Luke Wright's Silver Jubilee - T886912363Over 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 (national awards for spoken word), 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. 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. This year, 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 hour 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. | |
| 5 Apr 24 | Burton Taylor Studio, Oxford :: V799 listing details L215045230 |
| 2 Mar 24 | Tolmen Centre, Constantine :: V1918286206 listing details L01189820711 |
| 1 Mar 24 | intoBodmin, Bodmin :: V1681843038 listing details L0523219793 |
| 14 Feb 24 to 15 Feb 24 | The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol :: V1322756877 listing details L01928251246 |
| 2 Nov 23 | Pleasance, Inner London :: V276 listing details L01101969582 |
The Remains of Logan Dankworth - T158916110The Remains of Logan Dankworth is the third and final instalment of Luke Wright's trilogy of political verse plays. As we continue to discover the lingering legacy of Brexit the play, set in 2016 as the referendum campaigns build, centres on themes of privilege and trust between married couples, between voters and politicians and trust and truth in the media. | |
| 14 Jul 23 | Two Sisters Arts Centre, Trimley St Mary :: V01304592530 listing details L0892585385 |
| 29 Jun 23 | Brighton Komedia, Brighton :: V654 listing details L01349122495 |
| 28 Jun 23 | Lighthouse (previously known as Poole Arts Centre), Poole :: V910 listing details L01486993600 |
| 28 May 23 | New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich :: V81 listing details L01903504741 |
| 12 May 23 | The Theatre Shop, Clevedon :: V02069918754 listing details L0193116350 |
| 4 May 23 | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough :: V949 listing details L0578648603 |
| 19 Apr 23 to 20 Apr 23 | The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol :: V1322756877 listing details L0864322476 |
| 31 Mar 23 | Lyceum Theatre, Crewe :: V470 listing details L01880846348 |
| 30 Mar 23 | Selby Town Hall, Selby :: V01796046983 listing details L01191820641 |
| 23 Mar 23 | Pontardawe Arts Centre, Swansea :: V991 listing details L1806032342 |
| 21 Mar 23 | Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast :: V550 listing details L01755799128 |
| 16 Mar 23 | Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford :: V702 listing details L0995856305 |
| 8 Mar 23 to 10 Mar 23 | Pleasance, Inner London :: V276 listing details L0315641626 |
| 4 Mar 23 | The Edge Theatre and Arts Centre, Chorlton :: V02027043599 listing details L0173409153 |
| 3 Mar 23 | Harrogate Theatre, Harrogate :: V942 listing details L01747122359 |
| 2 Mar 23 | ARC, Stockton-on-Tees :: V01950064742 listing details L0697452184 |
| 23 Feb 23 | Arts Centre, Norwich :: V73 listing details L0639676829 |
| 9 Feb 23 | The Quay at Sudbury, Sudbury :: V86 listing details L0714500310 |
| 8 Feb 23 | Stamford Arts Centre, Stamford :: V446 listing details L2043260525 |
| 26 Jan 23 | Nonsuch Studios, Nottingham :: V994649181 listing details L684126810 |
| 20 Jan 23 | intoBodmin, Bodmin :: V1681843038 listing details L1671185257 |
| 19 Jan 23 | Acorn Arts Centre, Penzance :: V1747286290 listing details L01043794020 |
| 12 Jan 23 | Stahl Theatre, Oundle :: V452 listing details L904296935 |
| 28 Oct 22 | Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal :: V6 listing details L1666943798 |
| 3 Aug 22 to 29 Aug 22 | Pleasance, Edinburgh :: V1282 listing details L01082154143 |
The Ballad Seller - T1219761108Back in Georgian times we got our news from poetry. Before papers, broadcasts or the internet, ballad sellers would hawk their doggerel on street corners for a penny. Scandalous affairs, grisly crimes, and colourful characters were brought to life in rhyming verse long before first tabloid was printed. | |
| 21 Jan 23 | Tolmen Centre, Constantine :: V1918286206 listing details L0782065583 |
| 21 Jan 22 | intoBodmin, Bodmin :: V1681843038 listing details L01596691577 |
| 21 Aug 21 | Acorn Arts Centre, Penzance :: V1747286290 listing details L1315371372 |
| 11 Dec 20 | The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol :: V1322756877 listing details L01009835521 |
Luke Wright's Late Night Dance Floor Fillers - T2061169339 | |
| 3 Aug 22 to 29 Aug 22 | Pleasance, Edinburgh :: V1282 listing details L252517346 |
Poet Laureate - T01811795490With a new Poet Laureate due to be announced in 2019 Wrighty's chucking his hat in the ring. He's on a mission to write poems to unite a nation divided by austerity and Brexit. Can it be done? Can one poet ever really represent an entire nation? And just who are these previously laureled rogues? Luke delves into the murky world of poets laureate past: the heroes, the villains, and ones who didn't even write poetry. The centre-piece as always is Luke's own blistering verse. Big-hearted and quick witted, Wright's poems have been lauded by everyone from Patti Smith to The Libertines. A Fringe First winner and a Stage Award winner, Wright is truly a wordsmith and raconteur at the top of his game. In 2019 he celebrates the twentieth anniversary of his first gig. So maybe he can pull it off?Presented byPulse. | |
| 7 Feb 20 | Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport :: V909 listing details L998944666 |
| 24 Sep 19 | The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol :: V1322756877 listing details L0758815603 |
| 11 Jul 19 | Theatr Clwyd, Mold :: V810 listing details L088388361 |
| 25 Jun 19 | Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury :: V674 listing details L520563250 |
| 20 Jun 19 | Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal :: V6 listing details L01856160187 |
| 14 Jun 19 | The Theatre Shop, Clevedon :: V02069918754 listing details L1516714645 |
| 31 May 19 | Acorn Arts Centre, Penzance :: V1747286290 listing details L01329711772 |
| 4 May 19 | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough :: V949 listing details L0320744497 |
| 10 Apr 19 to 13 Apr 19 | Soho Theatre, Inner London :: V1035 listing details L2140020878 |
| 30 Mar 19 | Playhouse, Norwich :: V69 listing details L1188108248 |
| 22 Mar 19 | The Edge Theatre and Arts Centre, Chorlton :: V02027043599 listing details L0309059130 |
| 14 Mar 19 | Town Hall Arts Centre, Haverhill :: V88 listing details L1088429203 |
| 9 Mar 19 | Pound Arts Centre, Corsham :: V0512816281 listing details L01405277158 |
| 2 Mar 19 | Diss Corn Hall, Diss :: V339082145 listing details L1024466205 |
| 28 Feb 19 | New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich :: V81 listing details L1485174897 |
Frankie Vah - T1489909991It's 1987 and Frankie Vah gorges on love, radical politics, and indie stardom. But can he keep it all down? Following the multi-award-winning What I Learned From Johnny Bevan, Luke Wright's second verse play deals with love, loss, and belief, against a backdrop of skuzzy indie venues and 80s politics. Expect frenetic guitars and a Morrissey-sized measure of heartache. | |
| 3 Oct 18 | Arts Centre, Colchester :: V1044 listing details L02133344262 |
| 28 Mar 18 | Arts Centre, Norwich :: V73 listing details L1788374314 |
| 1 Feb 18 | The North Wall, Oxford :: V0818740866 listing details L1172742718 |
The Toll - T01609700357Stunning new show from the latest collection from one of Britain's most popular poets that finds him at the peak of his powers, equally compelling on the stage as on the page. The Toll explores the cost of living in Brexit Britain and the toll it takes on us all. | |
| 22 Sep 17 | Theatre Tropicana, Weston-super-Mare :: V0772889438 listing details L0958271459 |
| 30 Jun 17 | Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport :: V909 listing details L02094036528 |
| 21 Jun 17 | Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham :: V768 listing details L0761681070 |
| 16 Jun 17 | Lighthouse (previously known as Poole Arts Centre), Poole :: V910 listing details L02099930748 |
| 8 Jun 17 | Stahl Theatre, Oundle :: V452 listing details L2076864742 |
| 21 May 17 | The Lion and Unicorn Theatre, Inner London :: V219 listing details L02066540040 |
| 12 May 17 | Diss Corn Hall, Diss :: V339082145 listing details L490498362 |
| 27 Apr 17 | The North Wall, Oxford :: V0818740866 listing details L978823246 |
| 15 Feb 17 | Jersey Arts Centre, St Helier :: V868 listing details L01582835643 |
Stay-At-Home-Dandy - T1427663761Decadent boozehound and award-winning poet Luke Wright tells captivating stories in visceral verse from neglected corners of Britain, weaving spoken word magic in his latest | |
| 18 May 15 | The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter :: V1892701352 listing details L685732511 |
| 7 May 15 | The Carriageworks, Leeds :: V1666392263 listing details L240757119 |
| 22 Apr 15 | Burton Taylor Studio, Oxford :: V799 listing details L0352657809 |
Cynical Ballads - T01424401889Luke Wright presents darkly comic poems and bitingly hilarious tales of modern Britain with an updated and extended version of this spectacularly successful five-star show. | |
| 2 May 12 to 5 May 12 | Soho Theatre, Inner London :: V1035 listing details L01066433706 |
Luke Wright's Cynical Ballads - Seven Caustic Tales from Broken Britain - T808458313Luke Wright has been hailed as performance poetry's key revivalist. Heis a regular on BBC Radio 4's Sony Award-winning Saturday Live and was featured in Channel 4's Seven Ages of Love. In his brand new show, Luke shines his light on obese teenagers, jadedchip shop proprietors and posh twits with the luck of the devil, as he leads us through the run down shopping precincts and airless television studios of modern Britain. Each poem is backed by macabre projected illustrations as Luke makesmincemeat of his anti-heroes with rollicking, darkly comic verse. Expect screaming tabloids, suicide and lashings of Bollinger in a show that will shock and delight.Producer Lakin McCarthy. | |
| 27 Apr 11 | Unity Theatre, Liverpool :: V539 listing details L1122020968 |
| 18 Jan 11 to 29 Jan 11 | Leicester Square Theatre, Inner London :: V0148424484 listing details L01690829992 |
The Petty Concerns of Luke Wright - T0460494897"The best young poet around" (Observer) and Saturday Live (Radio Four) regular effortlessly straddles poetic verse and engaging stand-up in one man's exploration of ego. Featuring nipple-tweakingly awful teenage lyrics, sarcastic cricket commentators and an anti-plagiarism message from John Cooper Clarke. "The hard-working heir to John Hegley" GuardianProducer Show and Tell. Director James Grieve. | |
| 29 Nov 10 | Arts Centre, Norwich :: V73 listing details L01883568601 |
| 16 Jun 10 | Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry :: V156 listing details L1857537194 |
| 11 Jun 10 | Firestation Arts & Culture, Windsor :: V740 listing details L01028572227 |
| 10 Jun 10 | Brindley Arts Centre, Runcorn :: V1448285374 listing details L0660489245 |
| 12 Jan 10 to 30 Jan 10 | Old Red Lion, Inner London :: V216 listing details L0776898825 |
| 22 Apr 09 | The Hen and Chickens Theatre, Inner London :: V234 listing details L228492742 |
A Poet's Work is Never Done - T39952603Working without the constraints of a theme Luke Wright offers us ten new poems, all written since last year’s festival. Follow Camping Dad on his 'perpetual tow,' do meths with Cool Mum and meet Wright’s Sex Butler.Producer Show and Tell. Director Shon-Dale Jones. | |
| 11 Jul 09 | Burton Taylor Studio, Oxford :: V799 listing details L254047874 |
Luke Wright, Poet and Man - T0120971553First performance of a brand new version of Luke’s Edinburgh ’07 hit Luke Wright, Poet and Man before it tours in the New Year. Now, with two new poems, Camping Dad and Laura Brown, the youthful hand behind Truly Madely Deeply, (an ode to Richard Madely), Embrace the Wank and I Don’t Get Out of Bed For Less Than Ten Grand comes of age - how does a poet become a man? Luke Wright, Poet and Man is a live-on-stage bildungsroman about an Essex boy’s search for purpose, honour and a marketable way of summing it all up in rhyme. Suitable for age 14+Author Luke Wright. Director James Grieve. | |
| 21 Nov 08 to 22 Nov 08 | Royal Exchange, Manchester :: V491 listing details L237301181 |
| 2 Oct 08 | Sherman Theatre, Cardiff :: V824 listing details L1598288768 |
| 29 Apr 08 | Theatre Royal, Bath :: V854 listing details L569919354 |
| 28 Mar 08 | Burton Taylor Studio, Oxford :: V799 listing details L0778089743 |
| 14 Mar 08 | Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L1843360588 |
| 27 Feb 08 | Arts Centre, Colchester :: V1044 listing details L1798571509 |
| 7 Dec 07 | Trafalgar Theatre, West End :: V420 listing details L0565898474 |
| 4 Dec 07 | Soho Theatre, Inner London :: V1035 listing details L01566614846 |
T963056000This year, in a desperate bid for credibility (and a sofa to crash on at Buckingham Palace) [Luke Wright] (Aisle 16/star BBC3's Slam Poets) strikes out solo and launches his campaign to become the next Poet Laureate. Wright mixes poetry and comedy and verbal and visual gags collide as his trademark acerbic verse is matched by an interactive backdrop featuring the violently beautiful artwork of Samuel W. Ratcliffe. | |
| 22 Mar 08 | Brighton Komedia, Brighton :: V654 listing details L01264805870 |
| 24 Feb 07 | Pleasance, Inner London :: V276 listing details L1173440985 |
| 16 Jun 06 | New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich :: V81 listing details L167548802 |
T195146841224 year old Luke Wright is one of the UK's most successful stand-up poets. In 2006 he took his debut solo show Luke Wright, Poet Laureate to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The show was a massive critical and commercial success, establishing Wright as one of UK poetry's heavyweights. | |
| 25 Mar 07 | Brighton Komedia, Brighton :: V654 listing details L1053043015 |
| 14 Mar 07 | Oxford Playhouse, Oxford :: V803 listing details L093603802 |
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| 21 Apr 17 | Cambridge Junction, Cambridge :: V23 listing details L2129149601 |
| 25 Feb 07 | Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry :: V156 listing details L0667367766 |
