Apples and Snakes, based at the Albany Theatre in Deptford, south-east London, is an organisation for performance poetry and the spoken word in England.

[5] Set up in 1982 by a group of poets, the organisation has been "the development ground for many high profile poets and spoken word artists" and others, including John Agard, Jean "Binta" Breeze, Malika Booker, Billy Bragg, Charlie Dark, Inua Ellams, Phill Jupitus, Lemn Sissay, Kae Tempest, Mike Myers, Toby Jones and many more.

[6] Run by a board of trustees chaired by Kerry Featherstone,[2] Apples and Snakes has been a registered charity since 1986.

[7] It currently receives more than £400,000 funding annually, as a national portfolio organisation, from Arts Council England.

[8] Apples and Snakes was launched in 1982,[9] with its first poetry performance, at the Adam's Arms pub in Conway Street in central London.