Join us upstairs in The Nest for an evening of poetry and music with Some-Antics Spoken Word.

All tickets £5.

This month we have a special feature in Shambala Festival Slam Winner 2025 Davina Songbird!

As always we'll have open mic, a poetry slam, the world-famous Some-Antics raffle, and of course resident DJ Ninja Bob.

10 open mic slots available.

Poetry open mic etiquette:

• 3 mins per slot

• Original material only

• No hate speech

Slam Etiquette:

• Three minutes per poet

• Points deducted for going over time

• Two rounds of slam

• Perform one poem

• Original material only

• Audience judged

• Just for fun or rhyme to the death, either way bring a smile!

The slam winner takes home a custom Some-Antics notebook, £25 cash prize and a place in our Championship Slam 2025!

Tickets can be purchased online on the Phoenix website, see link, or on the night from the Phoenix box office. If the ticket price is an issue, please just let the box office or us know and we'll provide free entry for you.

To book a slot send a message to the Some-Antics page or email [email protected]

Please note we can only reserve performances places with proof of ticket purchase.