What I Learned From Johnny Bevan

Luke Wright

- Venue: Demonstration Room
- Category:
- Age Suitability: 14+
- Times: 16.55 (60 mins)

Nick has fallen out of love with London and his life as a journalist. Forced to review the launch of Urbania, a new inner-city festival, he starts to remember his shattered friendship with Johnny Bevan, the whip-smart mercurial kid from an Essex council estate.

At University, Johnny had been the inspiration Nick needed to save him from living his father’s life and guide his political awakening. Twenty years later as their youthful dreams disintegrate with the politics they’d hoped for, can Nick find Johnny in time to save him from himself?

Luke Wright’s What I Learned From Johnn Bevan is a funny and poignant poetic monologue about the British reationship between class and politics told through one extraordinary friendship.

Directed and produced by Joe Murphy (Soho Theatre/nabokov) and Paul Jellis (nabokov/Bad Physics).

“The most relevant poet of his generation”
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Reviews

  • "Luke Wright is a phenomenal performance poet, with a delivery that doesn’t hold back, even to catch a breath." - TV BOMB - Link
  • "powerfully poetic storytelling" - Link
  • "This is a simple story that is powerfully written and mesmerisingly performed – I cannot recommend it highly enough." - EDINBURGH49 - Link
  • "It’s his strongest piece to date. Let’s get that said first. In terms of ambition, structure, and delivery, Wright has set himself a series of challenges and they’ve all paid off." - EXEUNT - Link
  • "a strikingly assured performance of a compelling piece of writing" - THE SCOTSMAN
  • "Wright puts in an impassioned, eegant performance, full of humor, sadness and political fury" - THE LIST
  • "this hour of theatre is sure to spark at least one mid-life crisis" - THREE WEEKS
  • "His lyrical skill and electric stage presence combine with arresting guitar and captivating visuals to give the show the feeling of a rock‘n’roll epic" - THE SKINNY - Link
  • "This is a stunning performance that extracts your full attention moment to moment." - SCOTSGAY - Link

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