Colin Grant

With all this talk about what it is to be British... as part of the Spoken Word series at Kings Place, three Black writers riff on straddling two cultures and, as children of immigrants, being perceived as 'outsiders' in 1970s Britain.

In an evening filled with 1970s nostalgia, literary cabaret Speaky Spokey presents a diverse and lively event of readings, poetry, spoken work, dramatisation and music. Colin Grant is joined by Salena Godden, the Mae West of poetry, with her wry and funny poems, laced with extracts from 'Springfield Road' and Poet and playwright, Gabriel Gbadamosi unveils new poems, and reads from his autobiographical novel, 'Vauxhall'.

Actors, including Burt Caesar and Harley Sylvester [one half of hip-hop duo the Rizzle Kicks] take to the stage for a dramatisation of Colin Grant's memoir, 'Bageye at the Wheel'. Music by Pete Fij & Terry Bickers.