RUNNING COMMENTARY (A byob event)
When
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 19:00 – 20:30
Merchants' Barton, Frome, BA11 1PT
Time
19:00 – 20:30
Price
Not listed — worth a quick ask
About this event
RUNNING COMMENTARY Tuesday 5th May at 7pm BYOB: There will not be a bar so you are welcome to bring whatever refreshment (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) to consume during the show. We can provide glasses if necessary. TIckets: £11 Written & performed by P Burton-Morgan After a decade of no exercise (besides child-rearing and reaching for cake) 41 year old poet P Burton-Morgan finds themselves newly single and hungry to return to pre-childbirth levels of fitness. Cue Rocky montage, but with a middle-aged red-faced mum reciting sonnets on the South West Coast path. So far so solitary until they join their local running club and find themselves drawn into a world of flirting, friendship, fierce competition and the unexpected discovery that they’re ferociously fast. With their trademark mix of witty wordplay and open-hearted tenderness this solo show is a silly, sexy, sweaty romp – don’t forget to stretch first. Better known for their work as a writer & director (Sherlock Holmes and the PoisonWood/Watermill, The Little Prince/Taunton Brewhouse and In the Willows/Exeter Northcott & 16 week UK tour) Ledbury Poetry-Slam-winning poet P Burton-Morgan returns with a new solo poetry show after the success of their barn-storming 2025 production Explaining Being Pan to Nan (Oxford Playhouse & UK Tour). ‘Saucy, hilarious and unexpectedly tender’ Luke Wright on Explaining Being Pan to Nan P Burton-Morgan founded & Artistic Director Metta Theatre in 2005 and they have written & directed over...
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