Over twenty-five years, Luke Wright has built up a reputation for being one of Britain’s most popular live poets. He has won an unprecedented four Saboteur Awards, a Stage Award, and a Fringe First. He’s sold out shows across the world and regularly tours with John Cooper Clarke and The Libertines. Now this spring, Luke Wright is hitting the road with a brand new show, and is set to tour three rural communities in Dorset through Artsreach, the county’s touring arts charity.
“A winning combination of honesty, humour, ire and wonder.
He is at the peak of his powers.” ★★★★★ The Stage
Crack out the bunting! It’s Luke Wright’s Silver Jubilee. Thwarted in his attempts to hold a street party by the philistines on the council and unable to shift the over-ordered commemorative plates, Wright does what a poet does best, and takes a deep dive into himself. What follows is his most confessional show to date.
Wright was adopted as a baby and grew up believing that his adoption “wasn’t a big thing.” But one night he idly stumbled across his birth mother on Facebook. This window to a world that might have been his has thrown up deep questions about privilege, familial love, and destiny.
This show is an excavation of lives lived and not lived. Wright navigates his audience through a warm and honest evening of poems and stand-up with the directness and pathos that has made him one of the most popular live poets in England. With some wild experiments in form, a nervous kitten called Sir John Betjeman and a healthy smattering of drum n bass, Wright manages to navigate some heart-wrenching material and keep the laughs coming.
“This is the best thing that poet Luke Wright has done,
which is saying something.” ★★★★★ The Telegraph
This show debuted to a packed arena at Latitude Festival before a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe where it was the toast of the critics. Don’t miss Luke Wright as he heads to Dorset with Artsreach, touring to Shipton Gorge (01308 897407) on Thur 1 Feb, Piddletrenthide (07786 880676) on Fri 2 Feb, and Blandford RBL (01258 480698) on Sat 3 Feb.
Suitable 14+. Tickets and further information are available online at www.artsreach.co.uk
Thur 1 Feb, 7:30pm. Shipton Gorge Village Hall. 01308 897407
Fri 2 Feb, 7:30pm. Piddletrenthide Memorial Hall. 07786 880676
Sat 3 Feb, 7:30pm. Blandford Royal British Legion. 01258 480698
www.artsreach.co.uk