Spoken Word / Talks in Birmingham

Spoken Word & Talks covers a whole host of thrilling artists that pass through our doors at The Glee Club Birmingham.

From best-selling book tours from authors such as Ella Mills; to BBC Music Awards & Lectures; viral poets such as Neil Hilborn; to captivating evenings with cultural greats such as John Cooper Clarke and the late Howard Marks.

Wed 6May
2026

Seed Talks: A Psychologist’s Guide to Expressing Female Rage (16+)The Glee Club Birmingham

Join award-winning psychologist Dr Lalitaa Suglani to explore women’s hidden rage, why it matters, and how to release it. With Q&A.

Advance price

  • £12.00 Show Entry - Earlybird
  • £12.00 Wheelchair - Show Entry - Earlybird
  • £14.00 Show Entry - Standard
  • £14.00 Wheelchair - Show Entry - Standard
  • £16.00 Show Entry - Final Release
  • £17.00 VIP Show Entry
  • + £2.75 booking fee per ticket

Times

  • Doors open 6:30 PM
  • Last entry 7:00 PM

More info

  • Seating type Unallocated
  • Food available Yes
  • Minimum age 16+
Thu 7May
2026

John Robins: 'Thirst' In ConversationThe Glee Club Birmingham

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To be added to the waiting list please, [CLICK HERE].

Join critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, Taskmaster champion, and award-winning broadcaster John Robins in conversation about alcohol addiction and the journey to sobriety.

Advance price

  • £22.50 Show Entry
  • £39.50 Show Entry - Plus Book
  • £22.50 Wheelchair Show Entry
  • £39.50 Wheelchair Entry - Plus Book
  • + £2.75 booking fee per ticket

Times

  • Doors open 6:00 PM
  • Last entry 6:30 PM

More info

  • Seating type Unallocated
  • Food available Yes
  • Minimum age 14+
Tue 2Jun
2026

Seed Talks: The Psychology of Psychopaths with Forensic Psychologist Dee Anand (16+)The Glee Club Birmingham

Explore the biological, cognitive and social forces that shape psychopathy and the traits that define the condition. Followed by Q&A

Advance price

  • £12.00 Show Entry - Earlybird
  • £12.00 Wheelchair - Show Entry - Earlybird
  • £14.00 Show Entry - Standard
  • £14.00 Wheelchair - Show Entry - Standard
  • £16.00 Show Entry - Final Release
  • £17.00 VIP Show Entry
  • + £2.75 booking fee per ticket

Times

  • Doors open 6:30 PM
  • Last entry 7:00 PM

More info

  • Seating type Unallocated
  • Food available Yes
  • Minimum age 16+
Sun 7Jun
2026

Jim Daly: Match of the Daly (16+)The Glee Club Birmingham

Peep! Internet comedy sensation Jim Daly is kicking off his first ever solo UK tour; Match Of The Daly, visiting 30 locations in 2026. Over the last decade, Jim has built a devoted following online and on stage: as the go-to guy for comedy football songs and sketches online, the host of the multi-award nominated Crystal Palace-centric FYP Podcast the face of JOE.co.uk’s Football Friday Live and a staple at major festivals including the Edinburgh Fringe and Brighton Fringe.

Advance price

  • £13.50 Show Entry
  • £13.50 Wheelchair Show Entry
  • + £2.75 booking fee per ticket

Times

  • Doors open 6:30 PM
  • Last entry 6:45 PM

More info

  • Seating type Unallocated
  • Food available No
  • Minimum age 16+
Tue 16Jun
2026

Sean Collyns: Medium - Live With The Spirit World (14+)The Glee Club Birmingham

Join internationally recognised medium and bestselling author Sean Collyns for an unforgettable experience of live evidential mediumship for these exclusive UK & IRE events.
With a global following and more than a four-year waitlist for private readings, Sean has become known for delivering detailed and heartfelt messages that reconnect people with their loved ones in the spirit world. Now, for the first time audiences can witness this powerful work live on stage across the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Advance price

  • £36.00 Earlybird Show Entry
  • £36.00 Wheelchair Earlybird Show Entry
  • £46.00 Show Entry
  • £46.00 Wheelchair Show Entry
  • + £2.75 booking fee per ticket

Times

  • Doors open 6:45 PM
  • Last entry 7:15 PM

More info

  • Seating type Unallocated
  • Food available Yes
  • Minimum age 14+
Sun 21Jun
2026

GOLF IS RUINING MY LIFE: An Evening for SwingersThe Glee Club Birmingham

Toms Green and Price, the stars of GB’s 2nd biggest golf podcast, bring you an un-fore-gettable evening of links based lols. Prepare to experience the game as you never have before. They’ll put the par into audience participation, tell stories too litigious for the podcast, and attempt to solve slow play once and for all. Competitions, confessions and chronic back pain LIVE! At last a new golf tour that’s not Saudi backed.

Advance price

  • £24.00 Show Entry
  • £24.00 Wheelchair Show Entry
  • + £2.75 booking fee per ticket

Times

  • Doors open 6:45 PM
  • Last entry 7:15 PM

More info

  • Seating type Unallocated
  • Food available Yes
  • Minimum age 18+
Fri 16Oct
2026

Dan Schreiber: This Changes Everything (14+)The Glee Club Birmingham

In 'This Changes Everything', Dan Schreiber (host of the QI podcast ‘No Such Thing As A Fish’ and award-winning author of ‘The Theory Of Everything Else’) presents an evening of astonishing facts and hilarious tales, as he showcases the findings of his latest investigations into the world of the weird.

Advance price

  • £20.00 Show Entry
  • £20.00 Wheelchair Show Entry
  • + £2.75 booking fee per ticket

Times

  • Doors open 7:45 PM
  • Last entry 8:00 PM

More info

  • Seating type Unallocated
  • Food available No
  • Minimum age 14+
Wed 11Nov
2026

Nigel Planer: Young Once (14+)The Glee Club Birmingham

Nigel will be reading from his ‘Young Once’ autobiography, telling anecdotes, some poetry and a few tunes.

Advance price

  • £22.50 Show Entry
  • £22.50 Wheelchair Show Entry
  • + £2.75 booking fee per ticket

Times

  • Doors open 6:45 PM
  • Last entry 7:15 PM

More info

  • Seating type Allocated
  • Food available Yes
  • Minimum age 14+
Fri 20Nov
2026

Bradley Taylor & Friends (14+)The Glee Club Birmingham

Award-winning poet and performer Bradley Taylor, described by Craig Charles as ‘a brand new voice and a fresh perspective on the art of poetry and performance’, invites you to The Glee Club Birmingham for a night of spoken word and musical performances.
Joined by special guests Georgie Jones & Fitzroy Holt.

Advance price

  • £12.00 Show Entry
  • £12.00 Wheelchair Show Entry
  • + £2.75 booking fee per ticket

Times

  • Doors open 6:15 PM
  • Last entry 6:30 PM

More info

  • Seating type Unallocated
  • Food available No
  • Minimum age 14+
Thu 18Mar
2027

Hollie McNish: 'Virgin' Book Tour (14+)The Glee Club Birmingham

'Hollie McNish is a national treasure' - Shirley Manson
'Bold, hilarious and tender'- Salena Godden
“Makes me cry and howl with laughter” - Paapa Essiedu
After a run of shows up and down the UK, Hollie is back with the paperback of her latest collection 'Virgin'. Same love, cheaper price. A Sunday Times bestselling author, expect strong language and adult content, gift-wrapped in her much-loved poetry as she reads from this highly-praised collection about love, loss, wolves and warm morning croissants, as well as a selection of past firm favourites and as yet unpublished picks.

Advance price

  • £16.00 Show Entry
  • £16.00 Wheelchair Ticket -Show Entry
  • + £2.75 booking fee per ticket

Times

  • Doors open 6:45 PM
  • Last entry 7:15 PM

More info

  • Seating type Allocated
  • Food available Yes
  • Minimum age 14+
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