Essex Clay - T1061799560Now having left the UK's shores, Motion looks back once more to recreate a stunning biographical sequel but this time, in verse. Essex Clay rekindles, expands and gives a tragic resonance to subjects that have haunted Motion throughout his writing life. The poem's wealth of physical detail and its narrative momentum make it as compelling as a fast-paced novel: a settling of accounts which admits that final resolutions are impossible. | |
| 13 Jun 18 | Strode Theatre, Street :: V917 listing details L0539863091 |
| 6 Jun 18 | Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal :: V6 listing details L02046565373 |
The Customs House - T0126690295One of Britain's finest poets Andrew Motion will be reading from his stunning new collection of poems, The Custom House. The Customs House is in three sections, and opens with a sequence of war poems, Laurels and Donkeys, which draws on soldiers' experiences, from the First and Second World war through to the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Andrew Motion also reads from The Cinder Path (Faber), shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry, and answers questions about his writing and the role of Poet Laureate. This event will be followed by a book signing. | |
| 6 Nov 14 | Everyman & Playhouse, Liverpool :: V535 listing details L01798458149 |
| 19 Mar 14 | Dugdale Arts Centre, Outer London :: V270299602 listing details L0801408041 |
| 3 Oct 12 | Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry :: V156 listing details L01535731416 |
Silver - Return to Treasure Island - T01944307281Andrew Motion, Poet Laureate (1999-2009), introduces Silver, his sequel to Treasure Island, which features noble seamen, murderous pirates and tales of love, valour and terrible cruelty. "Excitement, mystery, intrigue, suspense, pathos and human sympathy: Stevenson combines all these things. I have tried to do the same - in a story which sails its own course." Andrew Motion He will answer questions about his writing, his role as Poet Laureate, and reads from his other works, followed by book signing. Age 16+ | |
| 10 Oct 12 | Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke :: V764 listing details L0889294931 |
| 16 Jul 12 | Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds :: V76 listing details L1609974622 |
| 7 Jun 12 | Playhouse, Nottingham :: V457 listing details L251429832 |
| 31 May 12 | Square Chapel Arts Centre, Halifax :: V1098014226 listing details L0538793178 |
| 30 May 12 | Theatre Royal, York :: V954 listing details L1573426079 |
| 16 May 12 | The Coro (Coronation Hall Theatre ), Ulverston :: V8 listing details L2041273718 |
Silver - T0977199425Andrew Motion, Poet Laureate (1999-2009), introduces Silver, his eagerly awaited sequel to Treasure Island, featuring a cast of noble seamen, murderous pirates and tales of love, valour and terrible cruelty. He also reads from his latest book of poems, The Cinder Path (Faber), which was shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry; from Laurels And Donkeys, a profoundly moving sequence of poems about conflicts from 1914 to the war in Afghanistan; and from his acclaimed autobiography In The Blood - A Memoir Of My Childhood. Andrew will answer questions about his writing and the role of Poet Laureate. Running time: 1hr 35mins | |
| 25 Apr 12 | Tara Theatre, Outer London :: V292 listing details L1143848824 |
| 29 Mar 12 | Brewhouse Theatre and Arts Centre, Taunton :: V918 listing details L01465065866 |
The Cinder Path - T02006173372Andrew Motion, Poet Laureate (1999-2009), introduces his latest book of poems, The Cinder Path (Faber) shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award. His new pamphlet Laurels and Donkeys on conflicts from 1914 to the war in Afghanistan and his latest collection of essays, Ways of Life: On Places, Painters and Poets. | |
| 17 Nov 11 | Hull Truck Theatre, Hull :: V935 listing details L933442351 |
Laurels and Donkeys - T0274491833Andrew Motion, Poet Laureate (1999-09), introduces his latest book Laurels and Donkeys (Clutag Press), a collection of war poems presenting scenes from various conflicts of the 20th & 21st centuries - from the First World War to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. They evoke both shock at what Wilfred Owen called ‘the pity of war’ and dismay at its recurrence. Sir Andrew also reads from The Cinder Path (Faber) shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry, his collection of essays Ways of Life: On Places, Painters and Poets, his autobiography In The Blood - A Memoir of My Childhood and answers questions about his writing and the role of Poet Laureate.Producer UK Touring (in association with TARA Arts). | |
| 31 Mar 11 | Tara Theatre, Outer London :: V292 listing details L2240798 |
T01414469086New poems, specially commissioned by the Ustinov and the Maggini Quartet, interspersed between the movements of the Quartet no 7 by current Master of the Queen’s Music, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. This prestigious World Premiere by Andrew Motion is a response to the Maxwell Davies Quartet no. 7 - which in turn was inspired by the Italian baroque architect Borromini. Some of Rome’s most cherished churches came from Borromini’s inventive imagination, his work halted only by his suicide in 1667. Peter Maxwell Davies’s Quartet no.7 was written especially for the Gramophone Award-winning Maggini Quartet.Group/Band The Maggini Quartet. | |
| 19 Nov 09 | Theatre Royal, Bath :: V854 listing details L0274046907 |
The Cinder Path - T0486676426Former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion introduces his latest book of poems, The Cinder Path (Faber, 16 April ’09) and a new collection of essays, Ways of Life: On Places, Painters and Poets. He talks about his acclaimed autobiography In The Blood - A Memoir of My Childhood and answers questions about his writing and his role as Laureate. Andrew Motion was appointed Poet Laureate in 1999. ‘I see myself as town crier, can-opener and flag-waver for poetry’. His poetry has received the Arvon /Observer Prize, the John Llewelyn Rhys Prize and the Dylan Thomas Prize. He is Professor of Creative Writing at Royal Holloway and recently co-founded The Poetry Archive. | |
| 4 Jun 09 | Parr Hall, Warrington :: V472 listing details L01644575808 |
| 14 May 09 | The Maltings, Berwick-on-Tweed :: V986 listing details L01015098168 |
| 28 Apr 09 | Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L02044947585 |
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| 29 Oct 09 | Parr Hall, Warrington :: V472 listing details L362724704 |
| 15 Nov 07 | Trinity Theatre and Arts Centre, Tunbridge Wells :: V691 listing details L02002087426 |
| 22 May 07 | New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich :: V81 listing details L50733576 |
| 1 Mar 07 | Darlington Arts Centre, Darlington :: V563 listing details L0420946049 |
| 17 May 06 | Sherman Theatre, Cardiff :: V824 listing details L1991580211 |
| 9 Nov 05 | Trinity Theatre and Arts Centre, Tunbridge Wells :: V691 listing details L01915303402 |
| 2 Jun 05 | Electric Theatre, Guildford :: V01732805351 listing details L733847368 |
| 2 Jun 04 | Harrogate Theatre, Harrogate :: V942 listing details L0894323440 |
| 20 May 03 | Tower Arts Centre, Winchester :: V783 listing details L01342293654 |
| 16 Oct 02 | Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry :: V156 listing details L650998665 |
| 2 Oct 02 | South Hill Park Arts Centre, Wilde Theatre, Bracknell :: V731 listing details L1201719869 |
| 15 Mar 01 | Alhambra Theatre, Bradford :: V965 listing details L01926832681 |
