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D Double E presents Rhyme-Antics

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D Double E presents Rhyme-Antics

D Double E presents Rhyme-Antics

Thursday 23 May 19:30 – 21:00
Pigott Theatre and online 

The art of the wordsmith with D Double E and special guests Deyah, Isatta Sheriff, JayaHadADream, Speech Debelle, TrueMendous, Verbz and Wish Master.

In Person Admission
Ticket type Cost (face value)? Quantity
ADMISSION £12.00 (£12.00)
MEMBER £10.00 (£10.00)
CONCESSION £6.00 (£6.00)
*Concession includes students/18-25/registered unemployed
SENIOR 60+ £10.00 (£10.00)
DISABLED £6.00 (£6.00)
DISABLED CARER £0.00 (£0.00)

Admission + Exhibition tickets

These packages allow entry to the event plus entry to the Beyond the Bassline: 500 Years of Black British Music exhibition 2 hours before the event start.
Ticket type Cost (face value)? Quantity
ADMISSION + EXHIBITION ENTRY £21.00 (£21.00)
CONCESSION + EXHIBITION ENTRY £13.00 (£13.00)
SENIOR 60+ + EXHIBITION ENTRY £19.00 (£19.00)

Online Tickets
Ticket type Cost (face value)? Quantity
ONLINE £6.50 (£6.50)
ONLINE - MEMBER £3.25 (£3.25)
ONLINE - CONCESSION £3.25 (£3.25)
*Concession includes under 26/student/unwaged/disabled.
ONLINE - SENIOR 60+ £3.25 (£3.25)

More information about D Double E presents Rhyme-Antics tickets

This event will take place in the British Library Knowledge Centre Pigott Theatre and simultaneously live streamed on the British Library platform. Tickets may be booked either to attend in person or to watch online either live or within 48 hours on catch up. Viewing links for the online version will be sent out shortly before the event. 

Poetry is the language of imagination
Poetry is a form of positive creation
KRS-One

Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful that which is distorted
Percy Bysshe Shelley

Join pioneering MC and producer D Double E as he presents Rhyme-Antics, a captivating celebration of the power of language. Delve into the heart of poetic expression, where the streets meet the stage and the beats meet the page – UKG, Jungle, Dancehall, Hip Hop, Grime...

While the original romantics Keats, Shelley, Byron and others reclaimed the human heart from the rise of the smokestacks, their contemporary counterparts find it beating as strongly as ever amidst the post-industrial debris.

Rhyme-Antics sees 21st century lyricists Deyah, Isatta Sheriff, TrueMendous, Wish Master and JayaHadADream paint vivid portraits of resilience, identity, and the art of the possible. From D Double E’s roots in UK Grime to Verbz’s haunting introspection via Speech Debelle’s tales of the city, each artist brings a unique flavour to savour.

Immerse yourself in a journey through time and space, where poetry bridges the gap between past and present, tradition and innovation, the world as it was, is and may yet be. Rhyme-Antics is an electrifying event that celebrates the power of words to inspire, provoke, unite and, above all, transport you to a nation of the imagination.

Bar open from 18:30. Doors at 19:00. The event will start at 19:30 sharp.

Doors and Bar open at 18:00. Please arrive no later than 15 minutes before the start time of this event.  

Half price tickets available, Students, Under 26 and other concession groups. Discounts available for British Library Members

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