Activity | Literature & Poetry

Luke Wright's LATER LIFE LETTER

Event added by Cathy shaw

Later Life Letter tells the story of Luke Wright’s adoption – the life he leads, and the one he might have done. What’s it like to stumble across your birth mother on Facebook? How do you honour the parents who have raised you while satisfying a curiosity about where you came from? Is it telling that you married a social worker?

Wright navigates his audience through a warm and honest hour of poems and stand-up with the wit, pathos, and silliness that has made him one of the most popular live poets in England.

This is a frank account of what it means to be someone’s child told by a performer who really knows what he’s doing. Expect raucous laughter, tear-stained cheeks, and a little smattering of drum n bass.

‘Witty observation and rollicking acuity’
The Guardian (4 stars)

‘His poems shoot arrows through the heart.’
The List (5 stars)

‘A sharpness and wisdom that lifts the soul and soothes the battered heart.’
The Scotsman (4 stars)

‘A streetwise panache and a sardonic comic verve to rival Stewart Lee.’
The Telegraph (5 stars)


Suitability information for this activity:

  • Minimum age: 14 years
  • Dementia friendly
  • ASD and neurodivergent friendly
  • LGBT+ Friendly
Luke CROP 1536x1168

Cost

From £13

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Date

Thursday 26th March 2026 @ 7:30pm

2.5 hours duration

Venue

Holme St,
Hebden Bridge,
HX7 8EE

Venue access:

  • Wheelchair access
  • Accessible toilet
  • Public Wifi

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