Ellen Thorpe, ArtERY live: Edinburgh Village Hall 2012

Name of company	Luke Wright
Name of show	Your New Favourite Poet
Genre	Spoken word
Venue	Underbelly
Date	23.8.12

Review Luke gives a fast talking, high octane performance – and the one I attended was in a difficult hot Underbelly venue. By the end of the show the audience was melting... Luke's performance was well crafted without looking like that.  His poems were well observed comments on all manner of things... he’s a really charismatic performer and engages well with the audience.   Luke is a successful performer and poet and now appears regularly on Radio 4.  his show was described as a ‘thigh-slapping acerbic wordplay and bawdy bar room ballads as Wright introduces you to a cast of politicians and boozy ne'er-do-wells. ‘  it was all that and more, really well observed writing and performed with energy and style.

Why is the work suitable or not suitable / ready for rural touring ?	Ready to tour and of high quality performance poet.
Why would you book them ?  or  Why wouldn’t you book them ?	To present high quality work and have work on the programme that is loosely ‘literature.’
Why would it be worth pursuing this company to consider work in the future? Or not  ?	Yes for the quality work and content