42 Worcester

42 Worcester Strange and Spooky Spoken Word from Worcester. Live or on Zoom on the last Tuesday of the month! These are the property of the individual artist.

42Worcester is a hybrid event on the last Tuesday of every month—we open at 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start. The live section takes place at Script Haven, 104 High Street, Worcester. The Zoom link for online performers and audience will be posted on the night, on the evening's Event Page. Book a 5 minute spot by contacting Suz at: [email protected]

42Worcester is Worcester’s first and only Go

thic, Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy spoken word night. This is a unique opportunity for budding and established scribes and writers with a passion for these genres, to make their voices heard! History of 42Worcester

Founded by Glenn & Angela James in March 2011, this event is as popular now as it was when it was first set up. "42Worcester" originated in Worcester, and the co-founders will one day take steps to expand to other regions. This spoken-word event takes its name from Douglas Adams’ great answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything. We thought that was pretty all encompassing and a really snappy name that people would embrace. This is THE genre fans open mic night, and we want them to get in touch and make their voice heard! The original work of anyone contributing to "42Worcester" is the copyright of the individual author presenting their own work, and "42Worcester" advise contributors to copyright their material in the usual way. "42Worcester" wishes to protect the copyright of contributors, and has no claim on works performed at the event.

The Photos from tonight . . .
09/06/2026

The Photos from tonight . . .

09/06/2026

And if you missed tonight, there's another 42 coming up on June 30th - the theme is 'Be a Good Sport' . . . 10 performance slots have already been booked, so there are only a few more left . . .

09/06/2026

Well, what an evening we had for our Worcestershire LitFest Festival Special! The theme was 'A Brisk Rattle of Chains', and there was an astonishing multitude of different interpretations from our astonishing authors! We heard tales of a young prisoner with links to Old Magic, a mysterious pair of hands (and a bad pun), a thuggish kidnapper who makes a dreadful mistake, a mystical journey and Lovecraftian horrors, the confession of Lizzie Bawden, a perfect revenge taken on an incompetent surgeon, terrors in Broadcasting House, a nightmarish island prison invaded by terrifying predators from the sea - and that was just in the first half! . . . After the interval, the brutal racist master of a chain gang got his just desserts in the most satisfying way, a creepy old room revealed a hidden presence, an academic in a fantasy world explained the mathematics of space/time portals, an occult anti-hero had another adventure and learned a ritual to manipulate time, and finally we encountered a character's inner Monkey God of Chaos . . . Yes, it was an extraordinary evening with some very weird, wild and terrifying tales - there's something about Worcestershire that stimulates some of the best Horror/SF/Fantasy/Alternative Genre writing you are ever going to hear . . .

01/06/2026

Remember - there are two 42s in June, and slots are available for both June 9th and June 30th!

Photos from tonight!!
26/05/2026

Photos from tonight!!

26/05/2026

It was such a hot day today - not like May at all - but physical temperatures were more civilised in Script Haven this evening, with cooling drinks a-plenty. The temperatures of the stories we heard, on the other hand, veered from the hellishly sizzling to the icy chills of terror . . . The theme was 'Accidents Will Happen', and we heard of many strange accidents - of a feather boa and the apparently accidental fate of a theatrical rival, of a washed-up comedian with a rare talent, of a ghost causing havoc in an accident-prone supermarket, and an epic battle between a 17th Century Cunning Man and a Devil for the lives of a plague-stricken family. In the second half, a schoolboy escapade became a terrifying nightmare (which might cause bad dreams in our audience tonight), there was a dizzyingly complicated fantasy of quantum physics and the multiverse, a writer then contemplated her second night at 42 (knowing she'll probably be one of us forever more), and finally accidents began happening in a small, strange bookshop . . . It was an extraordinary and memorable evening - and you want to experience it yourselves - we've got two 42s to enjoy in June! Event Pages will be going up tonight!

14/05/2026

And here's a heads-up for June . . . In the world of 42, we somehow happen to have thirteen months a year - or at any rate, there are thirteen 42s a year, which amounts to more or less the same thing if you disregard regular notions of Time, doing which is usually quite a good idea . . . So in June, we have our 42 Special, as part of the annual Worcs LitFest. This will be on Tuesday June 9th, and the theme is 'A Brisk Rattle of Chains' . . . Regular 42 is on June 30th, with the theme of 'Be A Good Sport' . . . Both will be at Script Haven, and are fully hybrid events . . . Writers and performers - book your slots in the usual way . . . For prospective audience members, it's free to attend, and there's no need to book tickets or anything complicated, just turn up (or click on the Zoom link) and relish the weirdness!

14/05/2026

Remember - the next 42 is on May 26th, in Script Haven's new shop - 5, Crown Passage. The theme is 'Accidents Will Happen', and there are still a few performance slots available! :D

The photos from tonight!
28/04/2026

The photos from tonight!

28/04/2026

We had a fabulous evening at 42 tonight - in Script Haven's new shop in Crown Passage . . . We heard some extraordinary stories, poetry, and general randomness - our theme was 'The Lost Icon', and there were all sorts of interpretations of it! . . . We heard of the sinister malevolence of James Dean's car, an elegant elegy for a pet that had passed away, an archaeological dig at Wayland's Smithy, the sudden disappearance of computer programs, the mysterious rise and disappearance of a musical star, a group of characters aware of being in a story, multitudinous interpretations of the theme leading to a hilarious parody, some icons of 20th century Irish history, a familiar anti-hero's early naval adventure, the horrific career of a Victorian criminal, and the psychological agony resulting from a computer update . . . So many different types of icons, and so many ways in which they were lost! The imaginations of our writers are simply awe-inspiring! . . . And if you weren't there, 42Worcester is a free event, anybody can come along to join the audience, or click on the Zoom link to watch from home. Performance slots can be booked in advance - but if you want a slot for the May 42, book yours soon - the List fills up very quickly!

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