What I Learned From Johnny Bevan comes to Plymouth
National tour of poet’s multi award winning politically charged theatre debut coming to Plymouth Barbican Theatre
He’s best known for blistering, incisive and astute performance poetry and regular slots on BBC Radio, but it was Luke Wright’s first theatre show What I Learned from Johnny Bevan that took the Edinburgh Fringe by storm and then sold out three weeks at London’s Soho Theatre.
Wright received a Stage Award for Acting Excellence for his hurricane performance and the show received a Fringe First for the quality of the writing. The London run added a nomination for the 2017 Off West End Awards and Luke was invited to stage the show for politicians at The Houses of Parliament. Now, as part of an extensive national tour, Devon audiences can see what all the fuss is about when it visits Plymouth Barbican Theatre on 16 September.
‘A pulsating piece of poetic storytelling’ ★★★★ Lyn Gardner, Guardian
What I Learned From Johnny Bevan is a compelling, politically charged story encompassing shattered friendships, class and social ceilings, and especially relevant now that The Labour Party is engaged in another battle for its soul.
‘Stirring eloquence and resonant delivery heighten the drama and clarify the emotional impact’ ★★★★ The Stage
At university the whip-smart, mercurial Johnny Bevan saves Nick, smashing his comfortable middle class bubble and firing him up about politics, music and literature. Twenty years later, as their youthful dreams disintegrate alongside the social justice they hoped for, can Nick, now a jaded music journalist, save Johnny from himself?
‘An evocative, poetic monologue… anyone familiar with Wright’s work will recognise his deft hand’ ★★★★ Time Out
Details:
16th September 8pm
Plymouth Barbican Theatre, Castle Street, Plymouth, PL1 2NJ
Tickets£12/£9 advance £15 on the door 01752 267131
