Luke Wright: Later Life Letters

Luke Wright brings Later Life Letters to the Garret Theatre at Storyhouse on Tuesday 17 November, 7:30pm. It's a solo show that runs for about an hour, and it's built around a subject that's as personal as it gets: Wright's own adoption.

He tells the story of the life he leads and the one he might have lived, and the tension that sits between the two — honouring the parents who raised him while satisfying the curiosity about where he came from. It's a mix of poetry and stand-up, so it's not a lecture or a straight play; he works through the subject with a combination of the two, and the whole thing is delivered with the wit, pathos and silliness that's made him one of England's most popular live poets.

If you're not familiar with his work, it helps to know where he sits. Critics have called him a streetwise comic whose panache and sardonic verve rival Stewart Lee, and John Cooper Clarke described Later Life Letters as a 'highly original idea, expertly carried out'. That gives you a fair sense of the tone: it's a personal story told with a sharp, comic edge rather than a sentimental one.

Tickets are £16.80 for members and £18.50 for non-members, and the show starts at 7:30pm in the Garret Theatre at Storyhouse, Chester.