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LATES AT SUDBURY ARTS CENTRE – Poetry / Spoken Word – Luke Wright Joy! with support from James Domestic – £15 + booking fee.
Following the smash hit success of his Silver Jubilee show (“the best thing he’s done and that’s saying something.” ★★★★★ Telegraph) Luke Wright returns with a new set poems that get to grips with the idea of JOY. Is it possible, as a 42 year old to feel pure unbridled happiness, and what does it look like?
The French novelist Henry de Montherlant said that “happiness writes white” but Wright’s not exactly starting with a blank page. With a mix of the of the comic and the wistful, JOY takes in consumerism, boozing, cancer scares, abseiling vicars, and the joy of language itself. We might have to go down to come up, but we’ll get there in the end. Come let a little joy into your life with a raconteur and wordsmith at the top of his game.
“Breathtaking … with a sharpness and wisdom that lifts the soul, and soothes the battered heart.” ★★★★ The Scotsman
“A winning combination of honesty, humour, ire and wonder. He is at the peak of his powers.” ★★★★★ The Stage
“Britain’s finest performance poet.” ★★★★★ Life As Theatre
Supported by Colchester Arts Centre
Opening up the night is James Domestic. Having appeared as support for both Luke Wright and Attila The Stockbroker in 2024, this punk poet has been compared to John Cooper Clarke, Ivor Cutler, Spike Milligan, and Benjamin Zephaniah, amongst others.
“Words that bite, belch, and bleed in their brilliance” (Mark Grist, multi-award-winning poet and star of Channel 4’s ‘Mr Drew’s School for Boys’)
“James observes the world with his wry eyes. Highlighting the things we should all be ridiculing.” (Scott Coe, former Stamford Poet Laureate)
“Integrity, compassion and guts…read these words – some might strike a chord with you. They did with me.” (Steve Ignorant, Crass)
“A unique collection of poetic ventures into the human condition, with humour, anger, and a canny use of language: inspired and inspiring!” (Dick Lucas, Subhumans, Culture Shock)
