An award-winning Frome poet is bringing their new stand-up show, Running Commentary, to the Silk Mill, where it will premiere on 5th May ahead of a 21-date UK tour.
Poppy Burton-Morgan’s new show explores getting back into fitness and running after a decade without exercise.
Organisers say, “41-year-old poet Poppy 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 racy romp – don’t forget to stretch first.
“Better known for their work as a writer and director for Sherlock Holmes and the PoisonWood (Watermill), The Little Prince (Taunton Brewhouse) and In the Willows (Exeter Northcott and 16-week UK tour), Ledbury Poetry-Slam-winning poet Poppy 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 and UK Tour).”
This is a bring your own beverage event and runs from 7.30pm to 8.30pm.
