The Crown & Sceptre is a traditional community pub on Petitor Road in St Marychurch, north Torquay. It closed in 2020 after forty years under one family and has since reopened under new management following a refurbishment that kept its traditional character. It serves real ale and home-cooked food, and runs a regular live music programme downstairs plus gigs in an upstairs function room. The monthly Be Spoken poetry and spoken-word open mic is held here.
St Marychurch · Monthly on Mondays · Free
The Crown & Sceptre Open Mic
St Marychurch's monday open mic.
Open mic at a glance The Crown & Sceptre · Torquay
Monday
Open mic night
Aug 2026
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Last updated: 12 August 2026
The Crown & Sceptre Open Mic — Quick Facts
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The Details
Everything you need before you turn up
DayMonday
Start20:00
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Slot length–
EntryFree · all ages
Capacity–
Performer typesPoetry · Spoken_word
Sound engineerBYO / hire on the night
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Where
The Crown & Sceptre2 Petitor Road
St Marychurch
Torquay TQ1 4QA
St Marychurch, Torquay — check venue website for parking and nearest station.
Contact
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Host: in-house team
Highlights
Free entry for all
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Poetry, Spoken_word welcome
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About The Crown & Sceptre
About This Open Mic
Monthly on Mondays in St Marychurch, Torquay
Kicks off at 20:00
Free entry for performers and audience
Slot length — we’re on it, no info yet
Gear & backline — we’re on it, no info yet
Part of the Torquay open mic directory
The Night
Be Spoken is a spoken word and poetry open floor on the third Monday of the month at The Crown & Sceptre in St Marychurch, north Torquay, from 8pm. It runs every month except December, hosted by performance poet Andy Fennell.
What's on stage — equipment and backline at this venue, verified regularly.
PA + monitors
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
Vocal mics
In-house engineer
The Night at a Glance
How The Crown & Sceptre’s Monday night runs.
20:00Kick-off
23:00Venue closes
Monthly on Mondays Free entry
Find The Crown & Sceptre
2 Petitor Road, St Marychurch, Torquay TQ1 4QA
Planning Your Monday Night
Arrive early to sign up for a slot. Entry is free and the open mic typically runs until late. Bring your own gear.
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BYO PA, mics and instruments.
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2 Petitor Road, St Marychurch, Torquay TQ1 4QA.
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