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SHC Presents...

Poetry, prose, drama, criticism, show-and-tell, original work, or something revisited. Each night features an expert or enthusiast from outside the literary sector. These evenings are an opportunity to showcase the wonderful writing that goes on the Centre, and provide our students with a space to experiment with new work and reach new audiences. 

Taking place monthly (or thereabouts), in the Crescent Arts Centre (unless we're on tour or in isolation).
FREE / BYO.

MIND event at Seamus Heaney Centre
Seamus Heaney Centre Presents... MIND - Date: 12/05/2022

Date: 12/05/2022
Time: 7:00PM - 8:30PM
Location: Crescent Arts Centre
Category: Performance

SHC Presents... BOO!
Crescent Arts Centre, Oct 2021

Our return to live events celebrated the launch of The Black Dreams: Strange stories from Northern Ireland (Blackstaff Press, 2021).

It featured readings from Sacha White, Sam Thompson, Emma Devlin, Suzi Bloom, John Patrick Higgins and Aislinn Clarke. The writers from the anthology were accompanied by an incredible band, led by The Black Dreams editor, Reggie Chamberlain-King. 


SHC Presents... HELP

With our regular nights on hold, in May 2020 we went online for a virtual get-together, with special guests Joe Holtaway and Robyn Hitchcock.

HELP! is hosted by Glenn Patterson, and features Nick Laird, Lucy Caldwell, Vahni Capildeo, Susannah Dickey, Leontia Flynn and Stephen Sexton, special guest Robyn Hitchock, and the premiere of an original song by Joe Holtaway, in collaboration with Southwark Day Care Centre for Asylum Seekers and ConsciousFilmCo.

Watch it now...

SHC Presents... ON TOUR

SHC Presents... NEW
Lotte Palace Hotel, New York Oct 2019
SHC Presents... NOVA
Villanova University, Philadelphia Oct 2019
Nov 2019
SHC Presents... QUEER

in collaboration with Outburst Queer Arts Festival

Oct 2019
SHC Presents... BANG!
Jun 2019
SHC Presents... TIME

in collaboration with the Belfast Book Festival

May 2019
SHC Presents... FOLD
Apr 2019
SHC Presents... LIGHT

with special guest artist, Peter Richards

Mar 2019
SHC Presents... DRAW

with special guest writer, Alan Drew

Feb 2019
SHC Presents... ROCK

with special guest artist, Rachel Campbell-Palmer

Jan 2019
SHC Presents... PLAY

with special guest games designer, Michael Fox

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