Bardmaster - A Live Poetry Gameshow
Schedule
Sun May 17 2026 at 03:00 pm to 04:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Peterborough Celebrates Festival | Peterborough, EN
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In a format lovingly ̶r̶i̶p̶p̶e̶d̶ ̶o̶f̶f̶ ̶f̶r̶o̶m̶ inspired by one of television’s greatest exports, this one-night-only performance will see a team of poets attempt increasingly weird and wacky poetry-related challenges, all for the amusement of the BARDMASTER™️- former Peterborough Poet Laureate and Chair of Syntax Poetry Collective, Keely Mills.Assisted by her loyal minion and adjudicator, ‘M.A.D. Scientist of Words’ Sandy Wardrop, this team of local wordsmiths will be set tasks which may include:
- Improvise a love poem to a randomly selected historical figure.
- Perform your most emotional work with a duck quacker in your mouth.
- Create a manifesto for revamping Peterborough City Centre entirely in a series of limericks.
- Create an abstract sculpture of a famous poem exclusively through leftover cardboard.
What may happen on the night is anybody’s guess. But all the information will be on the task…
--How to book--
No booking necessary - just turn up to the Big Top Tent at Peterborough Celebrates Festival (Ferry Meadows/Nene Park) for 3pm, sit back and enjoy the show.
--About Syntax Poetry Collective--
Syntax is a committee of Peterborough poets who create events, zines, residencies and other poetry opportunities in the city. Syntax is also responsible for managing the Peterborough Poet Laureate campaign, the longest running localised Poet Laureate scheme in the country.
The Syntax committee is made up of Keely Mills, Charley Genever, Lauren Kendrick, Sandy Wardrop, Kat Beeton, and Scott Coe.
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Where is it happening?
Peterborough Celebrates Festival, Peterborough, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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