We all want something to believe in. It’s 1987 and Frankie Vah gorges on love, radical politics, and skuzzy indie stardom. But can he keep it all down?

Following the multi-award-winning What I Learned From Johnny Bevan, Luke Wright’s second verse play deals with love, loss, and belief, against a backdrop of skuzzy indie venues and 80s politics. Expect frenetic guitars, visceral verse, and a Morrissey-sized measure of heartache.

Written and performed by Fringe First & Stage Award for Acting Excellence winner, Luke Wright.

“Wright is a clever playwright and a charismatic performer … Frankie Vah is all the richer for its political and poetical layers … Wright succeeds in finding new and beautiful ways of expressing the everyday.” The Guardian

“Brilliant script … sheer linguistic virtuosity and sweaty magnetism.” ★★★★ Time Out

“It’s absolutely mesmerizing: the lyrical, musical push and pull, the perfect detonation of sharp consonants and stretchy vowels.” Exeunt

13 September | Marlowe Studio, Canterbury

20 September | Pontadarwe Arts Centre, Swansea

21 September | Theatre Shop, Clevedon

22 September | Barbican Theatre, Plymouth

28 September | Vestry Hall, Cranbrook

3 October | Colchester Arts Centre

5 October | Bridport Arts Centre

7 October | Cheltenham Literature Festival

10 October | Wickham Theatre, Bristol

11 October | The Old Market, Brighton

17 October | Key Theatre, Peterborough

30 October | The Peacock, Sunderland

3 November | Labour Club, Merthyr Tydfil

8 November | Lighthouse, Poole

25 November | Derby Poetry Festival

29 November | Storyhouse, Chester

30 November | Perch, Bicester

5 December | Metrenome, Nottingham

6 December | Stamford Arts Centre

To buy tickets, visit lukewright.co.uk

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