Brian Bilston: How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside

Brian Bilston is back on stage at the Worthing Pavilion Theatre on Wednesday 4 November, with his new show How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside. It's a night of comedy and laughter, and he'll be taking the audience through the hows, whys and whats of reading, writing and enjoying poetry every day.

If you've come across him before, you'll know Bilston is one of the UK's most popular poets, with more than 500,000 followers on social media and a string of sell-out shows across the country. He's published several bestselling collections, including You Took the Last Bus Home, Alexa, what is there to know about love? and Days Like These, and his novel Diary of a Somebody was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award. He's also written poetry for younger readers.

Last year he stepped into music, releasing Sounds Made by Humans in 2025, an album of his poetry set to music with The Catenary Wires. This autumn he returns to the stage with his latest book, How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside, which gives the show its name.

The show starts at 19:30 and runs for 90 minutes plus an interval, with a post-show book signing afterwards. It's suitable for ages 14+ and contains some bad language. The venue is the Worthing Pavilion Theatre on Marine Parade, Worthing BN11 3PX.