Poetry for Every Day of the Year
Booking and details
Olivier Theatre
National Theatre, South Bank, London SE1 9PX
Following the huge success of previous poetry reading evenings here at the National Theatre, Allie Esiri is back for a sixth year. We will journey through a calendar year, linking to events on key dates and reflecting the changing seasons with poems that are thoughtful, inspiring, motivating, humbling and humorous!
This entertaining evening of poems will be read by Tom Hiddleston, Asa Butterfield, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Kate Fleetwood, and Dária Plahtíy with live-drawing by Chris Riddell. Actors will appear subject to availability.
A tremendous reminder that poetry cuts to the heart of things.– Dominic Maxwell, The Times
**** for A Poet for Every Day of the Year
A Nursery Rhyme for Every Night of the Year
Allie Esiri’s newest poetry anthology, A Nursery Rhyme for Every Night of the Year, is published on 23 March 2023, but will be available to buy at this event.
When you buy your copy from the National Theatre Bookshop, you support the work of the National Theatre. Allie Esiri will be donating profits from the sale of her books on the night to the DEC’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.
Pre-order your copy of A Nursery Rhyme for Every Night of the Year
Support the DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal
This event will also raise funds for the Disaster Emergency Committee’s (DEC’s) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. All donations made on the evening will go directly to the DEC.
Text POETRY to 70150 to donate £10*
*Texts cost £10 plus your standard network charge. The whole £10 will go to the DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. You must have bill payer’s permission.
For full t&cs visit dec.org.uk. Customer care: support@dec.org.uk DEC customer Service number 0844 800 4884. DEC reg Charity No. 1062638.