PERFORMANCE poet Luke Wright has taken his own story of adoption and turned it into a show that is part stand-up and part poetry, coming to Dorset in February for three dates with Artsreach, Friday 13th at Chetnole village hall, Saturday 14th at the Mowlem in Swanage and Sunday 15th at Ibberton village hall.

Later Life Letter is an evening of warm and honest thoughts, with poems, jokes and some music, as he shares the story of the life he leads and the one he might have done…

What’s it like to stumble across your birth mother on Facebook? How do you honour the parents who have raised you while satisfying a curiosity about where you came from? Is it telling that you married a social worker?

The show combines the wit, pathos, and silliness that has made him one of England’s most popular live poets. This is a frank account of what it means to be someone’s child told by a performer who really knows what he’s doing. Expect raucous laughter, tear-stained cheeks and a smattering of drum ‘n’ bass.

The regular tour support act for Dr John Cooper Clarke, Luke Wright also appears regularly on Radio 4, and has won a Fringe First for writing, and a Stage Award for performance.

Other regional dates on the tour are 10th-12th February at the Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol, 23rd April at Salisbury Arts Centre, 24th April at The Theatre Shop, Clevedon, 25th April at Poole Lighthouse and 26th April at Exmouth Pavilion (with John Cooper Clarke). There are more dates in the autumn including 10th September at Bridport Arts Centre, 11th at Weston-super-Mare Front Room, 24th at Southampton Attic and 25th Exeter Phoenix arts centre.