Simran Uppal
© Simran Uppal

Selected performances

I’m regularly booked as a poet and translator on stage, at festivals, in galleries and elsewhere. I mostly perform in London. I’ve also worked with organisations in Berlin, New York, Mumbai, Bordeaux, Brighton, Oxford, Somerset and Liverpool.

Arts Canteen fundraiser. Feature. Rich Mix. November 2023.

Yeah Okay. Feature. Battersea Arts Centre. November 2023.

  1. Barbican Gallery. Feature. Carrie Mae Weems launch. June 2023.
  2. Daytimers x Somerset House. Headliner. April 2023.
  3. Songs in the Key of London. Feature. Barbican Concert Hall, 1500+ audience. March 2022.
  4. Buddhafield Festival. Interdisciplinary feature. August 2021.
  5. Medicine Festival. Interdisciplinary feature. August 2021.
  6. Raze Collective. Headliner. February 2021.
  7. Sacred//Profane. Commission. Fresh Lime Soda Productions, StoryCellar, Dhinesha Mumbai. September 2020.
  8. Festiwalla. Feature. Theatre X. October 2019.
  9. The World Transformed Festival. Feature. October 2019, September 2018.
  10. London Queer Writers. Headliner. November 2019.
  11. Hen-nah Party. Feature. Rich Mix. November 2019.
  12. The Isis Magazine. Feature. October 2019.
  13. Dishoom's 377 Scrapped. Feature. Dishoom x Gaysians and The Unmistakables. September 2018.
  14. Plum Village Earth Festival. Commission. August 2018.
  15. Barbican Gallery. Commission. Dorothea Lange / Vanessa Winship launch. August 2018.
  16. Outrageous! Commission. Hackney Showroom. Ivo Theatre. July 2018.
  17. Bedtime Stories for the End of the World. Commission. June 2018.


More information available on request. I'm currently open to bookings across the UK and internationally. Contact details here.