Teddington's beating heart of arts and culture, the Landmark Arts Centre, has this morning announced its eye-catching spring 2023 programme.

The exciting programme will adopt a 'Season of Poetry' theme featuring an exciting line-up of poetical themed events, live music and comedy.

Renowned poet Roger McGough will open the season with the premier of Alive and Gigging (28 January) featuring his new collection of poems. Romance will then be in the air with Shakespeare & Love (14 February), staged by the Guildford School of Acting, bringing to life the world's most enduring emotion through performance of sonnets and scenes.

National favourite Roger McGough will kickstart the Landmark's spring 2023 programme.

The Landmark has also announced Cecilia Knapp, the Young People's Laureate for London 2020/2021 and 2022 Forward prize nominee, will be holding a poetry masterclass with more details and dates to be announced.

Music will see the songs of Leonard Cohen by Keith James (23 March), a concert featuring many Cohen favourites. The Landmark's three resident choirs will be joining forces for the first ever Landmark Festival of Choirs (12 March). And, the Landmark's acoustics and architecture will provide the perfect backdrop for Classics by Candlelight (1 April), a concert performed by some of London's top chamber musicians.

Comedy will be back with the critically acclaimed Mark Steel (pictured below), who is on tour with An Evening and A Little Bit of a Morning with Mark Steel (9 March).

Also launching this season are the #PARTICIPATE weekends offering inspirational activities for all age groups. Starting with FUSION (11/12 February) a mix of poetry, art, multimedia and wellbeing workshops, featuring a thrilling science packed magic show for all the family, TOP SECRET: The Magic of Science. #PARTICIPATE MakeMusic follows on 11/12 March.

A new art fair and market will also land at the Landmark during March (17-19) in the shape of the Paper/Ink/Print Festival.

Harper Ray, Director at the Landmark Arts Centre, said: "We're very excited to be launching 2023 with a Season of Poetry, a showcase of poetical themed events through spring. We're delighted to have the legendary Roger McGough and to be collaborating with one of the UK's most premiere theatre schools, the Guildford School of Acting, for Shakespeare & Love.

"In addition to live music and comedy we're launching new strands with the #PARTICIPATE weekends and the Paper/Ink/Print festival.More announcements are coming about exciting performances in late spring to finish the season as strong as it began."

For more information on the spring 2023 programme and to book your tickets now, visit www.landmarkartscentre.org