Upcoming Events
I’ll be carrying on teaching on the MA in Children’s Literature at Goldsmiths, co-teaching seminars, doing tutorials, and marking assignments. I also do one-off sessions on other courses eg Publishing, PGCE Children’s Literature, PGCE Poetry, and events like ‘In Conversation’ events with writers, International children’s poetry events etc.
I also do 20-22 half-hour BBC Radio 4 programmes per year, on our use of language, called ‘Word of Mouth’. These are all available on the BBC website as podcasts. There are more than 280 programmes you can listen to there.
All events with schools and conferences are arranged with Ellie Powling of Speaking of Books: ellie@speakingofbooks.co.uk
All theatre events for ‘Getting Through It’ and ‘NICE!’ are arranged by Jamie Rycroft of Automatic Spaghetti productions.
All enquiries concerning my publications (books, rights etc.) should be directed to Charles Walker and Olivia Martin at United Agents: omartin@unitedagents.co.uk
Getting Through It
My one-person show Getting Through It, a powerful, deeply personal, yet universally relatable, double bill of monologues and poetry.
View all dates for ‘Getting Through It’…
Nice! Stories and Rhymes with Michael Rosen
My new live show to celebrate my upcoming 80th birthday.
View all the dates for ‘Nice!’…
All Events
2026
March 13 & 14
Malvern Festival of Ideas
Adult reading on Friday March 13
Family show on Saturday March 14
March 20
Childcare Expo
Olympia
March 21
Institut Français
Bilingual poetry and rap with Michaël Vidon and me
March 23
Evening show of readings and discussion on the theme of decadence
‘Some Disenchanted Evening’
Goldsmiths
Tickets via Eventbrite
March 29
Oxford Literature Festival
Family Show
April 11
Newham Bookshop, London
Book signing from 11.00 am – 1.00 pm
April 13-15
Bologna Book Fair
April 18
Bristol
St George’s
Family show
April 22
Liverpool, Playhouse
Getting Through It, my one-person show about losing my son Eddie and getting through Covid
Tickets here
April 23
Royal College of Nursing
Zoom talk, for conference
April 25
Alexandra Palace
North London Book Festival
Family show, 1:30 pm
April 30
Fitzrovia Chapel
Poetry and NHS. 6:30 pm
May 2
Brighton
Concert Hall
Raps and Rhymes with MC Grammar and me
May 4
Kingston, Rose Theatre, 3 pm
Nice! Stories and Rhymes with Michael Rosen, my new live show to celebrate my 80th birthday
Tickets here
May 15
Workshop with Muswell Hill Children’s Bookshop
May 17
Tunbridge Wells, Trinity Theatre, 2 pm
Nice! Stories and Rhymes with Michael Rosen, my new live show to celebrate my 80th birthday
Tickets here
May 21
Schools show for:
Barnes Schools Festival
Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith
May 23
Michael Rosen Day
Southbank, London
May 24 & 25
Norwich Playhouse
Nice! Stories and Rhymes with Michael Rosen, my new live show to celebrate my 80th birthday
Tickets here
May 26
Cambridge, Corn Exchange, 2:30 pm
Nice! Stories and Rhymes with Michael Rosen, my new live show to celebrate my 80th birthday
Tickets here
May 27
Stroud, Sub Rooms, 11 am
Nice! Stories and Rhymes with Michael Rosen, my new live show to celebrate my 80th birthday
Tickets here
May 31
Hay festival
Raps and Rhymes with MC Grammar and me
June 3
Spinning Gold
Goldsmiths students and me
Public event
June 7
Brighton Dome, 11 am
Nice! Stories and Rhymes with Michael Rosen, my new live show to celebrate my 80th birthday
Tickets here
June 8
Blackburn
Teachers’ event
June 10
Goldsmiths – psychology and storytelling
June 12
Goldsmiths poetry event
June 13
Southport, The Atkinson, 2 pm
Nice! Stories and Rhymes with Michael Rosen, my new live show to celebrate my 80th birthday
Tickets here
June 16
Gaiety Theatre, Isle of Man
Getting Through It, my one-person show about losing my son Eddie and getting through Covid
Tickets here
June 20
Rugby, Temple Speech Room, 6 pm
Nice! Stories and Rhymes with Michael Rosen, my new live show to celebrate my 80th birthday
(Part of the ‘Festival on the Close’, the community festival for Rugby)
Tickets here
June 27
Raps and Rhymes with MC Grammar and me
Barnes Children’s Book Festival
June 28
Cambridge
Refugee Week event
with History Works TV
July 10
Benjamin Zephaniah event
Southbank London
July 11
Literature Festival
Southgate, London
Family event
September 5
Bridport, Electric Palace
Nice! Stories and Rhymes with Michael Rosen, my new live show to celebrate my 80th birthday
11:30 am show: Tickets here
2:30 pm show: Tickets here
September 11
Libraries event
September 12
Theatre Royal Wakefield
Nice! Stories and Rhymes with Michael Rosen, my new live show to celebrate my 80th birthday
Tickets on sale in 2026
September 15
Essex – parents and children
September 18
Dartmouth
Getting Through It, my one-person show about losing my son Eddie and getting through Covid
September 24
Wolverhampton
Children’s Bookshow
September 25-26
Jersey
October 1
Hot Poets day
October 3
Bath Children’s Literature Festival
Raps and Rhymes with MC Grammar and me
October 4
Commemoration of the Battle of Cable Street, in East London
October 11
Salford, Lowry, 2 pm
Nice! Stories and Rhymes with Michael Rosen, my new live show to celebrate my 80th birthday
Tickets here
October 16-17
Cheltenham Literature Festival
Schools Event
Raps and Rhymes with MC Grammar and me
October 25
Warwick Arts Centre, 2 pm
Nice! Stories and Rhymes with Michael Rosen, my new live show to celebrate my 80th birthday
Tickets here
October 26
Newbury
Nice! Stories and Rhymes with Michael Rosen, my new live show to celebrate my 80th birthday
October 27
Lichfield, Garrick Theatre, 6:30 pm
Nice! Stories and Rhymes with Michael Rosen, my new live show to celebrate my 80th birthday
Tickets here
October 29
Keswick, Theatre by the Lake, 3 pm
Nice! Stories and Rhymes with Michael Rosen, my new live show to celebrate my 80th birthday
Tickets here
October 30
Buxton, Pavilion Arts Centre, 7:30 pm
Nice! Stories and Rhymes with Michael Rosen, my new live show to celebrate my 80th birthday
Tickets here
November 8
Nottingham
NEU workshop
November 10-11
York
Poetry for adults
Family show
November 12
Michael Rosen Day
Live streaming
November 14
Basildon
Teachers’ conference
November 18
Stroud Green
Bereavement Seminar
November 25
Hampshire
Bereavement Conference
December 5
Northumberland
Tute
Nice! Stories and Rhymes with Michael Rosen, my new live show to celebrate my 80th birthday
2027
April 2
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, 2pm.
Nice! Stories and Rhymes with Michael Rosen, my new live show to celebrate my 80th birthday
Tickets here
For all bookings for live shows, readings, recitals and appearances in schools, libraries, colleges, book festivals etc please contact Ellie at: ellie@speakingofbooks.co.uk
