Events
Dyslexia-Inclusive Creative Writing Club 11+ yrs (Sept/Oct Term)
Creative writing without the red pen. Come and explore your creativity in a welcoming, inclusive space designed to take the fear out of writing.
Dyslexia-Inclusive Creative Writing Club 7-11 yrs (Sept/Oct Term)
Creative writing without the red pen. Come and explore your creativity in a welcoming, inclusive space designed to take the fear out of writing.
TOASTies: Kids’ poetry show featuring Attie Lime | at Norwich Book Festival
A live interactive poetry experience designed especially for children.
Fresh TOAST
Fresh TOAST brings together some of the best poets you’ve never heard of - four brand-new voices with something properly exciting to say.
TOAST @ The Playhouse
Norfolk’s biggest regular poetry night returns to Norwich Playhouse with another unmissable evening of spoken word and live performance.
Dyslexia-Inclusive Creative Writing Club 7-11 yrs (Sept/Oct Term)
Creative writing without the red pen. Come and explore your creativity in a welcoming, inclusive space designed to take the fear out of writing.
TOAST at the Playhouse
Headliners: Caleb Femi, Salena Godden & Michael Symmons Roberts
TOAST is poetry, but not as you know it. An evening of spoken word and live performance, TOAST is Norfolk’s biggest regular poetry night. Audiences have called it “heart-filling,” and “immersive” – there’ll always be something you like at TOAST (even if you don’t think you like poetry). Funny, moving, and entertaining, TOAST is a great night out for everyone.
TOAST is produced by Daisy Henwood and hosted by award-winning poet Lewis Buxton.
GET YOUR TICKETS HERE →
TOAST Workshop: Polarbear (Zoom)
At TOAST we bring you the best poets in new and exciting ways. If you are a writer looking for new ideas, then join us for an afternoon workshop with one of the country's best writers.
Steven Camden aka Polarbear is an internationally acclaimed spoken word artist, award winning author, poet and storyteller from Smethwick, near Birmingham.
Since first stepping on stage in 2004, he has performed, presented and led creative projects from Manchester to Melbourne and Kuala Lumpur to California. He writes novels, plays, screenplays and poems celebrating his mixed heritage and the amazing people he grew up around, placing his participatory practise and use of story in educational and community settings at the core of all his work.
TICKETS VIA EVENTBRITE HERE →
TOAST Workshop: Rachel Long
At TOAST we bring you the best poets in new and exciting ways. If you are a writer looking for new ideas, then join us for an evening workshop with one of the country's best writers, Rachel Long.
TICKETS VIA EVENTBRITE HERE →
TOAST Live @ St George's Theatre
TOAST is poetry, but not as you know it. An evening of spoken word and live performance, TOAST is Norfolk’s biggest regular poetry night. At TOAST you will laugh, cry and find something you like (even if you don’t think you like poetry). Funny, emotional and entertaining, this is a great night out for everyone.
HEADLINE SETS FROM: JASON PARR & POPPY STEVENS
HOSTED BY: LEWIS BUXTON PROD: DAISY HENWOOD
TICKETS HERE →
TOASTies Ft. Sita Brahmachari
TOASTies is the live, interactive poetry experience for kids and families! Brought to you by TOAST, the best poetry producers in the business, we bring the coolest, craziest kid’s poets to Norwich for an afternoon of fun, games and rule-breaking.
This October half term we are putting on a show like no other. As part of Norwich Book Festival, we will playing games and performing poems about all our favourite books!
TICKETS HERE →
FREE POEMS
Join Team TOAST: Lewis Buxton and Daisy Henwood to celebrate National Poetry Day with some FREE POEMS! Yes, that’s right folks, free poems here at the brilliant Millennium Library inside the Forum.
Whether you want a poem about love, elephants, rugby teams (or all three) – have a chat with Lewis and Daisy, come back in 20 minutes and BOOM. Poem. Done. All yours.
Sounds like fun right?! It’s free, first come-first serve and no booking required. See you at the crack of 11:00!
TOAST on the Coast: Sheringham
Join us in Sheringham on the final night of our coastal tour with award winning headliners and brilliant up ‘n’ coming local artists. At TOAST you will laugh, cry and find something you like (even if you don’t think you like poetry). Funny, emotional and entertaining, this is a great night out for everyone by the seaside. CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
TOAST on the Coast: Great Yarmouth
Join us in Gt. Yarmouth on the second night of our coastal tour with award winning headliners and brilliant up ‘n’ coming local artists. At TOAST you will laugh, cry and find something you like (even if you don’t think you like poetry). Funny, emotional and entertaining, this is a great night out for everyone by the seaside. CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
TOAST on the Coast: Lowestoft
Join us in Lowestoft for the first of a 3 night coastal tour with award winning headliners and brilliant up ‘n’ coming local artists. At TOAST you will laugh, cry and find something you like (even if you don’t think you like poetry). Funny, emotional and entertaining, this is a great night out for everyone by the seaside. CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
TOAST Live ft. Buddy Wakefield, Inua Ellams & Romalyn Ante
TOAST continues our new season of poetry, performance and spoken word events. Bringing the best artists from around the country to Norwich, TOAST is a night out for everyone – funny, heart-wrenching and entertaining.
TOAST Live ft. Laurie Bolger & Keith Jarrett
TOAST continues our season of poetry, performance and spoken word events. Bringing the best artists from around the world to Norwich, TOAST is a night out for everyone – funny, heart-wrenching and entertaining.
TOAST Live ft. Mark Grist & Prerana Kumar
TOAST is coming to Kings Lynn with their award-winning poetry and spoken word show. Bringing the best artists from around the country to Norfolk, TOAST is a night out for everyone – funny, heart-wrenching and entertaining.
We have a few 3 minute floor spots available. If you want to sign up, please email: contact@toastpoetry.com with some examples of your work. Doors 7pm, Start 7:30pm
TOAST Live
One host.
Two headliners.
Three floor spots.
And all of you.
TOAST is a new, welcoming & exciting evening of poetry & spoken word from the country’s best writers. We believe celebrating & sharing writing is the most important thing in a world of easy distractions, and we want to share the best of it with you.
We have a fully accessible venue, gender neutral toilets and a pay what you can policy. If our lower limit is too much for you, please email Lewis at contact@toastpoetry.com and we will see what we can do.
Want to read? Email one page of your work to contact@toastpoetry.com
£6 - £9 - £12
Doors 7pm, Start 7:30pm
Hosted by Lewis Buxton
TOAST Live
One host.
Two headliners.
Three floor spots.
And all of you.
TOAST is a new, welcoming & exciting evening of poetry & spoken word from the country’s best writers. We believe celebrating & sharing writing is the most important thing in a world of easy distractions, and we want to share the best of it with you.
We have a fully accessible venue, gender neutral toilets and a pay what you can policy. If our lower limit is too much for you, please email Lewis at contact@toastpoetry.com and we will see what we can do.
Want to read? Email one page of your work to contact@toastpoetry.com
£6 - £9 - £12
Doors 7pm, Start 7:30pm
Hosted by Lewis Buxton