# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Moving Voices open mic with special guest Michael Andrews / 26.9.25 / Bitterne Station
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 19 Dec, 2025 at 07:00 pm – Fri, 19 Dec, 2025 at 10:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Moving Voices is Southampton’s longest-running open mic, held in the unique setting of a converted train station waiting room. It’s a brave space and a safer space - welcoming, intimate, and fiercely inclusive. Whether you're taking the mic for the first time or experimenting with something new, you'll find a small but mighty audience ready to cheer you on. 

Open mic slots are 5 minutes, with two 10 minute slots available - sign up on the night from 7pm.

Book here: https://buytickets.at/thearthousesouthamptoncic/1967742/r/FBevent

Come as you are, share what you’ve got - poems, songs, stories, or something in between. 

Booking is highly advised as the venue is small and the event is popular! 

About our host:

Great Aunt Tranni aka Nicola Beck is a word-wrangling, neurodiverse eco-Queer.

About our special guest:

Michael Andrews is a regular at Moving Voices and known for his surreal short stories featuring, among other things, moths.

Timings:

7pm signup
7.30pm - 8.20pm - open mic (5 minute slots)
10 minute break
8.30pm - 8.50pm - open mic (10 minute slots)
10 minute break
9pm - special guest
5 minute break
9.40pm - 10pm - open mic (quick fire round)

There will be a sober bar serving nonalcoholic beers, ciders, aperitifs and soft drinks, teas and coffees and vegan snacks and cakes.

Find out more about our venue including how to get there here

We don't want anyone to miss out on this event for lack of funds, so input the discount code solidarity4eva for a free ticket.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/southampton/moving-voices-open-mic-with-special-guest-michael-andrews-26925-bitterne-station/200029349359810
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Southampton
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Bitterne Station Community Hub
- **lat**: 50.918018901879
- **long**: -1.3765564819914
- **full address**: Bitterne Station Community Hub, 116 Macnaghten Road, Southampton, SO18 1GH, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Moving Voices open mic with special guest Michael Andrews / 26.9.25 / Bitterne Station being held?
  - **A:** Moving Voices open mic with special guest Michael Andrews / 26.9.25 / Bitterne Station takes place on Fri, 19 Dec, 2025 at 07:00 pm to Fri, 19 Dec, 2025 at 10:00 pm at Bitterne Station Community Hub, 116 Macnaghten Road, Southampton, SO18 1GH, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Moving Voices open mic with special guest Michael Andrews / 26.9.25 / Bitterne Station?
  - **A:** Moving Voices open mic with special guest Michael Andrews / 26.9.25 / Bitterne Station is organized by Moving Voices poetry & spoken word open mic.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Moving Voices open mic with special guest Michael Andrews / 26.9.25 / Bitterne Station is ideal for aspiring performers, spoken word artists, budding comedians, and audiences who love discovering raw, unpolished talent in an intimate and supportive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Southampton, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Moving Voices open mic with special guest Michael Andrews / 26.9.25 / Bitterne Station sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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