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Poets and Players is a poetry and music series in Manchester, featuring established and new poets, hosted by Linda Chase.
Venues include The Whitworth Art Gallery, The Manchester Museum, St. Ann 's Church and the Tai Chi Village Hall in South Manchester. Some performances are free.
Poets and Players is supported by the Arts Council.
Headline poets reading in the first year include Joan Poulson, Grevel Lindop, Michael Schmidt, Jacob Polley, Matthew Welton, Pascale Petit. New writers also perform at each gig, as well as professional musicians. Musicians include Chris Davies, Andrew Mucha, Jane Lawrence, Ben Farmer, Paul Beevers, Jon Thorne and Stuart McCallum.
