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42Worcester is the Worcestershire 'alternative genre' monthly Spoken Word event covering gothic, horror, sci-fi and fantasy. It is held on the last Tuesday of every month— the online section opens at 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start. This is the only Spoken Word night for Gothic Horror, SF, Fantasy, Alternative Genre, Weird Stuff in the UK (possibly in the whole world!)42Worcester is a hybrid event. Our venue is the wonderful Script Haven, which is leaving its former shop and moving to a new location at 5 Crown Passage, in the purlieus of an 18th Century coaching inn - a building with its own amazing history of travellers, guests and transience . . . If you can't get there in person, we are also on Zoom, for both audience members and performers.
We are inclusive, diverse and friendly - we have published authors performing, and we also have writers just starting out and building up confidence - everybody is welcome (just respect your fellow performers! ) . . .
The Zoom invitation / link will appear here on the day.
We issue a prompt for most months of the year and whilst pieces that reflect the prompt are preferred, we understand that not everyone will have a piece that ‘fits’. That doesn't matter - we want to hear what you write!
The theme for April is 'The Lost Icon' - it's fairly random, so interpret 'icon' however you want - maybe a sublime piece of religious art, or an iconic celebrity fallen from grace (or who has disappeared into enclosed privacy), and famous buildings can be iconic, or songs that encapsulate an era, or bands that went on hiatus years ago - or maybe you just can't find your favourite emoji . . . Have fun with it!
Please respect your fellow readers and remember, the five-minute time limit applies.
Information for readers and performers can be found on this page.
Please email: [email protected] to reserve a five-minute reading slot, or message me on Facebook.
And here is this evening's Zoom Link . . .
Topic: 42Worcester March
Time: Mar 31, 2026 19:15 London
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83277482893?pwd=l7b1l735pNFliPnkZAOvaHatPWDFPI.1
Meeting ID: 832 7748 2893
Passcode: 265516
See you soon! :D
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Script Haven, Boer War Memorial, Worcester, College Yard, Worcester, WR1 2, United Kingdom
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