Apples_and_Snakes
Apples and Snakes
British performance poetry organisation
Apples and Snakes, based at the Albany Theatre in Deptford, south-east London, is an organisation for performance poetry and the spoken word in England.[4] It has been described as the main organisation promoting performance poetry in Britain.[5] Set up in 1982 by a group of poets, the organisation has been "the development ground for many high profile poets and spoken word artists" and others, including John Agard, Jean "Binta" Breeze, Malika Booker, Billy Bragg, Charlie Dark, Inua Ellams, Phill Jupitus, Lemn Sissay, Kae Tempest, Mike Myers, Toby Jones and many more.[6]
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Run by a board of trustees chaired by Kerry Featherstone,[2] Apples and Snakes has been a registered charity since 1986.[7] It currently receives over £400,000 funding annually, as a national portfolio organisation, from Arts Council England.[8]