> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# PREVIEW: Polari Literary Salon turns ten
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/preview-polari-literary-salon-turns-ten/
- Published: 2017-10-25T16:28:53.000Z
- Updated: 2017-10-25T16:28:53.000Z
- Description: London’s multi-award-winning LGBT literary salon Polari turns ten on November 24 with a special event at London’s Southbank Centre. Founded in 2007 in a bar in Soho, Polari moved to the Southbank in 2009 and also tours regularly, funded by Arts Council England.
- Author: Besi
- Tags: Arts, Books, In The South, News, Previews, Jonathan Harvey, London, Neil Bartlett, Paul Burston, Southbank Centre

## London’s multi-award-winning LGBT literary salon Polari turns ten on November 24 with a special event at London’s Southbank Centre.

![Paul Burston](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/web-600-68.jpg)

Paul Burston

**Founded in 2007** in a bar in Soho, Polari moved to the Southbank in 2009 and also tours regularly, funded by Arts Council England.

**Described by the Huffington Post as:** *“the most exciting literary movement in London, crackling with energy, ideas, excitement” and by the New York Times as “London’s most theatrical salon”*, Polari is curated and hosted by author **Paul Burston**.

The salon is marking ten years of championing LGBT+ voices with its largest ever tour, funded by Arts Council England and taking in 16 towns and cities around the UK including Bradford, Dublin, Edinburgh, Hull and Newcastle.

Among the many writers appearing are **Val McDermid**, **Neil Bartlett**, **Stella Duffy**, **Jake Arnott**, **David McAlmont** and **Rosie Garland**.

The Tenth Birthday Party at Southbank Centre on November 24 forms the centrepiece of the tour and featuries **Jonathan Harvey**, **Alexis Gregory**, **J Fergus Evans** and many more.

---

**Event:** Polari Literary Salon Tenth Birthday

**Where:** Weston Pavilion, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London

**When:** Friday, November 24

**Time:** 7.30pm

**Cost:** Tickets are £5 or £2.50 concessions

**To book tickets online, [click here:](https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/123894-polari-tenth-birthday-party-2017?ref=scenemag.co.uk)**