UPCOMING EVENTS
22 September 2025
18:00 - 21:00
Lunar Wedgwood, World of Wedgwood
Barlaston, Staffordshire ST12 9ER
Mervyn Edwards does Arthur Berry
Presented by Lunar Art & Wine Society and Barewall Art Gallery.
Join us for an inspiring evening at Lunar Art & Wine Society, where we welcome Mervyn Edwards as part of Arther Berry 100 for a comical and enjoyable evening of Arthur Berry’s poems and imagery.
About Mervyn Edwards
Mervyn Edwards is the author of twenty-five published books on North Staffordshire history and is a weekly columnist for the Sentinel’s The Way We Were nostalgia magazine. He has appeared on TV’s The One Show and 24 Hours in the Past, and is a familiar voice on Radio Stoke. Mervyn runs an annual history programme in North Staffordshire. He is the entertaining emcee of Burslem History Club and a member of the Potteries branch of the Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA).
Admission: £15.00.
Starting April 2025
Various locations across the city
Key Dates:
Sunday 29 July, 10:00 & 13:30 @ Breathe New Life Church ST2 8BY
Sunday 31 July @ Bentilee Family Hub ST2 0HP
Saturday 2 August @ Bradwell Lodge Community Centre ST5 8PS
Friday 8 August, 10:00 - 14:00 @ Caudwell Fun Day ST5 5NT
Saturday 9 August @ Three Counties, Fenton Town Hall, ST4 3AF
Sunday 17 August @ Potteries Chartist Festival, Market Place, Burslem ST6 4AT
A Pie, A Poem and A Portrait
Presented by New Vic Borderlines
Arthur Berry’s imagination was fed by the rich heritage of the Potteries and the lives of local people.
A Pie, A Poem and A Portrait will see Arthur Berry’s artwork and poetry brought to life in school yards, parks, community centres, pubs and unusual locations all across Stoke-on-Trent.
Use the button below to see the work of those who were inspired by Berry’s work when New Vic Borderlines took A Pie, A Poem and A Portrait to Stoke-on-Trent Pride this Summer.
4 August - 31 October 2025
Stoke-on-Trent City Centre and Newcastle-under-Lyme Town Centre
Arthur Berry On The Streets
Presented by Appetite
Appetite is joining the celebrations for 100 years of Arthur Berry: playwright, poet, painter, cultural icon. 2025 would have been his centenary year, and it’s a time when we look forward to honouring his extraordinary life and contribution to art, literature and culture with a series of events. There will be exhibitions, performances, discussions and unprecedented public access to his archive.
As part of this, Appetite are presenting a pop-up, open-air exhibition exploring Arthur’s life and work. The exhibition ‘cubes’ will also feature some of the Three Counties Open Art Exhibition Arthur Berry Prize-winners, shining a light on his lasting legacy.
The exhibition will run from August to October, beginning in Stoke-on-Trent City Centre (Hanley, 4 August – 14 September) before moving to Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre (20 September – 1 October).
9 August - 21 September
Times: 10am to 4pm, Tuesday to Saturday
Barewall Art Gallery, 2 - 4 Market Place, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent ST6 4AT
A Sense of Place Exhibition
This unique and highly personal exhibition explores the places and locations included in Berry’s writings, poems and plays, and in unseen photographs from the archive - all amidst the dulcet tones of Arthur Berry’s voice. A selection of items will be available for sale to accompany the show including artwork from the Arthur Berry Estate.
Alongside the exhibition there will be a range of walks and opportunities to find out more about, contribute towards remembering, and to celebrate Arthur, use the Find Out More button for more details.
Free to attend, no booking is necessary.