Theatre / Luke Wright
Performance poet Luke Wright touring ‘The Remains of Logan Dankworth’
Luke Wright is an internationally esteemed performance poet, theatremaker and broadcaster who has been making work for 25 years. He is rightly considered to be an architect of the UK’s thriving spoken word scene.
Wright is now touring the length and breadth of the UK with the final instalment of his trilogy of political verse plays, The Remains of Logan Dankworth.
Throughout the series, he has remained creatively preoccupied with how the political and national psyche interlink and impact the personal and emotional lives of the public at large.
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“My own history of political awareness began in the late 90s,” he reflects, “and I really do believe that to properly understand our political position and developments we need to look at the continually shifting landscape.
“And I also believe that art (in my case theatre and poetry) can truly help us understand the world of politics and the effects that political acts and policies have on us all.”
The first two plays in the trilogy, What I Learned from Johnny Bevan and Frankie Vah, explored the real-life impacts of Thatcherism and the legacy of New Labour.
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The concluding part is set in the politically fraught context of 2016. The character of Logan Dankworth is a newspaper columnist and “Twitter warrior” whose personal life is threatening to fall apart; meanwhile, the UK is readying itself for the Brexit Referendum.
Exploring privilege and trust between married couples, between politicians and the electorate, and between truth and post-truth in the media, Wright believes it to be amongst the most complex pieces he’s ever produced.
Before the show each night, he will also be performing an opening set of self-penned poems.
Luke Wright as Logan Dankworth – poster: Lidia Crisafulli
Luke Wright: The Remains of Logan Dankworth is at The Wardrobe Theatre on April 19-20 at 7.30pm. Tickets are available at www.thewardrobetheatre.com.
Main photo: Andrew Florides
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