After a quarter of a century on stages across the world Luke Wright is a poet and raconteur at the top of his game.
About
Both brazen and elegiac, Wright’s poems pull on the tidy hem of responsible existence to unravel the frustrations of the family, politics and masculinity in 21st century Britain.
He marries his inventive writing with breath-taking performance skills to take audiences on an incredible emotional journey.
Luke is the regular tour support for John Cooper Clarke and often MCs shows for The Libertines. He’s a regular on Radio 4 and has won a Fringe First for writing , a Stage Award for performance, and was the 2021 Saboteur Spoken Word Artist of the Year.
He’s written four poetry collections and six pamphlets, his latest is Pub Grub. His plays have been published as epic poems by Penned in the Margins. His pamphlet, After Engine Trouble (Rough Trade Books), won the Saboteur Award for best pamphlet in 2019. To celebrate 20 years of gigging Nymphs & Thugs put out the double album TWENTY on LP and download.
Luke is a proud patron of Bungay Library, INK Festival, and The Fisher Theatre, Bungay.
Current Projects
Luke is currently touring PUB GRUB, a fun and filthy collection of poems celebrating the everyday. 2026 sees the release of his fifth collection of poems, Later Life Letter, and a major UK tour and Radio documentary of the same name.
Press Quotes
“Witty observation and rollicking acuity”
★★★★ Guardian
“His poems shoot arrows through the heart.”
★★★★★ List
“A sharpness and wisdom that lifts the soul and soothes the battered heart.”
★★★★ Scotsman
“A streetwise panache and a sardonic comic verve to rival Stewart Lee.”
★★★★★ Telegraph
“Honesty, humour, ire and wonder. He is at the peak of his powers.”
★★★★★ Stage