Verbal Gerbil

13/07/2026

Great day programming our first spoken word stage as part of Abbeyfield Community Festival from laughter workshops, hen pecked husband stories, man worms, a fascinating talk on the king mojo club, delightful spoken word poetry and even the next big thing in music and the current best from Pluc. A fab day in the heat. Thankyou all for coming. Verbal gerbil is back tonight alder_bar_sheff

09/07/2026

Come join us at Abbeyfield festival this Sunday from 12pm. If you would like to sign up for the poetry hour or the open mic please get in touch. Hello, our next event is curating the Abbeyfield festival.

Come and join us from 12pm.

Line up

12pm: Ollie Riddle laughter yoga workshop

12:30: Talk about the Legendary King Mojo club with Neil Anderson

1:00: Storytelling with Carmel Page

1:30 Helen Rice Stan Skinny

3:30 Verbal Gerbil poets

4:30 Open mic

5:00 PLUC

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for changes to timings and special announcements on the day

08/07/2026

Join us on Monday 13th July at 7:30 pm for round two of Verbal Gerbil, live 🐹✨

Our jazz music-infused spoken word shenanigans will be hosted by the lovely .and.i and accompanied by the one and only on keys. 🎹

We are also thrilled to have our very talented special guest joining us to finish off the evening -it's going to be a treat! One man, one guitar, one pedal board. His eclectic and genre-defying show carries the listener through the full spectrum of human inexperience. 🎸🎙️

🎤 Want to read some poetry? The sign-up link is in our bio.
See you there! 🍻

08/07/2026

Monday 13th July | 7:30 PM | Alder Bar 🐹✨

Round two of Verbal Gerbil is just around the corner, and it’s a bittersweet one! It’s officially 's LAST GIG with us! 🎹😭 Come help us give him the send-off he deserves!

Hosted by .and.i, we’ll have our usual jazz-infused spoken word shenanigans, plus an eclectic closing set from the brilliant . 🎸🎙️

🎤 Want to perform? Open mic sign-up link is in our bio.

Come for the poetry, stay for Alfie's final bow and a boogie with Birdhouse - see you there (or be square)! 🍻💃🥳

08/07/2026

06/07/2026

Join us on Monday 13th July at 7:30 pm for round two of , live ! 🐹✨

Our jazz music-infused spoken word shenanigans will be hosted by the lovely .and.i and accompanied by the one and only on keys. 🎹

We are also thrilled to have our very talented special guest joining us to finish off the evening -it's going to be a treat! One man, one guitar, one pedal board. His eclectic and genre-defying show carries the listener through the full spectrum of human inexperience. 🎸🎙️

🎤 Want to read some poetry? The sign-up link is in our bio.
See you there! 🍻

25/06/2026

Glorious time out In the heat yesterday for our summer special. We had the hottest acts join us for a tremendous evening of music and poetry. Thankyou Hagglers Corner for having us and to the brilliant acts: Charlie King KiZMET✷AGAIN. We’re back at hagglers in August but you can catch the next show alder_bar_sheff on the 13th and on the 12th of July

23/06/2026

Wednesday 24th of June verbal gerbils summer special. With .again and hosted by .skinny and .and.i