tue 4th June, 3:25pm
Come down to Chapel FM to celebrate the life of Robert Burns and Scottish culture in our second ever Burns Night event
Mon 3rd June, 2:11am
Writing and Biscuits. Be prepared to write, draw, and eat biscuits with John.
Mon 3rd June, 2:11am
Widely known as one of the country's most innovative comic poets with several best-selling volumes of poetry to his name, John Hegley brings his unique style of story-telling and audience interaction to Chapel FM Arts Centre in Seacroft, East Leeds.
Tue 4th June, 8:08am
Created by young people and for young people, the Blue Owl open mic is open to everyone 25 and under!
Mon 3rd June, 2:11am
Regulars of popular songwriters’ night Tower Of Song return in glory to close Writing On 2022
Mon 3rd June, 2:11am
New and established writers published by the fabulous and local Yaffle Press read work fresh from the oven.
Tue 4th June, 12:15am
Ian Harker, William Thirsk-Gaskill and Joe Williams take us on a whirlwind poetry tour of Leeds.
Mon 3rd June, 2:11am
Writers from the vibrant Sunday Wordship workshop with Gill Lambert and Mark Connors read work generated from earlier in the day.
Tue 4th June, 3:50pm
Theatre, poetry, music: Arts at the Arms, returning in triumph to Chapel FM, hosts an evening of original performance by local creatives.
Tue 4th June, 6:01pm
Musicians from Mexico, Zimbabwe and the UK with words and music celebrating sense of place
Tue 4th June, 3:11pm
Window into the rich and varied lives of Leeds’ older community, presented by members of The Performance Ensemble.
Tue 4th June, 3:16pm
Shotgun and blood-spattered pinny: Irene Lofthouse remembers her Mam, Bradford housewife.
Tue 4th June, 3:53pm
Jerusalem, as in City and the Blake poem, mapped in words and music by playwright David Napthine and friends.
Tue 4th June, 4:01pm
Learn how to feel more comfortable on stage, with poet/performer Caitlin McKenna: microphones, hosting, audience engagement.
Tue 4th June, 12:58am
Poppy Jennings and Jack Collins chat poetry with Leeds writers about home comforts and an ever-changing city.
Tue 4th June, 3:33pm
Moving performance of Seni Seneviratne’s poems inspired by her father who served as a radio operator in World War Two.
Mon 3rd June, 2:11am
Chapel FM Director Tony Macaluso in conversation with Jeremy Poynting, Founder of Peepal Tree Press
WRITING ON AIR 2022
Wed 23rd November - Sun 27th November
Writing On Air is back! Writing On Air is a literature festival on the radio. Now in its 8th year, all programmes are conceived and created by upwards of 200 writers, readers, and performers from across Leeds and West Yorkshire, supported by the Chapel FM team.
Tue 4th June, 8:02am
Leyla Josephine, Scottish poet, theatre maker, and screenwriter, comes to Chapel FM as part of her autumn 2022 national tour.
Mon 3rd June, 2:11am
As a curtain raiser to her set at Chapel FM in the evening, join poet Leyla Josephine to challenge your relationship to failure.